Lawers Dam

Ian.B
Ian.B Posts: 732
edited April 2013 in Commuting chat
From the Guardian:
Daredevil cyclist Adam Flint rides down the Lawers Dam on Lochan na Lairige ahead of the Highland Perthshire Cycling Festival in Scotland


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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    I'd be more impressed if he rode up it.
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  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    The 4 miles or so that the Etape Cal goes up Glen Lyon would be considerably more entertaining if it kept going another 15 or more to Bridge of Balgie and then up the Lawers road - nice little climb to over 1800ft.
    Adding in a ride up and down the dam wall would really sort the men from the boys.
  • kelsen
    kelsen Posts: 2,003
    rubertoe wrote:
    I'd be more impressed if he rode up it.
    Agree. Gravity's doing most of the work here :lol:
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Bet that KoM stays unchallenged for a wee while :mrgreen:
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  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    Bet that KoM stays unchallenged for a wee while :mrgreen:

    ooh I dunno - the one time I have ridden up Ben Lawers (and it is a cracking climb!), I'd have happily thrown myself off the dam to end the suffering....
    Stuff about riding a bike a long way
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 27,624
    Can't help thinking that it's not so much the riding down a 60 degree slope as what he's planning to do at the bottom that's impressive.
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