Will you be racing this season

[mtbmore]

So the MTB race season is getting into full swing. Cranky Monkey starts this weekend, 24hrs of Big Bear is also this weekend and Wednesdays at Wakefield starts on June 22nd

[Vecsus]

Way back in 1995, when I got my first mountain bike, I did a few of the local races. I got my arse handed to me so I started actually training for them. I discovered that if I was often riding for the sake of training, not for the fun of riding. It became a job to me. Before I could decide whether or not to continue, my bike was stolen and it took me 9 years to get another one.

I am tempted to give racing another shot but am afraid that my competetive nature will turn the process into a job again. And I really hate to think about how soundly I would be thrashed if I entered. Maybe next year, when I am 35 and in a new age bracket. :p

[Buddylee]

Way back in 1995, when I got my first mountain bike, I did a few of the local races. I got my arse handed to me so I started actually training for them. I discovered that if I was often riding for the sake of training, not for the fun of riding. It became a job to me. Before I could decide whether or not to continue, my bike was stolen and it took me 9 years to get another one.

I am tempted to give racing another shot but am afraid that my competetive nature will turn the process into a job again. And I really hate to think about how soundly I would be thrashed if I entered. Maybe next year, when I am 35 and in a new age bracket. :p


Racing is really just an excuse to have to "train" which means many hours of riding. Well, many hours of riding are very enjoyable... the racing is a way to meet and greet many new people. The local races are a blast, especially if you don't take them too seriously. You should come on out and enjoy the fun. :D

[drewdane]

So the MTB race season is getting into full swing. Cranky Monkey starts this weekend, 24hrs of Big Bear is also this weekend and Wednesdays at Wakefield starts on June 22nd
Not this year, but I'm toying with the idea of next summer.

[Vecsus]

Just not sure I can handle the sight of a one-legged blind man passing me on a SS while pulling his seeing eye dog in a burley trailer.