USAC MTB Nationals at Mammoth: Enduro Course Preview

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racecase (Jul 12, 2016 at 14:55)

Remember when "endure" was called "super D" before we all fought about wheel size...

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dukeneverwinter (Jul 12, 2016 at 16:05)

I guess Multiple Stage Super D was too long of a name.

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rbreish (Jul 12, 2016 at 18:21)

@dukeneverwinter: I race enduro on my 27.5 because multi stage super D on 29 is lame sauce!

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rbreish (Jul 12, 2016 at 18:22)

...bro

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railin (Jul 12, 2016 at 19:48)

650B Super Duper D?

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movitas (Jul 12, 2016 at 21:51)

I remember Super Ds being are little different....Mass start with a sprint run to the bikes, where most of us were redlined before getting on the bike, on top of that, you would have a herd of bikes after you. If you crashed there was a good pile up potential. If you were anywhere behind 3rd or 2nd on a dusty course, things were well.... a little exciting. Overall, very little room for mistakes, definitely fun but super intense and high pressure.

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literally (Jul 12, 2016 at 17:01)

did i blink and miss the 'rock gardens'?

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pb-kg (Jul 12, 2016 at 17:05)

It's definitely not a World Cup or even EWS track, but it's not really a sleepy little track either. Lots of weird step downs of pavers and roots into soft, deep pumice. Really, really fun trail.

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owl-X (Jul 12, 2016 at 17:23)

they're hidden by all those roots

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owl-X (Jul 12, 2016 at 17:23)

@scvkurt03: pavers get the bozak

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ryansimonovich (Jul 12, 2016 at 20:10)

Everything always looks smaller on gopro

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Sprockingcrail (Jul 12, 2016 at 20:29)

@ryansimonovich:
so much truth

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SacAssassin (Jul 12, 2016 at 22:06)

@ryansimonovich: Ironically, thats also the title of my next porno

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Rubberelli (Jul 13, 2016 at 5:26)

Follow Me is a blast. I call it Mini Bullet as it is smaller rock gardens, smaller drops etc. But the same sort of terrain and length.

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CT-lowrider (Jul 13, 2016 at 6:45)

the gravel on the road

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Metacomet (Jul 14, 2016 at 7:18)

Its Mammoth. Don't worry, there are Plenty of rocks and roots. Here camera isn't shaking like mad for no reason. If you've never been to Mammoth, the soil is like loose moon dust and beach sand on top of a continuous rock garden. You dont really see the rocks because they are hiding just below the surface of deep and dusty pumice and sand. The terrain is really loose and unpredictable, like surfing your bike down a sand dune with huge rocks hidden everywhere just below the surface. That's why they have so many sections with those pavers, to create a stable corner and keep the soil/sand/pumice from just washing away completely.

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baldemarch (Jul 12, 2016 at 15:14)

Awesome preview! And congratulations on speaking the whole course to us while you're attacking it.

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trimakas (Jul 13, 2016 at 12:05)

Nice job!

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hukit (Jul 12, 2016 at 15:06)

Great job Lauren! ..#turnloose

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racecase (Jul 12, 2016 at 16:02)

#cuteClaudio

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bhizzle81 (Jul 12, 2016 at 16:29)

Respect! So professional and pinned at the same time!

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Trudeez (Jul 13, 2016 at 1:16)

"Rocks. . . loose. . . gardens. . . yeeew! Loose. . . rocks. . . pavers. . . yeew! Pavers. . . loose. . . gardens. . . .rocks. . . rocks. . . yeeew."

Hiking aside, nice riding Lauren.

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Trudeez (Jul 13, 2016 at 1:16)

*joking

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microfiz (Jul 12, 2016 at 15:05)

I don't think I can ride that fast. =(

#notapro

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bemery (Jul 12, 2016 at 15:59)

It was a while back now but I'm super bummed on the lack of coverage from Collegiate MTB Nats. Was there a story I missed by chance?

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ryansimonovich (Jul 12, 2016 at 20:11)

Yeah, weird. They covered collegiate nats year before last i remember

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WhatToBuy (Jul 12, 2016 at 15:08)

Fast and flowing, looks fun!

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SteveDekker (Jul 12, 2016 at 15:24)

I liked it! Makes me miss Cali.

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weebleswobbles (Jul 12, 2016 at 17:51)

I kept looking for the rock gardens..then I remembered I'm not on the east coast anymore..rock gardens are not the same beast on the left coast

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raleightheodoresakers (Jul 13, 2016 at 8:20)

What part of the trail wasn't loose?

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jrocksdh (Jul 12, 2016 at 15:27)

What happened to dh nationals at mammoth?

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 12, 2016 at 16:18)

Same event - they have DH both Nat Champ and non-Nat events all age groups.

www.mammothmtbnationals.com

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jrocksdh (Jul 12, 2016 at 17:24)

@endlessblockades: cool, whats the dh course? Hope to see similiar pov of it

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zutroy (Jul 12, 2016 at 22:14)

@jrocksdh: Bullet same as last year

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 13, 2016 at 9:26)

@jrocksdh: Depends on your Cat. Pros and Cat1 on Bullet and Cats 2 & 3 on this - 'Follow me' I think....

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zutroy (Jul 13, 2016 at 13:49)

@endlessblockades: Yeah, Pro and C1 which are the national championships are on Bullet, C2 and C3 are racing on Follow Me

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marcsb95c (Jul 12, 2016 at 16:10)

#yew

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Grimes1405 (Jul 12, 2016 at 22:12)

YEEEWWW! Lauren ripped it!

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tcarnie (Jul 12, 2016 at 22:24)

yeeeew!

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 12, 2016 at 16:26)

I'm racing that course in September - hope my run is as clean! Yeeeew

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cmi85 (Jul 12, 2016 at 17:39)

Rip it up, LG!!!

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dphreaner (Jul 12, 2016 at 20:21)

Great video Lauren. Killing it!!

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kingsx (Jul 13, 2016 at 0:37)

Highly doubt I could keep up but I'd follow that hottie anywhere That was awesome. I wonder if she likes vans...

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 13, 2016 at 9:24)

Probably not your 1972 Dodge Tradesman 200 with the heart-shaped bubble windows and the Thor mural you had done in Tijuana.

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Marquis (Jul 13, 2016 at 15:44)

Yes, she does like vans. Says so right here on PB:
www.pinkbike.com/u/mikelevy/blog/lauren-greggs-custom-ford-transit-van.html

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 13, 2016 at 16:04)

@Marquis: Thanks for posting that link - I must have missed that article. Much respect to Lauren and her attitude, and for living in a car on the streets of Hollywood as a teenager. I did that too. I'm a new fan. Or maybe her oldest fan.

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kingsx (Jul 13, 2016 at 19:41)

@Marquis: So you're telling me there's a chance! Joking, and hopefully it's obvious. I took it for granted everybody knew she had a rad van. And she happened to be riding "Follow me" but that's what I get for using Coen Brothers humor on a Farrelly brothers crowd.

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Marquis (Jul 14, 2016 at 9:11)

@kingsx: Both the van and Follow Me comments are pretty subtle. I got the van reference, but wasn't sure that others did, so I posted the link. But the Follow Me reference went too deep for me, even though I live in SoCal and ride & ski at Mammoth often enough to know. You're asking a lot from a Pick a Wheel Size and Be a Dick About It crowd, but full props for trying.

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 14, 2016 at 9:58)

@Marquis: What's funny is that some fool went through this thread and neg-propped all the benign positive remarks. TF is the matter with people?

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kingsx (Jul 14, 2016 at 15:11)

@endlessblockades, @Marquis: Yeah, tough crowd. Might be the same person I offended by treating "objects like women". As if I would ever DREAM of letting her in my van!

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therealtylerdurden (Jul 12, 2016 at 15:37)

Did she really just say 'ratchet'? Oh well, she's cute and fast.

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FaastEddie (Jul 13, 2016 at 7:28)

Mannnnnn I wish that was my girlfriend!!