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wickedmcdougle
03-08-2005, 05:40 PM
I was wondering if anyone had some footage (or a link) of Ernie Crist's rant on how "nowhere else in the world is mountain biking done in the mountains" or something. I'm doing a research argument paper for school, and thought this might help in the presentation. Thanks

ps. also fill out my poll, I want to know what kind of percentage of riders build trails, or help out or maintain. thanks



Taylor_P
03-08-2005, 06:07 PM
when im on my home turf its pretty much weekly. it fluctuates, example in the summer it can be up to a week or so in a row none stop (job dependent) and in the winter it can be more like once a month. so it all averages out.
Smoke
03-08-2005, 06:10 PM
You should interview him directly. Slap together some questions and drop an email on him. He'll do it for sure.
wickedmcdougle
03-08-2005, 06:10 PM
thats true, I didn't really take seasons into account
I dunno, I'm just trying to make an argument that riders more than make up for their "destructive" riding with hours put in on the trails
wickedmcdougle
03-08-2005, 06:11 PM
thats also worth a shot, thanks

any other input would be appreciated:D
NickS
03-08-2005, 07:59 PM
right now im building DJs daily
Midas
03-08-2005, 10:25 PM
once a week is kinda me i guess, though the winter i dont build much but in the summer it was like 6/7 days a week.
Tom
03-08-2005, 10:38 PM
just send Big Ern an e-mail and wait for his latest MTB-hating autoreply!
Keefer
03-09-2005, 12:08 AM
Trails as in mountain trails, or trails = jumps and trails? I voted at least once a year, I get out to a couple trail days a year, but I maintain and build jumps more often.
wickedmcdougle
03-09-2005, 10:16 AM
I think anything should count, its still a contribution. I'm trying to compare this to the amount that hikers contribute, since I've honestly never seen a hiker doing trail work in the last 5 years
wickedmcdougle
03-09-2005, 11:56 AM
Has anyone/how many hikers have you guys seen building or maintaining? Do you think that riders help out way more than hikers? Cuz I know that there must some of them that help out, it's just that I've never seen one
heckler
03-09-2005, 12:55 PM
How 'bout a couple of times per year in your poll? I'd choose that one.

Check with Sharon on attendance of bikers vs runners on the BP trail day last weekend
CraigH
03-09-2005, 04:31 PM
Originally posted by heckler

Check with Sharon on attendance of bikers vs runners on the BP trail day last weekend

One of the trail day threads mentioned 3 trail runners to around 130 riders.