Agree we all need to come together to get any actual work done. I think we need the shops and manufacturers to lead the charge - they will then likely get the various trail steward groups to also push. The one thing that really is holding us back is the in-fighting within the MTB community itself.
I’ve attended a few public meetings and have voiced my opinion and quickly came to the conclusion that we need people/businesses with clout to make a change. From the CalFire meeting about eBikes it was apparent the head person in charge of Soquel Demo Forest was annoyed at having to deal with...
So, as a NorCal Bay Area resident who rides an eBike I'm pretty annoyed at the lack of involvement from local manufacturers (looking at you @Specialized Rider Care). I feel it's their duty to be a vocal advocate for NorCal/CA if nowhere else. The amount of great trails that we cannot currently...