I recently received the following email in my Trail Care inbox (names and locations removed):
Hi,
I am a long time mtb rider. I am also on the Board of Directors for the local
open space advocacy/trails stewardship group. The actual owner of the
surrounding open space is the county. Like other areas, we have a ton illegal
trails. Many of the authorities see Strava as a negative in that riders publicly
post their illegal trail rides which leads others to follow. There is also the
perception that Strava motivates riders to break speed limits to get KOMs. Have
you run into this anywhere else and how do you get around this?
This is a controversial subject within the mountain biking community,
especially within the advocacy circles. Pretty much everyone has
an opinion about Strava. Some people love it, some hate it, any everyone has
their theories.
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