Racers of every type are continuously looking for every advantage they can get. From equipment, to training techniques to psychologists, they are willing to try it all to shed an extra 1/100th of a second. Downhill racing and MTB racing in general is one of the harder sports to quantify exactly how much time one is making or losing with these changes due to the many variables and sometimes unforgiving terrain.
One of the biggest advantages for serious MTB racers that has come along in recent memory is a simple timing system called Freelap.
http://content.ridemonkey.com/blogs/blog/20081110/freelap_timing_system_review-117.html
One of the biggest advantages for serious MTB racers that has come along in recent memory is a simple timing system called Freelap.
http://content.ridemonkey.com/blogs/blog/20081110/freelap_timing_system_review-117.html