XC carnage at 2011 student champs (video)
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Spotted this over on STW...
http://vimeo.com/21034147
Hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa!!!!
Some jokers moved the course tape during the 2011 BUSA student XC race to take in a steep loose downhill. Crashtastic.
BTW, best to put down your tea/coffee/juice beforehand otherwise you'll be in danger of needing a new keyboard!
http://vimeo.com/21034147
Hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa!!!!
Some jokers moved the course tape during the 2011 BUSA student XC race to take in a steep loose downhill. Crashtastic.
BTW, best to put down your tea/coffee/juice beforehand otherwise you'll be in danger of needing a new keyboard!
i used to compete in the BUSA nationals each year in the downhill.
the first year (down in Cornwall somewhere), I qualified on my dh bike and then rode the (VERY muddy) final on a BMX with street tyres... this included sliding across the finish line on my face in the mud.
another year (and my best effort yet), I was competing on the IOW using my shiny new dh rig... After a cracking start, i stopped on the side of the track for a can of stella with my mates before heading off to finish. i very proudly came last (the whole objective of the exercise).
that year was quite epic... i was banned from the beer tent for repeatedly riding into it flat out in just my pants and then i managed to land on my head in a bonfire lit between a set of double jumps late one evening.
oh, those were the days!
the first year (down in Cornwall somewhere), I qualified on my dh bike and then rode the (VERY muddy) final on a BMX with street tyres... this included sliding across the finish line on my face in the mud.
another year (and my best effort yet), I was competing on the IOW using my shiny new dh rig... After a cracking start, i stopped on the side of the track for a can of stella with my mates before heading off to finish. i very proudly came last (the whole objective of the exercise).
that year was quite epic... i was banned from the beer tent for repeatedly riding into it flat out in just my pants and then i managed to land on my head in a bonfire lit between a set of double jumps late one evening.
oh, those were the days!
mchammer89 said:
Probably more difficult than it seems as it's an XC race, so their saddles are gonna be up too high for that sort of descending. The guys who make it all have low saddles, great for descending steep hills, but st for the other 99% of XC courses.
One ninja-looking guy takes it flawlessly at speed at the right angle, crucially speedway stylee with his right leg out for balance. Bravo!scubadude said:
Hopefully that was steeper than it looked, otherwise some embarrasingly bad riding (and a couple of complete ninja's to be fair!)
Loved the person bum-scooting down, looked like my Cat with a Klingon :-)
This! What's with all the folk going over the handlebars!? I haven't one that since I was about 6! There were indeed to expert looking folk totally nailling it though. Looks a laugh anyway!Loved the person bum-scooting down, looked like my Cat with a Klingon :-)
Omaruk said:
Crikey, no bike control for the majority, like a bunch of roadies on MTBs for the 1st time. Put my flame suit on
Yeap dressed like roadies and certainly the technical (or lack of) skills. That's the problem with XC races, plagued with roadies, great on a bit of fire road and can therefore put in quick lap times, but absolutely no use when it's a little bit technical and therefore hold up proper XC riders. Gassing Station | Pedal Powered | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff