motorized bicycle use on the trail

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doug from gladstone on 11/18/2007 3:14:20 PM:

i want to know why the state will not allow any kind of motorized bicycles on the katy trail, this is a very enjoyable hobby and they wont let us on the trail because we have an engine attached even if it is turned off , its just a gravel surface and these newer two strokes dont smoke hardly at all and some of them use a 4 stroke they will let me on if i have an electric wheelchair or an electric bicycle there are cougars and bears on this trail (conservation dept. doesnt want people to know) but some areas are very primative i myself want to be able to kick it and get away from any possible harm

Anonymous on 11/18/2007 9:36:10 PM:

Every time I'm on the trail and see the cougars and bears coming towards me I kick it and pedal like a MoFo it's a great physical workout it pumps alot of oxygen to the brain try it.

robert on 11/19/2007 8:39:29 AM:

No Way.

Also, remember that Bigfoot is also quite common in Missouri but the conservation
department does not want you to know that either. They are secretely buying them from
the russians and turning them loose in Henry County where they head east down the trail.
They are known to sprinkle thorns down the trail that cause punctures. So next time your
standing along the side of the trail fixing your flat just remember that bigfoot is nearby.
Just dont call the MDC because those jerks will just lie about it.

Who knows on 11/19/2007 9:29:59 PM:

"I want to know why the state will not allow any kind of motorized bicycles on the katy trail"

Good! That makes me very happy. You want to ride a motorized vehicle, go on the street. The trail is the one place I can go without worrying about being run down by a motorized vehicle. I'm more concerned about the motorized vehicles then I am about the bears.

I used to live in New Hampshire and there were families of bears behind my house. Your that concerned bring a little starters pistol(cap gun- not real gun) and when they hear it, they run.

Big Foot from Henry County on 11/19/2007 10:15:46 PM:

You could also bring some mace. They supposedly make a special kind for dogs and bears, but I think it is all the same stuff. Sasquatches are very intelligient, they will not be frightened by a cap gun. You will need the mace for them.

Gary from Near Tebbetts on 11/19/2007 11:45:13 PM:

Lions, tigers and bears, OH MY!

Everyone knows the conservation department is secretly developing mutant cougars and bears and releasing them along the trail. These mutants have a specialized keen sense of smell that allow them to seek out those two strokes engines that hardly produce any smoke at all. That must be why Doug has seen so many of them; whereas all the rest of us trail users have not seen them at all.

I can't tell you all what the aliens from the planet Zoloft are planning due to national security concerns, suffice it to say it would cause you to fill your shorts.

Anonymous on 11/20/2007 8:23:32 AM:

Filled shorts! OH MY!!!

Anonymous on 11/20/2007 4:19:32 PM:

We don't want no stink'n motor anything on the trail..

Robert from columbia on 11/20/2007 9:27:57 PM:

Actually Doug if you are a Missouri resident you can get a permit to carry a gun on your
person and then you can enjoy the trail in peace knowing that if the .
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000000000000000000000000008% chance that a bear attacks you could shoot it.

I think you could also ride a motorized bicycle and just shut the motor off when you are
approaching another cyclists. I just rode from Columbia to Clinton (105 miles) the other day
and did not see another cyclists so I doubt anyone would know or care.

Anonymous on 11/21/2007 8:27:45 PM:

Last time I rode the Katy I ran into the dreaded Man-Bear Cougar. He's half man, half bear and half cougar.

Anonymous on 11/29/2007 4:24:25 PM:

When we rode the annual DNS ride a few years ago, we discussed this topic, with one of the rangers, and here's what he told us.

Whenever they hear about a vehicle that's gone around the barriers, they try to get down there and find them, and get them off the trail. Motorized vehicles do more damage to the trail bed than non-motorized. The DNS already has to reapply gravel to the trail several times a year.

Another reason they don't want motorized vehicles is that there are portions of the trail that aren't as safe as others, especially after dark, where they've had to run off some troublemakers (drugs, public lewdness, and stuff like that). That's also why they have a curfew on the trail. If they allowed the motorized vehicles, then the troublemakers would ride them too, and they'd really be tearing up the trail, and could also get away easier if they were committing crimes along the trail.

The only motorized vehicles that are allowed are those owned by the DNS, which are used to maintain the trail, and enforce the laws.

Anonymous on 8/17/2010 5:54:33 PM:

We need to put a stop to these silly rumurs that there are cougars and bears on the Katy trail. It just isn't true. Please stop cluttering these forums up with your silliness and keep thing legit. Let me say it again. THERE ARE NO BEARS OR COUGARS ON THE KATY TRAIL! Everyone knows that all the bears and cougars were run off by bigfoot a long time ago.

Anonymous on 8/17/2010 8:32:18 PM:

A thread from 2007? Cougars do exist on the trail. Be nice to them one just might bring you home.

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