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My personal feeling is that if you want to do stuff like that, you've got to be professional about it and pay for a road closure.
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All this has me thinking of the KOM chaser in SF who collided with an elderly gentleman; the 71-year-old pedestrian succumbed to his injuries. I wonder if anyone would praise that guy's sprinting and descending skills. Last edited by barnabyjones; 02-24-2021 at 06:36 PM. |
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This stuff has consequences. Anecdotally, I'm hearing or reading about more crashes in the San Gabriels and Santa Monicas. One social media influencer, who happens to be a super fast descender, the only rider whose wheel I've lost on fast sections of Hwy 2, went down pretty hard on GMR a few weeks ago. Cgolvin, you may know who I'm referring to; he mostly wears Rapha, rides a lovely $15k ti/carbon bike and has a very large, um, personality. What's most concerning to me is that when I run into these guys in the mountains, it's pretty obvious after a 5 minute conversation that they have very little concern for other cyclists, motorists and pedestrians. Narcissism at its finest.
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I am a "hair on fire" descender, and love going downhill FAST. it's fun, and involves some risk and skill, but it's FUN and i consider it a well earned reward for the climbing that got me to the top.
that said, i'm also a pretty big moto enthusiast and also love my small euro turbo cars. i learned a long time ago that the one thing to never forget it "respect the yellow line" - coming through corners, you just never know when what's coming the other way, and you also hope/pray/believe that they will also be respecting that painted barrier. unless you've got a radio in your ear and a pro spotter, it's a bad move to cross the line. it's one thing to make risk decisions for one's self, but it's another entirely to change someone else's risk score. |
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I love descending fast, but would never cross a double yellow blind like that. Nothing wrong with it when you have a clear sight of the road ahead tho. When you look at the motorbikes speedo the speeds are not nearly as insane as the lane violations. I’ve hit 60 twice, both times in Colorado, but on semi closed descents. Hell, I’d do it again if given the chance...it’s the best part of the ride for me after all the hard work. Thanks for posting the video.
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Hah! I hadn't considered that but it does seem to be the case. Mash/Macaframa felt like the counter-culture in cycling back in the 90s/2000s. Safa today - i wonder what's tomorrow.
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