ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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The Joy of Descending...
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- North of the river
Brilliant! Great sound track.
I wouldn't like to go up it though
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I like the big grin on Leipheimer's face when the rider with the camera comes alongside him at the end!
The fact that they know there isn't much traffic on that road is probably why they feel safe to descend that way, but there were some vehicles at the side of the road halfway down. Risky!
I'm a fine one to talk - I once did a fast descent on a twisty turny road through some local woods and almost ended up with my head up a horse's bum after a blind bend!
The fact that they know there isn't much traffic on that road is probably why they feel safe to descend that way, but there were some vehicles at the side of the road halfway down. Risky!
I'm a fine one to talk - I once did a fast descent on a twisty turny road through some local woods and almost ended up with my head up a horse's bum after a blind bend!
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That was in the same thread on the other forum but I've seen that lots of times before - still a great clip though!
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I like the big grin on Leipheimer's face when the rider with the camera comes alongside him at the end!
The fact that they know there isn't much traffic on that road is probably why they feel safe to descend that way, but there were some vehicles at the side of the road halfway down. Risky!
I'm a fine one to talk - I once did a fast descent on a twisty turny road through some local woods and almost ended up with my head up a horse's bum after a blind bend!
An excellent video indeed - thanks for posting it.
I'm not sure it is quite so on-the-edge as the camera suggests, though - such footage always accentuates apparent risks and the feeling of being on the edge or at the mercy of unseen dangers (because there is minimal sensory feedback just watching it), but I find it always feels fine when you're the rider actually doing this sort of thing, and they clearly have things well under control. Enormous fun, and skilful, nonetheless.
