Not often enough to be of concern. Just ride within your limits. Dont go screaming back down because there are some sharp turns and steep drops.

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who's smarter than you're? i'm!

The winds can really whip around up there. There have been times on the down hill that I was going slower than up hill due to wind issues. I love the climb.

Sorry to hear about the death.

Reports say it occurred near Rose Canyon lake and that the cyclist lost control on a curve and crashed. Sad to hear. There are certainly steep descents on Lemmon but Rose Canyon isn't one of them. As stated previously this doesn't happen very often at all. Know your limits and stay far from them on the decent. Also, make sure that you're bike is mechanically sound.

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Why don't we take a 5 minute brake...?

Rarely do people crash on that descent. I can think of 3 people I know who have done so. 2 hit rocks and lost control and one was tackled by an irate driver.

did you actually run into the 2 cyclists who were helping the crash victim? They are both friends of mine.

EDIT: those 3 crashes were in the 15 years I've lived in AZ. Any given day weekend day there are >100 cyclists on the mtn. Motorcycles & cars probably crash more often then cyclists.

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