Quote Originally Posted by PamNY View Post
What a great description -- mind if I borrow it?

By now, I am consumed with curiosity about this woman.

If both the shoulder and the turnouts are dangerous, and she can't safely stop or slow down, what does she plan to do if a car is coming toward her?
That's what I want to know.

I think we need video of this woman coming down the hill and pictures of the road. And maybe her gps tracks so we can see how slowly she comes down the hill.

What exactly do they mean by riding the brakes? I've ridden with someone from TE who literally does not gain any momentum going down a hill because her brakes are squeaking all the way down (on a road bike no less). I'd hate to be in a car behind her. I hate being on a bike behind her.

I doubt op would want her to go into the turnouts if they're unpaved.

I just picture it sort of like a driveway or a cross street - if I have a car driving behind me and there is a driveway or a cross street, I just swing into the driveway or other street about 2 feet or so - just enough that they can safely pass, and then I pop back out. This of course depends on the situation.

Everyone keeps talking about unknown dangers that lurk in the turnouts for this woman (ruts? potholes? branches?) - which yes, those exist on hills you don't know well... But this woman is lapping the hill. I'm pretty sure she's had time to investigate whether or not the turnouts have unsafe obstacles and prepare an escape policy.... Obviously, a bunny or squirrel can still run across the road and those can't be predicted - but I wouldn't want a car riding its brakes behind me if that occurred.