[freakrock]

Like:
-when your local course, the one you and your friends build, is considered one of the best in the country.

-when after an important race the producer, who previously told you and the crew to build something spectacular in a certain spot, says something like "my bad... -when i said spectacular, i didn't really mean THAT spectacular"

-the feeling of progressing and slowly becoming a better rider

-having an awesome weekend thanks to biking

Dislike:
-Racing instead of being having fun with my friends while doing an infinite amount of runs.

-being "on the air" and knowing that as soon as you land, it will hurt

HATE:
-when you sell your bike, don't ride dh in 10 months, and gain about 35lbs

 

[redride]

likes:

doing train runs while practising for the race with ur team mates;
the tunnel vision;
shuttles;
clean pinned runs.

dislike:

the waiting

 

[norbar]

Best - Gnarly Rock sections, overcoming my fears about doing sth crazy, being the fastest
Worst - Injuries, Trails that are only turns and the DH name is just becuase someone planned a race there while is really a light FR track when a dh bike is a real pain in the ass, being the slowest

 

[kidwoo]

My favorite part is the clothes.

The new fashion standards get higher and better every year and I look forward to looking my absolute best in 08.

Thanks to more videos, online blogs and the existence of a dedicated gravity riding magazine, I know months in advance just how good I'm going to look.

 

[ire]

My favorite part of racing is seeing my friends and practice. The part I like best about riding is finding cool trails that flow and have a mix of terrain....a killer run puts a big smile on my face

 

[bullcrew]

My favorite part is the clothes.

The new fashion standards get higher and better every year and I look forward to looking my absolute best in 08.

Thanks to more videos, online blogs and the existence of a dedicated gravity riding magazine, I know months in advance just how good I'm going to look.

LMAO!
Theres truth t that, I like to know how Im going to look while Im crashing.

 

[Jim Mac]

My favorite part of racing is seeing my friends and practice. The part I like best about riding is finding cool trails that flow and have a mix of terrain....a killer run puts a big smile on my face

True, a lot of riding is really a way to connect with your friends (and to pin it with them!)

 

[dhkid]

what i like about dh? dh it self and everything associated with it, going fast, finding weaknesses, working at them. racing, pushing your self. meeting awesome friends. adrenaline rush, being in the zone. going out riding to get away from it all, leaving your worries behind, just you and you bike, and what ever you want to do. feeling that you have accomplished something. going on road trips, racing at new tracks different riders. everything.

 

[El Spazmiestro]

likes: puddles, picking mud out of leg hair, falling
dislikes: people faster than me

 

[bullcrew]

Pros: All of if
Cons: Not being able to do it more
(edited: additional con is a bruised A$$ from landing WAY TOO HARD!)

 

[jonKranked]

my favorite things about downhill:

-trying to look like sam hill
-talking sh!t on the internet
-pinkshirtphotos
-bacon

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

Going so fast that pedaling is pointless and the voices of reason within you are screaming for mercy at the top of their lungs. Also, being around a lot of like-minded people. Good times!

 

[Rover Nick]

...The stems. I really like DH stems

 

[skatetokil]

i usually take the stems out . . .

 

[TankerX]

Love railing berms.
..berms
...berms
..course with flowy jumps
..riding with bros

 

[bdamschen]

Likes:
Shoving my visor up as far as it can go
Matching
Not wearing pads
growing my hair REALLY long
Talking about how fast my bike looks
Collecting sponsors on sponsorhouse


Dislikes:
People who are actually fast

 

[deadatbirth]

my favorite things about downhill:

-trying to look like sam hill
-talking sh!t on the internet
-pinkshirtphotos
-bacon

and not platty?

and btw, ill be out there in March now i think..Bad Religion is playing West Hollywood then and ima gonna goa seem em

 

[Huck Banzai]

Dirt with no poop in it.
Pooping in the woods (where no one will ride over it, I am SOOOO considerate.)
Riding my bicycle really fast through bumps n jumps.
Riding my bicycle really slow through bumps n jumps.
Riding my bicycle.
Eating delicious food afterwards and gassing my co-pilot.

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

my favorite things about downhill:

-trying to look like sam hill
-talking sh!t on the internet
-pinkshirtphotos
-bacon

yeah boie... how long do i have to be around on the east coast taking picturegraphs to get put into a legend?

 

[jell-oe]

Best:
Going fast in hard sections
Having the spectators cheer really loud if you really are going fast through a hard section
Hanging with pals
Worst:
Falling
Really stupid falls
And expensive parts breaking

 

[The Mad Haderer]

im supposed to like this crap?

 

[ReVolVeRage]

i usually take the stems out . . .

 

[dirttastesgood]

My favorite part is the clothes.

The new fashion standards get higher and better every year and I look forward to looking my absolute best in 08.

i always knew you were a flaming homo.

 

[Steve M]

I love that feeling you get when you stay off the brakes and flow through something faster than you've ever done before, so effortlessly... makes you feel like a champion even if you're a total punter. I also love that feeling when the bike is just ragged as hell and for some reason it doesn't worry me, like you just KNOW it'll be ok... so it is.

 

[Beast]

Shabs!

 

[arboc!]

i like wooshing my bike

 

[Banshee Rider]

open slope flat turns
the sound my bike makes thru brake bumps

 

[Huck Banzai]

I like all the seafood and pom-poms

 

[BRIANBUELL]

SHABS for sure!

 

[Sir_Crackien]

best:
just having a good day when everything is going right.

worst:
not being able to get into the zone and wrecking left and right

 

[nvd]

To many positive things to designate only one. Riding in general is just a wicked good time, travelling is a ton of fun, meeting lots of cool people is pretty sweet, racing, jumping, drifting, even skidding is a blast.

The only real negative for me is medical bills, but that's my own fault.

 

[dan wask]

I like courses with big rocks and soft loamy berms.

 

[caputo1989]

...something like this is what almost paralyzed me back in June...

Cooked it too hot into a downhill right-hander dropping off a big rock, and upon landing I forgot about this flat rock that stuck up staight out of the ground like a half-buried dinner plate. Managed to brake a bit but my front wheel hit it and I went OTB front-flipping into a tree. Thank God for my Dainese.

Not a good time... my doctors agree.



My favorite part is just flat out pinning it on the straightaways and railing (or if I'm lucky) drifting a corner. Jumps are super fun too, but for me - there is a limit to the gnar factor.

How is your back btw?

 

[dhkid]

i was looking through some old photos, and this one brought back a good memory.

crossing the finish line and knowing that you left everything and a little more on the trail.

 

[NY_Star]

That photo is classic.

 

[kidwoo]

SHABS for sure!

What's a shab?

Some colorado thing?

 

[dhkid]

That photo is classic.

i actually slid and fell, because the tape for the xc track wasn't there when we went up, couldn't stop in time. and since i was on the ground i though i would just stay there for a while.

 

[MobileChernobyl]

Likes:
-The atmosphere at any riding event/occasion/ride session - ESP. Races.
-Giving back to the riding community and actually recieving thanks
-Making fun of someone's head angle cause u know they'll think about it during a race run.
Dislikes:
um maybe my lack of commitment earlier on now that I have seen progression - not like i've been riding hella long tho, so really nothing.

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

honestly i like fast jumps, and fast parts. i dont really like monster gross rock gardens. what i really dont like is the attitude of the bigger people that are on the east coast.... the bichin between diablo and platty and stuff like that... im selling/trading my dh bike for a moto bike. still going to ride xc.

 

[pelo]

Go home and play my guitar after a decent raceresult. Total relaxation.