Originally Posted by
californiagrown
Its pretty easy to recognize the corners with poor sight distance where conflict might happen while riding uphill, and choose the line where a descending rider wouldnt ride, or where they couldnt hold any speed. Its also pretty easy to avoid riding up popular descending trails, especially at high usage times. Common sense, and situational awareness go a long ways.
Huh? Do you never ride actual singletrack or bench-cut trails? We're not all riding on 6 foot wide paths where one can just stay off to the side and leave room for descending bros to blast past.
Courtesy and attention are required, and uphill has ROW. DH riders should stop, not just ride off to the side and make trails wider. Keep singletrack single!
But yes, uphill riders need to pay attention and be aware. On the very popular bi-directional trail near my house I often whistle or call out when approaching the many blind corners on sidehills, and I recognize that even if both people are being careful it's impossible to eliminate the risk of a head-on.
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