Little Things You Hate

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HamboCairns

Thanks for all the bananas
moorey said:
LTIH. Shitc....s.
Dude who usually rides in my Saturday group is not adverse to making shitty racist comments and generally just being a bit of an arse.
This morning, while we were stopped for a breather, a youngish local woman and her dogs walked past. Someone thought they knew her, but couldn’t remember her name.
Old mate says ‘just some skanky ho’. I tell him to ease up, and he says ‘she’d have to be Chinese to be a proper skanky ho’. Group is awkwardly quiet.
I say an audible WTF! And just ride off, leaving the group and finishing the loop by myself.
Messaged him telling him to pull his head in and keep that shit to himself.
He won’t. Shitc...t.
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I bet he rides on Maxxis tyres and a Taiwanese manufactured bike the racist wanker.
 
moorey

moorey

call me Mia
indica said:
Stop riding with it.
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He left our other group when we made it clear he wasn’t welcome.
He tends to join in this one half way when he comes (50/50). The other guys are mates, and like riding with them, but it’s getting that way that I’ll either split off if he arrives or ride elsewhere.
 
moorey

moorey

call me Mia
HamboCairns said:
So still Taiwanese then haha

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Yes.

What isn’t these days? Excluding crap made in Murica that’s inferior but more expensive...and of course the beautiful Hope and Orange products.
Awaits long list of the other hand made stuff that’s not coming out of Taiwan...yeah, there’s plenty, this guy would never buy it.
 
Flow-Rider

Flow-Rider

Burner
Plankosaurus said:
Is it time to start a "piss off parks Vic" thread?


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Planned Trail Closure in Woowookarung Regional Park

Parks Victoria recently informed the club that a large proportion of trails in the Katy Ryans Road and Davidsons Road area of Woowookarung Regional Park will be permanently closed.

Trails marked for closure include a number of MTB favourites including Minefield, Woodwards, Itchy Leg, Katys Trail and Tiptoe. These trails have been in existence for many years - well before the Park was formed and the management of this public land was entrusted to Parks Victoria.

The MTB Club committee was provided with the preliminary proposal and given the opportunity to comment on the planned closures. The committee campaigned to keep all the trails that have been used for events in the past (and that could be used in the future), however the only concession was to allow the Canadian Switchbacks to remain. Below is what the club put forward as part of the consultation. The committee complied with Parks Victoria’s request at the time to not disclose information on the planned closures to our members or the broader community. Parks Victoria recently lifted this request and indicated they do not feel further consultation is warranted in this instance. As such, many club members and trail users will not be aware of the plans for the Park.

The first image included with this post shows the current trails in this part of the Park. The second image shows which trails will remain after the trail closures have been completed. As you can see, many of the best trails in this Park will be removed. Parks Victoria have also noted that they have not yet confirmed plans for closure of other trails in the rest of the park. Notably, there are no clear plans or timelines for the development of the MTB trails network outlined in the Woowookarung Master Plan. It would seem logical that any trail closure should occur after this network is complete so that the MTB community are not unfairly disadvantaged.

If you would like to get some further details regarding the planned trail closure, some rationale as to why and information on the consultation process that was undertaken, Alex the local ranger at Woowookarung has kindly offered to explain this to you. Parks Victoria would prefer people get in touch with them via email at woowookarung@parks.vic.gov.au but feel free to call the 13 1963 general number and ask to talk to someone about Woowookarung Regional Park if you would prefer to chat.

At this stage the MTB committee, on behalf of its members and the wider community, is in the process of formally following up on this plan with Parks Victoria. If you are interested in supporting the club with action, or identify as a trail user likely to be impacted by the planned closures, then please feel free to contact the MTB committee at ballaratmtb@gmail.com.

These trials closure will not only impact the MTB community but other users such as walkers, runners and horse riders who use these trails.

If there is one thing we have all learnt during this pandemic is the significant value of local easily accessible green spaces for recreational opportunities to support community health and wellbeing. Closing trails that have and continue to serve the community during the current pandemic and beyond while not offering viable alternatives is clearly not a good outcome.

This Park was promised to the community for the community during the 2014 elections. Many people in the community campaigned for, benefit from and are connected to these trails so we know they are important. The club wants to ensure the future use and intentions for the Park are consistent with the promises made.

Club submission to Trail Closure Plans in January 2020

Dear Parks Victoria
Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the discussion regarding the track closures around Bakers Rd
As a committee we were taken back quite a bit by the extent of the proposed closures, particularly the fact that many of the trails earmarked for closure are near and dear to us.
Consistently we have been advocating for the retention of trails that the club has used for permitted events prior to and after the formation of the park. These are part of what has been known as the ‘12km event loop’ which the club and the mountain biking community have had a close association with for more than a decade. These trails have been identified in bright green in the attached map.
These trails have/are used heavily by the club and the broader community (as evidence by Strava data – can provide if needed) and many feel strongly about retaining them. They are well designed and easy to maintain as evidenced by more than a decade of use with minimal to no degradation observed and no formal maintenance undertaken.
The club has worked in good faith during the transition from state forest to regional park and has put in significant resources in maintaining and rehabilitating trails in Woowookarung. In fact, the club was one of the first community organisation to be formally involved in the active management of the state forest/regional park. The club feels that this long term commitment to the park and its trails should be considered when making decision about trail infrastructure. The club has already been negatively impacted membership wise as a result of decreased access to trails in Woowookarung for events since the inception of the park.
We acknowledge that the park strategy has plans for a dedicated MTB trial network and urge parks Victoria to at least keep the trails we have identified open until this new trail network has been established. The club would be prepared to be involved ongoing maintenance of these trails to ensure they remain in good condition.
The club believes that if these much loved trails are closed and no other viable trail options are made available for events and recreational riding to replace them, then this will lead to a significant frustration within our membership and the broader MTB community that will likely lead to campaigns to stop these closures. The club, as advocates for trail access for its members and the MTB community, feel the MTB users should not be made worse off in a park that they have demonstrate a long history of responsible use in.
Kind Regards
MTB Committee

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It's hit main stream media.

Mountain bikers anxious about losing much loved Woowookarung tracks
 
pink poodle

pink poodle

気が狂っている男
moorey said:
He wouldn’t know the difference. If generically Asian or middle eastern, he just puts them in the squint eye/curry eater/towel head basket.
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The middle east is part of Asia...and in close proximity to Europe and Africa.


I purchased some goat from a butcher a while ago and one of the workers used similar vulgarities to describe the customers that usually purchased goat from them. Goat isn't always easy to come by and this place carried it all the time, so likely drew a diverse clientele on pursuit of said beast. That butcher is now out of business, perhaps being fateful for their customers would have helped?
 
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