i am 14 and i plan on starting next summer as i dont have enough cash for a bike right now, when did you start doing downhill?
Same.My life has been going downhill for 20 years now.
Pfft... Old timer...First race in 1995 but really got into it after going to the Cairns worlds to watch. Purchased a Turner straight away and got into it. Racing vet class now, havnt missed a season.
come on up to the ol boys toodsPfft... Old timer...
First race was in '95 when I was 15. I'm eligible for Vets next year, but haven't decided whether to stay in Open Men or not.
Right after I got to the top...When did you start downhill??
Haha... I remember uphill events Last one I saw was '96 at snowshoeFirst DH I did was the puerco DH (malibu) in 1986, that same year I did the rockhopper classic in Big Bear where you had to race the uphill to get to enter the DH (as most DH events were).
Does Mt Peter still do DH stuff?First DH race was summer 97 at Mt Peter in NY. I got like 3rd in Sport DH and was hooked. It's still one of my best race results. Go figure.
-ska todd
I do believe that was my first DH race as well, on a stumpjumper with a Judy and bar ends. Uh, I was a little older than 13 though.'93, Gainesville Fl (I got 7th overall. Jason McCroy and Todd Tanner were 1-2, Termite was 3rd, and the Caloi XC team rounded out the top 5). I was 13 and terrified)...
I never raced DH more than one or two times a year (too busy racing xc and on the road) until '03. The best DH races I've ever done were in the '90s (except for Whiteface). Go figure....