the gradient does get shallower the further down the hill you get but you still dont need to pedal anywhere, its pretty flat out all the way down.. maybe put a few pedals in on the very last motorway section to hit the backsides of all the jumps but thats it. its your arms that hurt most, that top section can get SERIOUSLY rough.bizutch said:
i think a lot of people think we dont have many big courses in the uk but we do ok, alright we havent got big lift accessed bike parks but we got some cracking technical runs on some big old hills that are easily world cup standard, you just gotta know where to go.llkoolkeg said:
I assume nothing as my knowledge of UK DHing is next to nil. Who needs a lift when you've got a truck? The wind up there on the lift blows out the lighter or necessitates the use of a yucky-tasting zippo. When I shuttle to the top in a truck, it's warmer, windproof, more comfortable and has TUNES.shagwell said:
visually it looked shallow, but I could tell that the narrator was getting hammered but not having to give many cranks on the pedals so I figured it was pretty fast without cranking.shagwell said:
you`ll have to ask your missusllkoolkeg said:Post 'em up, shagwell. BTW, are you advertising, bragging or is that your name?
It does shallow out towards the bottom, as you hit the trees, though the way the trail has been built it is a bit smoother on the shallower sections so you hold speed pretty well. The top section is still not hang off the back steep but the gradient combined with the surface makes it mega fast, they had to build chicanes in at the top last year as the UCI felt the speeds were getting a bit much!bizutch said:
It is totally relentless, and the hardest thing about it is that the slower you go, the worse your arms get hammered. If you can get the nerve to just let go and let it rip, the bike skips over the bumps and it is a lot easier on your arms.thaflyinfatman said:
haha yeah, Thredbo is much the same (but I honestly can't imagine it's as brutal as that track, and my perceptions are from a video so they're probably understated as well), it's just soooo rough for 6-7 minutes, and halfway down there's a long section through the trees where you're just constantly on the brakes... I come out of that barely able to hold on at all. Looks like a sick track though, I'd love to ride there one day. I like the fact that you guys have decent size jumps in your racetracks, we only have piddly little ones here (not that I'm game to hit super big ones anyway).Robin said:
llkoolkeg said:
Well, I did and she said it was definitely advertising...false advertising.shagwell said:you`ll have to ask your missus
llkoolkeg said:Well, I did and she said it was definitely advertising...false advertising.
Thanks; I don't feel so bad now. While watching that vid, I was wondering if the frame speed was somehow messed up because it looked like he was going so damned fast through some of the sections without really trying very hard. I guess that's just how it looks when you know how to ride your bike.shagwell said:
to be fair ben cathro who did that helmet cam is pretty damn quick for a nipper, just to prove it check the results from one of our nationals last year at innerleithen (another mans course)..
gee atherton, wc winner took elite men..
http://www.mountainbikeracing.co.uk/nps04/inner_1.htm
ben cathro in youth men only nine seconds behind..
http://www.mountainbikeracing.co.uk/nps04/inner_4.htm
so yea steve`d be faster but not *that* much faster.
Agreed. Interesting screen name there, BTW. Just remember to wet it down thoroughly before handling and wear a face mask!rockwool said:
llkoolkeg said:Thanks; I don't feel so bad now. While watching that vid, I was wondering if the frame speed was somehow messed up because it looked like he was going so damned fast through some of the sections without really trying very hard. I guess that's just how it looks when you know how to ride your bike.
neaky:
well...that one made me kinda queezy after staring into the computer for that long. I liked how you could tell he was tagging a big drop when his fork came into view several times.shagwell said:
I was just talking to Jason about those vids this morning - very cool track!!Tenacious Doug said:
going to post a bit about it on Pinkbike tomorrow.
