thecat
NSWMTB, Central Tableland MBC
There is no doubt that the publication of "secret" trails and the promotion of "hot laps" was one of (that's "one of" not "all of") the factors that brought on the ire of some factions of the NPWS that lead to a clamping down of unathorised trail use in the area.Man i would pay to see you say that to Rob or some of the other guys on nobmobs face whom have put so much effort into legalizing the Northern Beaches Mountain Biking scene.
Rob himself would admit that, ask him how often he get contacted with complaints from rangers over something they've read on the site.
Is that a bad thing?
Short term? yes.
NPs decided to get busy enforcing the no ride policy on trail otherwise not thought about or that they were happy to turn a blind eye too. This means some poeple get fined and otherwise suitable trails get shut down.
Long term? I don't think so
Robs persistent agitation on the mater has lead to more high level talks and bought about agreements that there needs to be an agreement to agree.
With more and more people riding in the bush in metropolitan areas there needs to be a focus on trails that arn't just ad hoc, turn a blind eye, hope it all works but rather properly designed and maintained for riding.
We need people like Rob agitating for change.
As a club person I know a hell of a lot of my time is already spoken for and tbh clubs are in a position where they need to keep on the good side of land managers so agitating them isn't high on our list.
That said there have been many people working on better trail access for a long time. Robs recent efforts have at least brought more focus on that.
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