chrisjack4
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some good advice and a lot of common sense which is thin on the ground these days
- Do NOT EVER push in line for shuttles or chair rides. This pisses everyone off, and if there are other people using the service then you also give mountain biking as a whole a bad reputation. If you are seen by a race official, you may well be disqualified too.
Sooooooo true. I'm getting really, really, reaaaallly sick of the amount of people cutting in the lines. It's stupidness. Now I'v decided to voice my opinion about it and say "man, I really hate those fucking cutters" just loud enough so they hear it, and decide to go to the back of the line. Don't cut shuttles; your just giving yourself a bad rep, and pissing everyone else off.as for cutting the shuttle lines, it is a shame when it happens. if i had enough volunteers i would definately make sure there was someone policing that. what do you think the punishment for cutting the line should be?
disqualification seems a bit too harsh, maybe just a trip to the back of the line?
second offence and it's the end of practice for you, no more runs today.
Incorrect. If you smash your visor off, you must make every attempt to glue, bolt, zip tie the bugger on.A-No riding without a helmet peak ( If you break it you must pull out of race )
You should be at a QLD sunshine series DH round.The more people cheering on riders the better - it pushes people harder and creates a great atmosphere. It makes it more fun to spectate for those outside of the sport and makes it look better on camera for TV and DVDs.
People yelling 'pussy' and stuff isn't as good though, unless they personally know the person well enough that they know it's wont offend them etc. (i.e. it wouldn't be cool to yell 'pussy' at a younger rider or nervous looking rider going slowly through a section, even if they mean to motivate them).
But yeah, positive cheering is great, go right ahead. Just stay the fark out of the way, and make sure you don't knock shit onto the track or anything.
that's not right, I mean, for less experienced riders like myself, sometimes it's pretty damn hard to stop. for example, going down a chute, you're meant to go fast down it, with no brakes if possibles, but if you hear someone behind you, you don't jam on the brakes and get off the track do you, you wait untill you're at the bottom. We're just trying to have fun like you, and fun isn't jumping off a berm to get out of the road.one thing about passing - and only for actual "race runs". The fastest rider doesn't have to be paitent, they have a right to not be hindered by a slower rider. So, slower riders, if you are caught in a race run - game over - get off the track and let the person go past you - there is always somewhere to get off a track - even if it means you have to jump off your bike. If you are caught, your race is pretty much over and trying to get a good time to compete with yourself or your mates isn't cool if it's at the expense of another rider's run.
peace.
Most important things for spectators isHey, could I bring up spectator etiquette here, or should it be in a new thread?