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Friday, June 17, 2005

Mountain biking on the world most dangerous road

I returned safely after completing the world most dangerous road on a mountain bike. The trek is not very difficult from a technical point of view, it is mostly a dirt road which cars, trucks and buses use as well, but the cliffs on the side of the road are very deep, hundreds of meters at some points, and a mistake can cost you your life, but as long as you follow the safety instructions, and stay concentrated on the road, rather than watching the scenery or the birds for example, you should be fine.

The first part of the road was paved, including a few inclines towards the end, when we reached the unpaved part , the road was blocked due to maintenance work, and we had to wait until 12 until it was opened again. Earlier I decided to rent the more expensive but more comfortable rare suspension bike, which is generally slower and is less efficient when going up hill, but much more comfortable on the bumpy dirt road going down. Biking and or driving down is a very interrupted affair, you have to stop every once in a while to allow trucks going up to pass. The cars and trucks on this road drive on the LEFT side of the road, this allows the drivers to better see where the edge of the road, so we rode on the left side as well (the edge side). Anyway no body had a fall, and we all reached the end of the track unharmed.

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