Helmet cam of the new course?
The FOX RACING SHOX Gravity Open Pro Grt at Plattekill
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anybody ever used cut spikes in the wet at platty?
yes, but not me personally. if you can get your hands on 'em, swamp things are pretty much your best bet.
always, even in the dry, just make sure they are a soft/sticky compound.
The rain actually makes the traction better. It gets tricky when it stops and things start to dry.
have a set of michelin mud 3's cut and was planning on using them this weekend. they have worked well in the past but platty is a different world.
Looking good... http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USNY1259
I don't want to jinx it but it really is...
Hey, FOX RACING SHOX is really helping in bringing the ProGrt tour to Plattekill. Without their and all the other great race sponsors help it wouldn't be possible.
A bit of heads up for the service that they provide at the race. They don’t want any racers to be disappointed. There is one technician and his priorities are:
1. To look after FOX RACING SHOX Factory sponsored athletes and teams
2. Perform bike setup assistance to all racers with a number plate
3. Take care of any warranty type issues thAT arise at the event.
General maintenance and service work should be performed by your local bike shop. FOX RACING SHOX asks that you do not show up to the race with worn out broken product to be fixed. They are not set up to performed charged service work.
So I guess that means arrive at the race ready to race rather than working on the bike. I think my son has heard this a million times by now.
A bit of heads up for the service that they provide at the race. They don’t want any racers to be disappointed. There is one technician and his priorities are:
1. To look after FOX RACING SHOX Factory sponsored athletes and teams
2. Perform bike setup assistance to all racers with a number plate
3. Take care of any warranty type issues thAT arise at the event.
General maintenance and service work should be performed by your local bike shop. FOX RACING SHOX asks that you do not show up to the race with worn out broken product to be fixed. They are not set up to performed charged service work.
So I guess that means arrive at the race ready to race rather than working on the bike. I think my son has heard this a million times by now.
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^ lame, now i have to wait 5 years while my fork sits at fox =/
its one guy running the truck at a event where possibly hundreds of people will be at. give the guy a break. plus these guys are a bigger priority (along with TWR):
if you dont want to wait for Fox to do service work on your product, have your LBS send the fork to QBP. they are closer to you in NJ and have a fast turn around time for warranty and repair work.
This being said, I blew the cart in my fork during practice last year. I asked if he could fix it for me, he said yea just give me the fork itself. An hour later I was back in business and riding again. Can't beat service like that. As thanks I gave the tech a beer at the end of the day
Obviously other higher priorities this year, but it really is great to see Fox at races taking care of people.
Just a thought, you might be singing a different song right now if you weren't running your fork undersprung and underdamped...
or he could do it himself.... i'm giving my fork some service tonight. Not the cart, but its not due yet. Just a thorough cleaning, and putting in enduro seals.its one guy running the truck at a event where possibly hundreds of people will be at. give the guy a break. plus these guys are a bigger priority (along with TWR):
if you dont want to wait for Fox to do service work on your product, have your LBS send the fork to QBP. they are closer to you in NJ and have a fast turn around time for warranty and repair work.
While I understand foxes position it just seems like it would be great pr to have a tech tuning and repairing the little peoples stuff.
I miss plattekill sometimes, so sick
It's amazing that course is a Pro race course now. That course started as tape and nothing else......wasn't raked or 'worked' in anyway, it was 100% ridden in.....
when was this? its been used several times for a cat1/pro course and was used last year for the Pro GRT.
think it was 2001....has been rerouted a little bit, isn't exactly the same....
Was a excellent course then, it's an excellent course now.
sounds about right based on what I've been told. Seems like there's been a push lately to resurrect a number of the old trails.
yeah, a lot of older trails have been "burned" into great trails now. the mountain doesnt look the same as it did 10 years ago.
was probably 2001, maybe 2002, the last time I was there, crap time goes by quick.
It's just about impossible to cut a new course that wasn't at least part of an old course at Plattekill. Given the 15+ years of USA Cycling racing and well over 100 DH races.
Heck, Miles and a few others used to heli up to the mountain back in the good old days.
On another topic, it's sunny out today in Albany 80 miles NE of the mountain. YAY !!
Heck, Miles and a few others used to heli up to the mountain back in the good old days.
On another topic, it's sunny out today in Albany 80 miles NE of the mountain. YAY !!
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Partially cloudy in Troy, boy.
it could be sunny in Margaritaville and pouring at the mtn. weather reports dont mean sh!t
Don't be so negative steve. I want sunshine this weekend.
you know its the truth johhny cakes
yea i know. I just want good weather.
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the pictures on vital make me excited.. that new step down lil jump thingy is interesting at the bottom of the chute..
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leaving in 11 hrs...god damn i can't wait!!!
I hear ya. Out the door in 8. Be there around 10. Its gonna be a great weekend. And I got a good feeling about the weather. Lots of rain ahead of race day at Platty makes for great dirt!leaving in 11 hrs...god damn i can't wait!!!
people were gapping it off a rock last year, was kinda sketchy. SO they built it up and added more dirt to the landingthe pictures on vital make me excited.. that new step down lil jump thingy is interesting at the bottom of the chute..
Tru Indeed! I like riding the Kill WHILE it's pouring, Michy comp 16 2.2 or Hutchinson Octopus 2.2 will carve like crazy in the flowy. When the rain stops it starts to get slippery.
yeah i remember watching guys gap it.. i almost tried it once.. just the thought of catching my back tire on the lip and seeing the fireroad stopped me haha