[skatetokil]

the sound of the wind in my full face. the moment of freedom and happiness you have as you're ejected clear of the bike but have not yet hit the ground.

 

[Transcend]

coursetape, obviously.

 

[skinny mike]

alpine slide(long story)

 

[thejames]

Blurry vision, heavy breathing, adrenaline pumping, smooth is fast, joy in the faces of my homies, the A-line, sheep, tire pressure, six beeps, traction is irrelevent in the air, ...to name a fewSheep?
fast, faster, got to go faster(think golem voice)

 

[ÆX]

all i think about is how much i can push my tires.

that is the only limiting factor to how fast i go.

Go dog Go,...........stop Dog stop!

 

[allsk8sno]

i think of singletrack, smooth and flowy lined with trees and underbrush.
other things. rock faces and steep rooted trails

 

[skatetokil]

fast, faster, got to go faster(think golem voice)

I need one of those voices. Sometimes I get the "oh boy, you really should probably hit the brakes" (think your mom's voice. . . I can just see her pumping the imaginary brake pedal on the passenger side as we're flying down the freeway).

 

[Mike Buell]

Scabs

Dito.

 

[SCABRIDER]

2 to 20 minute orgasm...

 

[DirtyMike]

Trying to go faster than my Brother

 

[Beast]

riders ready? watch the gate . . .

 

[bjanga]

Dust in the air and random small rocks rolling down the trail. Overgrown bushes.

 

[PatBranch]

At the gate: -smooth is fast -pedal pedal pedal

favorite DH- Dirt Merchant, then A-line

 

[Red Bull]

Dirt.

 

[dhkid]

the teaser for hynopsis at freecaster shows it very well.

 

[ViciousDHer]

Sunshine and bright green grass

 

[meatboot]

Wheels hung over the back of a tailgate.

 

[Jorgen]

I think of Ridemonkey and BRAAAAAAAAPH! :-D

 

[SuboptimusPrime]

Trying to ride as close to your buddies wheel as possible. Manpiles. Maniacal laughter when you realize how fast you're going and how screwed you'd be if you ate it...but knowing you won't. Really dark, loamy, dirt flying off your tires.

 

[Cant Climb]

- Sunday morning at Plattekill on a race weekend.
- The smell of the dirt on a broken (in) DH course.

 

[dhbuilder]

Trying to ride as close to your buddies wheel as possible.

yeah, that too.

 

[Tootrikky]

-The comraderie at the races. From beginner to pro everyone's pushing themselves and for some reason everyone knows and respects that.

-The crazy feeling you get in your stomach a few minutes before a race run.

-Burned out shot up cars, people shooting guns, and garbage piles at the areas we so often get kicked out of for building trails.

 

[snowskilz]

- will my tire break loose
- will my tire pop
- will my tubeless hold
- how fast can i get through that rock garden
- how much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood
- is the guy in front of me catch able?
- calming down. dont let the adrenaline get to ya

 

[Heath Sherratt]

Trees, Skylines, creeks, wet rocks, waterfalls with no water, drops, disc rotors, dirt, boundarie tape, lack of dirt here-mound of sculpted dirt there, dew, tire tracks (I always figure out what tire,brand, and if i know people with that combination of tires and how long since they rode the trail), recovery drinks, water bottles, dirt cars, smiling faces and respect in their eyes-this isn't easy and I'm glad you're still alive and in one piece look.

 

[amydalayna]

the stench of my body armour.
drinking beers at the truck and loading our broken bikes back up
eating burritos at T's rotisserie every sunday after riding at n*

 

[stiksandstones]

stacks of sh1tty DH movies on DVD

 

[dhbuilder]

shovels,
mattocks,
rakes,
5 gallon buckets,
wheelbarrows,
weedeaters,
leafblowers,
chainsaws,
visions of a trail on a mt.slope before you break out any of the above items.

and all the freinds you'll make because of their use.

 

[RATM]

Will I actually hit the tough lines or chicken out.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

The most intense part of a dh race- The start gate

 

[Heath Sherratt]

and the most rewarding part of a DH race-the finish line!!!

 

[SK6]

I think of mountains covered with lush green trees and the sound of the lift...

 

[skatetokil]

the sound of 6 bikes bouncing up a bad road in a pickup.

almost hurling in the back of a shuttle truck.

 

[ViciousDHer]

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[SK6]

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Exactly!

 

[Zutroy]

For some reason I think of snow sprinkled peaks off in the distance of the dolomites, looking out of a start house, down a ramp, some grassy knolls and off into the rock garden of hell.

Nevegal?

 

[stiksandstones]

Nevegal?

Ya, that place defines DHing to me.
And in hindsight, I did not read motionboys post well, he wanted words, so just pull one of those words out of my post

 

[Zutroy]

Ya, that place defines DHing to me.
And in hindsight, I did not read motionboys post well, he wanted words, so just pull one of those words out of my post

Yeah, it does....shame they don't race it anymore.....

Always wanted to take a crack at the course....still do.

 

[Motionboy2]

Ya, that place defines DHing to me.
And in hindsight, I did not read motionboys post well, he wanted words, so just pull one of those words out of my post

I am getting plenty from all of you. Basically what I am doing is designing a bike shop. I want it to be AWESOME! and want to incorperate things that people think about when they are riding somehow.

So keep the thoughts, feelings and especially the Tangable things coming! Also, if there are things you see that remind you of riding then that is good too...

 

[SK6]

Internet prices! Schwag! free beer and strippers!!


that's what I dreamt last night anyway...



Good luck!

 

[Bicyclist]

I think of the mad bike fixing race at midnight the day before a race. That's what always ends up happening with me, anyways.