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You're fighting incrementalism and it's silly. The first bike didn't have any peddles, you sat on it and used your legs to propel yourself. Then peddles and a single speed came about. Guess what? People complained about those being "too fast". Then multiple gears allowed people to go much faster and much further. Then shock absorbers and mountain biking came along. Remember all those hikers and equestrians who protested against MTB's being out in the wilderness? And what about your protests against inexperienced people getting too far out into the woods. Isn't that same argument applicable to a hiker going...