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[andrewsmith]

Oi Mavi they're complaining about your holidays lol

At least it's not 28 days later

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[carelesschucca]

Originally Posted by Bibio

thats the whole point about the stelvio is the switchbacks.

Thinking about your Euro trio please tell me you are planning on doing Grossglockner High Alpine Road. Never been but the photos of it and descriptions make me wanna go there for a day.

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

Never been there.
Stunning scenery but if you really look at the road, the bends appear too tight to carry any appreciable speed which usually makes for a tiring ride wrestling the bike through every curve.
Of course i could be all wrong.

Pushbikes....
I hate pushbikes.
I apologize to all of you who ride them.
But they are always, always , always in the way in the mountains and what's worse they act as if they own the road.
Over here most won't mind blocking you by riding two wide if they are going downhill.
Made more irritating by them looking round at you several times and still not moving over.

I find getting up really close to them at 8k rpms or better tends to move them out of the way in a hurry.
Sometimes they just need reminding who has the biggest tires, the biggest brakes, and the biggest bxlls.
That's right!!! Move over!!!!



Thanks I feel better now.
I'll get me coat.

Bill for president!!

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by carelesschucca

Thinking about your Euro trio please tell me you are planning on doing Grossglockner High Alpine Road. Never been but the photos of it and descriptions make me wanna go there for a day.

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[andrewsmith]

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[maviczap]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Oi Mavi they're complaining about your holidays lol

At least it's not 28 days later

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Lol

It was only me on my jack jones, so no one had any problems getting past me. That's the best thing about French roads, plenty of space, not like the UK road.

Its not the cyclists you need to worry about, but the supercar drivers who regularly drive these routes, and you'll find them clipping the apex on your side of the road. Stelvio's full of them, as are roads up to the L'iseran summit, basically any road with lots of switchbacks, they're magnets for the super car owners.

[andrewsmith]

Lol

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[DarrenSV650S]

I got hit in the chest by a duck today. I was only going about 30 but it did hurt a bit!

It was waddling across the road as I came round a corner quite quick. I slowed down trying to decide which way I should go. It looked like it was going to just keep walking, right up until the last second when it flew up and in between my arms. Stupid thing managed to fly away from me ok though, probably wondering what just happened

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

I got hit in the chest by a duck today. I was only going about 30 but it did hurt a bit!

It was waddling across the road as I came round a corner quite quick. I slowed down trying to decide which way I should go. It looked like it was going to just keep walking, right up until the last second when it flew up and in between my arms. Stupid thing managed to fly away from me ok though, probably wondering what just happened

you're a lucky boy then!

[littleoldman2]

I'm at a complete loss as to wear to go for this Sundays ride out. About 300 - 350 miles are OK if I'm on my own or can get Mrs LOM out of bed at a sensible hour.