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This is part of long-standing tension between mountain biking and other trail users in Marin. Odd that modern mountain biking was invented in Marin, but there a
by ryandamm 10y ago
This is part of long-standing tension between mountain biking and other trail users in Marin. Odd that modern mountain biking was invented in Marin, but there are no dedicated trails (and very few single track trails at all) available to bikers.
And for the record, 15 mph is slow. 5 is really, really slow.
- mc32 10y agoIt's too bad the mountain bike hall of fame did not stay in Crested Butte rather than move to the overcommercialized aspect offered by Marin county.
- ryandamm 10y agoWhat's overcommercialized about it? It looks downright mom and pop to me. (Full disclosure: I live in Fairfax and donated to its opening.) There's not much in this town that looks overcommercialized, to be honest. It's a pretty laid-back town.
- r00fus 10y agoOn a shared walk/bike trail? Sounds not that slow.
- loeg 10y agoReally depends on the trail.
- ryandamm 10y agoThat's actually the crux of the problem: there are no dedicated mountain bike trails on public land in Marin. So people who want to mountain bike use the fire roads, and often skip over to the 'single track' where bikes are disallowed. (For the record, I've personally never done this... but I'm also not a 'real' mountain biker.) And of course, there are irresponsible mountain bikers out there who take risks, scare hikers, and deserve tickets. And those few bad actors lead to rules like this one... I think.
- sidlls 10y ago15mph might be slow to a racer or hobbyist who does regular long distance riding, but it's about typical for commuters and the very casual end of hobbyists. Maybe it's slow downhill. It's definitely not slow to pedestrians: a collision with a cyclist going 15 mph can be quite injurious.
- lsllc 10y agoLife is injurious, stay home if you don't like it.
- maxerickson 10y agoThis doesn't have anything to do with commuters, it's hikers vs mountain bikers in a recreational area. I wonder if enforcement tends to be more strict when a hiker happens to be present.
- cjensen 10y agoIn previous reports I've seen, they generally speed gun at a blind downhill corner. It's a good choice: the biker is speeding in a location which might have a hiker, so the guys getting the tickets are in fact the ones endangering others.
- loeg 10y agoA collision between a cyclist and a tree at 15 mph can be injurious. Cyclists try to miss obstacles, pedestrians included, for their own safety.