Are You Breaking The Law? 10 Weird MTB Laws And Rules From Around The World

Are you a law-abiding citizen on the highway, but an unintentional outlaw on the the trails? Join Martyn Ashton and Owen Coutts as they share some bizarre laws for mountain biking that you might be unintentionally breaking. They may seem silly but these laws are in place to protect the wildlife, trails and even yourself!

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 - Welcome Back To Another GMBN Video!
0:22 - No Riding In The Wilderness
1:17 - Clean Gear Only In New Zealand
2:19 - One Way Only In Canada
3:04 - No Riding On Mondays
3:54 - No Bell No Ride
5:08 - Quick Fire Section
6:25 - France’s Riding Shift Pattern
6:45 - Get Clearance For Building
7:40 - Animal Party Time
8:17 - Takes 3 To Tango
9:11 - You Better Enjoy Yourself

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Which weird mountain bike law is your favourite? Let us know in the comments!

[davidf]

1:18 When I visited New Zealand, the customs folk decided my walking boots were too muddy. They took them away, and brought them back about ten minutes later all clean. Which was nice.

[haydnmyburgh]

8:23 in South Africa, specifically Table Mountain National Park, it is recommended to ride in groups of 3 or more to protect yourself from criminals, not wildlife

[asdfghjvrty]

Always glad to see Martyn presenting. Such an inspirational guy and his knowledge is unparalled.

[dimebagdarrel]

Interesting that Australia uses the bell to help locate if you are lost. In California many places require a bell to alert hikers on the trails.

[Corri]

Sort the audio out lads haha, Martyn and Owen are way too quiet compared to the music! did you sack the sound guy and have a camera guy mix it? 🤣

[AshfordMTB]

A bell on your bike in South Africa would be like a dinner bell for lions

[Peter-ssvb]

I have never heard of a Kangaroo being called a Rodent, I have heard of Rodents of unusual size.

[gamblore]

Australian here... can share some interesting wildlife experiences. I have hit a roo once on my bike (only a little guy thankfully - the big ones are huge). I have also turned a corner and found myself face to face with an emu - now that is scary! And on the matter of disturbing animals in mating season, I once crashed as a result of spotting two large goannas getting it on in the middle of the trail while I was mid air and about to land on them. Old mate goanna did not look happy when it scared off his sheila...

[Brendan]

Unfortunately we don't have tigers in the wilderness in South Africa - only when they escape from private collectors.😊

[gopro_vlogs]

in Australia you have include the bells and reflectors in the box as bear minimum and when bike shops sell the they can put the bells and reflectors on the bike (they mostly do) or they can give them to the customer in a box but they have to be with the bike when it is sold

[spn]

In Austria you're basically locked out of any forest except for dedicated bike parks / riding areas. You're not even allowed to ride regular forest roads there, let alone single trails.

[Hiefi]

In Baden Württemberg, a federal state of germany you are only allowed to bike on paths, that are wider than two meters

[jto-mtb]

cool video. some parts of the PCT in Lake Tahoe are closed on Tur and Thur. This is for erostion protection. I learned that the hard way. And some trails in the alps need to started before 10:00 in the morning in order to separate hikers and bikers

[endurancegoliath]

the South African rule is probably not just for 4 legged predators....but for the 2 legged ones as well ( probably even more so then against wild animals), specially since the last one carries guns and sh*t; you are alot less likely to get robbed by a lone 2 legged predator when you're in a group then when you're all alone.

[Theclarksonmtb]

when riding at Peaslake surrey hills, its law that you stop at the Peaslake village store and buy a sausage roll with a mug of tea at lunchtime.

[SpaynjXD]

As an Australian, what is a bike bell?

[sled]

I remember as young lad playing American football, when we travelled to the UK on tour, we had all our boots inspected to be sure they were clean and vice versa when we returned to Canada, the CBSA had buckets and wire brushes lined up to make sure our boots were equally as clean before we left the airport.

[MrTheropod]

It's not illegal to ride on snow covered trails in Sweden. Don' t know where that information come from...It can be illegal though to ride some trails in some places with spike tires. Not generally though.

[OldmanSteelEnduro]

They don’t let boats in different lakes in Colorado without a time limit and cleaning. Some of the Colorado trail is wilderness so it’s either walk through or go around and catch it down the road. Happy trails