WOW...what an outstanding post!
Not an easy to answer one.
First off,- and dont take offense with this SmitDog... you hit on a personal nerve with some of your comments (I know it was not your intent...but I am on my soap box now!) I cringe every time I see someone do the stereo typical rant on quads thing. We all know perfectly well there are some real dumb ass people on bikes to, as we all know not all quad riders are idiots. This sort of narrow view only divides us into factions, competing with each other, not cooperating. Several other have acknowledged the need for cooperating with other users to get more political clout. My son rides a quad - and is becoming a rather decent woods rider on it ...he is not an idiot, he rides responsbily, he wears all the proper gear, he only rides on legal trail, he can hustle that quad through the woods as quickly as some bike riders I know, he trys not to block trail and he pulls over to allow faster riders by...so please dont lump him in with the idiots! (soapbox mode off)
I enjoy a wide mix of trail types - my least favorite being the routes of course. I ride often with my kids and wife. One son on a quad, one son on a bike and my wife on a quad. The quad riders often comment that what is considered quad width trail (I will tell them its a mile wide!) is actually to tight for comfortable riding, particularily for my wife (she doesnt have an agressive riding bone in her body). My kid is now becoming a more agrressive rider on his quad though, and finds the tight trail challenge enjoyable. He rides at a sporting pace, not the common mushroom picking pace you often see from the older riders on utility quads ( BTW I am working on my kid to get him on a bike...maybe someday!).
From what I observe locally, most quad riders would like stuff wider than even 50". Now we are getting to real boring stuff for bikes. I am also not suprised to hear of quads spending less time on legal trails. It is very clear in this area.
To me, ideal answer - parrallel trails (did I spell that right?), way more trails...of all types. Woodsy has the right answer actually...open up all the two tracks...or some even...would make many people happy!
Not an easy to answer one.
First off,- and dont take offense with this SmitDog... you hit on a personal nerve with some of your comments (I know it was not your intent...but I am on my soap box now!) I cringe every time I see someone do the stereo typical rant on quads thing. We all know perfectly well there are some real dumb ass people on bikes to, as we all know not all quad riders are idiots. This sort of narrow view only divides us into factions, competing with each other, not cooperating. Several other have acknowledged the need for cooperating with other users to get more political clout. My son rides a quad - and is becoming a rather decent woods rider on it ...he is not an idiot, he rides responsbily, he wears all the proper gear, he only rides on legal trail, he can hustle that quad through the woods as quickly as some bike riders I know, he trys not to block trail and he pulls over to allow faster riders by...so please dont lump him in with the idiots! (soapbox mode off)
I enjoy a wide mix of trail types - my least favorite being the routes of course. I ride often with my kids and wife. One son on a quad, one son on a bike and my wife on a quad. The quad riders often comment that what is considered quad width trail (I will tell them its a mile wide!) is actually to tight for comfortable riding, particularily for my wife (she doesnt have an agressive riding bone in her body). My kid is now becoming a more agrressive rider on his quad though, and finds the tight trail challenge enjoyable. He rides at a sporting pace, not the common mushroom picking pace you often see from the older riders on utility quads ( BTW I am working on my kid to get him on a bike...maybe someday!).
From what I observe locally, most quad riders would like stuff wider than even 50". Now we are getting to real boring stuff for bikes. I am also not suprised to hear of quads spending less time on legal trails. It is very clear in this area.
To me, ideal answer - parrallel trails (did I spell that right?), way more trails...of all types. Woodsy has the right answer actually...open up all the two tracks...or some even...would make many people happy!