4 of us will be heading down to break in the big bikes and have fun on a fun opener course!
If it is wet, this time I will ride AROUND that freaking mud puddle that took me out last year! LOL!
What does anyone think about racing on a 6" travel bike instead of a DH bike?
I have a Gemini...
I totally agree with this:
Rent her a Giant Glory size XS. I am 5'2", I got myself a used (barely) Ironhorse Sunday, size small and it barely fits, and even after racing and riding XC (very technichal XC) for 8 years, getting used to the DH rig took some time. Trail riding and DH riding...
This is getting really personal; I don't know how this became about "alicia being a slow rider" and as for the "why are you racing pro" statement. I'm not that much slower than the girls that I race against at Diablo, or at some of the other east coast events I've done. For example, at Dom #2...
You are right on this, and this is exactly my point: For ME, racing is paying for timed runs, a nice taped off course with no one in the way (well hopefully!) so you can let all hell break loose! I know my DH racing time is limited, I'm 31 and hope to have some little ones in a few years, so I...
I was just going to keep my complaint about this race on my personal website but since you brought it up.....Yes, the pro classes were impacted too.
I raced the pro women's class, we go off in order of number plates. We go off in 1 min time gaps. I, #85, passed the girl in front of me...
Well I had to follow some guys to get it right the first time, same with the flume drop, the help of others was needed to get the speed into that thing to make the tranny.
And Kat! Thanks to Kat and some of her friends I got of Phantom the first time. The first time wasn't pretty, but now...
My name is Alicia Hamilton. Just moved to the Diablo area in March. I am 31 year old, married to a guy who built his own DH bike and rips on it but also just won a stage of the Transrockies and does 24 hrs solo (www.jessejakomait.com). I have made a habit to introduce myself to just about all...
Thanks DH Mike for the sweet course, professional timing, and all the course marshals (I heard lots of whistles as I went down the course!). This was the funnest race in the East Coast Series that I've done yet, my practice runs were a blast, and though my race run wasn't so smooth I still had...
Not sure if admitting this should be humiliating or not, but I "fogot" about the drop once (on the "jack"--which I don't think is 4ft tall, more like 3 ft, if that) and was able to actually roll it without crashing...Kinda...As I was already going over I pulled up as much as I could and tried to...
I thought snow summit was closed down because a Japanese Downhiller killed herself during the race event?
At any rate, we are paying to ride these trails, signing waivers. This is DIABLO FREERIDE PARK. If people cannot find anywhere else to hike they should have to pay and sign waivers as...
Are the trails even open for non-paying users?
When I lived in Colorado that was always the annoying thing about Keystone is the people that would hike up the DH trails and then stand there and get hiker-rage when you did not come to a complete stop to "let them pass".
That has been...
I plan to just keep using my 07 Sunday until it blows up. Being 5'2" the Sunday is one of the few DH bikes that fit and the performance is incredible.
Then, when I finally destroy my sunday, it will be time to look for the next bike....
Gotta wonder though, for those that need a new...
With lots of speed, Stalker is a blast, at least I just plow through it like I'm at Moab, minimal braking needed! After Dom #1, I'm psyched to do a fast course.
I agree with whoever said that about the wet/mud slowing down the final jump. I think for that, I'll take the go around. How...
That was a nasty crash to see. I think all the crowd was silent for a few minutes after you went down.....But on the good side, you nailed your line, and did it just like the best of the pro men, the thing that got you was that pointy rock on your landing spot. You rode that line awesome, just...
Yeah I was with some people and we didn't ride it because of lots of larger sticks and leaves all over the trail which was hardly looking like a trail. I voted against trying it because sometimes even bigger trees are down ect and I don't like walking my DH bike around. Sounds like we could...
thanks for the great helpful advice; I'm sure that a current site issues would be in the past archives of topics :brow:
But whatever I can get the site up today. I just couldn't get it it up the past several days and in the past there have been times that this means my computer is jacked...
Uh...what do you mean by that, I have http://www.diablofreeridepark.com/
bookmarked and upone using google I can't open the several direct links either. I get a "site down" message....
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