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Racing D/H on a Hardtail!

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Racing D/H on a Hardtail!
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flag Lenny-Twenny
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:34 Quote
Hi guys,

Just seeing how many of you race D/H on a hardtail and if you could give me any tips.
flag Muttley
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:37 Quote
i raced moelfre on a hardtail, just absolutely go for it, as if you were on a susser, i wa borrowing a matees orange hardtail, and it hurt, but its satisfying catching people on their DH bikes.
flag dangilbert
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:42 Quote
Dont they have special HT catagories? i thought they did
flag Muttley
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:43 Quote
Yeah they do, but they didnt at moelfre, and in practice its all mixed anyway, i Masherd myself up on my first run and didnt even make it to my second darnit.
flag lewdawg
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:46 Quote
from my knowledge of racing xc (hardtail) and doing a bit of downhill i would reccomend you run clips because you can hit things mega quicker than with flats and you feet just dont move. plus with clips you can cheat a bit when you get into tricky situations you can just lift your bike because you dont have the travel of a dh bike to get you out of it. Just hang on tight and go for it
flag Muttley
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:47 Quote
nah mate run flats, hang off the back, and hope for the best.
flag lewdawg
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:51 Quote
fair enough, i was just guessing so probably should have kept my xc mouth shut haha
flag Muttley
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:52 Quote
nah yours was the intelligent, good advice, mine was the advice that led to me not being able to ride for 2 weeks haha
flag lewdawg
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:53 Quote
haha, i see where you're coming from though
flag tatty-b-jangles
Posted: May 18, 2009 at 12:56 Quote
Hardtails help you sharpen your skills like picking lines and stuff. Nothing better than a bit of practice on a hardtail or if you really hate you knees maybe a rigid which is what i do about once every two months or so.
flag Jamie24siemon
Posted: May 22, 2009 at 7:31 Quote
im started racing Hard tail and i got sponsord for doing so since they havent seen a faster rider on a hardtail. and im still racing hard tail. it hurts more but way more effiencent. hope u race HT to show the guys witht he fullys that u can beat em, cause thats what ive done
flag offroaders
Posted: May 22, 2009 at 7:43 Quote
hey i dont wanna hijack any ones thread here.
i have my big foot set up with downhill forks and shit. i dont wanna race but i just wanna go to blue mountain and have fun riding... will i get down the hill on that kinda set up?
flag Jamie24siemon
Posted: May 22, 2009 at 8:00 Quote
it will get down it just hurts like f*ck racing going down
flag Lenny-Twenny
Posted: May 22, 2009 at 8:10 Quote
Jamie24siemon wrote:
im started racing Hard tail and i got sponsord for doing so since they havent seen a faster rider on a hardtail. and im still racing hard tail. it hurts more but way more effiencent. hope u race HT to show the guys witht he fullys that u can beat em, cause thats what ive done


Yes i have to say that up at my nearest dh races the hardtail guys are pinning and having alot of the fullsussers, especialy on the top section where youve gotta pedal!
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