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by morgelgluff 1350 days ago
I’m sure they are great fun, but I am not very happy about the increasing popularity of eRacers.

Those motors really do make a difference in how fast and hard people ride. And for which trails get frequented by bikers.

Just over the past few years there has been a big increase on my local trails and there is a negative impact for all the walkers, hikers and runners that used to dominate them.

The soft forest paths get turned into mudpits and conflicts arise when people are surprised by silent speed demons in narrow passages.