Brown Trouser Moment

[Cubist]

interesting thats profestional tour riders descent speeds well done, they need a mountain to do it if i tuck in down a really steep hill i can hit 46 mph to pedal at that speed i need a cadence of 160+

The road Kestevan is on about loses 430 feet in the first mile. It then eases off a bit.

I've gone down the same hill on a 50-11, and trust me, 45 mph is about right.

I'm not sure Leicester will have its own version of Elland Bypass.

 

[Tynan]

you'd really like to think that long vehicles would use such a margin of error that their estimate of spped wouldn't be important

 

[Tynan]

How you mean?

I blame the design of these vehicles which mean that anything close enough to be in immediate peril cannot be seen by the driver. I don't blame the driver for this.

when did he not see the cyclist?

if you pass something, does it vanish at the moment it goes into a blind spot, or are you supposed to see it as you approach and make necessary allowance?

dear god

 

[dondare]

when did he not see the cyclist?

if you pass something, does it vanish at the moment it goes into a blind spot, or are you supposed to see it as you approach and make necessary allowance?

dear god

No, that was me going off at a bit of a tangent, a general comment concerning lorries.
If the lorry was lhd then the cyclist would ( I think ) have been visible in the mirror, had the driver looked. If it was rhd then the cyclist would have disappeared by the time the cab was along side.

I would guess that the driver could not believe that the cyclist could really have been going in excess of 70 kmph.

 

[dondare]

you'd really like to think that long vehicles would use such a margin of error that their estimate of spped wouldn't be important

I don't know that road and I don't ever go that fast on a bike but my experience with lorries generally is that they do not leave any margin for error.

 

[Kestevan]

To be honest, despite riding up and dwon that road nearly every worling day for the last 4 years, that's the first close call I've had, and most lorry drivers round here seem a sensible and well behaved lot

It's generally a very safe road, cos it's dual carriageway, and fairly open, people tend to give you plenty of room - most pull right across into the other lane to overtake, both up and downhill.

It's generally far safer than the crowded single lane into Huddersfield.

 

[Gains]

Sounds nasty mate, glad you had the alertness to avoid it ok at that speed - speaking of which well done on the speed even if it was downhill or whatever, i start to squirm at 35!lol