Quote ="Inflatable_Armadillo"As an ex-racing cyclist it is the speed of their descending that I most admire. I was generally held to be quite a good descender and have big 'kahunas' but the pro's are just fearless. I remember seeing Mr Armstrong come down the Gallibier (as we did not get there in time to ride to the top!) chasing a break on his own and having ridden down it few times at what I thought was a fast pace, Armstrong just made me look like I was pootling down it!
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By my standards, and I have the kahunas of a small gerbil, I flew down Hartside in the Lakes last weekend, absolutely flew down, loved it.
Of course it meant that I missed my right turn near the bottom and had to turn around and go back uphill again, but still, great fun
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