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It's not just the US. It's everywhere. I have seen quiet country roads perfect for relaxed cycling and walking turned into dangerous, loud irritations by people who claim to 'love the countryside' as they drive their mountain bikes and backpacking poles to ever dwindling quiet places.

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Oh my god the poles.

I think if you go to just about any moderately popular walking spot in the uk with steep stony parts, you will see just about every rocky step is covered in the scratch marks from the feet of the poles. One wonders if they are really effective if they can’t get a good grip on the more difficult terrain people presumably get them for help with.

whoah! I didn't mean this to turn into a Brexit, get rid of the immigrants thing!

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