DOWNHILLJOURNEYGUIDE

A DOWNHILL JOURNEY GUIDE

IS A SAFETY GUIDE FOR

DOWNHHILL BEGINNERS

AND A REMINDER FOR

EXPERT RIDERS.

HERE YOU CAN FIND THE

ESSENTIAL RULES TO

FOLLOW DURING A

DOWNHILL SESSION AND

EXTRA TIPS TO REDUCE

DANGER AND HAVE

MORE FUN!

HELMETALWAYS WEAR A HELMET!

THERE IS NO GOOD REASON NOT TO

WEAR ONE!

HALF SHELLS HELMETS ARE PERFECT

FOR DAY TO DAY RIDING, SLIDING,

CARVING.

FULL FACES HELMETS ARE

RECOMMENDED WHEN YOUR RIDING IS

GETTING MORE GNARLY.

PADSSLIDE GLOVES ALLOWS QUICK

BRAKING THROUGH TIDY SLIDES AND

COMMUNICATION BY HAND CLAPS.

AFTER THOSE, KNEE PADS ARE THE

NEXT MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF

SAFETY KIT YOU CAN GET.

ONCE YOU LEARN TO GET ONTO YOUR

PADS AND GLOVES IN A CRASH, YOU

CAN PREVENT ALMOST ALL ON ROAD

INJURIES

PADSBACK PROTECTOR IS BECOMING A

MUST HAVE ITEM FOR FASTER RIDING,

YOU NEVER KNOW HOW YOU ARE

GOING TO FALL DURING A DOWNHILL

SESSION.

YOU CAN GET A LIGHTWEIGHT ONE

AND PUT IT UNDER YOUR T-SHIRT!

REFLECTORSIF YOU'RE GOING TO BE RIDING ON

ROADS THAT POTENTIALLY HAVE

TRAFFIC,

YOU CAN HELP THEM SEE YOU

WEARING REFLECTIVE GEARS.

GOOD MINIMAL IDEAS ARE: HELMET

STICKERS, ARM/WRIST BANDS,

JACKETS, HEADTORCHES.

SETUPBEFORE YOU RIDE

CHECK THAT EVERYTHING IS PROPERLY

TIGHTENED DOWN: LIKE WHEELS,

TRUCKS BOLTS ETC.

IT'S ALSO SUGGESTED TO CHOOSE THE

RIGHT SETUP ACCORDING TO WHERE

AND WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO RIDE.

SPOTTERSWHEN THE VISIBILITY IS LOW AND YOU

CAN'T SEE CARS COMING OR YOU

SIMPLY DON'T KNOW THE ROAD GET

SPOTTERS!

TAKE TURNS WITH YOUR MATES

STANDING ON THE CORNER TO LET

OTHER RIDERS KNOW IF IT'S SAFE TO

KEEP GOING.

MOBILEWITH MOBILE PHONES OR WALKIE

TALKIES YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH

YOUR MATES AND CHECK IF IT'S SAFE

TO RIDE OR LET THEM KNOW IF YOU'RE

ON YOUR WAY DOWN SO THEY CAN

STOP TRAFFIC.

MOREOVER IT'S BETTER TO HAVE A

DEVICE TO CALL SOMEBODY IN CASE

YOU NEED HELP.

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MAPSBEFORE GOING DOWNHILL IS BETTER

TO CHECK ON MAPS THE RIGHT SPOTS

WHERE TO RIDE.

IN CASE YOU ARE ON A DOWNHILL

TRIP IT’S BETTER TO BRING A MAP

WITH YOU, DOWNLOAD IT ON A DEVICE

OR USE A GPS.

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SIGNALSGETTING A BIT MORE ADVANCED BUT

PERFECT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE

SPOTTING A CORNER.

WHILE A HANDS IN THE AIR TO

INDICATE 'DANGER' WORKS,

A PROPER SIGNALLING SYSTEM IS

MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE FOR YOUR

REACTION TIMES.

BRAKEFIRST OF ALL

‘RIDE WITHIN YOUR LIMITS’

IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT A HILL

START FROM A PART WHERE YOU FEEL

CONFORTABLE AND TEST IT.

SECOND

BE SURE TO KNOW HOW TO BRAKE,

STARTING FROM THE BASIC BRAKE

FOOT TO THE SLIDES AND STAND-UPS

(IN CASE YOU ARE GOING FAST).

TECHNIQUES

GROUPONCE YOU GOT ALL THAT COVERED

YOU CAN GO FOR PACK RIDING.

BEWARE, IN THIS CASE

YOU'VE NOT ONLY GOT TO COVER

YOURSELF, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT

THE OTHER RIDERS AND WHAT'S GOING

DOWN WITH THEM.

DOUBLE CLAP

POINT

DOUBLE CLAP WHEN COMING UP

BEHIND SOMEONE.

IT SAYS YOU ARE GOING TO OVERTAKE

THE RIDER IN FRONT OF YOU DO IT

JUST IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WILL BE

ABLE TO DO IT, OTHERWISE SLOW

DOWN.

AFTER SOMEONE HAS CLAPPED YOU,

POINT IF YOU ARE GOING LEFT OR

RIGHT AND TRY TO LET THE OTHER

RIDER OVERTAKING PASS EASILY.

GO!THE SPOTTER HAS TO COMMUNICATE

CLEARLY WHEN THE ROAD IS FREE.

USE FLAGS OR WAVE ONE HARM,

NEVER SHOUT ‘GO’, IT’S BETTER TO SAY

‘FREE’ OR ‘CLEAR’

STOP! DANGER!IF THE ROAD IS UNSAFE WAVE BOTH

ARMS OR USE A RED FLAG.

DECIDE A WORD WITH YOUR FRIENDS

TO CLEARLY SAY ‘STOP’.

IF A CAR OR ANOTHER VEHICLE IS

COMING SHOUT 'CAR UP' OR 'CAR

DOWN'. ALWAYS SPECIFY

THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH THE CAR

IS COMING: CAR COMING UP THEN

HILL/CAR COMING DOWN THE HILL.

SOUND IT OFF, IF YOU HEAR IT, REPEAT

IT, EVEN IF NOBODY IS SKATING

CAR UP/DOWN!

IF YOU ARE OVERTAKING SOMEONE OR

YOU ARE NOT SURE IF THERE IS

SOMEBODY RIDING IN FRONT OF YOU

SHOU CLEARLY 'INSIDE' OR 'OUTSIDE'.

IT COMMUNICATES THE INTENTION TO

TAKE THE INSIDE/OUTSIDE LINE

THROUGH THE CORNER.

INSIDE! OUSIDE!