There wasnt really much discussion on this thread because Bob's original post was a bit of a rant/troll/joke. Though with an underlying legitimate issue.

You get these issues whenever different activities use the same space. Surfers vs swimmers at the beach, football kickers vs picnicers in the park or motorcyclists vs car drivers on a mountain pass.

I do all kinds of cycling, MTB, Roadie, touring, city transport and tinkering (fixies, singlespeeds, retro). I'm finding the bike being used the most is my tourer with front shock and slicks. So it's good for those marked cycle routes that combine sealed roads and unsealed tracks, even mud. Across the Gotthard or through the forest. The Subaru wagon of bikes

I used to do more MTB'ing but got bored with the effort riding up the mountain and then an unsatisfying descent due to the track conditions.