Mountain biking
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 1:01 am
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.
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.