Since you are new to offroad I have two words for you: Steering Damper!
Originally posted by Enduro_Nut
Hokie - That hill you were talking about, did you see the cart wheels that people were doing??! The "hill" seemed about 2,000' down. FYI - I believe only 2 C riders completed the ride and about 50% of the riders failed to complete the course which was about 130 miles. I managed about 70 miles after falling 20' into a ravine! What was really odd was after falling I turned around and 3' away was my rowmate :) ! That was at mile 48 on the second loop.
I was talking to the RMEC secretary(?), Rudolph Bradley(also on row 20) and he did mention that was a tough ride(he only finished the 1st loop helping guys down the "HILL" after also flying over the bars!
The race was put on by a first time club that does desert only :scream: so the route charts were incorect but they did try very hard so... hats off for the first time event!
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEXT ONE!!
Originally posted by Mully
Hokie,
BTW, looking at the pictures I would have thought warning bell number 4 (ding ding ding) would have sounded. Back in the day if you pulled into the pits, and it was all grown over like that, it meant the guys who did the arrowing were to tired from that to mow the pits (i.e. hard trail).
Mully
Originally posted by Enduro_Nut
HOKIE - Going to Del Norte ?? I might - I was offered a bike without driving mine up there so.... we'll see!
Originally posted by BCR-Bob
Thanks Nut. Because no C riders finished (this is what I'm told) the computer isn't giving out the results. The guy running it will figure it out though(if he hasn't allready) and we can always go to the back sheets. Smetzle zero'd both my checks. On the third loop he came in about 4 minutes fast, stopped 20 yards from the check, and balanced there until his minute. Very impressive.
Originally posted by WoodsRider
Keep riding enduros. Work a few enduros (everything from laying out a section, setting speed averages, determining check placement, determining reset lengths, working a check, scoring to picking up trash after it's over is considered working an enduro). Learn the rules. Learn how to do timekeeping in your head. Learn how to ride possibles (don't be a screenwatcher). Eventually you'll start taking home some hardware. Expect a few bumps, bruises, scrapes and hematomas along the way. If you're real lucky you'll only break your bike and not your body.
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