I'm 'big boned'
Also been called 'husky'HA HA HA
why do DHers think they are so extreme???
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Also been called 'husky'HA HA HA
So where, exactly, do these comments enter into the discussion?
If you have a problem with DH'ers lack of respect, that's fine, but that's not what anyone is arguing, nor is it what jackson stated, so you're not "backing him up" at all. You're flinging a random comment into the fray and claiming it's on topic...
Funny....the DHers I ride with good mannered on the trails. I think because they are used to getting a bad rap they do their best to set a good example around others.
To me the worst trail safety violators are the roadies turned xc racers....they are just plain rude!
Hey, I'm the last one to worry about the thread going off topic, but at least don't claim it's on topic
Oh... now thems fighting words.
I agree and disagree, I think all aspects of riding can be most extreme when the person is really pushing themself. In Road, XC, DH, and DJ you can severly injure yourself. Unfortunatly everyone feels the need to elevate their sport so they have to ignore the tough aspects of the other competing sports. Road Riding is tough, so is XC and you wear lycra...PRO DH racers wear lycra...does that take away from what they do?
No. It just makes them gay. Pay attention damn it!
Sorry, I just reread the biker bi-laws and you are right! Looks like Lycra actually does take away from what the rider does!Originally posted by Serial Midget
No. It just makes them gay. Pay attention damn it!
Who Knew?! 
jackson!
jackson!
where are ya???
I race XC & DH
I've meet a lot of great, nice, easy going, helpful & modest guys (& girls) at BOTH !
stop the hate!!
share the :love:
jackson!
where are ya???
I race XC & DH
I've meet a lot of great, nice, easy going, helpful & modest guys (& girls) at BOTH !
stop the hate!!
share the :love:
ding ding ding ding!!! I'm very bored and looking for some good conversation. Pictures of broken wrists and movies quotes are nice and all, but I was wanting some more energy and substance...
In all truth... I have respect for anyone riding any type of bike on any type of terrain when they could be sitting on the couch watching porn (though there is a time and a place for porn)... even the old dude in MMcG's DH photo essay from this weekend. Riding is good, period.
I've never tried DH, but I'd love to. I'd love to get down to pkill for some moderately lowlevel DHing... at least until I get the feel for it. I've watched some very modest DH, and I've seen some pretty crazy chit on OLN. It does seem to require a very different skillset than does true XC riding (or rigid SS for that matter)... but I do have a great deal of respect for DHers. It's gotta be brutal on your body, regardless of how much travel you have.
I agree with you disagreeing, or do I disagree with you disagreeing? Either way I agree with what you said.
Sorry... was out to lunch.
i must admit, it took me quite a while to wear lycra. Mtb shorts on a roadbike simply don't work... tears up my skin. I can no longer wear non-lycra while roading. l And now I'm tempted -- not yet -- to wear lycra when I'm mtb'ing too.Originally posted by Serial Midget
No. It just makes them gay. Pay attention damn it!
Post and run........ your nothing but a big ol trouble maker :devil:
lol... got called to an unexpected lunch meeting.
and instigator's a loser.
see ya!
I think we should lead jackson down a certain run at Tryon when he visits :devil:
Huh. Well I suppose I do see where some of this is coming from. There is a distinct amount of roadie-bashing sometimes. Wasn't there a thread like yesterday: "Am I [gay/stupid/something else 'bad'] for wanting a road bike?" As if we all have some preconcieved anger against road riding.
On the other hand, this thread is ridiculous. The skill set for riding DH and XC is not that different. I ride DH, XC and road (and have 3 bikes to do it) and, when it comes down to it, they are not all that dissimilar. As for the physical aspects, in a DH race, I always end up barely being able to breathe at the finish line. Going hard is going hard, no matter where you are.
On the other hand, this thread is ridiculous. The skill set for riding DH and XC is not that different. I ride DH, XC and road (and have 3 bikes to do it) and, when it comes down to it, they are not all that dissimilar. As for the physical aspects, in a DH race, I always end up barely being able to breathe at the finish line. Going hard is going hard, no matter where you are.
HA! I KNEW it...it's like being an alcoholic or drug addict...you can see it in others...
Yep, you can get pretty damn beat up on a good day of dhing...not just from crashing...but just hanging on for dear life...
I am glad that you disagree with yourself
and agree with me instead 
I think the real men are the ones who ride on the road with cars trying to hit them or at least run them off the road....
Dude we are all riding bicycles get over it.
Dude... read the rest of the thread. I was trying to stir up some good talk. Scroll up the page just a bit and read my other posts in this thread - "Riding is good, period."
I have had bears in the trail before, I have had deer jump out at me. Then I moved to colorado and I have just seen snakes.
Brother, you need to go to Waterton Canyon, on the jeep road just before the single-track, i've seen big horn sheep, elk, and a 4' black bear!
The scariest was the deer... friggin' pack of 'em ran in random directions, some at me. Saw a rattler on Green Mt.I think a real man would get on bmx bike and tow a DH rider up the hill. Then he'd slam a bunch of vodka, squeeze some random ass, then hurl himself down the mountain on a badly tuned Dahon folder.
At the bottom he'd eat a few hard boiled egs, more vodka, then it's off to the gun store.
Aside from that, all bikes are for wimps.
At the bottom he'd eat a few hard boiled egs, more vodka, then it's off to the gun store.
Aside from that, all bikes are for wimps.
Originally posted by Leethal
I think the real men are the ones who ride on the road with cars trying to hit them or at least run them off the road....
Dude we are all riding bicycles get over it.
when I think of all the times I have really been scared on a bike it was in traffic with idiots in cars trying to take me out or almost taking me out....that fear does not compare to any I have felt on any trail.
If you cant detect sarcasm at this level...
Why does everyone who rides a freakin bike think that THEY are more extreme than others who ride?
I have highlited the portion of your query that explains everthing.
YOU THINK.
Why is YOUR opinion more valid?.
I Ride both, but unlike yourself I don't subscribe to the ridiculous notion that DHing on a full suspension bike is Easy.
It is not, it is however MUCH faster.
Some people like the speed, and lets face it, no matter how bad of a fall you can take DHing on a hardtail, the massive increase in speed on a full suspension bike makes the falls that much worse..
I suggest you step down from your "hardtail/XC pride" soapbox and think before you speak.
Originally posted by Leethal
I think the real men are the ones who ride on the road with cars trying to hit them or at least run them off the road....
Dude we are all riding bicycles get over it.
I'm with you! I never want to ever ride my bike on the road, those dang cars scare me!!
Oh... let me guess. you think that MXers are fat lazy guys who guzzle beer and have belching contests..... weak.
As a whole supercross track atheletes have a lower average percentage of body fat than ANY other sport.
but wait.. You sure told me
As a whole supercross track atheletes have a lower average percentage of body fat than ANY other sport.
but wait.. You sure told me
Holy PMS Batman!!!Originally posted by shootr
Oh... let me guess. you think that MXers are fat lazy guys who guzzle beer and have belching contests..... weak.
As a whole supercross track atheletes have a lower average percentage of body fat than ANY other sport.
but wait.. You sure told me
What's a supercross track athlete? Do they run while carrying their bike?
Riding trails of dirt is fun.......
This thread reminds me that my Bullit needs some gravity, i've been riding the piss out of my enduro.
This thread reminds me that my Bullit needs some gravity, i've been riding the piss out of my enduro.