UCSC closed? I heard that a ranger found a lot of the freeride stuff up there on saturday and tore some of it down. I also heard that they will now be enforcing a $500 fine for people caught riding bikes up there.
-Ryan
-Ryan
the campers trail gap was torn down by a ranger and one of my buddies talked to himIcantdrive65 said:Where did you hear that. I hope not. It seems like they go through waves of enforcement. It's funny because people are always riding in there. Maybe that was just Magic Carpet. I know there is a "No Bikes" sign at the top.
This is true, The trails at UCSC suck, I wouldn't suggest riding there, its a big waste of time and effort. Come on... Why risk a $500 ticket to ride really boring trails, it would just make a bad afternoon worse. Wilder is definitely the place to go. Better yet everyone just needs to get road bikes.bikeninja said:yeah, basically nobody should ride those trails ever again. leave them alone or a ranger will give you a $500 ticket, impound your bike and say bad words at you. the best thing to do is for everybody to ride Wilder Ranch. Man, that place is so much more fun than UC anyway. definitely nobody ever ride the UC trails again.
Fo' Shore! scooters are the new dopest. AND They're cheaper then stupid-ass downhill bikes!markk said:Actually I heard mountainbikes are going out of style. Scooters are the new cool sport. All the cool kids are hitting up Pacific Ave on scooters bro.
DH bikes are expensive.......scurban said:Fo' Shore! scooters are the new dopest. AND They're cheaper then stupid-ass downhill bikes!
Which exit would this be?And did you see someone else in the truck other that hte ranger.Total Heckler said:On the way back from my ride today I saw a ranger truck at the exit of mailboxes with a bike in hte back of it...yikes.
santacruzer87 said:How is it in any way legal for them to confiscate a bike?
-Ryan
Total Heckler said:On the way back from my ride today I saw a ranger truck at the exit of mailboxes with a bike in hte back of it...yikes.
Why ride bikes when you could rip on SCOOTZ. I heard those UCSC trails are totally lame, none of the cool kids ride them.scurban said:Fo' Shore! scooters are the new dopest. AND They're cheaper then stupid-ass downhill bikes!
Ya I was talking to that same ranger probobly when your freind was too, my freind was just about to hit it again, and he comes up and is like "I didnt see you guys riding," because we werent riding yet, but the he says "you guys do know that the only legal trails here are the fire roads" then one of the other guys says why are they illegal and the ranger said that it was because the downhillers corrode the trail because of the heavy braking, so he responded by saying "in my experience the people who do the most damage are the XC riders" and so the ranger seemed to get angry, even though he said it very politely. Then he saw the trail gap cuz we were talking to him right under it, and right after we left we saw him tearing down max's road gap and then we warned a few riders because the ranger said if we were riding we would get a $350 fine and some other ****. Pretty lame if you ask me. Oh ya this was all last saturday....santacruzer87 said:the campers trail gap was torn down by a ranger and one of my buddies talked to him
-Ryan
Yeah, that's Grahm (sp?). I talked to him on Sunday when he got a ticket for riding up there. I will be staying off those trails until it cools down.IronJim said:your weird sam, but the guy the ranger was talking to was the short guy that works at ABS, i havent been in there for awhile so im not sure if he still works there or not.
Jestere said:Are these people getting tickets on the trails, or when they drop down into highway 9 with a ranger at the side of the road?
stratguy1618 said:""in my experience the people who do the most damage are the XC riders"
The money actually goes to the State Park System, not the city of Santa Cruz.GiantRider said:$300 bucks is pretty steep, thats weak they dont give warnings to everyone. Looks like we should lay low for awhile on those trails, they seem to do this every now and then when the city needs some extra cash.
well, with the amount of use we all get, I guess a ticket would be a worthwhile contribution for all of us.Whoaohohohoh said:The money actually goes to the State Park System, not the city of Santa Cruz.
actually it's probably true. downhillers that know how to ride their bikes don't skid through all the corners and fu*k them up.stratguy1618 said:"in my experience the people who do the most damage are the XC riders"
bikeninja said:actually it's probably true. downhillers that know how to ride their bikes don't skid through all the corners and fu*k them up.
There are novices riding all kinds of bikes. I see plenty of ripped up trails on steep downhill runs as well as the milder trails. I'm just saying we are all in this together. There is no need to point fingers. I actually avoided UCSC today even though those are my favorite trails. That was a bummer.bikeninja said:actually it's probably true. downhillers that know how to ride their bikes don't skid through all the corners and fu*k them up.