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[pct-l] Mountain Bikes in National Parks



>I suppose if they'll allow snowmobiles and guns, this was bound to 
>happen...

hhahaa don't start chuckie.....
note DIRT ROADS, most hikers in national parks don't care for fire road 
walking.  If they do LOOK OUT FOR BIKES !!!!

s.c.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuckie V" <rubberchuckie@yahoo.com>
To: "PCT-List" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:18 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Mountain Bikes in National Parks


>I suppose if they'll allow snowmobiles and guns, this was bound to 
>happen...
>
> US National Park Service recognizes mountain biking
>
> Mountain bike riders have long been barred from everything but the tarmac 
> in most of the US' National Parks - even fire roads are generally off 
> limits. However, according to MTB access body IMBA, that's about to change 
> after the organisation signed a five-year agreement with the National Park 
> Service in which the service recognizes mountain biking as a positive 
> activity, compatible with the values of the National Park system.
>
> The agreement has the potential to open hundreds of dirt roads in National 
> Park areas that have been closed to cycling. While National Park Service 
> rules require a lengthy process to open singletrack to bicycle use, 
> appropriate dirt roads may be opened with a more straightforward 
> administrative process.
>
> "This agreement represents a true breakthrough for mountain biking," said 
> IMBA Executive Director Mike Van Abel. "It opens the door for individual 
> park units to partner with mountain bikers and investigate new riding 
> opportunities on a case-by-case basis."
>
> As part of the agreement, IMBA and the Park Service will initially partner 
> on two pilot projects to be selected later this year. The projects will 
> bring mountain bikers and park officials together for on-the-ground 
> teamwork and serve as models for future collaboration.
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