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scr1be
10-02-08, 11:45 AM
not sure if it's been posted. sorry if it has, i haven't been around.



http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Downhill/video/x2m62b_mondial-du-vtt-descente-de-venosc-c

dminor
10-02-08, 12:50 PM
Saw that over on RM today. Strikes me as a romp on the world's narrowest fire road. A lot of chatter on the other forum about the passing.
norcodirtjumper
10-02-08, 03:11 PM
Wow, that was crazy. Where is that?

ca7erham
10-02-08, 03:11 PM
A lot of chatter on the other forum about the passing.

Cant argue with that one.
dminor
10-02-08, 03:38 PM
Wow, that was crazy. Where is that?Les Deux Alpes, France


Can't argue with that one.Other than the obvious passed-rider-plummeting-into-an-abyss safety issue, the passing itself is pretty mild . . . depending on your perspective.
ca7erham
10-02-08, 03:52 PM
I wasn't referring to the passing its self (not to bad for the width of the trail) but more along the lines of the etiquette or lack there of.
dminor
10-02-08, 04:11 PM
^^ Agreed. Most of it was sneak-attack or a whistle at the last second. Bad.
ca7erham
10-02-08, 04:16 PM
^^ Agreed. Most of it was sneak-attack or a whistle at the last second. Bad.

I have never been downhilling (mtb) but I have been downhilling (ski) and found that most people gave some advanced warning. Is this the way it is for downhilling (mtb) in most cases?
dminor
10-02-08, 09:53 PM
Advance warning is the etiquette norm for sure. Things that work against you hearing of course are wind noise, a full-face helmet, the general chatter of terrain and your bike if the course is rough and your own focus and concentration on what's ahead of you - - especially if you are really pushing it.

Generally, though, slower riders knowing that they are in a mixed-ability situation (say, an open practice) should be in tune to what is going on behind them as well and be ready to yield to the faster riders overtaking them.
solbrothers
10-02-08, 10:17 PM
lawrence fishburn rides with a whistle in his mouth