Dumbass mountain bikers!!!!!

[DownhillingKing]

The worst are the guys that come screaming down the jeep track, fall, go home and then proceed to tell everyone that mountain biking is dangerous and that you should never do it!

[Azonic]

Were you as fast as you are now when you started riding and were a newbie? Probably not. Obviously. So have a bit of patience with people that are at the same spot where you were when you started - trying to improve themselves.

[EZRider]

Ride the longer distances 70 & 120 km, where you will have to deal with far fewer beginners.

If you can't manage the bigger rides then be patient.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Popcorn time.

[madvics]

Popcorn time.

agreed , this is gonna turn out to be better than the mnet movie tonight.

[WillG]

No bottlenecks in front dude - up your pace

[HowellingWulf]

Dude, why were these "slow" riders ahead of you at the bottleneck, if you're so hot on the bike?

Perhaps try to pitch up early on the start line and try and stay ahead of them. Problem solved.

Was thinking more or less the same thing...

[Wayne Potgieter]

To be fair, you can't call them ''dumbasses'' intelligence has no relevance to your complaint.

 

You should have gone with ''slow asses''.

 

Take a chill pill dude. Enjoy the scenery and keep fit. You want to be a race snake, get better seedings or buy white shoes so they can see you coming and jump out of your awesome way.

[Agteros]

Dude, why were these "slow" riders ahead of you at the bottleneck, if you're so hot on the bike?

Perhaps try to pitch up early on the start line and try and stay ahead of them. Problem solved.

DUMBASS?

 

If you are so good how did u land up behind all these dumb asses

Oh maybe it was a lap race and you were lapping them...

 

Maybe they weren't riding in bibs and you saw some cracks....

No bottlenecks in front dude - up your pace

 

Yep, and you do not even have to be right at the front! Just ahead of the 50% mark is good enough for a generally unhindered ride

[pietermtb]

Ride harder. Nothing I can do for you if you end up behind the said 'Dumbasses'. Alternatively buy a roadbike

[Agteros]

Ride harder. Nothing I can do for you if you end up behind the said 'Dumbasses'. Alternatively buy a roadbike

 

Then he can shout from the back of the bunch "Hold your line"

[deanbean]

They're not "slow asses' either, they are dirtroadies. I'm slower, but am faster on technical sections, because I have more years on a mountain-bike than them. I try to be patient, but get frustrated riding(walking) on sections that are easy for me.

 

I once had a "dumbass" shout at me for splashing mud over him, while he was trying to avoid a puddle. I nearly fell off my bike laughing at him!

 

I need to up my fitness to go faster, but it's difficult when you are running your own business, and with a young family.

[Josh...]

I find the people that don't let you go past on the single track more annoying.

[DaLoCo]

I just don't have the skill to go offline and let a screamer pass.....no fun in getting home after a ride with torn clothes and blood. If I have to get of then I do that offline, so said screamer can pass

[GLuvsMtb]

My philosophy is that if I'm not going to win the race, I'm sure as hell going to enjoy it with the guys and girls around me. Once got stuck behind a lady rider with a shirt on that said "Don't shout at me cause you suck at climbing". Bottom line is if someone gets to the gnarly bits before you, they have track. If you want to pass, do so when you are able to. A few years ago I was also relatively new to the sport and was always in a hurry. I came off a few times during races trying to pass riders by going off the racing line and realised that its not worth it. a Minute or 2 lost on a technical section behind slower riders is easily made up on the next climb. Simply conserve your energy and give it a good squeeze on the next climb.

[DJR]

Take a chill pill before you go to bed - tomorrow you'll feel a lot better.