If you've ever had any recent doubts about the Friends of the Fells being an anti-mountain bike hate organization, they've cleared it up for you. As I noted last night, they are now promoting a new website, bikesvnature.org, from their home page which is all about furthing falsehoods and untruths about impacts of mountain biking on trails. That all of the photos he posts show trails that are perfect examples of the lack of trail design and years of no good trail maintenance is emplematic of his ignorance about what the actual issues are.

This website is likely the work of one Steve Gyurina, perpetrator of the wheeled-locusts.rg anti-mtb hate website a few years ago. That FoF are promoting it means we now know explicitly what their position is on mountain biking. Steve Gyurina is also a card-carrying FoF member as far as we know.

The most concerning part of this is that this is the same type of anti-mtb hate zealotry that has gotten mountain bikers attacked. Anyone remember Mike Vandeman? Steve probably drinks his kool-aid by the gallon. That these beliefs are now out in public coming from the FoF via their homepage shouldn't really surprise anyone and is kind of a relief that they are confirming for us where they really stand.

So, what can we do? First, not one of us should stoop to their level, especially not the Mike Vandeman level of promoting violence against those you don't like. But we should make our voices heard, LOUDLY.

1. Contact DCR and let them know how reprehensible Friends of the Fells actions are and that they need to enact the recommendations in the draft RMP for the Fells without delay. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2. Contact the Friends of the Fells Advisory Council and let them know how bad this behavior is and they need to force a leadership change in Friends fo the Fells. You can email all of them via this address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

3. Let Steve know exactly what you think of his website: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

4. Spread the word. Stay positive. Be vocal. Submit your comments to DCR!