Ahhhh, the police took one look at me and realised I wasn't some kid messing about. I was driving sensible and all that and was 28 at the time. Had I been younger or younger looking then they might have pulled me.
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Ahhhh, the police took one look at me and realised I wasn't some kid messing about. I was driving sensible and all that and was 28 at the time. Had I been younger or younger looking then they might have pulled me.
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I can highly recommend it mate.
There are lots of companies that do mountain biking down it but there is only one reputable company called Gravity Bolivia, they cost a bit more but they are professional. All the top bikes too. My only gripe was because the bikes had disc brakes, with my weight it wasn't long before I boiled the brakes and I ended up with none, so I ended up in front all the way down.
When yer get to the bottom they take yer off to an animal sanctuary that's full of monkeys and other amazing creatures. They are always looking for volunteers too.
Wow nice one, what happens when you meet a truck coming the other way? Splat?
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:lol: Fairy snuff :lol:
Wow nice one, what happens when you meet a truck coming the other way? Splat?
Very little traffic on that road now, only traffic we saw was going down when we stopped but we soon overtook em again. Thing is, you have to ride right on the edge too.
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When I did it we had to meet in a Cafe in the centre of La Paz. Feeling a bit under the weather I ordered an extra large hot choc to take away.
Sitting in the mini bus I commented to the guide that my drink tasted funny and I wanted to go back to complain when we got back he asked what I ordered. When i told him hot choc he said "Don't you realise the choc round here is made from coke. so not only did I go down the death road with no brakes, I did it high as a kite too.
When I did it we had to meet in a Cafe in the centre of La Paz. Feeling a bit under the weather I ordered an extra large hot choc to take away.
Sitting in the mini bus I commented to the guide that my drink tasted funny and I wanted to go back to complain when we got back he asked what I ordered. When i told him hot choc he said "Don't you realise the choc round here is made from coke.
so not only did I go down the death road with no brakes, I did it high as a kite too.
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THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS ROAD | Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking - all about mountain bike rides, bike races, cycle touring and more
When I did it we had to meet in a Cafe in the centre of La Paz. Feeling a bit under the weather I ordered an extra large hot choc to take away.
Sitting in the mini bus I commented to the guide that my drink tasted funny and I wanted to go back to complain when we got back he asked what I ordered. When i told him hot choc he said "Don't you realise the choc round here is made from coke.
hahaha :hysterically_laughiChrist I'm surprised you're still here to tell the tale, must have been some experience though.
Perhaps I will just observe the death road from a safe distance, enjoy a coke-chocolate and watch the tourists plunge to their deaths instead?
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Christ I'm surprised you're still here to tell the tale, must have been some experience though.
Perhaps I will just observe the death road from a safe distance, enjoy a coke-chocolate and watch the tourists plunge to their deaths instead?
****ing amazing experience, lost all me piccys because they were on me camera that got nicked in Lima.
Would do it again in a flash.
Yer get an eye opener 5 minutes in because the guide stops and makes you peer over the edge where you can see a crashed bus that killed everyone in it.
If you do it and decide it's not for you they will put your bike back on the bus and you can get back on.
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i did mine in the summer and it worked out about £500 all inGreaaat.
I do wanna take the B+E test though, would be useful. Bet it's expensive though
I dun fancy that!
Russia, Mongolia and China by train (Trans Siberian) is awesome though.
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Oh well that's not too bad, considering how much use I would make of it. I'll have to have a think about that, might be worth doing next year.
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I think the test comes in around the £115 mark.....but depending on level of experience, a couple of half-day lessons might be advised - not least coz that way you know the procedure, and what to expect. Also worth popping down to local test centre and watching a couple of victims undertake the reversing maneouvre etc...I do wanna take the B+E test though, would be useful. Bet it's expensive though
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Yer get an eye opener 5 minutes in because the guide stops and makes you peer over the edge where you can see a crashed bus that killed everyone in it.
If you do it and decide it's not for you they will put your bike back on the bus and you can get back on.
So they show you a crashed bus, to encourage you to get back on the bus?
Crazy!
MW
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I think the test comes in around the £115 mark.....but depending on level of experience, a couple of half-day lessons might be advised - not least coz that way you know the procedure, and what to expect. Also worth popping down to local test centre and watching a couple of victims undertake the reversing maneouvre etc...
Sounds about right. I'm pretty good already at reversing/parking trailers (have had some experience with an old Fordson Major tractor and apple cart), so yeah might be able to get away with a couple of lessons. I've also towed a small trailer tent and a teardrop caravan on occasion too, so not a complete novice. Reckon it's worth it at that price.
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So they show you a crashed bus, to encourage you to get back on the bus?
Crazy!
MW
"You can either sit in this wrecked bus with the decomposing tourists or get on yer bike down that hill. What's it gonna be?"
So they show you a crashed bus, to encourage you to get back on the bus?
Crazy!
MW
Nah! they show you the wrecked bus (local passenger service bus) in the hope it will stop you from being a dickhead and ride sensibly.
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With that sort of experience you shouldn't find it too difficult, it would probably still be worth having a couple of lessons with a LGV trainer to make sure you understand the requirements of the test. As well as the reversing exercise there's the uncoupling and recoupling exercise.Sounds about right. I'm pretty good already at reversing/parking trailers (have had some experience with an old Fordson Major tractor and apple cart), so yeah might be able to get away with a couple of lessons. I've also towed a small trailer tent and a teardrop caravan on occasion too, so not a complete novice. Reckon it's worth it at that price.
It's not worth failing the test because you dont know what you are required to do (which is different to not being able to do it),
If you plan on using your own vehicle and trailer you also need to know about the minimum test vehicle requirements - they're on DirectGov too (scroll down for B+E).
