KGT Passing
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:45 am
Hi folks.
After chatting with Peter and John T this am I thought it a good idea to start a thread with regards to passing on the descent of KGT. Over the course of the last few weeks I have seen this occur 2 or 3 times. I ride this descent a bit to the left to apex in to the corner and stay as far away from oncoming traffic as I can while maintaining my speed to hammer on. My worry is that someone passing on my right would take my line and a crash at 60+kmh could occur.
Some of you may recall a crash last winter on KGT where a passing rider on the inside got squeezed in to a hedge (or said hedge jumped out at the rider). I think that passing at speed in to a corner on the inside is risky and should be avoided - especially as the speed is ramped up such as it is on the KGT descent.
Thoughts?
And by no means am I calling anyone out here.
After chatting with Peter and John T this am I thought it a good idea to start a thread with regards to passing on the descent of KGT. Over the course of the last few weeks I have seen this occur 2 or 3 times. I ride this descent a bit to the left to apex in to the corner and stay as far away from oncoming traffic as I can while maintaining my speed to hammer on. My worry is that someone passing on my right would take my line and a crash at 60+kmh could occur.
Some of you may recall a crash last winter on KGT where a passing rider on the inside got squeezed in to a hedge (or said hedge jumped out at the rider). I think that passing at speed in to a corner on the inside is risky and should be avoided - especially as the speed is ramped up such as it is on the KGT descent.
Thoughts?
And by no means am I calling anyone out here.