Idc if this will be deleted, I just need to write it down. So in the area where I live now have a lot of sanctioned and unsanctioned trails as well, even bikeparks, new bikeparks building right now.
When I moved here, with my friend, we discovered a lot of abandoned trails so we decided to tide them up by recovering jumps, cutting grass etc.
It was a lot of work, years… Result: it became popular, we met a lot of kind people, some of them are our friends now. It became a wonderful amazing community, they recognized our hard work, even the major of the village coming out sometimes observing the trails because we want to legalize them.
Now jump to the present. I came back from a vacation and got out to cut the grass, clean the trail from the fallen branches etc…
When I arrived to the place (deep in the forest) I got a heart attack immediately.
Some of our jumps was destroyed, the planks were lying everywhere on the ground, in the woods, lots of garbage (empty cans n stuff).
I started to recover everything.
It's just got worse when I climbed higher on the trail.
Some jumps are untouched, and some of em completely destroyed.
A living tree peeled down, the crust was threw down all over the place. Then I've found cigarette papers with white powder in it.
I'm puzzled by the situation.
Someone went here destroying things with NO REASON.
Other bikers? No, they not destroying trails, littering and hurting trees and btw I know them. Forestry? Absolutely not. And I know them as well, really kind and helpful ppl. Kids? They're not doin drugs and stuff like this.
So who and why? And the worst, saddest thing wich fucking up my mind is not the trail. The tree. Why would anyone doing anything like this?
I know, unsanctioned trail, what do I waiting for? But Everyone I've met on the trail or in the village is loving our work, we're even invited to build the new bikepark nearby. I'm full of questions. Any ideas? Or just drugs? That's it?
by RSH_Pedroo
8 Comments
Probably drug addicts. Unfortunately, there are those that don’t have basic respect… Karma hits hard. 🫡 Forgive and move forward. Your days are limited and can’t waste time being mad with others when they aren’t going to change mate
The same people who smash other peoples sand castles at the beach.
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Usually tweakers or old men phasing into dementia and the rest of the world hasn’t caught on. That hurts bro, you’re looking for logic but it is fractured in the mind of the person who did this. ❤️🩹🤕
Only one possibility… Cocain bear
It sucks, but it’s a part of life when you build unsanctioned trails. It’s hard to understand why people do these things, but remember that they have the same right to destroy your jumps as you had to build them. If you aren’t up for the frustration of rebuilding things once in a while, rogue trail building will burn you out quick.
Absolutely fuck that, sorry OP :/
Drug addicts. My immediate thought. I work with unhoused people and addicts and often they have zero respect for property in the throes of their addiction. Like someone else said, you’re looking for logic but you aren’t going to find it. This is just shit. This isn’t someone in the biking community, this is someone (or a group) you aren’t connected with at all. I’m really sorry this has happened, it’s shit and unfair. But sometimes bad shit happens bro, look how much good you’ve done and how much happiness you’ve bought to your community. Keep going!