The tracks were good and it's just nice to be back here on the east coast. I love the rocks and it was really fun to get to test out the new 6C. It's nice to come from out west where the enduro scene is so good and see it growing here too. - 2nd place Pro Men, Chris Heath |
Having such an experienced and brilliant racer like Marla to compete with really elevated my riding. I'm still building confidence racing little bikes, and don't feel like I've found my flow yet, but MCBP included some steep, rocky, and technical terrain in Stages 4 and 5 that really played to my DH strengths. My favorite part of this racing format is being able to ride bikes with your friends, and having great company while you're suffering makes it all fun in the end. -1st place Pro Women, Anne Galyean |
It's Mountain Creek, so it's going to be rocky and freaking rough. -1st place Pro Men, Jason Memmelaar |
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Initially I was really stoked to move here due to the mythos that has been built up about riding in the southwest... All I have to say is, the stuff out here is weaksauce compared to Mountain Creek. The trail systems in the surrounding area (NJ, NY, CT) are waaaaay nicer than anything I've found out here.
Perhaps one day, the Northeast will get the credit its due. Until then, keep killing it Creek!
Besides! here in the northeast..we gear up for snowboarding and skiing.. Don't know about you! but I get bored doing the same thing thru out the year.. My friend moved to SoCal and all I hear about are the epic rides..."we climbed 10,000 feet today" kind of shit..but when I see the pics, it's always on flat smooth trails with no pitch, roots, rocks, or gets this! even frickin trees...and the groups are filled with fat people that have no problem doing the rides..
So yeah if that's your idea of mountain biking, have at it..and have yourself a Starbucks when you get to the top.
the riding here in SoCal, well... sucks.
Literally 99% of "trails" here are blown-out, rutted, flat and boring. All of them are just co-opted hiking trails with horrible conditions. It doesn't help that the tree hugger hippies are in super over-drive out here and they won't allow a single purpose built trail to be cut... because that would ruin the freakin' massive natural landscape.
The typical Southern California ride:
Step 1) Shuttle to the top (pain in the ass, costly, and defeats the true purpose of riding) or climb a mind-numbingly boring fire road for an hour and a half.
Step 2) Ride down the blown-out, featureless, super-exposed, cat litter box condition trail for 20 minutes.
It's quite strange actually when I discuss how amazing the trails back East are with SoCal riders. I describe all the fun, technical, big, rocky features... dynamic elevation... amazing dirt... NO FIREROADS!!! But something doesn't translate for them.
Maybe it's because they mistakenly assume that if the Northeast were really that sick, why isn't it in all the magazines and videos and websites?
Or maybe it's just hard for them to accept that riding here in SoCal is actually pretty crappy.
Sorry, California, I love everything else about you.
she gave me a ton of tips the day before the race on how to handle one of the tough rock gardens (i raced the AM women category) IT WORKED! i cam ein 2nd ))
kept catching the guy in front of me too and he wouldn't let me pass . either way if you a weekend warrior you're a amateur . if you hold any form of sponsorship you're not . either way next year im doing it again lol