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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just chiming in to say I hate the bikers on Beach and I scream at them (with my windows closed) to use the trail. Anyone saying the bike trail (that is RIGHT there) is unsuitable for bikes is ridiculous. It is much safer for them to ride on the trail. There is a lot of hubris that they must ignore the trail and ride on the road where passing is stressful and not passing is maddening. [/quote]

Here’s the deal - I LIVE on the trail. It’s literally in my back yard. I also ride a bike - in my neighborhood and on the trail, but not on Beach when it’s open to cars. So I definitely speak from experience on this, certainly more so than most of you here.

The trail is NOT suitable for the kind of cycling most of these spandex clad idiots want to do. There’s too many people (like me) walking their dogs, pushing strollers, walking, jogging, or (like me) slowly riding a slow mountain bike. The trail is only about 8 feet wide. It’s too narrow to allow them to pass at the speeds they want to ride. It’s also very bumpy and very slippery in some places, so riding fast on the trail is not only uncomfortable but it will probably result in a crash on a slippery spot.

For these cyclists, who want to ride fast (for a bike “fast”) you can’t do it on that trail. It’s basically impossible.

And yes, I hate them too, even though I own a bike myself. [/quote]

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