Im going up for the weekend looks like its going to rain up till Friday...........................................................................................................is plattekill sh*tty when wet?
What does it mean when Platty is wet
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It means you will probably crash, you will definitely be muddy and you will definitely still have fun 
Actually don't trust me, I haven't ridden there since 2000
Actually don't trust me, I haven't ridden there since 2000
Just put a smile on your face & ride!
hahaha not too big a smile without a fender or mouthgaurd...
platty is fun in any weather...i'd wear long pants if you can bear it...a little added protection from mud...and you are going to slide, the rocks get slick
platty is fun in any weather...i'd wear long pants if you can bear it...a little added protection from mud...and you are going to slide, the rocks get slick
I raced there one weekend and there was still a pile of snow on one slope we crossed and it rained like Noah was up top in the boat the night before the race. THe day of the race it was all good...that place is a massive pile of shale. I didn't see any dirt the whole time.
... I'd be more concerned with that damn loose shale up there that likes to move with you down hill.
Like a monkey once said here - if it gets under your wheels while you're locked up, you've got skiis...
I hate it when rocks decide to get there own agenda...
Like a monkey once said here - if it gets under your wheels while you're locked up, you've got skiis...
I hate it when rocks decide to get there own agenda...
mtbpaint1 said:
It's great mountain in bad weather......i prefer sunshine but when it rains there the traction doesn't change much. It gets a little slick but it isnt too bad at all.......
I heard the curse this weekend is nutso......
and anyways the race course wont be on the extremely dry side. its on the side with more moisture. good times. i think its better when kinda wet
I called it rock surfing when I went. Me and Herndon were doing runs and one time his bike caught a flat rock under the rear wheel and it popped the rear of the bike sky high. Right about that time my wheel caught a big, flat one and I started rock surfing and the bike accelerated...good times!S.K.C. said:... I'd be more concerned with that damn loose shale up there that likes to move with you down hill.
Like a monkey once said here - if it gets under your wheels while you're locked up, you've got skiis...
I hate it when rocks decide to get there own agenda...
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established trails (and whatever part of the race course is on them) usually drain pretty well, but the new stuff that they cut is SLIIIIIIIICK. There's a couple inches of greasy mud that gets tracked over every root, rock, etc, and makes for some fun times. Bring sticky rubber.
but yes, it just means its a normal Plattekill race.
but yes, it just means its a normal Plattekill race.
alright sounds like fun than. Maybe ill throw the Swamp things on, and a fender.
How nuts is nuts? its not like its mandatory to do a 10 foot drop to a garden tranny is it?
How nuts is nuts? its not like its mandatory to do a 10 foot drop to a garden tranny is it?
do people at Plattekill even own mud tires??
depends on what class you're racing...mtbpaint1 said:
neaky: (no clue, haven't seen the course, but sometimes the ridearounds are worse than the drops. Expert/Pro course is usually pretty sketchy)
I heard the drops are decent sized but have groomed take-offs and landings because it is part of the freeride course. Personally i like weird technical drops and landing on whatever nature put there.........but will still be fun......mtbpaint1 said:
Just run your regular tires.........
dante said:depends on what class you're racing...
(no clue, haven't seen the course, but sometimes the ridearounds are worse than the drops. Expert/Pro course is usually pretty sketchy)
i really hope they dont have some crazy drop. the rain wont help.
I hit most of those drops for the first time last weekend in anticipation of the race. Oh and I'm 47 years old in My first year of expert racing......so relax PUNKS 
I heard they were pretty straigth foward also.......ViciousDHer said:I hit most of those drops for the first time last weekend in anticipation of the race. Oh and I'm 47 years old in My first year of expert racing......so relax PUNKS
......decent sized but non-techy and safe.....
Basically, the "just ride off them" variety.....
ill beat it for you Will
don't set your relatives on fire when they come over and you won't have that problem :devil:Red Bull said:
Platty in the rain rips. My most epic day of riding there was in a tsunami(ok maybe not but it felt like one). I'm going up no matter what......i just don't feel like getting my tent set up in the rain saturday night. Either way i'll have beer and some fireworks so a good time will be had.
Yep. Separates the technical riders from the ballz-out speedsters... I always had my best races at P-kill when conditions were sh!tty... Despite the fact I hate riding in mud... I was "fender-boy" for years there... shoulda' been sponsored by THE back then... But otherwise, Plattekill is amazingly tacky when it's wet.tmx said:
Nope. Not really that kind of mud. Should be standard issue for Snowshoe, "Here's your lift pass... now head over to the shop where they'll put mud tires on your wheels..."bizutch said:
I'm doing my raindance as we speak. I was thinking I wouldn't mind racing there in the dry for once...but then I thought of the West Coast guys and those ghost white expressions on their face sitting in the line waiting for their race run....and I started doing my rain dance.
Saturday morning and maybe Sunday.....
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a grim sight for sure.Cant Climb said:
Will it be raining water or raining blood? :devil:
Do you want to die!
Do you want to die!
well im not going anymore just canceled hotel reservation, two of my buddies i was going to bring bailed out on me (work, and lacking of parts) so im going to Mount Snow and meeting up with some of my friends there and racing there instead...next time though
Guess i heard wrong.......the drops were super weirdo, al' natural...Cant Climb said:
.....loved it.....so much fun out there this weekend......
that "4X" course is a joke... I mean seriously who came up with that idea? Bridges on a 4x course that are only wide enough for 1 or 2 riders is probably the most retarded thing ive ever seen build at pkill...And thats ssaying alot! I like the natural stuff at pkill, but they do have god awful freeride elements.