How is it that there are so many GREAT trails very close to one of the largest metro areas in the USA and they barely get ridden? This is made even more confusing by the fact that there are so many average trails that get so much traffic some actually fall into the suck category because of overuse. An extremely high proportion of LA/Orange County area "mountain biker" scene is so very lame. I'd be willing to wager that a much higher proportion of the San Diego contingent would appreciate what I've ridden in the past two weeks. They get crowded onto a very small area of singletrack over 5,000ft and would probably appreciate a change more so than the trendoid patrol of LA/Orange County appears to. Let the LA/OC poseurs eat cake. I haven't seen anyone else's tracks on my last few rides on semi-remote legal singletrack and that makes me very happy.
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How is it that there are so many GREAT trails very close to one of the largest metro areas in the USA and they barely get ridden? This is made even more confusing by the fact that there are so many average trails that get so much traffic some actually fall into the suck category because of overuse. An extremely high proportion of LA/Orange County area "mountain biker" scene is so very lame. I'd be willing to wager that a much higher proportion of the San Diego contingent would appreciate what I've ridden in the past two weeks. They get crowded onto a very small area of singletrack over 5,000ft and would probably appreciate a change more so than the trendoid patrol of LA/Orange County appears to. Let the LA/OC poseurs eat cake. I haven't seen anyone else's tracks on my last few rides on semi-remote legal singletrack and that makes me very happy.
JD riding with SanDogs soon
I have found myself wondering the same thing. The only problem is that some of those seldom used trails disappear due to lack of use and care. Examples are Siberia Creek Trail and Mt. Zion Trail. We have been working to get Zion brushed back.
"JD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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How is it that there are so many GREAT trails very close to one of the largest metro areas in the USA and they barely get ridden? This is made even more confusing by the fact that there are so many average trails that get so much traffic some actually fall into the suck category because of overuse. An extremely high proportion of LA/Orange County area "mountain biker" scene is so very lame. I'd be willing to wager that a much higher proportion of the San Diego contingent would appreciate what I've ridden in the past two weeks. They get crowded onto a very small area of singletrack over 5,000ft and would probably appreciate a change more so than the trendoid patrol of LA/Orange County appears to. Let the LA/OC poseurs eat cake. I haven't seen anyone else's tracks on my last few rides on semi-remote legal singletrack and that makes me very happy.
JD riding with SanDogs soon
I have found myself wondering the same thing. The only problem is that some of those seldom used trails disappear due to lack of use and care. Examples are Siberia Creek Trail and Mt. Zion Trail. We have been working to get Zion brushed back.
Dean
I'm going to make a prediction on the Mt Zion situation. The feebs will come out in force once it's determined that that trail is sanitized for their protection and will proceed to thrash the hell out of it. Of course, the harbringers of thrash will not have lifted a finger to reopen it.
