You can ignore whats below if by 'trails' you mean double lane paths. If you are talking single track or fireroad please read on. Reading through this thread confused me a bit because there are major differences in protocol.
Originally posted by 1oldRoadie
IF YOUR FAST, GET OFF THE PATHS AND ON THE STREET WHERE YOU CAN DICE IT UP WITH THE BIG BOYS!!!!
Whatever. Road racing speed and single track speed are 75 different things. I believe this was about trails. Jeez
These paths are not racetracks, not if there are newbies, children, strollers, bladers, walkers and radio listeners on them. Its just like some hotrodder changing lanes and driving reckless on the street...it is just not the place to play LANCE ARMSTRONG or JEFF GORDAN or whomever.
I stay at one speed on large 'groomed' paths and that is generally slow (not casual slow but definately slow) but on single track and fire trails if there are slow people I still go fast. I try to yell out 'on your left' but I like speed. Technical speed. Not roadie style.