Mountain biking

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Mountain biking

Post by Paul.nz »

Many many years ago i did a mountain bike race down a mountain.This was the event i was in and i raced for rent a dent and sub 60 couriers (red cycling tops).
I was in the video but i was cut out of it for the tv version but my teammates were in there.
My bike was a hardtail with 200mm of front suspension and cantalever brakes.Normal people couldnt afford good front suspension and only the main fast racers
had full suspension.Watching the video again brought a smile to my face and the silly things we used to do.I remembered i was totally knackered from the bunps
and lack of brakes but you had to keep going.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VvRKOZn_aI

Here is a clip of the exact course i did in 1994...Some guy did it a few years ago and put it on the net.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEkQZlkHTf8

I even still have my racing number.My number was 69 .....there was no way i was giving that back.
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Re: Mountain biking

Post by FireCracker »

Nice! Looks like fun, although I wouldn't want to race. Looks like a nice ride if you take your time. Seems they should put direction signs on the course during the race... some of those curves look dangerous.
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