Deadly wire traps set up on bush trails >:(

[old_mate]

not kill, just hurt a little bit. like i said, it wont happen.

[Daymoe]

$50 says police wont investigate until someone gets killed. Look at records and see who has been complaining the most out of the area, its probably them.

[mongoloid]

Originally Posted by Explorer_Me

Wait there i didn't say this wasn't true or doesn't happen, but a lot of it is as i said urban legend, mate i grew up with this stuff in the late 60's early 70's with rumor's that ppl had been setting wire across tracks and ppls heads being severed, all was bunk and codswallop nothing proven and no news or local out cry and no evidence that it ever happened, funny someone bring s up something and all kinds come out of the wood work and say this happened to me and happened to friends of friends, i haven't heard of this kind of thing happening in over 40 yrs, never even seen anyone with franky stitches around there neck, like i said most is crap just rumours spead to stop riders doing there thing

If you read back through this thread 5 (five) people have mentioned cases of themselves, or people they know who have had this happen to them. I dont think you've got an easy task ahead of you convincing them its just "urban ledgend".

[Rob's 76 Effy]

Not trying to convince ppl, not saying it's not true either, this is the first time i have heard this since i was a snotty nosed kid.

[Yellow_Festiva]

This is a joke... it's a fair call to be angry if some tool is riding around a reserve but being angry is about all you can do, along with calling the police / radio / writing letters etc.

Perhaps these urban police should taste some of their own medicine?? Wonder how they would feel if the person driving behind them belts them at the traffic lights with a bat because 3 km down the road they were doing 6km over the limit??

My place backs on to a reserve. On occasion there are trail bike riders hooning around.. sure they are noisy, sure they are doing something illegal... and??? Yeah lets maim them.. real smart.

The reserve is never used by anyone else... and they ride in the day time...

There are greater things in life to be peeved off about.

[GTpilot]

Originally Posted by old_mate

not kill, just hurt a little bit. like i said, it wont happen.

Hang a $50 note from a tree, just out of reach but well in view, wait behind a bush with a baseball bat for them to stop to grab the cash. Once they stop, wonder up to them for a "quiet chat" .
No need to get voilent, but if they are doing the right thing and wearing a helmet, it wont hurt to "give em the odd tap".

[OLDFORDNUT]

[QUOTE=Explorer_Me]Wait there i didn't say this wasn't true or doesn't happen, but a lot of it is as i said urban legend, mate i grew up with this stuff in the late 60's early 70's with rumor's that ppl had been setting wire across tracks and ppls heads being severed, all was bunk and codswallop nothing proven and no news or local out cry and no evidence that it ever happened, funny someone bring s up something and all kinds come out of the wood work and say this happened to me and happened to friends of friends, i haven't heard of this kind of thing happening in over 40 yrs, never even seen anyone with franky stitches around there neck, like i said most is crap just rumours spead to stop riders doing there thing[/QUOTE
YOUR KIDDING RIGHT,
its happened here in Queensland at least tree times in the last 7 years, and i personally was riding along a wide trail in 1982 just outside Lorne Victoria when i came across a dip in trail at base of a big hill and sped up when i saw fencing wire across track,so i stood up and it got me across the chest and slammed me to the ground bady bruising me

[Rob's 76 Effy]

does it sound like i'm kidding

[OLDFORDNUT]

Originally Posted by Explorer_Me

does it sound like i'm kidding

you my friend have no idea,your comments begger belief.
if its on the new then its true heh,lol

[Rob's 76 Effy]

Originally Posted by OLDFORDNUT

you my friend have no idea,your comments begger belief.
if its on the new then its true heh,lol

WTF planet are you on, so i haven't heard of this happen in such a long time, what part of that statement does your brain not comprehend, no-one on here would have given any thought about this until the 1st post was put up, then all of a sudden it happened to me band wagon posts started, One more time for the dummies, i heard of this happening over 40yrs ago and nothing (i repeat nothing was proven), and if you read all what i have printed not just the selected items you will noticed i haven't said it doesn't happen or never happen, thats one thing i have noticed on this forum if you dont follow and agree like a sheep you must be a goat

[RG]

Originally Posted by Explorer_Me

WTF planet are you on, so i haven't heard of this happen in such a long time, what part of that statement does your brain not comprehend, no-one on here would have given any thought about this until the 1st post was put up, then all of a sudden it happened to me band wagon posts started, One more time for the dummies, i heard of this happening over 40yrs ago and nothing (i repeat nothing was proven), and if you read all what i have printed not just the selected items you will noticed i haven't said it doesn't happen or never happen, thats one thing i have noticed on this forum if you dont follow and agree like a sheep you must be a goat

Are you ok there mate? This was reported as happening, confirmed by the Police so IT HAS HAPPENED. There was also a case from a few years back in Ballarat where some poor sod was decapitated by the same sort of set up. Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean a thing. It just means that you are lucky to have been sheltered from it or that you live in an area with slightly less crazies as some of us.

As for the last comment of your post if you truly find it that bad here feel free to leave and besides, I happen to quite like lamb.

[mongoloid]

Originally Posted by Explorer_Me

WTF planet are you on, so i haven't heard of this happen in such a long time, what part of that statement does your brain not comprehend, no-one on here would have given any thought about this until the 1st post was put up, then all of a sudden it happened to me band wagon posts started, One more time for the dummies, i heard of this happening over 40yrs ago and nothing (i repeat nothing was proven), and if you read all what i have printed not just the selected items you will noticed i haven't said it doesn't happen or never happen, thats one thing i have noticed on this forum if you dont follow and agree like a sheep you must be a goat

keep digging...

[OLDFORDNUT]

Originally Posted by Explorer_Me

WTF planet are you on, so i haven't heard of this happen in such a long time, what part of that statement does your brain not comprehend, no-one on here would have given any thought about this until the 1st post was put up, then all of a sudden it happened to me band wagon posts started, One more time for the dummies, i heard of this happening over 40yrs ago and nothing (i repeat nothing was proven), and if you read all what i have printed not just the selected items you will noticed i haven't said it doesn't happen or never happen, thats one thing i have noticed on this forum if you dont follow and agree like a sheep you must be a goat

I have been corrected on here more than once and dont claim to be Mr Perfect,but i find your comments directed at people who have had these things happen to them,extremely insulting .
You have no idea about me and could not be further away from the truth,A SHEEP, yeah right.
As for jumping on the bandwagon,you clearly implied people were making it up because you had not personally seen it happen ,So anyone who had ,posted to show you that it does occur,and quite often,
So instead of saying ok i was wrong you decided to ATTACK anyone who disagreed with you.
so one more time for the dummies lliving on other planets,this is a very dangerous tactic that is used all over the world and because most of us who injure themselves are only bruised up bike riders who have had a small off,its not reported to newspapers for people like you to read .
kind reguards Nick

[JetBlack351]

some people never grow up. i had a bloke that used to come through where i used to work that had a scar that went from his right ear to his left ear. result of a wire being put up on a bike trail. If his mates weren't with him at the time he would have died. my jaw dropped to the ground with shock when he told me what had happened. i thought it must have been a workplace accident.

[redranga]

I do a bit of mountain biking. On my local trails there is a group of oldies, who get in the paper all the time as they are the friends of the park.

Ive been riding the established trails there for 10 years and have seen the damage that they do to things in an effort to make you fall off your bike. They snap branches off of trees and lay them across the tracks at chest height. Ive seen branches placed so that if you dont see it it will spear you. They lay logs in the ruts in the tracks on the high speed downhill sections and berms. Ive riden through fishing line across the track once, causing a burn on my arm.

In the time that ive been riding and maintaing the trails they havent caused any erosion problems or trouble for anyone. The tracks that I ride down arent suitable for walking so why do these people feel that they have to try and hurt others who want to get out in the bush and ride?

[flappist]

Originally Posted by OLDFORDNUT

I have been corrected on here more than once and dont claim to be Mr Perfect,but i find your comments directed at people who have had these things happen to them,extremely insulting .
You have no idea about me and could not be further away from the truth,A SHEEP, yeah right.
As for jumping on the bandwagon,you clearly implied people were making it up because you had not personally seen it happen ,So anyone who had ,posted to show you that it does occur,and quite often,
So instead of saying ok i was wrong you decided to ATTACK anyone who disagreed with you.
so one more time for the dummies lliving on other planets,this is a very dangerous tactic that is used all over the world and because most of us who injure themselves are only bruised up bike riders who have had a small off,its not reported to newspapers for people like you to read .
kind reguards Nick

I remember it happening on the old fire trails behind the rifle range in Maryborough in the early '80s. We were all warned about the idiot doing it but I do not remember if he was actually caught.