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Boony wrote:Yeeeeehaaaaa old bulls is back in action. Can’t wait for this one Nicko.
I am just catching up with the thread and noticed this one and now your name is not on the list. Whats the go Boony!! North Coast trails, BBQ’s and beers. Either your wife is delivering a baby or you bought a 690. They are the only reasons you would miss this one
STM
Nickj wrote:Heads up for this technical little obstacle deep in the bush !!
NickThat first photo is freaking me out!!
Is that a two headed Hobbit with only one helmet?
Some weird folk up your way
STM
xy-transit wrote:Thought I’d make a general rant thread instead of just one topic.The new ranger ad gets on my goat!
The one set in tassie where the guy takes his mini excavator into the bush and forms tracks for mtb down hill fun.
It’s not the mtb bit, it’s the fact that he is aloud to take machinery into the ‘ pristine wilderness’ his words in the ad, and make tracks.
Motorcycle riders wanted to do the same we’d be branded environment vandals, ruining the precious bush for everyone else for all time never to recover :angry:
Ok rant over.
Pretty hard to get a clear picture from a 30 second commercial. If you Google the Tassie MTB projects you’ll understand it a lot better. They are obviously not built in World Heritage areas. Tassie also has a huge trail network and good dirt bike culture that nobody is suggesting should be closed. You will also find plenty of the guys that ride dirt bikes cross train in the MTB parks for fun and fitness. What about motocross tracks that are on public lands. I am pretty sure machinery is built to make those.
We should be celebrating the fact that riding culture is becoming mainstream as this may open the door for better access in the future.
Our biggest problem is the noise we make. Once MTB trails as built everyone enjoys them in relative silence. As long as we can be heard we are considered to be enviromental vandals. Once we are all riding electric bikes we should be fine
STM
wazzup wrote:A good thread and made for an interesting read.
I’ll leave you to ponder the youth of today with this simple quote
You can’t teach stupid !
Yeah, next time you need help with your computer or your smart phone ask your Grandad because those kids are dumb :laugh:
STM
