I've been riding ATBs for about ten years now--and hiking and backpacking since I was in diapers (I'm 31). I've never had a confrontation (except for mabye the occasional dirty look) with any other trail user in that time. Of course I always yield to all other trail users and don't fly around blind corners--and I always take out trash. Cyclists here got organized a long time ago. Volunteering to work on trails, educating their own …showed first 75 words of 578 total…

…showed last 75 words of 578 total…changing the situation. We've been trying to do the right thing and go through official channels to change things for a long time now. People are poaching more and more trails now, often at night, which certainly isn't going to help matters any. I don't thing a full on land war between cyclists and land managers, a la the Vancouver North Shore, would be a positive thing for anybody. What can be done? Any suggestions?