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  1. Melensdad

    The 'politics' of bikers passing walkers on the trail

    Found this article in Outside Magazine's online addition. Found it very interesting, and somewhat non-traditional in its approach. As a hiker I know that I've been scared many times by bikers. Personally I think bikers would do well to have a small bell on their bikes and I'd prefer that...
  2. Melensdad

    PLEASE get a BELL for your bike

    The ones who jump to the left are the English and the Aussies :rolleyes: The ones who jump to the right are residents of the normal parts of the world ;) And the couple in the middle of the path was probably on their honeymoon :p .
  3. Melensdad

    PLEASE get a BELL for your bike

    Actually on tyhe way down from the top there was a diversion for cycles. That implies that the path is for bikes up to the diversion and then again when the diversion rejoins the walking path farther down the hill.
  4. Melensdad

    PLEASE get a BELL for your bike

    There are quite a few places along the path where cycles are directed to an alternate path. I first noticed a cycling diversion just west of Pamplona and I was not looking for them either, just noticed that particular diversion. But while I saw several alternate directions for cyclist, I don't...
  5. Melensdad

    PLEASE get a BELL for your bike

    There were many times when I didn't hear any bikers until they were almost on top of me. I never wore earbuds, etc. With bike tires on some of the soft surfaces the tires are nearly silent, some of the small stone paths make a good deal of noise when the tires roll over them. So its actually...
  6. Melensdad

    PLEASE get a BELL for your bike

    Didn't intend for this thread to devolve, rather just hoped to bring up the issue of warning bells or similar devices. As I stated I really never found a cyclist who wanted to crash, and those I chatted with were friendly and considerate. I simply don't think they understand that many times we...
  7. Melensdad

    PLEASE get a BELL for your bike

    I do appreciate that everyone here is replying with generally positive posts. But I'm somewhat mystified why more of the Camino cyclists among our ranks are not really contributing. I'd love to hear more from their perspective. Agreed. I too met polite & considerate bikers. They often yelled...
  8. Melensdad

    PLEASE get a BELL for your bike

    1 - Agreed. There is no excuse. 2 - Never saw a bike that was not fitted with brakes. In fact most of the bikes seemed to be very high dollar bikes with top of the line everything, including brakes. And clearly (as I stated) the bikers had no desire to crash their (often expensive) bikes into...
  9. Melensdad

    PLEASE get a BELL for your bike

    Outside of Pamplona we saw a group of bikers collide with some English women. Fortunately no real injuries. Many people yelled "BIKE! BIKE!" as they passed. Germans were yelling "ACHTUNG!" The bikers passed at a speed that was a bit too high but it was a downhill section and the trail...

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