If anybody's up in arms, it sure as heck ain't me. (Although I gotta warn ya, for a greenie, I can shoot straight.) If you'll look at the thread, you'll see the vast majority of posts are from the anti crowd. And they are far more rabid than the few middle-of-the-road posts. I haven't seen any rabid pro-E posts, yet. You wrote: "I too, would like to see all offroad/dual sport type groups supporting one another. We need to band together as a cohesive and politically powerful group if we intend to hold on to our right to ride in the country. I would suggest that each person should write a letter ... It is scary out there folks, we need to stick together as a group, on issues important to us as a group. If we don't, the old axiom of "divide and conquer" will be our epitaph." I felt it important to point out that this group is not nearly so unamimous in its anti-E beliefs as you seem to suggest. And I don't believe in any anti-biker conspiracy, either.> Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 20:40:52 EDT > From: JSherlockHolmes@... > >In a message dated 5/28/00 6:06:41 PM Canada Central Standard Time, >I wrote: > > were forced to choose one side or the other, I'd choose pro-environment, > hands down. >> > >Why is it, that every time a motorized recreation supporter speaks openly >about organizing, defending, and promoting our sport.........those that are >pro-environmentalism get up in arms?
olive> It would be nice if we could work >together, but I don't see any environmental groups reaching out with an
Your attitude doesn't seem very peaceful, either. I've lost far more riding areas to over-development than to any government land-grab. A couple of roads in my local desert have been shut down because they went right through some of the only year-round wet stream beds in the desert. I don't mind that a bit. You can still get there by hiking. I was there just last February and the area is much better off without the thrashing from motor vehicles. OTOH, the dozens of tracts that have gone up in the last 40 years have wiped out many nice areas. The difference, of course, is that the developed land is never recoverable, whereas the preserved land might someday be deemed rideable, and is still enjoyable on foot. TomK>branch.