So what is the xc course like? What are the most technical features?
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Yippee_Ki_YayMF
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Yeah this worries me quite a bit too.
morticus
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If anyone has seen the hill, I don't see how there could be a climb... and any pedalling that will be done would generate a bullshit amount of speed. A short sprint to the finish shouldn't hurt... could separate the guys that train harder from the ones that don't. I think the biggest factor yet will be the weather, if its raining you can anticipate 25% of riders wont make it to the bottom without a stack.
outtacontrol
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The climb they are talking about will be the two short pinches out of some saddles on the ridge. I could make it up both without pedalling on a rough overgrown trail. Reckon guys will be on the brakes near the top of the blind crests so they don't launch into space on the new track.
tasty.dirt74
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They should be called Grade Reversals.... Not climbs.
Jeffgre_6163
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Depends what you class as technical.
The XC course will have the greatest amount of ascent and descent of any XC course on the circuit this year if not ever according to the technical director Tim Sheedy.
Sections of the track like Jacobs ladder have A lines where the risk Vs reward is high. One A line on Jacobs I personaly will never ride, but thats me. the section known as the crocslide above Jacobs will also test riders.
At the bottom of Jacobs ladder the section known as caterpillars is fast with berms and several hip and gap jumps, fast for those with good flow skills.
As I was walking it I constantly thought that many "weekend warrior" type recreational mountian bikers will have a lot of trouble completeing 1 lap let alone 6. The amount of climbing is huge and the descents fast with technicaly demanding sections that will test the worlds best.
Come up and ride it for yourself from the 25th November and make up your own mind : )
Jeffgre_6163
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Sure, happy to show any one around the trails
indica
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Yeah but you're old and ride downhills like a girl
Crocslide always made me poo if it is the same one as before.
Austen
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Croc slide is best ridden off the brakes, when it was called rock slide it was anyway, we used it as part of the club dh back when dh bikes had the same travel as current trail bikes, but with shit brakesYeah but you're old and ride downhills like a girl
Crocslide always made me poo if it is the same one as before.
Jeffgre_6163
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I guess you are going to have to show me the way through then, just remind me to take my camera : )Yeah but you're old and ride downhills like a girl
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scblack
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Same here - Bastards!
Austen
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I'm fairly sure it was only started this week, updates soon hopefully
