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tacos
11-02-2007, 03:44 PM
http://samhutchens.com/stuff/mt_ashe_11_bw.new-1.pdf


The uneducated driver
KarenG
11-02-2007, 04:36 PM
i saw this last night on another forum:mad:. do not get me started on this.
JayC
11-02-2007, 04:48 PM
I posted it over on Bikeforums also.. should open the floodgate :)
KarenG
11-02-2007, 06:01 PM
it was there in Foo last night...and it's on trianglemtb....stupid, *$(*(&(*@#&& drivers.
tacos
11-02-2007, 06:05 PM
where on bikeforums is the post
KarenG
11-02-2007, 06:08 PM
http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=5560648&postcount=50793
TracyW
11-03-2007, 06:09 AM
It would be interesting to see the reactions to the article the newspaper received. Wonder how many people point out that the BRP is a US Park, not just another road.
robbielink
11-05-2007, 10:13 AM
It was posted in another thread on Bikeforums, also. Quite a few replies and the editor of the newspaper wrote an apology pointing out that he totally disagreed with the article but felt obligated to publish all points of view and that there would be a followup article by someone in the biking community up there plus a published statement that the original article was an opinion piece by the writer and not the stance of the paper. Most of his apology was based around the fact that the article appeared to be a news article and was not clearly labeled as an opinion piece and they are taking measures to make sure that doesn't happen again. The paper itself has been very supportive of the biking community and the discussion that article has stimulated is a good thing even if the guy who wrote it is a clueless jerk - ooops - I really didn't mean to say that.....
Sorry - you'll have to find the other bikeforum thread yourself - I don't have time to look for it again.