leicaman
Maximum Pace
- Sep 20, 2012
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On Saturday I went for a ride out into the mountains with @saibot . It was a rather lengthy ride with a lot of climbing so we were out there pretty much all day. Climbing back up the Daibosatsu line from Enzan and over Yanagisawa toge, we reached the top at sunset. As we started to descend towards Okutama, I thought it might be a good idea to tell @saibot to take it easy on the descent as dusk is the time when most wild animals are active. I'm very glad I did. I think we saw about 6 deer, of which I think four were on the road.
I was ahead of @saibot when we went round a fast left hander. On the inside of the corner was a big deer. I startled it and it darted out, right in front of me. I grabbed the brakes and did a lovely rear wheel skid as I zoomed around the corner, just missing the deer. Luckily we were taking it easy. If we had been going full pelt, I think I would have hit it. And judging from its size, I would have definitely lost. Those antlers wouldn't have made for a comfy landing at 70+kph.
Just thought I'd warn everyone out there about the dangers of animals out on the roads, especially around the golden hours (both morning and night).
I was ahead of @saibot when we went round a fast left hander. On the inside of the corner was a big deer. I startled it and it darted out, right in front of me. I grabbed the brakes and did a lovely rear wheel skid as I zoomed around the corner, just missing the deer. Luckily we were taking it easy. If we had been going full pelt, I think I would have hit it. And judging from its size, I would have definitely lost. Those antlers wouldn't have made for a comfy landing at 70+kph.
Just thought I'd warn everyone out there about the dangers of animals out on the roads, especially around the golden hours (both morning and night).