Southridge Races Rr

[bikebike69]

Originally Posted by FyrFytrRyn

well, see, my 888r has reb. and compresson., this travis only has reb and "bottom out adj." i guess thats their compression. i just like how my 888 is a moto style, and how my reb. doesnt hang out on the bottom of the fork, begging to get ripped off. after messing with my oil levels and weights in the 888 im REALLY happy with it, especially after dealing with marz's people, really good service. ive heard nothing but bad news about man's service, i heard that when u ride the travis in competitive DH, thats when they grenade. thats why im looking into building a decent AM bike around the fork, so it doesnt see such hars abuse.. btw, i really like your zion.

Hey Ryan; If your in doubt just put the Man. up for sale on ebay or a local list some guy will buy it and its pretty much free money for your next build and I think you will be happier with another Zokes.

[jfromlv]

Ryan, I would have to agree with Rob, speaking from past experience with Manitou's.

[Flat Broke]

To those that raced or just wanted to see some pics of the same spot on the course over and over again, a guy off Ridemonkey put up something like 1300 pics from Sat/Sun practice as well as the race. Odds are you're in there. SmugMug - PhotoTurbo : Southridge Challenge DH Race, Fontana Sun 11/19/06 is from the race on Sunday. Hopefully there are some of Ryan as I think it'd be pretty cool to have something to remember your first DH attempt by... Especially since you did so well.

Chris

[roadkillross]

ehh thers too many to thumb thru

[MOSH1DH]

I didn't do the best this weekend 15th. in sport 27-34 but it was good to be racing again. I met bikebike69 we only got to talk for a min. before I had to line up for my run.this is my buddy Evil on my bike I get Monday. I order'ed this pic from Jody Gomez Photography - Jody Gomez Photography Jody Gomez Photography - Plates M-Q 19Nov06 - 764o-6618 it was the best one I found of myself.
You can also find more pic's at DOWNHILLMAFIA.COM

[sauce]

wow! ryan, frank and brandon rock! great job, boys. i wish i weren't in az, so i could have watched. it looks so exciting!

[FyrFytrRyn]

i found mine for the race, but not for practice. oh well, heres a few off mafia's and turbo...im gonna order some ASAP.killer pics guys!

[1000-oaks]

Hey thanks guys! Remember you can post your photos online by clicking on the "share photo" button to get the url/link.

Here's a gem:


If I missed you at the race there are also a lot of photos from Saturday and Sunday DH practice, PhotoTubo.com - powered by smugmug

Originally Posted by downhillross13

ehh thers too many to thumb thru

The classes listed at the top of the page are "clickable", and go directly to the start of each class.

Originally Posted by MOSH1DH

I order'ed this pic from Jody Gomez Photography - Jody Gomez Photography Jody Gomez Photography - Plates M-Q 19Nov06 - 764o-6618 it was the best one I found of myself.
You can also find more pic's at DOWNHILLMAFIA.COM

Is this you?

Originally Posted by Flat Broke

To those that raced or just wanted to see some pics of the same spot on the course over and over again Chris

I would have liked to move around the course, but then I would have missed riders and I wanted to get everybody. I think I missed three and tossed three blurred shots, so I got everybody but six or so.

[dhshuttlemonkey]

I found mine from the race but didn't find any from practice.



This pic is from jodygomez.com.

[MOSH1DH]

yep I want to get one of those.I haven't figured which one yet and one from practice on Saturday.
Next race I will be on the Morewood

[1000-oaks]

Mosh1DH, I can go through them pretty fast (on my hard drive) - looks like there's only one photo of you from Saturday practice (did you practice Sunday?).

IMG_3501, here's the direct link: PhotoTubo.com - powered by smugmug



You have that...*cue "eye of the tiger" music*...look, lol.

MTBracer, actually I think the one you have there is from practice, this one is from the race: IMG_4596 (direct link PhotoTubo.com - powered by smugmug )

[dhshuttlemonkey]

I was wondering why my shorts were too clean on the 1st pic.

[jfromlv]

Originally Posted by MTBRacer

I was wondering why my shorts were too clean on the 1st pic.

Did you soil your shorts again? lol

[MOSH1DH]

1000-Oaks yep that's me. and that's more of the oh sh$z am I'm going to crash look. once I get from my trip I'll probably get that one and one from race day.

[Marshall Willanholly]

This was my first DH race, and I learned a lot. I should have gone out there for the practice on Saturday, as I was only able to get one run in on Sunday morning before the racing started. I also learned to check the ETA lever on my fork before starting a run. I guess it got flipped when I took my bike out of the truck, but I ended up doing my practice run with about 30mm of travel up front. It was squirrelly to say the least.



Got that fixed before my race run. I figured I'd just try to have a clean run and not worry about totally pinning it. It went well for the first half of the course...



But it didn't last.


It took me way too long to get going again. I smacked my face into the ground pretty hard, and I was a little disoriented when I got up. I didn't even realize at first my front wheel was turned around the wrong way. I guess I'll have to get some dc forks to keep that from happening again.

Finally got going. Couldn't really see out of my goggles now coated with dirt. Tried to make up some time along "the wall" but it turned out I had hit my rear derailleur on a rock, and it wouldn't shift, so I was spinning my brains out and not making up much time. It was cool how encouraging all the spectators were. It gave me some extra energy when they were yelling "PEDAL!" and "ONLY 30 MORE SECONDS!" at me.

Made it through the lower rock garden without incident.




Despite not doing as well as I had hoped, it was still a good time. I'm looking forward to doing a few of the winter series in Jan-Feb.

My girlfriend tried her first DH race too. Unfortunately not much competition in her age group (beginner or sport).

[MOSH1DH]

Here is a video of me in the lower rock section. I caught the rider in front of me but couldn't pass him. fontucky - Google Video