If money is not issue why would you not do a MTB race

[scotty]

So, you don't like mountain biking then?

Dunno, what would you say about someone who has 3 MTB's and last did a road race 2 months back.

[DIPSLICK]

I hear you, but ultimately what is comes down to, these guys sit here claiming they want 80 odd k's of real heavy technical riding.

Two issues at hand here.

Where are they gonna string 80 k's together anywhere in this country, also doing so without bottlenecks and congestion.

Secondly, they don't realise how utterly f'ed they will be if they had to ride 80 k's of heavy technical stuff.

 

OH PLEASE MR EARPIE MR KNOW IT ALL DO YOU KNOW HOW TECHNICAL THE SPRUIT IS,????? RIDE IT TWICE,,,please whtevaaaaa

Edited May 5, 2014 by DIPSLICK

[Wyatt Earp]

OH PLEASE MR EARPIE MR KNOW IT ALL DO YOU KNOW HOW TECHNICAL THE SPRUIT IS,????? RIDE IT TWICE,,,please whtevaaaaa

 

I was on there yesterday, not my idea of fun.

Seems that you have to give people right of way because they feel "it's my right"

It's full of piss and $h1tty water and even though it was relatively quiet yesterday, it was over congested.

[DIPSLICK]

I was on there yesterday, not my idea of fun.

Seems that you have to give people right of way because they feel "it's my right"

It's full of piss and $h1tty water and even though it was relatively quiet yesterday, it was over congested.

maybe it was just above your "skillz set" or maybe you just felt out, without your body armour

Edited May 5, 2014 by DIPSLICK

[Wyatt Earp]

maybe it was just above your "skillz set"

 

Correct.

[DIPSLICK]

Seems that you have to give people right of way because they feel "it's my right"

 

its the right thing to do when you cant keep up with faster riders JUST MOVE OVER

[Wyatt Earp]

Seems that you have to give people right of way because they feel "it's my right"

 

its the right thing to do when you cant keep up with faster riders JUST MOVE OVER

 

True

[scotty]

So, you don't like mountain biking then?

Absolutely hate it

[scotty]

Absolutely hate it. if it was not for the beer at the end i would never do a MTB race

[jcza]

Don't like point-to-point races except Atta

Don't like waiting - Cradle Trophy

Don't like poor route marking - USN races

 

Bring the rest, whatever it is. Not that I have enough skilzzz for tech stuff but I'll walk on the left

[DIPSLICK]

Don't like point-to-point races except Atta

Don't like waiting - Cradle Trophy

Don't like poor route marking - USN races

 

Bring the rest, whatever it is. Not that I have enough skilzzz for tech stuff but I'll walk on the left

JUST SAY IT LIKE IT IS,,,,,,,,,,,IF YOU DONT SEED WELL YOU DONT RACE :ph34r:

[jcza]

JUST SAY IT LIKE IT IS,,,,,,,,,,,IF YOU DONT SEED WELL YOU DONT RACE :ph34r:

 

NEVA HAPPENED!!!! URBAN LEGEND

[DIPSLICK]

NEVA HAPPENED!!!! URBAN LEGEND

:clap: :clap:

[T-Bob]

I hear you, but ultimately what is comes down to, these guys sit here claiming they want 80 odd k's of real heavy technical riding.

Two issues at hand here.

Where are they gonna string 80 k's together anywhere in this country, also doing so without bottlenecks and congestion.

Secondly, they don't realise how utterly f'ed they will be if they had to ride 80 k's of heavy technical stuff.

 

80kms of tech? Not sure anyone would really want that. Shorter and more interesting for me but then you run into a laps / slower riders problems / finding terrain / bottlenecks. Races are never going to give you that free ride / trail experience. They are there for a reason and have limitations.

 

Mind set of organisers seems to be you have to pound it out for a good 80kms on farm roads, jeep tracks and fire trails else you're not getting value for money. I guess its a lowest common denominator angle as well. 80% of riders at 'races' aren't going to come back to something that they can't handle, stack or challenges too hard so it come back to long distances on easy terrain so endurance is the key with a bit of single track or tech stuff to sweat about and talk story at the end. Market driven, you need numbers in the door to be sustainable and turn a profit.

[Wyatt Earp]

 

Don't like point-to-point races except Atta

 

 

The one and only race I rate as the true equaliser.

This race has a bit of everything and even the guys who want technical only will have respect for that district road.

Anyone who comes in at under 8 hours on that event is tough as nails, anyone who finishes that event is a legend.

[Wyatt Earp]

80kms of tech?

 

Yes, that seems to be what people are crying for.

You know, if they can't do that then it's considered a "roadie dirt race"