I love some of the opinions expressed in this thread, its ok because bikes do not tear up the land as much as 4x4's wheeling illegally. From some of the same people that get completely fired up over someone being young and dumb and posting pics of them wheeling illegally.
It does not matter if its wheeling illegally, graffiti on rocks, illegal bike trails or campfires when they are prohibited, people doing bonehead/illegal things is the most harmful thing to keeping public lands open in some usable form, if its illegal don't do it.
I have a bit of a rant about cyclists in general, share the damn road, I don't care if you want to talk to your friends while you are out riding, riding 3-4 across on a two lane road with a speed limit of 55mph is not smart and I constantly here people complaining 'I almost got hit by some redneck in his truck' well guess what, where I live its not the country, but a damn site closer to country than urban and when I am locking up my brakes going around a corner because a bunch of cyclist think they can block a road on a sunday afternoon, its not my fault you get hurt or hit or run into a ditch, I will do everything in my power to avoid you and not cause an accident, conversely so should a cyclist.
this post is not pointed at anyone in general, just general frustration with people that contend, its not that harmful in this situation so it shouldn't be illegal. :anon:
Also, if you feel strongly that something should be made legal advocate for it, don't just go around the law and make it harder for people who want to do it the proper way.