Downhill Remebering the beginnings, Also a good laugh

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  1. MustMoto

    MustMoto New Member

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    so many tacos it made me hungry.
     
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    Did you notice that almost every single rider in the first video immediately got back up and on their bikes?

    Stupid day-glo colors and high seats aside, that's pretty freakin' impressive.
     
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    maybe the super high seat posts launched the rider into an endo milliseconds before the broken clavicle. I dont know but I've endoed many times like those guys and ....nahh forget it...I'm not going to say it...nice video...
     
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    Dude thanks for the link. THATS some good stuff. That one rocky section(before the left turn) looked kinda steep.
     
    dirtsnack, Jan 30, 2010
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    There should be a category of hardtails only. :)
     
    Abui, Jan 30, 2010
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    They do:wave:
     
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    Apparently, that was before the time of wide tires, double wall rims, knobbies, and good brakes.

    LOL at the guy trying to free his bike from the tape only to find a tacoed wheel
     
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    Damn, even thier seat is that HIGH up!
     
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    Do they have one at the parkfeild classic? or how about sea otter?

    I kinda wanna compete just for fun.
     
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  10. downhiller23

    downhiller23 RACE FACE RIDER

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    these days us downhillers have more advaced equipment and rigs we would be screwed trying to ride the dh at fontana with these :bang:
     
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    Sea Otter yes , Fontana would but not enough interest, and I have no idea about parkfeild.
     
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    Rondo, Jan 30, 2010
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    They hadn't invented the ability to see ruts yet
     
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    whats the course like? i'm used to pretty much nothing but fast rock garden so it might be too easy lol

    is there a trail map? whats a BLM?
     
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  15. mfoga

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    Search you tube the course has been the same for a few years now I think. The course is pretty easy but I did crash hard last year:lol:
     
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    the hardtail course? or is it the same course?
     
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  17. mfoga

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    everyone rides same course
     
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    ok, that course looks FUN!!
     
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    here's one from a few years later with the advent of front suspension

    [youtube]edb9HzHntHQ&feature[/youtube]
     
    osmarandsara, Jan 30, 2010
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  20. CA_descender

    CA_descender IamHAZZMATTseeMEgroove

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    You betcha:wave:

    My first DH race was on a full ridged with 24"bars, canti brakes and the wide tires were 2.0 running SunTour XCPro thumb shifters. Yes there was a time when SunTour was at the top of the chain.
     
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