I love getting lost but perhaps consider we all should consider planned routes?

CasterTroy · 10-12-2009, 09:00 AM

I don't ride mountain rides or aggressive ride alone for that reason

Where my buddy Brian crashed was where we rode a lot....Deals gap kinda roads with deep ravines and thick forest. Where he came to rest was so remote and far down that he may never have been recovered....until another accident put someone in the same place.

I took my wife there the next day and her only comment (besides a gasp) was that if he did that route alone (which he would have done if I couldn't have gone) and came to the same fate....he would have NEVER been found...even if he told everyone his plans.

No cell reception, and you can forget seeing the sky.

Before that happened I never would have traveled that road alone...but you can bet your ass you'll never see me rollin thru there solo NOW.

I know a lot of you love the solo deal....but gravel, oil, deer, faulty tire mfg issue...there's SO many factors that can make a solo ride on a remote road dangerous.

Disclaimer: Understand this is what’s around me...so this is my frame of reference

Where if you cook that corner and go over the edge...there may be a 50-300 ft drop before you stop

10-12-2009, 09:00 AM	#8
CasterTroy ................ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,028	I don't ride mountain rides or aggressive ride alone for that reason Where my buddy Brian crashed was where we rode a lot....Deals gap kinda roads with deep ravines and thick forest. Where he came to rest was so remote and far down that he may never have been recovered....until another accident put someone in the same place. I took my wife there the next day and her only comment (besides a gasp) was that if he did that route alone (which he would have done if I couldn't have gone) and came to the same fate....he would have NEVER been found...even if he told everyone his plans. No cell reception, and you can forget seeing the sky. Before that happened I never would have traveled that road alone...but you can bet your ass you'll never see me rollin thru there solo NOW. I know a lot of you love the solo deal....but gravel, oil, deer, faulty tire mfg issue...there's SO many factors that can make a solo ride on a remote road dangerous. Disclaimer: Understand this is what’s around me...so this is my frame of reference Where if you cook that corner and go over the edge...there may be a 50-300 ft drop before you stop __________________ “Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.” Viktor Frankl