SV collects some cyclists...

Sorry if this is "Hitler bike", I don't spend enough time here these days to stay abreast.

http://www.visordown.com/snippets/ca...hts/22776.html

[ChrisCurvyS]

That's been doing the rounds - didn't notice it was an SV. Poor cyclists.

That Mullholland Highway YouTube channel is well worth subscribing too - lots of good examples of good/bad cornering, with slow-mo replays to analyse the technique.

Shouldn't laugh but this cool sleevless guy getting his elbow down on a Harley is priceless -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYxU_lYBHpY

Esp the way he springs up and tries to walk away after the crash, as though nothing happened...

Yes, Mullholland is ridiculous, it makes Tail of the Dragon look like a Mecca for good driving/riding in comparison.

Found this on one of the related posts.

"Americans can ride bikes, but there's something about the ones that head to Mulholland Highway that would make you think otherwise. I don't know a stretch of road in the UK that suffers as many crashes.

Do as many bikers fall off on Snake Pass or the Cat 'n Fiddle?

What I find amazing about Mulholland Highway is the amount of riders who fall off at almost exactly the same point on the same corner. Was the road designed by Harry Houdini?"

It made me laugh. Clearly the problem is that the road has corners and many (by no means all though) American riders have not seen any of these and don;t know what to do.

That Harley one is classic lol

[timwilky]

still, silly of this twitter numpty to tweet about hit/run a cyclist.

[jonny.boyd]

this news story has a fair bit more information. What an idiot she is!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013...n_3311809.html

Yeah i heard about that stupid bint

[ChrisCurvyS]

Originally Posted by ClunkintheUK

Found this on one of the related posts.

"Americans can ride bikes, but there's something about the ones that head to Mulholland Highway that would make you think otherwise. I don't know a stretch of road in the UK that suffers as many crashes.

Do as many bikers fall off on Snake Pass or the Cat 'n Fiddle?

What I find amazing about Mulholland Highway is the amount of riders who fall off at almost exactly the same point on the same corner. Was the road designed by Harry Houdini?"

It made me laugh. Clearly the problem is that the road has corners and many (by no means all though) American riders have not seen any of these and don;t know what to do.

I think it's a road that attracts a lot of novices and tourists but I think you get a lot of offs on that corner in particular because it's a deceptively tricky one that tightens in the middle. Makes a lot of people panic and stand the bike up and as soon as the tyres hit the dirt, you've lost it.

There were a lot of people in the comments accusing the guy with the YouTube channel of putting oil down but really don't think that's likely - no evidence whatsoever and he'd get lynched. Plus, there are videos of good riders getting their elbows down and managing knee-down two-up.

Originally Posted by ClunkintheUK

"Americans can ride bikes, but there's something about the ones that head to Mulholland Highway that would make you think otherwise. I don't know a stretch of road in the UK that suffers as many crashes.

Do as many bikers fall off on Snake Pass or the Cat 'n Fiddle?

What I find amazing about Mulholland Highway is the amount of riders who fall off at almost exactly the same point on the same corner. Was the road designed by Harry Houdini?"

I will say this of American riders; it's harder to tell which are the good ones.
In the UK, there's enough "going on" (with the road itself, other traffic, etc.) that usually within seconds, I am able to form a pretty accurate opinion of what the rider is like. The overwhelming majority of times, when I then follow the rider for a period of time, this opinion is confirmed through their actions. In the states, particularly in fairly empty rural areas, you can follow someone doing 55mph for 10 minutes and still be none the wiser of whether they're going to crash when they come to the stop line or run wide when you finally reach a bend.