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How you can win (Continued from page 12) strict their use (on all other public lands) .. ," Now if this isn't absurd enough, the Southern Sierran printed an outrageous letter from a Ms. Kathy Morey opposing all bicycles, particularly mountain bikes. Ms. Morey begins with her story of being run down by bicycles resulting in "bruises, cuts and a concussion." (I think she had the head injury long before her purported accidenL) Ms. Morey claims that she "had been yelling and waving (her) arms to getthe cyclist's attention ..." The absurdity of this 'experience' is that Ms. Morey says the accident happened " ... on a sidewalk, on level ground, in broad daylight ... not on a narrow (mountain) trail." If true,' all odds are that she had an encounter with a IO-speed- or beach cruiser or the like, not a mountain bike. And not in the wilderness. Environmental zealots are having a real "death speak" fetish when it comes to talking about anyone other than themselves who use public lands. The latest is Ms. Morey and Southern Sierran. In c.oncl uding her bizarre letter (fairy tale?), she says, "We must either ban mountain bikes from hiking trails or get ready to maintain a constant search for, and to carry out, injured or dead hikers who have been the victims of mountain bicyclists." Now, Ms. Morey, and the Sierra Club, gimme a break. Send a letter to the Southern Sierran, but only on one condition. That being that you nave'already written your senator or congressman. Letters to the editor can be sent to: Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, 2410 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057. Make it strong, but no four-letter words or copy cat death speak please. Join the Sierra Club? Don't laugh. What's the best way to defeat any enemy? Infiltrate their ranks, that's how. Keep abreast of their doings. And complain (in writing) all the time about their policies and philosophies. Regular membership is $29 per year to the above ad,dress. While on the membership su.biea here's an aside that bodes no weJrfor us. Sierra Club membership has soared to 400,000 nationally, up 113%1 They went from 188,000 in 1981 to 300,000 in 1982 and the aforementioned figure today. The local Los Angeles region chapter is the largest with 48,000 members. Remember the infamous desert article (October, '86) in California Magazine? That's where the author, Page Stegner, wished all off-roaders "the ultimate ... thrill ... a head on collision with a speeding 18wheeler." Well, the magazine was deluged with negative mail about the article and editorial philosphy. Since then, the editor, Harold Hayes, was axed. My sources tell me that Hayes' dismissal was caused, wholly or in part, by the article and his staunch pro-environmental philosophies which was 'bad for business.' I am also told that California Magazine's support for and philosophy regarding recreationists and ORVers will, in the future, 'mellow' and be 'softened.' Additionally, further articles on recreational land use will be more 'evenly based for all users.' Take a moment and send a note of your approval of these staff and philosophy changes to the publisher; California Magazine, Perry Grayson, Publisher, 11601 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025. Our fighting is just beginning. Keep writing to keep riding! Dave Holeman CYCLE WEEK '87 FEATURING THE 46TH ANNUAL DAYTONA 200 by Sunday MARCH 8 THAT FOLLOW S niE GIIMe, CHALLENGE l»oYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY ARAI TWIN 50 Friday MARCH 8 QUALIFYING RACES & PRO TWIN 50'. 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