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Down Hill bike race (Maine)
I am going to try to enter this bike race at a ski mountain near me. Do you think they will let unicyclist in the race? I was wondering if anyone else wanted to come, then there would be a better chance of them making a unicyclist category. 4th Annual Shawnee Peak/Sebago Outfitters Snow Mountain Bike Race February 05, 2005 Bikers get down and dirty on the course at Shawnee Peak! Whether you participate or spectate, this is one of the most exciting events on the calendar! We build a course, complete with twists, turns, banks and jumps and you get your bike down without biting the big one! Oh, by the way, you are riding with three other bikers! It is a boardercross with bikes! Registration is 9am-11:30am. Practice runs start at noon. $20 Registration fee. Add $10 if you would like an all-day lift ticket. TONS of Prizes courtesy of Jon Kibler at Sebago Outfitters 207/892-9228 or e-mail him at Format: One practice run. Two qualifying runs. Single elimination after qualifiers. Their website: http://www.shawneepeak.com The info: http://www.shawneepeak.com/docs/Events/index.php (Feb 5th) To get the http://www.shawneepeak.com/docs/Directions/ North Conway, NH 20 Minutes Portland, ME 55 Minutes Portsmouth, NH 1 Hour Boston, MA 2 Hours Providence, RI 4 Hours Manchester, NH 2 Hours Montreal, Que. 3.5 Hours Hartford, CT 5 Hours New York, NY 6 Hours -- KcTheAcy - Ohh Baby --Kaycee http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Kaycees-Unicycle-gallery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KcTheAcy's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5003 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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I race downhill MTB and those corses are really really rough. You'll probably definetly need a brake. I doubt thAT THEY WOULD HAVE A WHOLE UNI CATEGORY, (i hate that stupid caps lock) but you could just compare times with each other. races are really fun, and dont get all upset if some guys say uni'ing is dumb -- DK - level 11 unicyclist -Hunter- 'HCOR.net' (http://www.hcor.net) "A unicycle rides like ~~~~ so you would be slinging your banana through the air which might actually increase air resistance." -Klaas Bil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DK's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8054 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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They might be reluctant to have a unicycle enter because you will be so much slower than all the bikes. This may cause time problems in that they cannot space you evenly among the bikers. You would have to go last or something. Anything else and it might not be safe to have you out there with the bikex zooming past. I have not raced DH so I may be wrong though. -- johnfoss - Walkin' on the edge John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com "Read the rules!" -- 'IUF Rulebook' (http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/rulebook/) -- 'USA Rulebook' (http://www.unicycling.org/usa/competition/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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they might let you ride during practice. Then you could have a friend at the top w/ a radio. when you statred, he would radio it down to a friend at the bottom and he could time you with a stopwatch. -- DK - level 11 unicyclist -Hunter- 'HCOR.net' (http://www.hcor.net) "A unicycle rides like ~~~~ so you would be slinging your banana through the air which might actually increase air resistance." -Klaas Bil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DK's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8054 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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My family is gonna enter the "Frozen spoke DH Bike race". We're lucky though, we live in a small town, so it won't be all too official. -- Fuego - Unicycle Ninja "Unicycling is more about the center of concentration than the center of balance." If you don't want us riding on your concrete, don't make it in such damn interesting shapes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fuego's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6983 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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How do you think I should go about signing up, what to I tell them, what if they say I cant ride? I do have a brake and protective pads. The reason I posted the event was in hopes of getting at least 4 people (the amount for 1 heat) to come. Any takers? -- KcTheAcy - Ohh Baby --Kaycee http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Kaycees-Unicycle-gallery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KcTheAcy's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5003 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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A downhill bike race doesn't sound like a good environment for a
unicycle. Uphill race could be fun though. Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict -- It's impossible to get old when you ride a unicycle - John (what's in a name) Childs |
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I think Des from Wales entered some downhill races. By all accounts he's incredibly fast though. I guess he was last in the category each run. For a 4-up race obviously you'd need 4 people. Also it kind of depends on the jumps. If they're not rollable there's no way they'll let you do it. I've seen a picture of a race course that had a road gap in it, where you'd need to hit it really fast on a bike to get to the transition. Joe -- joemarshall - dumb blonde ------------------------------------------------------------------------ joemarshall's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1545 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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If you survive the downhill, here's another event you might be interested in http://www.tinmtn.org/hillclimb/index.cfm I agree with John that the biggest concern will be bikes moving much faster than you. Make sure you don't get creamed by a bike after you UPD If I did this I would not only make sure my brake is working well but I'd be pretty interested in getting a serious studded tire. Probably the easiest way to convince the sponsors would be to talk to them and explain to them why this is a piece of cake. If that doesn't work, offer to demonstrate Muni for them in person. Do you ride in Scarboro? I'm up there every August? Joe -- merrill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ merrill's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/818 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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merrill wrote: *If you survive the downhill, here's another event you might be interested in I'd be pretty interested in getting a serious studded tire. Do you ride in Scarboro? I'm up there every August? Joe * I looked into that, but it seems like a lot of money to pay just to exhaust yourself. I have been to the Mt. and have heard of some people try it on a uni. I don't think I would need a studded tire on packed snow? I live in Scarborough so naturally i ride quite often there. There are some great trails in Portland and Biddeford also. AIM me, email me, or MSN me (kctheacy(AT)maine.rr.com) -- KcTheAcy - Ohh Baby --Kaycee http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Kaycees-Unicycle-gallery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KcTheAcy's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5003 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37727 |
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