jacobite321

Absolutely genuinely shockingly bad…. I can’t express how bad that was !!!! Can someone please start a rival governing body that understands and respects mtb and who is capable of turning it into the brilliant spectacle it should be.

Interesting what he said about Sam Hill. The more I hear about Sam hill the more I realise he is a phenomenon. A friend of mine has done a bit of riding with him and he said a similar thing. He said that sam’s ability to generate speed in featureless sections was unbelievable. He would just leave you for dead. When he asked him how he does it, Sam Hill just said “Dannow bud”

Looks a cool bike and I like the adjustment idea but it might be a nightmare to maintain and clean etc especially in the uk where it’s pretty much grit and mud 80% of the time

Couldn’t agree more… what a joke

Healing vibes to Gee !! The thing I like about Greg Minaar is that he a racer and that’s it. He doesn’t bother with other disciplines. I know everyone is different and mixing disciplines is great but part of his longevity is that he knows what he wants and he knows his body, he knows who he is. Racing is his proving ground !! I think Gee is fundamentally a racer, that’s where he made his name, that’s his proving ground. Despite his amazing abilities he’s not really a free rider, he doesn’t do tricks etc…. He’s a racer and a bloody good one. We all make decisions and have our motivations and reasons but what’s important is that we learn and adjust as we get older… I can guarantee Greg minaar is continually changing his approach and prep to racing as he gets older. I see no reason why gee can’t race at the top level again but this is only possible if his focus is racing only. I could be wrong of course as he may no longer have the desire to race. I’m 54, I have a shoulder op next week and I am hoping to have my best race season ever (it’s all relative of course) but to do that I have had to adjust my work life, my family life, my training schedule, my bike set up, I need much longer to rest etc and I have to be realistic but I’m more motivated than ever and enjoying riding as much as I ever have. Of course I could crash at the first corner and end myself but I would have no regrets because my decision to race is a sound one. As we get older we snap instead of bend, we are in constant pain, it takes ages to recover, we can’t train as hard…. So you have to adjust…. Make better decisions… be honest with ourselves and everyone else I think gee is approaching that stage of his life. Racing is what gee does best…. Gee racing again at that level would be amazing !!! Good luck gee… get well soon