fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
I laughed at this, but maybe it should be a sad emoji insteadUnlike our track options.
[Ducks behind couch]
the sad demise of old dh bikes
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moorey
call me Mia
Based on all those DH races you do at Beauty, Buller, Baw Baw, Narbethong, Barjarg, Mansfield, Mt Major….Unlike our track options.
[Ducks behind couch]
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
All this time and you still take the bait.Based on all those DH races you do at Beauty, Buller, Baw Baw, Narbethong, Barjarg, Mansfield, Mt Major….
moorey
call me Mia
No bait. I hear a lot of people whine that there’s no good DH tracks in Vic. It’s always from people who don’t race.All this time and you still take the bait.
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fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
"But none of those places are 10mins from my place in the inner suburbs!!"Based on all those DH races you do at Beauty, Buller, Baw Baw, Narbethong, Barjarg, Mansfield, Mt Major….
ashes_mtb
Has preferences
They should come to WA and sample some sweet 900m downhill tracks for some perspective.
That’s horizontal distance by the way. Vertical about 1/9th of that.
moorey
call me Mia
And that’s why you’ll never have any WC or EWS champions.
Mattyp
Cows go boing
What about You Yan........no wait.Based on all those DH races you do at Beauty, Buller, Baw Baw, Narbethong, Barjarg, Mansfield, Mt Major….
Live2DieTrying
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Too right on that one! Such a struggle to enter races these days. Pretty much like festival tickets. If you're not prepared / ready when the tickets go live you aren't racing that round.
Almost seems like we need a Juniour VDHS... (I know the logistics of this would not work)
it's insane with 300+ riders, over an hour in line for shuttles and again to drop in at the top! And lucky to get in 6 runs the whole weekend
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
There was some good tracks down south near Donnybrook/Bunbury somewhere I was taken too once.
ashes_mtb
Has preferences
Yeah, the bigger downhill tracks are down that way. Still pretty short and limited drop compared to elsewhere.
I’m assuming, the only time I’ve ever ridden when travelling out of state or OS was in Austria.
moorey
call me Mia
Careful what you wish for.
Next year the GE nats run over 2 weekends. One for juniors, one for seniors. What a clusterfuck for families coming from around the country with a mix.
At Nationals, all they need to do is allocate points to rounds throughout the year like the National Cup was supposed to. You should need to have some results or at least proper race experience to be eligible to enter. Gronk kids who’ve never raced, currently swamp the rego the second it opens, and lots of top riders with lives and jobs miss out when it sells out in minutes.
I’m all for having a go, but AusCycling is a joke, and they DGAF about MTB whatever, but particularly DH/GE
jrewing
Eats Squid
I reckon recession will slow those numbers down.
Let’s see if the 449 dollar entry fee for cannonball festival does too. Madness
moorey
call me Mia
That includes a week of chair lifts and entry into 4 events. Or you can opt for just DH with 2 days of uplift for more like $200. It’s actually better than a lot of events, that then make you add expensive shuttles.
Entry fee is the cheapest part an event.
Vic events aren’t going to slow down any time soon.
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moorey
call me Mia
Yeah, we’ll be up there for Thursday practice, so will buy lift tickets for that day. We’ve never been there, so we’ll need a few sighters. From all accounts, it’s a brutal track. Anyone there practicing all week will probably blow up by race day if they’re not careful.
jrewing
Eats Squid
Rims will blow up haha. Bring spares. Don’t skimp on air pressure. False economy that is.
jrewing
Eats Squid
Hopefully the fire road is used in the race. Favourite part of the track.
All mountain race favours a very good pedalling bike!
frenchman
Eats cheese. Sells crack.
jrewing
Eats Squid
The craftworks will work well there.