RE: Mt Tabor Be Nice!

Clark Ritchie

2005-06-17



The world is full of crazies. While some of them are

OBRA members, many more congregate on the slopes of Mt

Tabor. While you may be tempted to use explicative,

instead kill them with kindness. That's all I ask.



Thanks to everyone who emailed me this morning. I

forwarded some of your notes to the Parks Department

who, by and large, understands the situation.



...CDR







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jo-@aracnet.com

2005-06-17



A simple 'Riders up!' works best...



Joe



Tre Hendricks wrote:



 Which means to me that even if a careless park user is in the road

during a race, we'd better be nice, polite and friendly. For

example, the bike racer/rider should NOT say, "get out the way you

moron" or even "excuse me, please get out of the road." The

appropriate way to approach it is, "I'm sorry we cyclists are in the

way, could you please give us a little space to get our race by. And

thank you for sharing your park with us."



Also, don't go gonzo on the upper loop while warming up. Really

watch out for peds. Tabor is a great place to race and it would be

huge shame to lose it.

 



---- Original Message ----

From: clarkr-@yahoo.com

To: ob-@topica.com

Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Mt Tabor Be Nice!

Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:37:47 -0700 (PDT)



 I just got off the phone with the Portland Parks

Department who received a complaint about "verbally

abusive bike racers". Someone apparently felt that

they were treated poorly as the peloton passed.



I want to issue a general reminder that we ***share***

Mt Tabor with other park users.



Our ability to rent the park for the Mt Tabor Series

is contingent on equitable use during the Mt Tabor

Series. Despite the fee we pay to use the park, it's

not an exclusive arrangement.



Thank you,

Clark









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hendr-@gorge.net

2005-06-17



Which means to me that even if a careless park user is in the road

during a race, we'd better be nice, polite and friendly. For

example, the bike racer/rider should NOT say, "get out the way you

moron" or even "excuse me, please get out of the road." The

appropriate way to approach it is, "I'm sorry we cyclists are in the

way, could you please give us a little space to get our race by. And

thank you for sharing your park with us."



Also, don't go gonzo on the upper loop while warming up. Really

watch out for peds. Tabor is a great place to race and it would be

huge shame to lose it.

 



---- Original Message ----

From: clarkr-@yahoo.com

To: ob-@topica.com

Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Mt Tabor Be Nice!

Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:37:47 -0700 (PDT)



 I just got off the phone with the Portland Parks

Department who received a complaint about "verbally

abusive bike racers". Someone apparently felt that

they were treated poorly as the peloton passed.



I want to issue a general reminder that we ***share***

Mt Tabor with other park users.



Our ability to rent the park for the Mt Tabor Series

is contingent on equitable use during the Mt Tabor

Series. Despite the fee we pay to use the park, it's

not an exclusive arrangement.



Thank you,

Clark









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