Etiquette on the Trails

Welcome to another one of my geek out blog posts! Today I’m going to be doing 4 things you should know about mountain biking trail etiquette. I would recommend reading this if you are new to mountain biking because if you don’t know this, it could make some people really mad.

Thing #1

The first bit of etiquette that you should learn is to get off the middle of the trail. Say you are waiting for someone to catch up, or you are stopping to look at a feature, you should always make sure that you, and your bike, are off the trail as much as possible. This is because if someone was coming down the trail, you don’t t want them to crash into you. Even if you crashed, unless you can’t, you still want to try to get off the trail as quick as possible so you don’t cause more people to crash. 

Thing #2

The next bit of etiquette you have to learn is on two-way trails. These can be tricky, especially when they are skinny, so to make it a bit easier the person that is going downhill should always go slower then normal and let the people going uphill have the right of way. The people going uphill can do their best to help get out of the way, and they shouldn’t take up the whole trail, but it is really up to the person going downhill.

Thing #3

The third thing you should know about bike etiquette is not to snake. This applies a lot more to jump trails and dirt jumps, but it is good to know no matter what. Snaking is when you cut in front of the person in front of you. This will really make people mad. The best way to avoid this is to ask the people in front if they are going. This is a really easy way to avoid making anyone mad. 

Thing #4

This isn’t really biking but it’s definitely something that you need to know. If you are hiking on a trail that’s made for mountain biking, you have to get out of the way. People on bikes are going to be coming down there fast, and you don’t want to get in their way. If you are hiking on a biking trail, stay off the trail as much as possible. The best way to avoid this is to just not hike on trails that are meant for biking.

Well, there you go. Hopefully, with this knowledge, you wont make people mad on the trails. If you want to see some more things on bike etiquette you can check out this website. 

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