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One xc monkey of dubious sexual orientation (apparently)
One fat boy in armor with delusions of grandeur
3...2...1....
in style of Harry Hill
FIIIIIGHT!!
name the hill!
As a racer I'm pleased to say I've never been passed while trainig at a trailcentre. 😆 I don't think there was a huge queue behind me either, I know the sound of faster riders coming up well enough.
Never really had any problems passing people either, most tend to move over pretty well straight away. Just relax if they don't, it's not a race, just drop back to give them a gap if it really is too narrow to pass so you can do the fun bits fast and then pass on the fireroads.
hows about a 30 mile loop across the clwyds lots of ups and downs? I'll even bring on of my big bikes so I don't have a hill climb advantage 😉
TBH honest trail centers are a great laugh. I've never understood the whole grrrrr thing that goes on with some riders. If you want to go really fast wait for a quiet day/time/ gap in the slower riders or even better put your money where your mouth is and compete, at least that way you know everyone is up for going as hard as possible.
If I want a fast ride I go out super early so as not to see/bump into many folks, that way I can meet up with mates later for a more chilled out ride after getting my "proper" ride in.
tazzymtb
got the same principle really, it's my fault if I catch someone so my bad.
If you catch me uphill then if i'm still riding bide your time, as soon as I'm off go for it:)
I do put my money where my mouth is did a season of pearce races then after coming back from Oz did 3 DH's in the real mans hard tail cat. The beard helped despite Si Paton mocking its aero properties.
This year its the mega bring it on and for one day i'll run you all over!!
mikewsmith- respect fella, my sphericals are not big enough to do the mega! Isn't it nice to know that regardless of the xc/downhill/freeride etc.. bollox that goes on it's all just really about ****ting around on bikes 😀
Been out with my fiance and seen some real idiots, covered head to toe in armour, squeezing past on narrow bits of red routes and scaring her to death - if you're that hardcore go ride the black...
I would say slower rider let the faster ones past at a safe point, faster riders make your presence known with a friendly call and then wait to come through - it's not a race.
"but thats not a right at all. The climber has the right of way"
What?!
This is all well and good as a 'discussion' on what would ideally happen, but in reality there are no rules?
You (as a cyclist) should only give way to walkers (and horses?)(quite why that rule is there I don't know, its not like cars have to give way to walkers (regardless)? )
Cyclists give way to walkers and horses on bridleways because it's written in the relatively recent law which created the right for cyclists to use bridleways.
Descending a Munro on the bike walkers/bikers always give way to the uphill..at trail centres you just have to go with the flow and accept that people of mixed abilities will be on the trail, plus at weekends they are going to be busier. I tend to ride DH more and I'm used to passing and being passed by riders...from my experience riders there is a much more positive attitude at the trail head and on the hill.
I to have noticed the agressive attitudes and bad manners of some riders at GT on the last few occasions when riding at the weekend. They are the minority but will spoil the experience for many! 🙁
i tend to find barreling up to somebody as fast and as quitely as possible, then whacking the brakes on as late as possible and buzzing the back tyre whilst shouting "rider on the right" particularly effective. works best with particularly nervous or beginner riders.
if you can manage to tut, and maybe a bit of a skid as you go past your status of "trail god" is assured.
My mantra is " if you can't be fast be wide"
Just cos you is all young and racy does not give you the right to pass me. Pah. I woz riding these trails when you were in nappies
mikewsmith - Member
if I catch someone on a section of trail I will slow or pass if I can safely, I try not to pressure people, If I set off to close behind and catch I generally stop and give a gap, have a word with myself for being stupid and setting off to fast.What really gets me pi55ed off is when I try and leave a nice gap and someone cuts in front of me on a section, I will always explain but they are always too fast/busy/important to wait so I set off and explain to them how they are not fast and should have waited (trying to let the hub click as much as possible to show how little I am pedalling)
Ditto
These same "fast/busy/important" types also have the same attitude when the get to the centres bikeshop/cafe.