Re: Man charged for blocking mountain bike trail.

On 2025-06-02, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 03:27:54 -0000 (UTC), pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org>
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On 2025-06-01, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 16:55:00 -0000 (UTC), pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org>
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On 2025-06-01, pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> wrote:

On 2025-05-30, sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

On 5/7/2025 6:03 PM, pH wrote:

Holy Mike Vandeman, batman....
 
Actually, I'm surprised to see any actions were actually taken against this
fellow putting branches across a trail.
 
pH
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw3ZtO7SmVw
 
 
P.S.: I'm glad Vandeman (sp?) has receded into obscurity and does not seem
to be annoying cyclists any more.

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Not as receded as you may thing, see the comments on this article:
<https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2022/02/15/local-mountain-bikers-stage-protest-against-trail-restrictions-at-pleasanton-ridge/>

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Oh! Thank-you for the post. 
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I scanned the article for Vandeman's name but did not see it...oops, re-read
your post and checked the comments....well bless his pointy little head!
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It's kind of nice to see him again in the same way it's nice to see
Moriarty's name in a Sherlock Holmes story.
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It says his post was from 2022 at 3 in the morning.
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Well, that's nice to know and thanks again for posting the link.
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pH

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Following up my own post.
Here's a link to Mike showing what he looked like back in 2010 when his
brush with the law occurred...
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https://www.mtbnj.com/forum/threads/frequently-asked-questions-about-mountain-biking.41923/
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pH

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Here's his latest rant and manifesto (Last Updated March 16, 2025):
<https://mjvande.info/mtbfaq.htm>
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Thanks, Jeff.
My, there's a *lot* of stuff there on his website.  He's certainly dedicated
to his cause; I think he qualifies for "true believer" status.

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Where is the dividing line between a true believer and a fanatic?  I
would think that a true believer does not necessarily take action to
promote his beliefs, while the fanatic shoves his ideas down the
throat of anyone who might be listening.
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I think the basic problem is that cycling involves sharing the road
and some people just haven't learned that their "right" to use a trail
ends where someone else's use of the same trail begins.
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Oh well. 

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That's a deep subject.
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pH

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Of the two terms I concede and change my opinion to "fanatic".  That *does*
seem more suitable....(but have never met him).

pH