Don't park yourself in the middle of a black diamond downhill mountain bike trail! So simple. Look up and cross the trail if you are climbing. Having a pow wow with your buddies on the middle of the gnarliest part of a DH trail is just F'ing stupid. There's lots of space on either side to hang around. This is a lot of wasted energy. Also, contacting someones employer to complain about them riding fast down a trail is so lame. I completely disagree with the poster of this thread and think his actions were reckless. Does that mean I should contact his employer and complain about him??
You weren't there to see it. Neither was I. I was just the reactive zealot who suggested contacting the sponsor (not employer), but only if it was clear recklessness accompanied by unwarranted rudeness. The internet did the rest.
Etiquette, manners. So freaking hard to fathom these days. can't blame it on Strava. However, seem to be lots of riders that aren't simply glad to see others on the trail, or seem reluctant to consider any suggestion to change their ways for others. Instead of welcoming and accommodating, we all have to compete compete compete. Have to PB, have to own the trail, have to be entitled to stand my ground, have to stake my claim.
How about slowing down, saying hi, making sure each other is all good. Yes, stay out of the way whenever possible, but also expect people to be in your way now and then.
I still stick to the suggestion, that if someone is out there creating unnecessary risks to others, and they're doing it in the name of being awesome and flying their team colours, those team colours can attract both negative and positive reports. I will always side with the slower rider A) because of the Alpine code [in whatever limited scope it applies to MTB], B)because casual riders and those unfamiliar with the trail network are many, and elite riders are few (and elitist), and C) because I believe the future of the sport is dependent upon some modicum of restraint and a bit of brakes, and erring to accommodate all potential obstacles (not just other riders), and not just catering all etiquette towards going faster faster faster.