The point that seems to be getting missed here is why there is so much emotion being generated by some people riding bicycles in an area where it hardly hurting anybody or the environment. The biggest reason is that Cape Town has about 1/1000 the amount of trails as the metropolises of Grabouw or Stellenbosch or Wellington, or Tulbagh or the pristine Johannesburg. Every other town, dorp or city can see the benefits of PROACTIVELY embracing the mountain biking community; the vast majority of whom are really nice, honest, law abiding citizens just wanting to partake in some healthy fun without having to drive for 1 or 2 hours out of Cape Town!!!! The officials of SANParks and Cape Nature are actively trying to smother any mountain biking activity in Cape Town. One can cycle throughout the Namaqualand National Park and the Richtersveld National Park but one may not encroach on the untouchable, personal fiefdom of our arrogant, ignorant Parks officials This is why there are so many "rouge" riders.
