MichaelB wrote:Daccordi Rider wrote: [Best decent? I use Greenhill Rd mostly but I also live at the bottom so that works. Old Freeway is also good. Old Norton is the worst! The thing with decending is to relax and not grip too tight.
+1
Old Belair is a hoot to descend as well
I used to ride up and down Old Belair or Windy Point going to school every day, in the 70's.
One memorable morning flying down the Old Belair on my Malvern Star Chopper I passed a Mini Moke with the side open and said "Nice day for a walk." The driver spun around so quick I am surprised he didn't drive off the edge.
Another time as I was coming into the first of the two tight bends my rear wheel locked up. After several tank slappers I landed and slid to a halt. I knew there was a car behind me so I reached out and dragged my bike over the top of myself to stop the car running it over.
Back in those days the Old Belair was a patchwork of covered pot holes and a drain that ran diagonally over the road just below the second of the two tight turns at the top.