Mountain Bikes · Public discussion

RR course inspection

Penny S. · 2003-06-13T03:00:14+00:00

As always Thursday is ride day with my pal Kathleen ( aka Kamikaze #2) The usual, meet at the Esmerelda lot for a ride around Beacon Hill. Funny, in the parking lot I have a nice chat with a rotund golfer lady, could I please park my car on other side so they can have room for their gold cart trailers? I'm thinking she needs to get rid of the cart and walk the course... Dang it's going to be hot, I'm wishing I'd gone for the tank top instead of the Jersey. Ah, summer. I feel good tho, crank it up the two miles to the top. Rats I was so ON on Sunday, now the ruts at the tire turn just seem to intimidating. We come up on the markings for the new XC course... hmm, maybe we should go check it out... we follow the fresh trail to where it there's a loose sandy (what looks like) drop-off, and we decide that must be part of the DH course. ;-) As we follow the usual route, we also see that there's new (XC?) route off to our left. but... all of a sudden, I don't feel so good. What is up? I rode this same ride the other day midday, and now I"m nauseous and dizzy. [censored]. What's going on. Heat? Dehydration? nope,nope... I suck it up and try to just ride through it. Both of us are curious about where the course has been re-routed to, so we just follow the arrows. No real surprises, except that at one point "expert" splits off. Because I'm feeling icky, we decide to explore that part another day. Remember this rock? http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/images/bike/penny6-03.jpg The course goes up it. Me? forget it, but Kathleen attempts is a few times but can't clear it. Some guy comes along and asks us if we are racing Sat. I smile and say no, we are just farting around. He cleans it ok, but I'm thinking in some of the classes this will be a carnage spot. I tried to take some photos of these riders, but my timing is off and I won't post them since their heads got cut off in the frame. I decide I"m OK to ride as long as I don't have to climb at all. The course traverses the lower part of the area here and when it goes up into a newly built section I park under a tree in the shade while Kathleen goes up to check it out. It's just a loop and I see her stall out up the way. She appears a moment later shaking her head... "man, that is tough.... I don't know how people are going to ride that...? And she is one of the best riders I know. then I decide I really do feel like [censored]. I was going to push for the climb back up to the ridge for the return, but every time I stand up I"m dizzy, so I vote for the road return. I feel a little for having to bail on my buddy but oh well. So I go home and it's dinner time and I still feel like [censored], must be a bug. I think I"m going to head over to spectate Sat am for a bit, now that I know where the carnage spots are!! Penny

Started by Penny S. · 13 June 2003 · Last activity 13 June 2003 · 9 posts · 616 views

← Back to Mountain Bikes

Thread navigation

Jump through the discussion

Go to the original post, the replies on this page, or the latest preserved contribution.

01 / Original postRR course inspectionPenny S. · 13 Jun 2003 02 / This pagePosts 1–9Page 1 of 1 · chronological order 03 / Latest replyPost #9Penny S. · 13 Jun 2003

Thread details

What we know about this thread

Original section: Mountain Bikes
Published: 13 June 2003
Last activity: 13 June 2003
Original author: Penny S.
Posts: 9
Discussion status: Public discussion
Total views: 616
Views / 30 days: 0
Topics: Spoke count

The navigation and discussion metadata provide context. Posts remain in their original chronological order.

Original post
Penny S.
Archived post

13 June 2003, 03:00 UTC #1

As always Thursday is ride day with my pal Kathleen ( aka Kamikaze #2) The usual, meet at the
Esmerelda lot for a ride around Beacon Hill. Funny, in the parking lot I have a nice chat with a
rotund golfer lady, could I please park my car on other side so they can have room for their gold
cart trailers? I'm thinking she needs to get rid of the cart and walk the course...
Dang it's going to be hot, I'm wishing I'd gone for the tank top instead of the Jersey. Ah, summer.
I feel good tho, crank it up the two miles to the top. Rats I was so ON on Sunday, now the ruts at
the tire turn just seem to intimidating. We come up on the markings for the new XC course... hmm,
maybe we should go check it out... we follow the fresh trail to where it there's a loose sandy (what
looks like) drop-off, and we decide that must be part of the DH course. ;-) As we follow the usual
route, we also see that there's new (XC?) route off to our left. but... all of a sudden, I don't
feel so good. What is up? I rode this same ride the other day midday, and now I"m nauseous and
dizzy. [censored]. What's going on. Heat? Dehydration? nope,nope... I suck it up and try to just ride
through it.
Both of us are curious about where the course has been re-routed to, so we just follow the arrows.
No real surprises, except that at one point "expert" splits off. Because I'm feeling icky, we decide
to explore that part another day. Remember this rock?
specialtyoutdoors.compenny6 03.jpg The course goes up it. Me? forget it, but
Kathleen attempts is a few times but can't clear
it. Some guy comes along and asks us if we are racing Sat. I smile and say no, we are just farting
around. He cleans it ok, but I'm thinking in some of the classes this will be a carnage spot. I
tried to take some photos of these riders, but my timing is off and I won't post them since
their heads got cut off in the frame. I decide I"m OK to ride as long as I don't have to climb
at all. The course traverses the lower part of the area here and when it goes up into a newly
built section I park under a tree in the shade while Kathleen goes up to check it out. It's just
a loop and I see her stall out up the way. She appears a moment later shaking her head... "man,
that is tough.... I don't know how people are going to ride that...? And she is one of the best
riders I know.
then I decide I really do feel like [censored]. I was going to push for the climb back up to the ridge for
the return, but every time I stand up I"m dizzy, so I vote for the road return. I feel a little for
having to bail on my buddy but oh well.
So I go home and it's dinner time and I still feel like [censored], must be a bug. I think I"m going to
head over to spectate Sat am for a bit, now that I know where the carnage spots are!!
Penny

Report
Dave Stocker
Archived post

13 June 2003, 12:30 UTC #2

"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
Remember this rock? specialtyoutdoors.compenny6 03.jpg The course goes up
it. Me? forget it, but Kathleen attempts is a few times but can't clear
it. Some guy comes along and asks us if we are racing Sat. I smile and say no, we are just farting
around. He cleans it ok, but I'm thinking in some of the classes this will be a carnage spot.
I tried to take some photos of these riders, but my timing is off and I won't post them since
their heads got cut off in the frame.
what is the angle on that rock? About 45°? The photo flattens it out, but judging from the angle
between you and the bike, that would be my guess.
Quoted message said:
So I go home and it's dinner time and I still feel like [censored], must be a bug. I think I"m going to
head over to spectate Sat am for a bit, now that I know where the carnage spots are!!

I hope you feel better.
-Dave

Report
Technician
Archived post

13 June 2003, 15:30 UTC #3

Penny S. <[email hidden]> spoke thusly... <snip nice RR>
Quoted message said:
Remember this rock? specialtyoutdoors.compenny6 03.jpg The course goes
ok, just a request, perhaps a shot from the side of it to help define the angle of attack.
This is definitely a case where the camera flattened the terrain. through the ambient clues, i would
have to say the step from top to bottom is about 2', with a different angle facet in the middle of
perhaps a 6" drop, though i cannot tell the exact angle, but given the angle of the shadow, i would
hazard a guess of maybe 30 - 35 degrees on the lower slope.
My opinion of attack is to get enough speed to ride up and soak up the hit (have something slightly
similar that i ride). the slower alternative is lean forward (way forward if needed), and as you
ride up the slope, poor on the power in a slow 'n steady manner.
But then too, i have quite a bit of weight (230#) over my tires, so traction is not really a problem
for me. i would say the fast approach would work best, based on my limited knowledge of the nature
of said terrain.
<snip more nice RR>
Sounds like it was a good ride.
--
~Travis
megalink.net~farmers

Report
Penny S.
Archived post

13 June 2003, 15:30 UTC #4

Dave Stocker thoughtfully penned:
Quoted message said:
"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
Remember this rock? specialtyoutdoors.compenny6 03.jpg The course goes up
it. Me? forget it, but Kathleen attempts is a few times but can't clear it. Some guy comes along
and asks us if we are racing Sat. I smile and say no, we are just farting around. He cleans it
ok, but I'm thinking in some of the classes this will be a carnage spot. I tried to take some
photos of these riders, but my timing is off and I won't post them since their heads got cut off
in the frame.
what is the angle on that rock? About 45°? The photo flattens it out, but judging from the angle
between you and the bike, that would be my guess.
it's steeper than a 45, maybe 60? What do I know, we go there all the time and I'll get the hang of
the new camera yet.
Penny

Report
Penny S.
Archived post

13 June 2003, 15:30 UTC #5

Technician thoughtfully penned:
Quoted message said:
Penny S. <[email hidden]> spoke thusly... <snip nice RR>
Quoted message said:
Remember this rock? specialtyoutdoors.compenny6 03.jpg The
based on my limited knowledge of the nature of said
Quoted message said:
terrain.
uh, yeah.
OK, sideways shot coming up... maybe at the races?
Penny

Report
Bomba
Archived post

13 June 2003, 17:00 UTC #6

Technician said:
My opinion of attack is to get enough speed to ride up and soak up the hit (have something
slightly similar that i ride). the slower alternative is lean forward (way forward if needed), and
as you ride up the slope, poor on the power in a slow 'n steady manner.
But then too, i have quite a bit of weight (230#) over my tires, so traction is not really a
problem for me. i would say the fast approach would work best, based on my limited knowledge of
the nature of said terrain.
Thank you for that wonderful piece of technical riding advice - 'ride up it fast, or ride up it
slow.' However, I should point out that you missed out the 'ride up it at a medium pace' option.
--
a.m-b FAQ: t-online.deambfaq.htm
b.bmx FAQ: t-online.debmx faq.htm

Report
Cinder Girl
Archived post

13 June 2003, 18:01 UTC #7

"Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
As always Thursday is ride day with my pal Kathleen ( aka Kamikaze #2)

The
Quoted message said:
usual, meet at the Esmerelda lot for a ride around Beacon Hill. Funny, in the parking lot I have a
nice chat with a rotund golfer lady, could I please park my car on other side so they can have
room for their gold cart trailers? I'm thinking she needs to get rid of the cart and walk the
course...
Dang it's going to be hot, I'm wishing I'd gone for the tank top instead

of
Quoted message said:
the Jersey. Ah, summer. I feel good tho, crank it up the two miles to the top. Rats I was so ON on
Sunday, now the ruts at the tire turn just seem

to
Quoted message said:
intimidating. We come up on the markings for the new XC course... hmm, maybe we should go check it
out... we follow the fresh trail to where it there's a loose sandy (what looks like) drop-off, and
we decide that must

be
Quoted message said:
part of the DH course. ;-) As we follow the usual route, we also see that there's new (XC?) route
off to our left. but... all of a sudden, I don't feel so good. What is up? I rode this same ride
the other day midday, and now I"m nauseous and dizzy. [censored]. What's going on. Heat? Dehydration?
nope,nope... I suck it up and try to just ride through it.

Pregnant!!

Report
Technician
Archived post

13 June 2003, 18:01 UTC #8

bomba <[email hidden]> spoke thusly...
Quoted message said:
Technician said:
My opinion of attack is to get enough speed to ride up and soak up the hit (have something
slightly similar that i ride). the slower alternative is lean forward (way forward if needed),
and as you ride up the slope, poor on the power in a slow 'n steady manner.
But then too, i have quite a bit of weight (230#) over my tires, so traction is not really a
problem for me. i would say the fast approach would work best, based on my limited knowledge of
the nature of said terrain.
Thank you for that wonderful piece of technical riding advice - 'ride up it fast, or ride up it
slow.' However, I should point out that you missed out the 'ride up it at a medium pace' option.
Ahh, but i left that for you to point out.
But seriously, it would appear that my limit is 2 bottles of Mike's Hard Lemonade before lunch...
--
~Travis
megalink.net~farmers

Report
Penny S.
Archived post

13 June 2003, 19:00 UTC #9

Cinder Girl thoughtfully penned: but... all of a sudden, I don't feel
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
so good. What is up? I rode this same ride the other day midday, and now I"m nauseous and
dizzy. [censored]. What's going on. Heat? Dehydration? nope,nope... I suck it up and try to just ride
through it.

Pregnant!!
nice try but not likely. That issue got permanently dealt with years and years ago.
Penny

Report

Active in the last 60 minutes

Active in this thread

0 users · 0 guests ·0 bots ·0 total

No signed-in users are active right now.

No known search crawlers active right now.

Jump through the discussion

What we know about this thread

Continue through CyclingForums

Active in this thread