Grumpy trail rider.
In fairness, this person I met today on the trail is the only negative instance of trail hogging I have encounter.
Beginning of a descent and there are three riders in the distance, I begin to catch them up on the descent, not hand over fist, but steadily.
So, being a considerate old duffer that I am I keep riding behind them, at a sensible distance, but I’m close enough that he can hear the trail clatter etc.
He’s on a full sus bike, I’m on my hardtail ( for the haters it’s an ebike , and a fat ebike at that).
Trail turns to a level / flattish section so I politely ask if he could let me past.
He ignores this.
He ask again, he pulls over , and I say thanks.
Next thing he starts swearing at me, and grizzling about killing his momentum.
So I stop and ask him what’s the issue.
Complains that by stopping he lost his momentum.
So I tell him to. Chill, and I’ll let him and his buddies ride down the next section and wait.
Looks at me guilty and forlornly, probably cursing being caught up my an aging old duffer on a 21 kilo monster truck.
In the end I just carried on down the trail,
Never had any issues with anyone ever, people going faster than me are always asked if they want to pass, no issue, no fuss.