grinding my way up Mt Gravatt this morning. Was about 70% up on the second lap and was nearly collected head-on by an idiot rider descending at pace. I was as far to the left on my side of the road as I could possible be, and this pr*ck crosses the line through a blind corner. Hope you read this you f#cking [censored]!! And remember next time it could be a car taking up the whole lane, you t$ol!
[Rider in question wore a long sleeve Acqua & Sapone with a red met helmet and (I think) he was riding a cannondale 3000 - the no paint version with red decals. He had a goatee and had a sh!t-scared look on his face - not unlike mine at the time, I'm sure]
I hope he wasn't having a mechanical / break fail. If he did, the hairiest parts of the descent were still ahead of him.
Same things happens on a weekend morning, idiots flying down that hill regardless of oncoming traffic...with and without a motor.
I will hit up Mt Gravatt, if I should see your 'friend' I will word him up.
-- Rhino-x
Yep, sadly its situatio normal. I haven't had any close shaves there yet, but have seen plenty of ridersflirting with the centreline.
With all the blind corners, I'm way too chicken sh!t to ride anywhere but on the extreme left!!! Nice hill for training though... *grins* And only 1.2km from my driveway, so its handy too!!
Was anyone else climbing Mt Gravatt this morning? I did two laps and there was a rather 'unusual' person sitting in a car, playing music so loud you could hear it from a couple hundered meters away. I am talking, very loud, the amoutn of base coming form the car help palpatate my heart...
Was anyone else climbing Mt Gravatt this morning? I did two laps and there was a rather 'unusual' person sitting in a car, playing music so loud you could hear it from a couple hundered meters away. I am talking, very loud, the amoutn of base coming form the car help palpatate my heart...
-- Rhino-x
*laughs* I'm pretty sure that's a feature - he's the resident metronome to help you set your cadence to...
Abby (who was being bootcamped by Tam this morning....)
Same things happens on a weekend morning, idiots flying down that hill regardless of oncoming traffic...with and without a motor.
I will hit up Mt Gravatt, if I should see your 'friend' I will word him up.
-- Rhino-x
Yep, sadly its situatio normal. I haven't had any close shaves there yet, but have seen plenty of ridersflirting with the centreline.
With all the blind corners, I'm way too chicken sh!t to ride anywhere but on the extreme left!!! Nice hill for training though... *grins* And only 1.2km from my driveway, so its handy too!!
Cheers, Abby
Is there still that nasty pothole on the way down, centre of the left lane, just after the last (flatter) hairpin before the loose S's start? I wonder if that's why people swing wide?
Is there still that nasty pothole on the way down, centre of the left lane, just after the last (flatter) hairpin before the loose S's start? I wonder if that's why people swing wide?
Is there still that nasty pothole on the way down, centre of the left lane, just after the last (flatter) hairpin before the loose S's start? I wonder if that's why people swing wide?
Tam
yes, its still there!
-- Rhino-x
Maybe a local *looks pointedly at Abby* should write to HIS (Abby)/her member for some road mending...
