What are the domination races like? Do they go through the toyota rock garden? What trails do they go through? Finally how much does it cost to register.
I think I'll watch the first 2 races and race in the rest. The good part is my parents told me they would pay the money to register. It's cheaper then when I played hockey. The only reason I want to race this yaer is so it's like a trial run before I put all my money into a new dh bike.this is the best advice i can give you. show up to a race. hang out dont ride just be a spectator. maybe bring a camera if you please. see what people are doing take to some other spectators. ride your bike around and get better. save for a better bike before you blow your funds on a race you know nothing about and has extremely close and competitive fields for podium even in the intro class. dont think that racing will get you sponsors. the people riding free bikes are racing pro/expert. check out diablows site as well. many questions can be answered there.
races are fun
only the us open goes through the "toyota rock garden" the other races do not sport the brand names on features they hold the trail names.
trails vary look up old threads about races here and on hcor.net.
think last year was something like $65
I didnt get much time in at Diablo last year so I'll proably spend saturday just pratcing so I get really confident. I also have an advantage because I have a new dh trail in my backyard to play around on.ONly watch if you're afraid of getting hurt. Otherwise it's kind of stupid just to watch b/c racing costs include the price of a lift ticket, so even if you register to race you can change your mind and just watch for the same price (unless fees went up).
Watching sucks. My philosophy is it's better to race for fun, not seriously, than not race at all. I do that a lot the older I get. Do two practice runs and spend the rest of the time just playing around until it's time to race.
what bike do you rideI think I'll watch the first 2 races and race in the rest. The good part is my parents told me they would pay the money to register. It's cheaper then when I played hockey. The only reason I want to race this yaer is so it's like a trial run before I put all my money into a new dh bike.
I ride a Scott Voltage 2 but I have replaced a bunch of stuff and will proably have my fork rebuilt next week. By the time I race I will have alot of new and better parts on the bike.what bike do you ride
i second that. not to discourage you or anything, but why spend money on the race when u already have a disadvantage. theres always the argument that its not all the bike...but still...if it is i would recommend not racing dh this year and save up some money or money you are saving from not racing and buy a fr/dh bike it will be better you and your bike cause downhilling on a DJ bike isint much fun..... but the USO is having DS you should give that a shot just my $.02
OK? I'm not talking about fr. I'm talking about DH as i stated. its not much fun flatting every time you hit a rock in a rock gardenShut up Travis. Race on a hardtail, it'll be slower but it will be fun. I freeride on a hardtail because I find doing drops on fully to be boring. Get out there and have some fun. Most importantly don't worry about how you do.
Watching sucks. My philosophy is it's better to race for fun, not seriously, than not race at all. I do that a lot the older I get. Do two practice runs and spend the rest of the time just playing around until it's time to race.
Racing on a hardtail will just force you to be smoother. Or you could get a fully and be a total hack like Travis. If you have a hardtail now and you want to race, do it.
ok did you know that i had no back brake that day?travis you should seriously shut up. you suck at riding the one day i rode with you and a group of people we asked you to stop riding with us because you were all over the trail. you are not good, skilled, or that fast. you do stupid things on your bike. few examples, removing your feet from the pedals on the speed gap during your race run.... to prove wow you can do a no footer but have not style doing it.... trying to show off yet making a fool of yourself at diabloween trying do a 360 and failing. doing things like that shows your just dumb.
I would but I'm trying to save up money.get yourself a chainguide look up mrp or e13
nope, 3 front chain rings.By singlespeed do you mean single front chainring, meaning that you have two front chainrings and want to keep that set up? Check out the e-13 DRS if thats the case
Why is it a bad idea. Should I really remove the 3rd ring?3 chain rings=bad idea.