Ride Report Southridge Winter Series Finals, March 8-9th

hey that may still be the case. The IH just fits my needs right now in a heavy bike that can still be used for trail riding. "I will never own" was more of a Dino Brown deterrent. But again I'm still skeptical about IH- I have been looking into them for a while though and this is probably the one brand I wouldn't just rush out to buy without a lot of consideration. haha although you are helping to push me away from the company again. :lol:

 

My only point was to never say never... Ride what you want mang and enjoy:beer:

 

Never! :lol:

 

Gary, I know you've seen this, but I'd just thought I'd throw something out here again to tempt you.

 

That thing is sick:bang: The color is off the hook

 

Lee is that yours??????

 

Yup ...and my 6.6 frame is now for sale. I'll be posting it in marketplace next week.

 

You know you want one of these bad boys
I almost bought one back in the day but they had just started production of the Triton and had no DHE-8's in stock.

 

SWEEEEET!!!! Are you gonna use it for DH racing???? BTW, how come you're not racing DH anymore????

P.S. What size is it, and more importantly, when can I take it for a spin??????

 

congrats on the new ride mang!!!!

 

Lee thats the new '08 Intense slopestyle? Looks nice... did you buy it complete?

 

I'll start a new thread for this. http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/general-discussion/15570-my-new-ss.html

 

Denmother...well...about racing DH...There are a few reasons why I haven't been racing DH on Sundays:

- Because of 4X practice and racing, I have little time to practice the DH course on Saturday. And after the 4X awards - just before it gets dark - I'm simply too tired to ride the DH course.

- On Sunday morning, I'm usually quite tired from the previous day's racing. Granted, I know a lot of you race XC and Super D the day before, but I guess I'm just not in good enough condition, or I'm just not motivated enough to break through the soreness to ride. I don't know if the sprinting involved in 4X wears me any differently than an XC race would, but maybe some day I'll find out.

- I haven't ridden my DH bike since the last Bootleg trip in about November. I have a hard time adapting to that bike when I haven't ridden it for a while. I need to ride it some time. It always takes me at least two days of riding it to become comfortable on it, which means I'd have to ride in on Saturday, but I couldn't really ride it before 4X. The SlopeStyle will be a lot easier for me to adapt to.

- I put a lot of pressure on myself to do well. Although I like the pressure in moderation, racing two days in a row every other week is more pressure than I care for. Just the same, I know what it takes to win, but I am not really interested in committing to what it takes. I want to keep riding fun.

- Finally, although my gf gets to ride the Fullerton Loop on weekday evenings (usually only Thursdays), weekends are her only chance to really enjoy riding. And with races having been every other weekend, she kind of gets hosed from riding. And if I want her to develop her riding skills so she can do more longer and more technical rides, she needs to be out riding more often.

 

Recent write-up from Mt. Bike Action: linky

Plus, it has a picture of STR's own Andy aka Rut!

 

Getting a little cocky, eh? :-k

Wait until we ride some real, technical DH, not that flatlander Fontucky stuff, then we'll see who has sand in their vagina. Got that young Padawan?

:beer:

 

any Super d photos.

I wanted to see the sadbaggers for the beginner Category. Just Having fun those guy's a fast.:wave: