Innsbruck's gravity faction is not having an easy time at the moment. First there was a scandal in the Nordkettenbahn area, where the Hungerburgbahn left downhillers outside for the month of May after fisticuffs broke out due to overworked staff and equally overworked passengers. The reason for the row is that the cable cars are unable to cope with the ever-increasing demand from mountain bikers. Nerves are now on edge in Tyrol's capital city.

The temporary and localized transport ban for mountain bikers is now taking on more widespread dimensions. Innsbruck's public transport company is now refusing downhillers access to its entire network. This is reported by the newspaper "Der Standard". The newspaper has an internal service order. It is neither clear why this measure is being introduced nor how and for how long it is to be enforced. The legal basis for such a transport ban is also unclear. It is particularly tricky that only downhillers are excluded. This is because the definition of "downhill" by a double-bridge fork and a full-face helmet is the most obvious variant at first glance, but has less and less to do with reality. According to the "Standard", this has led to absurd situations where transport companies have banned children from riding to weekly downhill training sessions. In green-governed Innsbruck, parents are forced to take their children to sports by car.Source: derstandard.at