I wrote a paper on the Shore's sustainability for college...

mtbfreerider182 · 12-12-2005, 04:12 AM

Hello fellow riders,

At the suggestion of Cam I'm putting this on here. I go to college at UC Santa Cruz, but my Mom lives in good old Vancouver. For my Environment and Society course, we were assigned to write a paper, do interviews, et cetera on an environmental issue in our hometown. I immediately jumped on the excuse to write about the Shore and the sport we all know and love. If any of you care for the bibliography, I can post it as well. So now that the background is done, I'll post the paper (note: I have to post it below because it's too long to fit in one post).

PS: If any of you want to use this for something, that's fine, but please let me know first. I spent a lot of time on this and there's no pride in plagiarism.

mtbfreerider182 · 12-12-2005, 04:12 AM

Kyle J. Buyers
College 8 Core Course
Linda Ivey, Discussion Leader
Hometown Research Project
Final draft due 11/30/05

The Infamous North Shore Just Got a Little More Precarious

Several hundred miles north of Santa Cruz lies a town by the name of North Vancouver. It

R.kelly · 12-12-2005, 04:14 AM

kyle buyers

LeeLau · 12-12-2005, 04:58 AM

Impressive article

cameron · 12-12-2005, 05:08 AM

thats too long to read. whats the jist of it?

LeeLau · 12-12-2005, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cameron

thats too long to read. whats the jist of it?

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to post something stupid; something like this. Congrats- must have been less then half an hour

mtbfreerider182 · 12-12-2005, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gull bangers #1 fan

kyle buyers

...yes?

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Originally Posted by LeeLau

Impressive article

Thanks, Lee!!

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Originally Posted by cameron

thats too long to read. whats the jist of it?

Sorry, I don't write Cliff Notes. If you're so afraid of reading several pages, fine, but please stick to more unintelligent threads.

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Originally Posted by freerider guy

That was cool Kyle. It must have been really hard for you to get an interview with the mayor. I bet that he is really busy now having just gotten into office and only has spare time for family.

P.S. Oh, and I met a guy named kyle last night at a party in the cove. He looked a lot like u and even had the same style hair cut and a leather jacket!!

P.P.S. On a more general note. I also met a guy named Ross Measures. Ross, if u read this; Hi!

Haha thanks. Yeah that mayor's tough to reach. And if you met a similar looking Kyle, was his hair new short hair or old hair, and if it was old hair, did he look like Matt Hunter too?

freerider guy · 12-12-2005, 06:50 AM

It was new short trendy style hair with the gel and everything!!! But I suspect that it Matt Hunter were to have short hair that they would look similar. Oh yah and come home to the place where the mountains are wet, cold and kick ass and try to bring both sets of gear or at least your helmet for biking. 2 weeks!!!

jonny.zee · 12-12-2005, 06:53 AM

mtbfreerider182 - I learned a few things from reading your paper. Sounds like you interviewed the right people. Good job & thanks for posting that up.

Cameron - I reccomend you give it a read, but the short version is that our trails are sustainable, but we still have a long way to go, and we need everyone's help.

M@M · 12-12-2005, 06:58 AM

neat article. makes me warm and fuzzy and crave some upper oil right now.

R.kelly · 12-12-2005, 07:16 AM

ive met u kyle buyers

mtbfreerider182 · 12-12-2005, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gull bangers #1 fan

ive met u kyle buyers

Haha care to tell me who you are?

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Originally Posted by jonny.zee

mtbfreerider182 - I learned a few things from reading your paper. Sounds like you interviewed the right people. Good job & thanks for posting that up.

Thanks...my pleasure.

sampo · 12-12-2005, 08:44 PM

Hmm, I'm staring university reading physical geography next year. Perhaps I could do something along these lines later on - a study of the environmental impact of MTB on soils and ecosystems. There would be a big smile on my face every time I said 'I'm off to go study!'

syncro · 12-12-2005, 08:47 PM

nice little write-up

thad · 12-12-2005, 09:23 PM

Go Banana Slugs!

Pretty decent paper, you did alot of research, but some key elements of the North Shore trail building history were left out.

1. All the original trails were built without permission. There was a period of one-up manship where each new trail was built steeper and crazier than the last.
2. Cypress chainsaw massacre.
3. Formation of NSMBA. Development of standards for mtb trails. As far as I know, Vancouver was the first area to legitimize MTB-designed trails. At the time, most trails legally open to bikes were hiking trails, and any new trails built must have been multi-use. The NSMBA really pushed the idea the hiker and biker needs and wants for trails are at odds with one another, and designing every trail to be multi-use is not the way to go.

12-12-2005, 04:12 AM	#2
mtbfreerider182 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Kyle J. Buyers College 8 Core Course Linda Ivey, Discussion Leader Hometown Research Project Final draft due 11/30/05 The Infamous North Shore Just Got a Little More Precarious Several hundred miles north of Santa Cruz lies a town by the name of North Vancouver. It __________________ Attending UC Santa Cruz, College Eight. Spy Optic

12-12-2005, 06:50 AM	#8
freerider guy Hack Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: N.Van Posts: 2,867 Rep Power: 29407	It was new short trendy style hair with the gel and everything!!! But I suspect that it Matt Hunter were to have short hair that they would look similar. Oh yah and come home to the place where the mountains are wet, cold and kick ass and try to bring both sets of gear or at least your helmet for biking. 2 weeks!!! __________________ www.nsmba.bc.ca www.imba.com/canada www.endlessbiking.com

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12-12-2005, 04:12 AM	#1
mtbfreerider182 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	I wrote a paper on the Shore's sustainability for college... Hello fellow riders, At the suggestion of Cam I'm putting this on here. I go to college at UC Santa Cruz, but my Mom lives in good old Vancouver. For my Environment and Society course, we were assigned to write a paper, do interviews, et cetera on an environmental issue in our hometown. I immediately jumped on the excuse to write about the Shore and the sport we all know and love. If any of you care for the bibliography, I can post it as well. So now that the background is done, I'll post the paper (note: I have to post it below because it's too long to fit in one post). PS: If any of you want to use this for something, that's fine, but please let me know first. I spent a lot of time on this and there's no pride in plagiarism. __________________ Attending UC Santa Cruz, College Eight. Spy Optic

12-12-2005, 04:14 AM	#3
R.kelly drip drip drip Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: TFJC Posts: 1,882 Rep Power: 0	kyle buyers

12-12-2005, 04:58 AM	#4
LeeLau Trail Plug Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,681 Rep Power: 83179	Impressive article

12-12-2005, 06:53 AM	#9
jonny.zee Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: (far away from) North Van. Posts: 1,102 Rep Power: 11	mtbfreerider182 - I learned a few things from reading your paper. Sounds like you interviewed the right people. Good job & thanks for posting that up. Cameron - I reccomend you give it a read, but the short version is that our trails are sustainable, but we still have a long way to go, and we need everyone's help.

12-12-2005, 07:16 AM	#11
R.kelly drip drip drip Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: TFJC Posts: 1,882 Rep Power: 0	ive met u kyle buyers

12-12-2005, 08:44 PM	#13
sampo Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Snowdonia UK Posts: 130 Rep Power: 20	Hmm, I'm staring university reading physical geography next year. Perhaps I could do something along these lines later on - a study of the environmental impact of MTB on soils and ecosystems. There would be a big smile on my face every time I said 'I'm off to go study!'

12-12-2005, 09:23 PM	#15
thad Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 983 Rep Power: 1252473	Go Banana Slugs! Pretty decent paper, you did alot of research, but some key elements of the North Shore trail building history were left out. 1. All the original trails were built without permission. There was a period of one-up manship where each new trail was built steeper and crazier than the last. 2. Cypress chainsaw massacre. 3. Formation of NSMBA. Development of standards for mtb trails. As far as I know, Vancouver was the first area to legitimize MTB-designed trails. At the time, most trails legally open to bikes were hiking trails, and any new trails built must have been multi-use. The NSMBA really pushed the idea the hiker and biker needs and wants for trails are at odds with one another, and designing every trail to be multi-use is not the way to go.