Deadly KOM chasing.

[Milzy]

I can’t stand this guy, he’s dangerous & wreckless.

View: https://youtu.be/NgK3gve12fs

 

[fossyant]

Hmm, not clever.

 

[AndyRM]

He likes Aphex Twin though, so he can't be all that bad.

 

[Drago]

Many years ago I was stupid enough to be on Strava, when one day J noticed I was ranked 11th on a local segment. That was very decent, considering that would have been set on a sportive commuter bike with mudguards and rucksack.

So for a few days I paid attention and poured on a bit of power, just got a feel for what was required and when.

And then on a rest day I attacked it on my Felt roadie.

I got a good run in, took the corner well to set up a nice fast entry, and then hammered it like id never done before in my life. I got past the end point, smacked the power for another second of so to be sure, and then backed off.

And thats when I nearly fainted. I manged to pull up safely and take a minute or two to gather myself and was OK to carry on gingerly home, but that really frightened my and I deleted my Strava account that evening so I wouldn't be tempted to do something so stupid again.

I did get the KoM, which was a helluva achievement for a then 250lb bodybuilder in his early 40s, but the cost could have been injury or death if I'd fainted while on the move or pushed myself into a heart attack.

This guy is a gold plated prat. We had a name for road users like him in the dibble - Organ Donors.

 

[wafter]

He likes Aphex Twin though, so he can't be all that bad.

Tbh Aphex Twin was probably responsible; bet he was just popping to the shops for some more Horlicks until Polynomial C came up on the playist...

 

[Ian H]

I find videos like that much scarier than actually riding. I've never got beyond 90km/hr. Much more cautious nowadays.

 

[Drago]

90+ kmh on a narrow road with no safe exit, very limited view, and no means of quickly slowing/stopping/avoiding anything is suicidal. Hes not reading the surface at all (a change of colour indicates a change in available grip) and just hammering and turning in regardless.

And his lines were hilarious for someone that claims to know what they're doing. Hes just a prat that can't tell the difference between fast riding and fast risk taking.

 

[Homers Double]

That's pretty quick and a tad scary!

I must admit that on the descent of Blackstone Edge (the A58) I can and do ride ride the full thing without touching my brakes but use my body as a kind of parachute approaching the bends.
I know it well and it's quite easy which I'm sure the subject of this discussion has the same opinion of Kirkstone.

That said I never hit those kinds of speeds and I'm about 50 seconds off the pace having just had a look on strava.

 

[ktmbiker58]

Interesting to see that most of the comments on his YouTube video are - shall we say - highly critical of his behaviour.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

What a chump.

 

[fossyant]

I know someone who had a very bad crash on that Pass !

 

[ivegotabike]

Is the only practical difference between the his ride and the rest of the top 10 the fact that he posted the video?

 

[Homers Double]

That and 15 seconds...

 

[T4tomo]

At the time when Strava was in its infancy I always questioned why it would allow the creation of a downhill KOM segment, always seemed pointless and dangerous.

 

[Dogtrousers]

At that rate he might not be "wreckless" for very long.