so whos doing the melt-down

[BIRDMAN111]

i know most of you guys are dh or freeride but who is doing the o-hill melt down on saturday?

[Bearmntpicnic]

me fokey me we need to ride that loop lots

[Bearmntpicnic]

and by downhill freeride you meen beer drinking and old

[BIRDMAN111]

haha well im gonna ride it tomorrow atleast once maybe twice if im up to it.

[noname]

fill me in on what exactly this is. I may have to make a trip up to tryt it out.

[Westy]

I'm gonna take a swing at it.

[VaNIlLin81]

Well, I would come up and do it if my bike wasnt screwed up so much, front brakes need to be bled, need new rear brake pads, need new front and rear derailleur, and I need two need rotors. I cant pull that much money out in one week. That and Im not spending any money on my bike untill I get my new camera. I will tell you this though, dont be afraid of the white lense pointing at your face. I'll be there as a photographer..... hopefully, along with another guy. If I dont come with the gear I'll come up and throw rocks at you...cough cough, I mean support you.:)

[BIRDMAN111]

just pull the money out of your a**, aw hell just pull the parts you need directly out of your a**. you can eliminate the middle man

[BIRDMAN111]

http://www.student.virginia.edu/~bikeclub/meltdown_flyer_for_web_1.pdf

for info/ directions go here

[mud'n'sweat]

Looks like I'm out, my new replacement derailer hangers won't be in until next Tuesday :redhot:

The loop is definitely a burner. Have you guys been riding the race loop? I've done about 7+ laps on it recently and it is a lot of fun. I will at least show up to support a couple of my friends.

[VaNIlLin81]

O.K. fokey how bout you give me the money to buy the parts? Then I'll do it. Alos I will still get to throw rocks and sticks at you...speaking of o-hill im heading to the jumps now, so if you read this meet me up there some time.

[BIRDMAN111]

yeah the loop is alot easier if it is cooler out side. charlie and i did it today and it was burning hot. i also need a good jersey. cotton t-shirts are hot hot hot.

[Bearmntpicnic]

well at the moment my bike is ****ed the hanger snapped during practice today. but cville bike and tri will probobly have one.

[SK6]

yeah the loop is alot easier if it is cooler out side. charlie and i did it today and it was burning hot. i also need a good jersey. cotton t-shirts are hot hot hot.

Your starting to sound like an old man...:p

[BIRDMAN111]

well at the moment my bike is ****ed the hanger snapped during practice today. but cville bike and tri will probobly have one.
call them first. make sure they have one

[mud'n'sweat]

Jersey's are a god sent for sure! I use to rag on them until I actually used one. :)

[BIRDMAN111]

too bad theyre so expensive. atleast for the cool ones. like speed racer! racer x is way cooler. he don need no stinkin monkey

[mud'n'sweat]

Performance has some cheap ones time to time. I have grabbed all of mine for between $12-$20

Do you live on Westerly?

[Bearmntpicnic]

umm I think im buyin the weaties jearsy so you could maybe rock the wonder bread but probobly not, since that fat **** already bought it. I dont see how that guy is planning on completing a loop and two would just not be possible. I wonder if anyone is going to rock the climb which is impossible

[BIRDMAN111]

no my friend does. i was seeing if he was home.

hey charlie screw him if he already has the wheaties jersey aslong as you can still kick his a** you can rock the jersey.

[BIRDMAN111]

i have decided what im gonna wear for the meltdown in lack of a jersey. im gonna use my cross country running jersey. its made out of the same stuff, but tank top style. it wont protect me at all, but the xc riding jerseys dont either.

[SK6]

i have decided what im gonna wear for the meltdown in lack of a jersey. im gonna use my cross country running jersey. its made out of the same stuff, but tank top style. it wont protect me at all, but the xc riding jerseys dont either.

I noticed you chose to ignore the old man comment...:p

[mud'n'sweat]

I wonder if anyone is going to rock the climb which is impossible

Everyone I have been riding the loop with can clean all of the climbs. The one that climbs up from the lower loop next to 29/250 bypass up to the fire road is a total bitch though. I'm usually at a crawl by the time we get to the top and it takes me a minute to let my heart rate go down.

[BIRDMAN111]

no were talking about the climb right at the end of the loop that is straight up and rocky as a bitch. its hard to push up it

i can clim that one near 250 but it blows nuts.

[BIRDMAN111]

I noticed you chose to ignore the old man comment...:p
and im ignoring this one too:p

[mud'n'sweat]

no were talking about the climb right at the end of the loop that is straight up and rocky as a bitch. its hard to push up it

i can clim that one near 250 but it blows nuts.

Oh yeah, I forgot... right after the descent from the power line and on down to the right towards the small wood bridge? That one skipped my mind. I only know of one person who can clean it... and of course that is Paul Buschi :hot:

[BIRDMAN111]

damn paul is a beast. and a really nice guys too. i can get like 2/3 of the way up it but it is really freakin hard.

[VaNIlLin81]

Ok, so what race is everyone doing, I need to know so I can set up shop. Hopefully all of you will be doing the 1:00 race so I'll have you all to distract.

[mud'n'sweat]

We are all doing the 6pm race. Get ready for us!

[noname]

Anyone have any info on what kind of trail this is? The last time I raced in C-ville area it was at an orchard on the top of a mountain, all pretty much wide open. I don't think that trail every even went into the woods.:nonono: Is the trail tight and twisty or just wide and rough?:think:

[VaNIlLin81]

One word for 0- hill.... Whack

Its up, down, left, right, hard, easy, rocks, roots, OUCH!, tree, runners, old men with dogs, it is a great place to ride, not so easy though, unless you pick the crap trails.

[mud'n'sweat]

Anyone have any info on what kind of trail this is? The last time I raced in C-ville area it was at an orchard on the top of a mountain, all pretty much wide open. I don't think that trail every even went into the woods.:nonono: Is the trail tight and twisty or just wide and rough?:think:

O-Hill is anything BUT wide and out in the open. Twisty, rocky, rooty, up, down, switchback to rib crack! It's not all that bad, but it ain't no walk in the park either. A hell of a lot of fun if you've never ridden there.



edit: look's like VaNIlLin81 shares the same sentiments... lol. :)

[Westy]

If you guys are looking for cheap shirts for summer riding check out duofold T-shirts at campmor.com. When on sale they go for $6 or so. I think Performance sells them but at the outrageous price of $14.

[BIRDMAN111]

yeah there is no "easy" features. lots of rocks. steep down hills and many trees to grab you handle bars as you fly down the mountain. the climbs are pretty brutal when your tired. much harder than walnut creek i think.

[Bearmntpicnic]

dude o-hill is like the best place ever. and mudnsweat, paul is going to kick everyones ass he is so beast I almost went with him and wade to climb reddish it would have sucked, since paul an x trek pro rider. but yeah its supposed to rainy so I dont think anyone will be making the climb, the others crappy climb is the one like comming up from 250

[VaNIlLin81]

i wanna do the MD so bad, its not that im outa shape as much as my bike being gay.. lets see here...i ziptie my left shoe to my foot, need front brakes bled, need new rear brake pads, need two new rotors, need new rear de. need front de. to be adjusted......hmmmm

[BIRDMAN111]

you can fix the rotors you retard ive been telling you that for months. i said that i would do it but you havent let me.

[VaNIlLin81]

well goody goody im doing it anyway..and btw btw..

the trail is totally dif than what you and charlie did, you have to climb daves dunn..its way diff..u dont even go on the far side of the mountain

i did pick up a camelback for tomorrow..me and jake are doing the 11:00

[mud'n'sweat]

well goody goody im doing it anyway..and btw btw..

the trail is totally dif than what you and charlie did, you have to climb daves dunn..its way diff..u dont even go on the far side of the mountain

i did pick up a camelback for tomorrow..me and jake are doing the 11:00

Are you sure? We rode it with one of the organizers the other day and it definitely covers all sides of O-Hill without question. The course we ran was the same they have mapped out on the website too. Did they mark the course today or something?

[BIRDMAN111]

yeah they marked the course out

[mud'n'sweat]

How was it overall? Did you run the whole thing? I think I may show up even though my hanger is jacked and I can only use my four lowest gears.

[wood-dog]

They should change the name of the race to the O-hill mud down after tonight rain..... er,thundershowers

[mud'n'sweat]

I'm actually more excited to do it with a little mud. Should make it more interesting. Downside is it will be bad for the trails to run a race in these conditions. I wonder what will happen? I'll ride the focker in the rain if I have to.

[Bearmntpicnic]

the course was almost totally dry and the race was really good except for one thing. the trailsd were horribly marked thanks to paige. alot of top riders and expert class made wrong turns and got dq

[VaNIlLin81]

i thought the course was marked fairly well...but i also did the course the day before... so that may have something to do with it...and Jake shoup placed second out of all beginners and 1st in under 18 class...only one guy was ahead of him by 7 seconds..and he was sponsered by trek....so i must say i give jake total props

and its to bad some peoples bikes broke..but atleast you gave effort right.

[BIRDMAN111]

i hate mech. problems. i would have won the sport class if i hadnt had to stop after the first lap because i had no front brake and gears skipping after every pedal due to my broken shifter.

[VaNIlLin81]

i hate mech. problems. i would have won the sport class if i hadnt had to stop after the first lap because i had no front brake and gears skipping after every pedal due to my broken shifter.


yeah foky, that def was really ****ty

[wood-dog]

the trailsd were horribly marked thanks to paige. dq


Man oh man, why am I not surprised to hear that? :nonono:

[Westy]

i thought the course was marked fairly well...but i also did the course the day before... so that may have something to do with it...and Jake shoup placed second out of all beginners and 1st in under 18 class...only one guy was ahead of him by 7 seconds..and he was sponsered by trek....so i must say i give jake total props

and its to bad some peoples bikes broke..but atleast you gave effort right.

There was one spot where there were no markings. I went the direction that all the tire marks seemed to point to. I then almost ran into all the top pro/expert riders who were climbing back up the hill I was bombing down after they too had taken the wrong turn. Luckily no collisions took place. Once it was figured out J. Bishop and Paul grabbed some arrows and remarked the trail and added some logs to block the wrong ways. It made no difference to him as he was going to kill everyone else anyway. There were a few other places that the arrows were hard to find when you were hauling ass.

This seems to happen every year at O-hill, it wouldn't suprise me if someone was out there purposely pulling down course markers.

[VaNIlLin81]

Westy, what race did you do?

[Westy]

Westy, what race did you do?

Eckspurt.

[VaNIlLin81]

Nice man, I did beginner:)

[Westy]

Cool, how'd it go? O'hill is possibly the toughest venue going.

[VaNIlLin81]

Well Jake Shoup, Lil guy on Sette Reken came in 2nd out of all, and the guy that came in 1st was sponsored. I don't know what I came in out of all, but I got 3rd in my class...(and thats out of 3):) At least I wasnt the last one to cross the finish line, I just wanted to get it done. I think if I was in shape I could have done better by 10 minutes. I walked alot of the ups.

[BIRDMAN111]

yeah i was leading the sport under 18 race till my bike broke.:mumble: :mad: :bomb: :angry: :nuts: :banghead: :ouch: :redhot:

[SK6]

Dude, sorry to hear that...:(

[BIRDMAN111]

its ok. theres more races to come

[VaNIlLin81]

Yeah dude, so this summer we are gonna get a team going. How should we go about doing this? I guess it'd be Jake, you, Charlie, and me. It'll be bad ass..im gonna go tomorrow and do the loop again prolly. My mom is making me go to church cuz its easter..woo hoo

[BIRDMAN111]

it should be the Basic Cycles team
that would be awsome. get some jerseys with basic cycle written all over them

[VaNIlLin81]

Thats what I was thinking. Charlie talk to Wade or whoever and see if we can do something like that. Cuz that'd be badass.

[wood-dog]

yeah i was leading the sport under 18 race till my bike broke:


Broke your bike?!?!?!?! Could you elaborate on that a bit?

[VaNIlLin81]

I think he broke the rear shifter...and the front brake was acting stupid so even if he laid on the front brake it would'nt give him any stopping power.

[BIRDMAN111]

yeah i was skipping on all gears almost every pedal because of my shifter.

[VaNIlLin81]

What new shifter are you gonna buy? Wait, what do you have?

[BIRDMAN111]

ive got sram x.7 and plan to get the same ones because they are cheap

[BIRDMAN111]

and i like the double thumb triggers. unlike shimano finger and thumb ones.

[wood-dog]

Wow, when you said you broke your bike, I envisioned you cracking your frame or ripping off the head tube. I'm glad to hear it was just easy to replace parts.

[BIRDMAN111]

yeah me too

[Bearmntpicnic]

fokey I dont know i think I could have had you in the first loop if my drive train didnt fall apart and go up in flames. it would have also been really nice the have a non downhill reary rimy and a hub that worked but hell I cant complain since you most deffenity would have killed me on the second lap i still would have easily gotten second though since the eventual winner was good 15+ minutes behind us on the first lap. fokey would you like to ride after school.

[mud'n'sweat]

it would have also been really nice the have a non downhill reary rimy and a hub that worked

Oh snap... that rear hub and rim was fine!

[Bearmntpicnic]

yeah thats true it was still a sun downhill rim oviously meaning something had to be wrong with it

[VaNIlLin81]

I say we all meet up and do the loop tomorrow after school.

Me and Jake did 3/4 of it today then went to Walnut Creek and rode for two hours.

[Bearmntpicnic]

dude brian you need to let me know when your doing that stuff

[VaNIlLin81]

Me and Jake were gonna stop by on the way to O-hill but then we remembered ur bike was broken.

[VaNIlLin81]

So Rich, when you gonna come out here and ride with us young fellows.
I'm gonna try and get a ride at Walnut on April 29. Hopefully some people can come out?

[mud'n'sweat]

April 29th is two weeks from last saturday right? If so, I'll be off work and down to ride for sure. I'm sure we can get a good group of people together.

[VaNIlLin81]

It's two weeks from yesterday.:)