What should you do to practice? Go ride your bike through a mowed hay field over and over and over again. You know one where there are divots from the tractor tires so your butt bounces all over and your front wheel wants to STICK in one which would send you sailing over the bars because you can't SEE most of them. Be sure to find a field where part of it is under water and there's lots of debris like sticks and tress hanging over the trail, etc. Oh, and then climb straight up for about 10-15 minutes and do that 2-5 times depending on what class you race. You'll be ready (but the hay field practice is THE most important part cuz there's the MOST of that).
The "single track" practice you got last weekend. . . . .the stuff some people actually complained was TOO hard, well you're not going to need any of those skills for this one.
Just because it's almost in my back yard doesn't mean I have to think it's "enjoyable" riding. But I'm registered and I'm committed and I guess we need a little bit of everything so everyone is happy now don't we?
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One word for ya' ... PALOS!
MTB Girl said: "You know one where there are divots from the tractor tires so your butt bounces all over and your front wheel wants to STICK in one which would send you sailing over the bars because you can't SEE most of them."
that part sounds an awful lot like LAST weekend!
I be doin' a century in Door County that day.
Was not a touph desition.
Do not worry I am sure the race director will get out there right away and fix these issues you have brought up. It is really to bad this race is still on the schedule.
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