Maybe time to stop using Strava?

[Paul Ruinaard]

http://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/MTB-Ban-Implemented-Based-on-Strava-Speeds,9175?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=spotlight

 

Read the comments - a matter of time before the Spruit MTB Haters use Strava to show what they are bitching about in their compaints.

 

Stop uploading your rides?

[cat-i]

Or maybe just ride a bit more responsible?

[raptor-22]

why not just make rides private? Does the whole world have to know what an individual did this weekend?

[Meezo]

Or maybe just ride a bit more responsible?

 

responsible?

 

like cut in on tight corners, and not give way to faster noobs?

[Hackster]

Nope, all that's necessary is that when you're riding a mixed-use trail and you see other  walkers/runners/horseriders ahead, you follow four simple rules.

 

1) Slow right down - slow jog speed.

 

2) Ring your bell. Get a bell if you ride mixed used trails a lot.

 

2) Pass (slowly) and give them right of way. Wheeled traffic yields to foot traffic, that's the rule.

 

4) Greet them in a friendly way.

 

 

If you can see far ahead and there's no-one on the trail, put foot, have a ball.

[kk6gan]

Reading this makes me glad my regular riding routes are MTB specific with no speed limits whatsoever

[Andrew Steer]

Or maybe just ride a bit more responsible?

 

Racing along the Spruit... 

 

[Paul Ruinaard]

Not sure if you read the article before replying?

 

I dont think its an issue of how to ride. I think there is enough evidence out there of the speeds that people are doing and irrespective of the majority that may be good citizens there will always be a knob.

 

Or even a guy who rides at 4 am to avoid the crowds when its pretty uncrowded.

 

But haters are going to hate and a record now exist of the speed a KoM was doing on a segment - any segment, and to get a KoM you may be going pretty quick. Even on N Farms some of the speeds on the downhill segments scare the cr@p out of me and I am nowhere near the top of the leaderboard.

 

So they go the evidence that the MTBers are "speeding" right there on Strava....

[popcorn_skollie]

Racing along the Spruit... 

 

 

That's two Bonnie Tyler songs in one week. AWESOME

[dev null]

Spruit hate again  . Lucky me I have Helderberg/Steilte.  Suck on that. 

 

Why can't everybody just not get along?

[Guest notmyname]

Spruit hate again . Lucky me I have Helderberg/Steilte. Suck on that.

 

Why can't everybody just not get along?

Lol. More of whining comes from the Cape. You know this.. admit it.

[cat-i]

Not sure if you read the article before replying?

 

I dont think its an issue of how to ride. I think there is enough evidence out there of the speeds that people are doing and irrespective of the majority that may be good citizens there will always be a knob.

 

Or even a guy who rides at 4 am to avoid the crowds when its pretty uncrowded.

 

But haters are going to hate and a record now exist of the speed a KoM was doing on a segment - any segment, and to get a KoM you may be going pretty quick. Even on N Farms some of the speeds on the downhill segments scare the cr@p out of me and I am nowhere near the top of the leaderboard.

 

So they go the evidence that the MTBers are "speeding" right there on Strava....

 

The only time when someone needs to collect 'evidence' is when someone else was riding with no regard for any of the other trail users.

[Duane_Bosch]

Spruit hate again  . Lucky me I have Helderberg/Steilte.  Suck on that. 

 

Why can't everybody just not get along?

I liked, unliked, liked, unliked and liked again just so that i could like your comment multiple times.

[dev null]

I liked, unliked, liked, unliked and liked again just so that i could like your comment multiple times.

 

Could not resist.  I see the potential of a good Friday barney.

[raptor-22]

Spruit hate again  . Lucky me I have Helderberg/Steilte.  Suck on that. 

 

Why can't everybody just not get along?

 

 

I see what you did there

[jcza]

Maybe cut the grass first then start analysing Strava. Great Friday topic. Check back tomorrow morning.