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What's the hardest part of a course, in your opinion?

Sandwich

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Excluding long sprints as a fitness requirement, what's the hardest, most technically demanding section of a course, in your opinion?
 

norbar

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Jun 7, 2007
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Depends on the course. Most of the case the hardest part is where the builder went full retard and build something unsafe (it happens a lot here).

On well built tracks I'd have to say it depends on the pedals I'm riding. On flats root sections on g-outs and jumps where your feet want to leave your pedals. On clips I'd say steep off camber sections.
 

kidwoo

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Supprised no one has mentioned color matching kit yet. That takes time.
That's the best part about being ON course though. You've done the hard work: tirelessly cruised the fox and tld catlogs, ordered the right color annodized parts, painstakingly put the stickers in the right place..........all you gots to do now is just soak in all the admiration from the sidelines.
 

norbar

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That's the best part about being ON course though. You've done the hard work: tirelessly cruised the fox and tld catlogs, ordered the right color annodized parts, painstakingly put the stickers in the right place..........all you gots to do now is just soak in all the admiration from the sidelines.
Tbh I just wear it to piss off the forum fashion police.
 
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atrokz

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That's the best part about being ON course though. You've done the hard work: tirelessly cruised the fox and tld catlogs, ordered the right color annodized parts, painstakingly put the stickers in the right place..........all you gots to do now is just soak in all the admiration from the sidelines.
Good point. So perhaps, as mentioned, the ensuing autograph session at the end of a run. OR, if it has to be during a run, perhaps maintaining a clean white kit. That takes some dedication.
 

canadmos

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The hardest part, it getting on the chairlift, with no chance of turning back...only to realize that you have to urgently take a dump.
 

Sandwich

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On some tracks, high speed flat/unbermed turns. On others, tight turns with greasy exposed roots that run diagonal across the trail.

Maybe I just suck at turning...
I was going to say flat turns, in particular flat, singletrack 180* switchbacks. I always seem to lose all my speed so it's sprint in, sprint out, hurf hurf hurf
 

jackalope

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the actual hardest part is coming up with excuses for crashing, missing the "ninja line", or just flat out being slow
Well that depends, because if you're a veteran racer like myself, you probably already have a lot of excuses ready to go (I actually number mine and record which ones I've used recently so I that I keep things fresh). To wit:

* I'm so hungover from last night
* I'm so tired from pounding out 18 runs yesterday
* I'm so tired from pounding off 18 times last night
* I always have to slow down when going into woods sections to let my eyes adjust
* I don't know why, but my brakes actually caught on fire. I guess I need some Gustavs
* The course changed so much from this morning!!
* I probably would've won on a Zerode
* I slowed down because I thought I flatted
* I couldn't concentrate because all the hot spectator chicks were flashing me
* I think my helmet is too heavy
* I definitely need moar mid-stroke support
* WTF, my posted time doesn't match my Strava time!
* I had a bad off in that section where nobody was watching.
* Whatever, all those guys are on something
* Fock, wrong tires again!
* I slowed down there because I thought I was gonna hit some spectators
* My practice run was several minutes faster
* This course sucks


So far, I don't think anyone suspects I'm just flat out slow...
 
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norbar

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Careful. That stuff ain't cheap.


I'm not sure you're the winner in that one. ;)
I had to buy something so I just went with something that's so bright it blinds people. I know I could piss half of RM fashion police as well if I rode in red skinny jeans but mine are soooo uncomfortable
 

demo 9

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Jan 31, 2007
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The first 10 seconds, so many people get "beer muscles" and blow up in the first 50 feet.

-I have flipped over the bars off the start gate 3x (twice for broken chain-once stupidity)
 

General Lee

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I'm all ears.. haha

And after that I have one about almost accidentally pooping on top of a new born baby dear one year at a Canada Cup. Hardest part was holding it in while relocating away from bambi, that and getting those pesky dainese bibs down in time....
 
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norbar

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Jun 7, 2007
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Well that depends, because if you're a veteran racer like myself, you probably already have a lot of excuses ready to go (I actually number mine and record which ones I've used recently so I that I keep things fresh). To wit:

* I'm so hungover from last night
* I'm so tired from pounding out 18 runs yesterday
* I'm so tired from pounding off 18 times last night
* I always have to slow down when going into woods sections to let my eyes adjust
* I don't know why, but my brakes actually caught on fire. I guess I need some Gustavs
* The course changed so much from this morning!!
* I probably would've won on a Zerode
* I slowed down because I thought I flatted
* I couldn't concentrate because all the hot spectator chicks were flashing me
* I think my helmet is too heavy
* I definitely need moar mid-stroke support
* WTF, my posted time doesn't match my Strava time!
* I had a bad off in that section where nobody was watching.
* Whatever, all those guys are on something
* Fock, wrong tires again!
* I slowed down there because I thought I was gonna hit some spectators
* My practice run was several minutes faster
* This course sucks


So far, I don't think anyone suspects I'm just flat out slow...
I'd add "I should have had those 12 redbulls before the start"
 

BigHitComp04

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Well Ill respond with an actual answer. I have the most trouble letting go of my brakes through rock gardens/super rough stuff and just plowing through when necessary. Even if I'm comfortable with my line. I honestly think largely cause I'm afraid for my rims/bike.