Seriously, GET OFF THE F*CKING TRAILS, you idiots.......

[dancaseyimages]

A couple of recent run-ins at Stromlo. The first was at the top of Bluetongue, a mum and two young kids exited the trail, I (politely) told them it was for MTB only, after which I got a serve from the mum about how she was entitled to walk up them as "she lived around the area" and "she wasn't getting in the way." She then stomped off up Heart Breaker.

Then a day later, was waiting at the bench at the top of Double Dissolution and saw some hikers exiting the wrong way. Most likely they'd used it as a short cut from the Uriarra Rd carpark. I gave them a bit of evil eye but kept my mouth shut, after my run in with Karen the day before.

Stromlos only going to get busier, so many new developments happening around there.

 

[slimjim1]

A couple of recent run-ins at Stromlo. The first was at the top of Bluetongue, a mum and two young kids exited the trail, I (politely) told them it was for MTB only, after which I got a serve from the mum about how she was entitled to walk up them as "she lived around the area" and "she wasn't getting in the way." She then stomped off up Heart Breaker.

Then a day later, was waiting at the bench at the top of Double Dissolution and saw some hikers exiting the wrong way. Most likely they'd used it as a short cut from the Uriarra Rd carpark. I gave them a bit of evil eye but kept my mouth shut, after my run in with Karen the day before.

Imagine the whinging when one of the kids gets wiped out…yea nah this is one of the reasons I don’t bother with strom any more .

 

[pink poodle]

Glenrock lagoon suffered a similar problem across the lockdown. It is a really well located bit of forest and accessible to a lot of people, but the "bike trail" vs "walking trail" is poorly signed. I opted for an uncharacteristic friendly persona and offered to help those who appeared lost or disoriented, which was quite a frequent issue. The main place for bikes has no easy beach acces but a big map with all the bike trails on it.any a since reads the sign and decides that's walking trails and that's a beach...

On the opposite side of the lagoon is a bunch of walking trails and a well laid out carpark.

Idiots are all around us.

 

[Flow-Rider]

Trail runners were the cause of the trail I was talking about in the other thread turning into a walking trail or as they call it, a shared path.

 

[Tubbsy]

Then a day later, was waiting at the bench at the top of Double Dissolution and saw some hikers exiting the wrong way. Most likely they'd used it as a short cut from the Uriarra Rd carpark. I gave them a bit of evil eye but kept my mouth shut, after my run in with Karen the day before.

Did they clear the doubles?

 

[pink poodle]

Trail runners were the cause of the trail I was talking about in the other thread turning into a walking trail or as they call it, a shared path.

Those arseholes...oh they are a special kind of fuckwit. I came across a few running the local trail called "no b-lines", at least in the correct direction. But always taking the (now far too prevalent b-lines) around the jumps and drop. The trail never had b-lines until the lockdown. No not the runners fault this time. Anyway one of the runners came up to the not so big rock drop (like maybe 1m at most) as he ran along zoned out with tunes and following Strava or something similar and pulled up to a loudish "oh fuck!" as it does kind of lead into a rocky section.

Did they clear the doubles?

I want to know if they did tricks!

 

[Flow-Rider]

Those arseholes...oh they are a special kind of fuckwit. I came across a few running the local trail called "no b-lines", at least in the correct direction. But always taking the (now far too prevalent b-lines) around the jumps and drop. The trail never had b-lines until the lockdown. No not the runners fault this time. Anyway one of the runners came up to the not so big rock drop (like maybe 1m at most) as he ran along zoned out with tunes and following Strava or something similar and pulled up to a loudish "oh fuck!" as it does kind of lead into a rocky section.




I want to know if they did tricks!

You shoulda laid the boot in as you went by, and gave him a bon voyage.

 

[pink poodle]

You shoulda laid the boot in as you went by, and gave him a bon voyage.

"Huck it!"

 

[slimjim1]

Did they clear the doubles?

probably overcleared those on foot, although not as much as on the bike

 

[Haakon]

Stromlos only going to get busier, so many new developments happening around there.

Yeah, its not great. Although the trails out the back are still generally quiet.

Weekday mornings are the go if you're lucky enough to have flexible working arrangements...

 

[Flow-Rider]

I've been avoiding some single trail because of the wet weather and using the fire roads to access some of the dryer trails. The amount of joggers that I come up behind and they shit their pants is hilarious, I do apologise to them so that I'm not that guy on the mountain bike.

I came across a jogger the other day, he was the size of Samson, he had his earbuds in but just as I got 5m behind him, he picked the pace up and outclimbed me for about 60m, I thought to myself he must have heard me because my bike is not the quietest bike around. I pick up the pace a bit to match him, but after a while he decides to walk and I soon catch up behind him, just as I went to pass him he jumps up in the air and does this pirouette like a ballerina and screams at the same time.

Today, almost the identical show but with added screams for excitement from 2 middle aged joggers on a shared trail, they were both yelling to each other in a deep conservation that they didn't hear me approach them from behind.

 

[pink poodle]

I really hope ballet Samson had long hair?

 

[Flow-Rider]

I really hope ballet Samson had long hair?

He was the new age version with short hair, but fuck did he give me the evil eye when I was loading the bike on the car, I actually thought he was going to have a crack at me, but I reckon two guys the size of me would struggle to wrestle him to the ground.

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

He was the new age version with short hair, but fuck did he give me the evil eye when I was loading the bike on the car, I actually thought he was going to have a crack at me, but I reckon two guys the size of me would struggle to wrestle him to the ground.

That is the exact moment that you are supposed to re-enact his little moment and then hurriedly get in your car and drive away.

 

[pink poodle]

He was the new age version with short hair, but fuck did he give me the evil eye when I was loading the bike on the car, I actually thought he was going to have a crack at me, but I reckon two guys the size of me would struggle to wrestle him to the ground.

There's some big units our there!

That is the exact moment that you are supposed to re-enact his little moment and then hurriedly get in your car and drive away.

I think so!

 

[johnny]

Conversation heard as I got to the top of Stromlo, just before you hit Wedgetail and all the fast sections. Discussion had between two mothers of some family groups riding new shiny bikes, fairly decent Treks/Giants, all OEM specced:

Mother #1: When we're going down, if somebody faster catches up to us, we don't have to stop and let them pass, do we? (said with that touch of condescension towards people who want to ride fast and not a family-friendly cruising speed that best suited her preferences)
Mother #2: Some people do, but you don't have to.

I chose not to uphold the standard of etiquette that suggests those who summit first descend first.

 

[ForkinGreat]

Conversation heard as I got to the top of Stromlo, just before you hit Wedgetail and all the fast sections. Discussion had between two mothers of some family groups riding new shiny bikes, fairly decent Treks/Giants, all OEM specced:

Mother #1: When we're going down, if somebody faster catches up to us, we don't have to stop and let them pass, do we? (said with that touch of condescension towards people who want to ride fast and not a family-friendly cruising speed that best suited her preferences)
Mother #2: Some people do, but you don't have to.

I chose not to uphold the standard of etiquette that suggests those who summit first descend first.

Khunts, they are everywhere....

 

[teK--]

Conversation heard as I got to the top of Stromlo, just before you hit Wedgetail and all the fast sections. Discussion had between two mothers of some family groups riding new shiny bikes, fairly decent Treks/Giants, all OEM specced:

Mother #1: When we're going down, if somebody faster catches up to us, we don't have to stop and let them pass, do we? (said with that touch of condescension towards people who want to ride fast and not a family-friendly cruising speed that best suited her preferences)
Mother #2: Some people do, but you don't have to.

I chose not to uphold the standard of etiquette that suggests those who summit first descend first.

She doesn't know much about going down, does she?

 

[slimjim1]

Conversation heard as I got to the top of Stromlo, just before you hit Wedgetail and all the fast sections. Discussion had between two mothers of some family groups riding new shiny bikes, fairly decent Treks/Giants, all OEM specced:

Mother #1: When we're going down, if somebody faster catches up to us, we don't have to stop and let them pass, do we? (said with that touch of condescension towards people who want to ride fast and not a family-friendly cruising speed that best suited her preferences)
Mother #2: Some people do, but you don't have to.

I chose not to uphold the standard of etiquette that suggests those who summit first descend first.

The place is honestly a write-off at this point.

 

[Halo1]

She doesn't know much about going down, does she?

You can only learn bombing the D

What is the current etiquette here. I always give newbies a bit of space to enjoy the trail and do expect them to pull over when they hit a trail junction.