Was anyone riding at Mt Cootha this morning?

[willsy01]

Powerful Owl more specifically....

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...t-coot-tha-track/story-fnihsrf2-1226765788809

 

[Ridenparadise]

Sad to hear. The trail looks pretty innocuous, but fast. Cootha sure has its share of cycling tragedies on and off road.

 

[teK--]

sad news. that video doesn't help for public perception why did they put this guy on and why is his seat up so high??

 

[C0na]

I am amazed this happened. This is such a tame track. Its not even worth riding a DH bike on. Definitely a sad thing to hear.

 

[Nautonier]

49 seconds into the video looks like a fire road with nothing technical whatsoever. The idiot riding with the full face helmet and his seat at road bike height only demonstrates how easy it is for people to ride beyond their abilities on almost any trail.

 

[Dozer]

The idiot riding with the full face helmet .................

Classic......

 

[FyanAmanda]

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[foxpuppet]

Sad to hear about the rider killed, riding alone isn't always the best option but don't know the details as to wether anyone could have saved him.

In reference to the video it doesn't really look like a bush walking track in the first bit where he crashes, and the fire trail section I don't even understand how he crashed.

 

[creaky]

The video is in two parts. The first half is Pipeline (Gillians), which is a black trail. The 2nd half is Powerful Owl. It is just a steep double track / walking track. The speeds and water bars can be dangerous on these types of track.

To be honest, the video is not appropriate for that news article given the circumstances.

I believe that he was riding in a group from what the article says. Condolences to family and friends.

 

[C0na]

Pls Ignore

 

[geoff_tewierik]

It's a tragedy, out for a morning ride on a firetrail, lose control for whatever reason and hit a tree.

Quick look on Strava for Powerful Owl shows a shedload of different entries

http://www.strava.com/segments/sear..._type=cycling&min-cat=0&max-cat=5&terrain=all

Looking at one of the full climb ones shows % gradients easily in double figures, http://www.strava.com/segments/1082280

 

[willsy01]

Turns out he was best mates with a bloke on another forum I frequent

 

[C0na]

For those who would like to know what the track is like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joj8EDovwpA

I don't understand why you would ride this section of cootha with your seat so damn high. It takes 10 seconds to lower your seat. And makes for a much better/more controlled decent.

 

[cha_cha_]

waterbars. seems like every enduro i race, someone gets choppered out with a broken collarbone or something from casing a waterbar at speed. wouldn't take much to fall the wrong way and do serious damage :\

sad to hear...

 

[hazza96]

very sad to hear since i ride that trail to get home from riding at gap creek if its the bit where i think he came off at its quite steep and its very easy to pick up a fair bit of speed on.

 

[hazza96]

also that video doesnt show the steepest bit of the trail