Many new riders this summer. - Page 4

phydeaux · 08-08-2007, 07:24 PM

Don't start being reasonable and logical now, dammit!

phoenixar · 05-29-2008, 03:53 AM

I'm taking the MSF course this weekend, so I am one of the newbies you guys are talking about. Is there anything about motorcycling culture that you "veterans" want to preserve here?

I ask because I was a cross country mountain-biker before it was popular. When I first started, there were few riders on the trails, and it didn't take long for me to learn that mountain bikers really look out for one another one the trails. Anytime I stopped on the trails, other mountain bikers would ask me if everythings 'ok' or 'need tools' before moving on. When the trails started to get more popular, I think that part of the mountain biking comradery was lost; fellow bikers would often times not even acknowledge that you're there.

I guess what I'm saying is that I don't want to be the kind of newbie that
ignores the motorcycling mores that weave the fabric of motorcycling in the West.

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05-29-2008, 03:53 AM	#32
phoenixar Spammer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 0 (10)	I'm taking the MSF course this weekend, so I am one of the newbies you guys are talking about. Is there anything about motorcycling culture that you "veterans" want to preserve here? I ask because I was a cross country mountain-biker before it was popular. When I first started, there were few riders on the trails, and it didn't take long for me to learn that mountain bikers really look out for one another one the trails. Anytime I stopped on the trails, other mountain bikers would ask me if everythings 'ok' or 'need tools' before moving on. When the trails started to get more popular, I think that part of the mountain biking comradery was lost; fellow bikers would often times not even acknowledge that you're there. I guess what I'm saying is that I don't want to be the kind of newbie that ignores the motorcycling mores that weave the fabric of motorcycling in the West.