No Unicycles! Or Else

nbrazzi said:

A friend just sent me this link. Thought I'd share.

http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=3873

WHY😕

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Daytripper63 said:

WHY😕

It is a sign on the Appalachian Trail which is a hiking only trail. No
MTB and obviously that means no unicycles either. Maybe they caught
someone on a unicycle trying to be "smart" and claim that a unicycle is
not a bike to avoid the "no bikes" rule.

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john_childs said:

It is a sign on the Appalachian Trail which is a hiking only trail. No
MTB and obviously that means no unicycles either. Maybe they caught
someone on a unicycle trying to be "smart" and claim that a unicycle is
not a bike to avoid the "no bikes" rule.

Yeah, okay... but "Or Else" what?
Feed you to a bear?
Break your kneecaps?

I think I'll contact the party stated as being 'responsible' for the
sign...
ya' know, the "Club with the best sense of humor" and inquire.
"Or Else" doesn't sound all that humorous. Sounds like a rather
unbalanced bunch, if you ask me.

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Let's Boycott that trial!
who's in?

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That's friggin' hilarious! I'd LOVE to see a sign like that on a trail,
assuming it's not a legal cycling trail. I wonder if the group that had
it made, paid for it, painted it and put it up, ever actually caught
someone riding on the trail there.

What a great candidate for my future Things Not To Do page, if I ever
update the thing... (ride on this trail)!

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If it's not a no-cycling trail... then it's on my list for the summer 😄

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Dear DOC

While reading through the threads on 'Unicyclist.com' I came across a
link to this picture:
http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=3873
and, while the caption mentioned your "being the club with the best
sense of humor", I have to question that statement.
The sign itself appears to have been attached to a live tree with what
appears to be 5/16" x 3" lag bolts. I doubt the tree found that
humorous.

But more to the point of my inquery, the sign doesn't provide anything
more than a thinly veiled threat.
Is there some existing legal statute that might have been mentioned if
the sign had been posted by a less 'humorous' club?
Is the riding of a unicycle illegal, or is the mere possession of one
in violation of "OR ELSE"?

Finally, if indeed your organization is (in some way) affiliated with
as prestigious a school as Dartmouth, I would suggest you find a person
who can rout two concentric circles in a plank.
Thank you in advance for your response,
Michael Conway

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Unimichael said:

Yeah, okay... but "Or Else" what?

Or else they go cry about how pathetic they are while we own their
trails.

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OR ELSE.....

You might fall off! The same group would probably think that's just as
funny.

Sorry, I still love the idea that someone went to the effort to make
such a sign and put it up. Do they think nobody does it? Or that it's
so unlikely it will ever happen on that trail?

Is it indeed a cycling-legal trail, as Evil-nick suggests?

Unimichael said:

Finally, if indeed your organization is (in some way) affiliated with as
prestigious a school as Dartmouth...

Just pointing out that Dartmouth was the model for the school featured
in the movie Animal House. Not sure if any of the movie was actually
filmed there, but I remember reading something to that effect. It could
have been the work of a kinder, gentler present-day group of Delta
House boys!

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animal house was filmed in eugene oregon. is that Oregon or Oregon
state? either way that's where it was filmed in its entirety.

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there, i set em straight!(check pic comments)

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That is awesome! I love it. I just wonder what the motive was.

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unijesse said:

there, i set em straight!(check pic comments)

Set them straight with what? It's the Appalachian Trail, a world
famous hiking trail that goes 2000 miles from Maine to Georgia. It is
not open to bikes or unicycles.

If you did ride on the Appalachian Trail I think there are a few people
here who would personally dismantle your unicycle for being such an
ignoramus.

A family friend walked the entire Appalachian Trail last year. Quite a
feat. Most who try do not succeed.

I'm not one who likes trails being closed to bikes and unicycles for no
reason, but some trails are hiking trails and meant to be hiking
trails. There is room on the planet for hiking only trails along with
MTB and unicycling trails and ORV trails.

And yes, I find the sign funny. Especially since it is stating the
obvious that the Appalachian Trail is not open to unicycles (or bikes).

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unijesse said:

there, i *trolled* em!

there, i fixed your post for you

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ahhaah i wanna make a sign saying "only unicycleing or else" then put it
on a mtn B*ke trails...LOL

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john_childs said:

Set them straight with what? It's the Appalachian Trail, a world famous
hiking trail that goes 2000 miles from Maine to Georgia. It is not
open to bikes or unicycles.

I don't know how you've come to that conclusion. Yes, it could possibly
be a sign along a section of the Appalachian Trail, and if that's the
case , I would expect a sign limiting ALL usage, except walking.

If you did ride on the Appalachian Trail I think there are a few people
here who would personally dismantle your unicycle for being such an
ignoramus.

Uni's and MB's, do damage and cause errosion.

A family friend walked the entire Appalachian Trail last year. Quite a
feat. Most who try do not succeed.

Most people do it in segments, extending the walk over several
seasons, sometimes over several decades.

I'm not one who likes trails being closed to bikes and unicycles for no
reason, but some trails are hiking trails and meant to be hiking
trails. There is room on the planet for hiking only trails along with
MTB and unicycling trails and ORV trails.

WE agree, Some space must remain SACRED space.

And yes, I find the sign funny. Especially since it is stating the
obvious that the Appalachian Trail is not open to unicycles (or bikes).

Assuming that is where the sign is situated!

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markf said:

animal house was filmed in eugene oregon. is that Oregon or Oregon
state? either way that's where it was filmed in its entirety.

'While it's true' (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/trivia) that the
movie was filmed at UofO, the 'inspiration was from Dartmouth's Alpha
Delta Phi' (http://www.acmewebpages.com/animal/trivia.htm) fraternity.

Frankly, public-school fraternities aren't nearly as obnoxious as those
filled with the children of the wealthy at places like Dartmouth.
(Although they're still obnoxious).

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Thanks, John Childs, for doing the duties on the latest incarnation of
this thread.

Be a good neighbor, and stay off hiking-only trails, no matter how many
loopholes you discover in the wording. It's not easy.

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Unimichael said:

Assuming that is where the sign is situated!

'Looks like it is!' (http://www.pbase.com/image/47807836)

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