Interbike, what's up?
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I wanna ride the new IH bikes.
But I also want a set of these for pimpin on the strip:
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But I also want a set of these for pimpin on the strip:
www.deuce-usa.com
Urban on the strip won't happen. We tried it a few years ago. LVPD shuts that down in a HURRY. As do the local Casino thugs.
I could see the cops getting mad about grinding and running into peds, but if we roll around real nice and polite then BAM! hit and run, it'd be sweet! Who's got a camera?
The strip is LINED with cameras. Trust me, you won't get 30 feet. They were eyeing us before we even got anywhere, they were there BEFORE we arrived...following me?
Wish I could make it this year, but I'm not
And just got my passes yesterday
And just got my passes yesterday
97% no go for me this year
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If you try anything nifty, they will be all over you. LIke I do not suggest even getting near the wooden boardwalk in front of treasure island (next door). They were on us like what on rice. They only place we got away with riding was off the strip.TWISTED said:
Main problem is you cannot commute on the strip by bike, you will get run down, so you have to ride ont he large sidewalks.
This will be my first interbike, how knarly are the trails for dirt demo? Will I look out of place if I brought along a full face and body armor, or are the trails tame enough that I can tackle them in XC attire? Oh yeah clipless or platform shoes?
There's everything from mellow xc to straight up DH trails. Dress according to what you want to test.trialsmasta said:
Fun dirt jumps too. For this you must wear baggy jeans, skate helmet, black t-shirt and look distinguished but maintain a respectable silence while sitting on the test bike. These are the rules.
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trialsmasta said:
75% of the people riding the shuttle last year had full face helmets. Over 50% had full body armour on. Bootleg Canyon is nuts. If you crash on that rock without body armour you will look like you came out of a blender. If the wind is up, even the 6-8 foot drops can be difficult since you get blown 3 foot off the trail and it feels like the bike is getting pulled out from under you.
Also, don't be one of those pain in the a$$ guys that run up and yell "I want to ride the small 2005 XYZ bike in blue since I am a bad mo fo" and while your waiting tell the guys at the booth that you don't sell their stuff anyway. You have to be prepared to wait patently to ride what you want to ride. Last year, it took me 8 hours to ride 3 bikes. I had a plan what I wanted to demo when I showed up. I got to the demo 30+ minutes before the busses showed up and still had to wait for the first bike. The key is hanging out patently and not looking like some goober that is trash their bike and not bring it back.
Hope M4 brakeset for my I-bike passes this year!
Is Be-One bikes gonna be there in the program?
Is Be-One bikes gonna be there in the program?
I guess I picked the wrong time to sell my body armor. I still have my motocross gear but I don;t wear elbow pads, so I might need to put that on the shopping list. Do they have places that you can store stuff. Like helemet body armor, etc if you are just testing out an XC bike? 8 hours for 3 bikes? How long did you ride them for?
ChrisKring said:
I didn't see anyplace to store your stuff.trialsmasta said:
The bikes I tested and the time I waited in order of testing:
VP Free in a Medium or Large: I got the medium in about 1 hour wait.
Chumba F4: It took 4 hours of waiting to get it. Some retard took the bike and didn't bring it back. Finally, the Magura guy saw the guy riding it around the demo area and Shawms ran the guy down. His response: "I didn't know I had to bring it back before the end of the day"
Canfield Formula: Set a "apointment" for it for 4pm. Some other retard took it out at 2pm and didn't bring it back until 5pm. Chris let me take it out even though the shuttle was done. Luckly, the Maxxis guys and girl were doing shuttles in a rental mini van and needed a tour guide so they gave me a lift to the top.
Each shuttle will take about an hour. There will be a line of over 100 people waiting. The stake truck hauls about 50 people. So you gotta wait for about 30 minutes for the truck. Then after you get to the top road, it's a 10 minute hike to the top of the DH runs. Of course I rode to the top on the VP Free thanks to the granny gear.
Even with all of the waits, it was worth it. I was able to try multiple 2004 race bike canidates back-to-back.
I think they are having the demo at Bootleg again? If so, the DH trails are as gnar as they come... world class stuff there.trialsmasta said:
I am going. 1st time...looking forward to Dirt Demo and some freakin sunshine!
The strip is meticulously monitored. I find it a bit weird that a good percentage of people are smoking on the strip but their aren't any cigarette butts, like they disappear before they hit the ground. Remember that sci-fi airplane movie "Millenium" where in the future everyone had to smoke cigarettes to live, and how cigarette butts would be laser-zapped before they hit the ground, I think that's how it works on the strip.Transcend said:
yup, you will not see anything like that on the strip. Security/clean up crews etc are insane there. It is pretty cool in a police state sorta way.Prechrysler said:
