Last night the pub was full of DHers all moaning that they had to pedal around a 3 miles before they could stick their bikes in the uplift truck and get a bus to the top of the hill. I’m sure loads of them must have been getting lost because it is only a mile or so from the trails to the uplift road. Lots of them claimed that they only had one cog on the back too. I’ve never seen a SS DH bike.

Here is a novel idea you workshy lazy bastards, learn to pedal the **** things – it’ll make you a better rider….

can you prove any of this?

Can you disprove any of it?

which pub was it?

Traquair Arms

what is the maximum capacity of the Traquair Arms?

80 or so.

80 or so?

was there in excess of eighty DHer’s in the Traquair Arms last night?

Around 80.

really? around 80? you don’t think thats something of a slight exaggeration?

We are talking about the Traquair Arms in Innerleithen?

Not an exaggeration.

You have the correct place.

You’re making assumptions though….

I’m not making any assumptions, thats why I was asking, we’re they wearing DH Jerseys or all togged out in Animal Extreme Freeride clobber?

ah…… the Traquair Arms

Where your father is your mother & your sister is your brother

The usual mix of hoodies with descent —- emblazoned on the front, AEFC etc, wearing jeans MC hammer stylee, and a beanie….

just found this:

from here: http://www.southerndownhill.com/forum/index.php/topic,148606.30.html

looks like even the DH world is not exempt from SS Fever!

Patriot isn’t a DH bike though…

OK so you’re sure that all the riders in the Traquair Arms ride DH bikes and not AM bikes??

Given that they are at a DH race weekend, I would suspect they have DH bikes.

Have you pedaled along that road on a DH bike?
“Make you a better rider” is that a joke?

@rse

guitarhero – yes, then up the fireroad to the top of the DH trails – it aint difficult. Fitter stronger riders are faster than unfit riders. Do you think Sam Hill, Peaty, Gee Atherton would have a problem riding along that road on a DH bike?

The road goes follows a river downstream – that kind of tells you something.

I would suspect they have DH bikes.

You’re making assumptions though….

😉 😀

……… wearing jeans MC hammer stylee, and a beanie….

Hats indoors eh?
Say n’more

Doing more runs will make you a better rider quicker than slogging along a fireroad.

Smee, sounds like you have little idea how hard it is to pedal a dh bike running low tyre pressures and how tried they would have been from the dh. DH is far harder on your entire body than most xc riders appreciate, especially if it was a race! Don’t forget the fact they had PAID for uplift and expected a service.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=B709&daddr=55.619588,-3.018837&hl=en&geocode=FRqLUAMdn1zR_w%3B&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&sll=55.616268,-3.015275&sspn=0.019098,0.032358&ie=UTF8&ll=55.61239,-3.034887&spn=0.038199,0.064716&t=h&z=14

1.8 miles.

Also, the pedal is tiring, when you’re on your 8th or 9th time along the road, on supertacky tyres at 20PSI on a bike with the saddle round your knees. Plus it wears the tyres out.

I’ve ridden a DH bike (proper DH bike mind, nothing I could get the saddle up to a decent pedalling height on) all the way to the top of minch moor round the XC loop. Just cos I can do it, doesn’t mean I want to, especially when racing, wearing armour etc.

Having said that – I’m not one of the folk that moans particularly when I have to ride along the road, but I’d prefer not to.

IA – and I bet you are better at DH for being that bit fitter..

It’s called a downhill bike for a reason (the clue is in the name somewhere). If they could easily be pedalled up hills then everyone would ride them, and perhaps bitchy little jey boys like yourself might stand a chance of descending with a shred of style and some dignity. But then again probably not.

yawn…
‘XC-jey boy: you DH boy are unfit lazy scum because you are too lazy to pedal up’
‘Dh boy: you xc whippet have never try to pedal a dh bike they are not meant to be pedaled plus you can’t go down for a farting penny’

yawn… yawn…

‘K Me, this place gets worse by the day. 🙄

seems business as usual to me 😆

its all good fun 😉

Isn’t that Glupton’s local? Bet he was in there spouting off like he always does.

Alex – don’t taunt them!
If it weren’t for you, this thread would have dropped off the page to nothingness…….

We need to start new battles – roadies versus boules players? Chickens versus a wooden spoon?

Come on – which is best?

DrP

Pétanque… Like you need to ask

croquet!

It was full of DHers but you were in there, does that make you a DHer? What about the company you were drinking with were they DHers too? Did you challenge any of them at the time or did you think “I can’t wait to write a post about this on STW”?

Why do you think Dhers are work shy?

That singlespeed Patriot is mine.

Mr Nutts, my Patriot isn’t a DH bike Eh! Well I challenge you to a race down a hill then. With a pair of Boxxers, slackened angles and big tyres it’s perfect for all but the roughest tracks. Certainly perfect for our little island.

You’ll also find that the average DHer will whip any XCers butt around the trail centres. Not only are we fit and strong, but we also know how to gain speed from the terrain. Something your average spindly legged, lycra clad……… Sorry! Got a bit worked up there.

We’re all biker. Some like pedalling, some like adreniline and fear, some like a mix of the two. Some DHers are super fit and strong, some fat and lardy. Some goes for XCers.

Lycra shorts though, there’s no excuse for!

phutphutend – Patriot isn’t an out and out DH bike.

As for the bit about the average DHer whipping any XCers butt round a trail centre – nonsense. Most XCers would be up and down Inners before you got to the top.

Why is everyone so bitchy? 😯

What defines an out and out DH bike. The Honda RN01 and Last Generation Commencal DH Supreme both had 7″ of travel, same as my Patriot. We’re they not DH bikes? Gracia and Minnaar would probably disagree.

Nothing in the OP is true. So I refuse to care about it. 🙄