It is interesting, but not surprising, that there is no provision for bicycles in the Wilder Ranch document.
In 1979-1980, mountain biking was in it’s infancy, not yet fully born. Although a few bicyclists in Colorado and California were playing with ‘klunkers,” stripped down, fat tired standard bikes, there were no bicycles designed for use on mountain trails. Joe Breeze began designing mountain bike frames in 1978-79 and sold only two mountain bikes in 1978. The first mass marketed mountain bike was in 1982.
The first organized off road bicycle events were in the late 70s in Marin County on Klunkers, but what we recognize as a “mountain bike” did not become a thing until the mid-80s. I bought a so-called mountain bike in 1984, which was a beefed up standard 18 speed that I rode on an unpaved rail trail across Illinois. There were no designated mountain bike trails at that time.
I’m not sure what the lack of identified bicycles trails in the Wilder Ranch General Plan implies. It will be interesting to research the history of how and when trail identifications in Wilder Ranch were changed from hiking/equestrian to allow mountain biking.
Grey Hayes 
Thanks for this document and the trails data. Very helpful.
I agree about the mountain bike group’s transparent name change.
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It’s interesting that mountain bike use is not approved in the Wilder Ranch plan
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Wow! That’s a biggie. I’ll study up on it.
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It is interesting, but not surprising, that there is no provision for bicycles in the Wilder Ranch document.
In 1979-1980, mountain biking was in it’s infancy, not yet fully born. Although a few bicyclists in Colorado and California were playing with ‘klunkers,” stripped down, fat tired standard bikes, there were no bicycles designed for use on mountain trails. Joe Breeze began designing mountain bike frames in 1978-79 and sold only two mountain bikes in 1978. The first mass marketed mountain bike was in 1982.
The first organized off road bicycle events were in the late 70s in Marin County on Klunkers, but what we recognize as a “mountain bike” did not become a thing until the mid-80s. I bought a so-called mountain bike in 1984, which was a beefed up standard 18 speed that I rode on an unpaved rail trail across Illinois. There were no designated mountain bike trails at that time.
I’m not sure what the lack of identified bicycles trails in the Wilder Ranch General Plan implies. It will be interesting to research the history of how and when trail identifications in Wilder Ranch were changed from hiking/equestrian to allow mountain biking.
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