garyboy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:07 pm
wot it say??
it not appear on my wikipedia?
"The name of the pass is a tribute to a tragedy that occurred in February 1789: a mother with her two children, who left Auronzo di Cadore for Cortina d'Ampezzo in search of work, died of frostbite near the pass. In memory of what happened, three wooden crosses were erected"
Great stuff. And top weather for the Stelvio. You're covering some proper distances too!
Last time I went up the Stelvio, I made the huge mistake of doing it on a Bimota. Nightmare. The bars don't turn far enough to get round the hairpins. You trap your fingers between the bars and the tank and you just have to flop into the corner as if you're about to topple over, then gas out of it. Fine until a bloody campervan is coming the other way.
It's still a bloody impressive ride with views to die for. God - did you know that the original old 'road' still exists? It's all rocky and fallen apart but you can try it on an enduro/trail bike. Ridiculous hairpins and drop offs with no tarmac.
Godspeed wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:33 pm
Right. Unfortunately the English are now banned from ever venturing over the Stelvio Pass....
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That's awesome Chris, I have been that sort of way loads of times but still haven't made it to the Stelvio mainly due to adverse weather. To do it on that bike is bloody impressive
