[Closed] Are you a serp rider? morzine content.

Yeah was good man! Made it a bit harder cos it was pissing it down, certainly not the hardest thing I've rode down but was fun passing all the serps who had pushed in front of me at the top cos they were disillusioned cos I didn't have the neck brace or full face on,

I find champery in the wet a piece of piss, don't know what everyone is complaining about. I rode it on a rigid with v brakes and lycra. I lost count of the storm troopers I overtook on the way down.

Might give that lad Danny Hart a few pointers next time I see him.

We should meet up for a ride, you seem like you are almost approaching my skill level.

I rode it on a rigid with v brakes and lycra.

Ahh so you where that bloke I used as kicker when I did champery on my unicycle?

And maybe we'd be getting more people on bikes too, by taking away some of the fitness barriers.

Plus of course the trails will be so busy with the new influx of part-timers that us "proper" mountainbikers won't be able to strut our funky stuff 😉 Interesting idea tho.

bang on with your other points, over here stormtroopers are perceived as gnar shredders (or atleast wannabes) elsewhere it's just prudent to pad up especially if you're a noob and as you have lifts getting all sweaty pedalling to the top isn't an issue.

Edit and oh yeah OP
OMG! you are like, [b]so[/b] manly and awesome! I wanna have your babies.

Northwind +1

All you guys that think you're awesome riding it on xc bikes and rigid seem to be missing the point, sounds like there were loads of people who didn't need a bike at all- they were able to [i]walk [/i]down the course, carrying a bike. Game set and match.

Yeah, but... So what? Hard to see what's to complain about, people on blues and greens that aren't very good? People who mostly ride uplifted trails so might as well wear armour and ride a big bike? People who're not very good therefore wear lots of armour because they know they might crash?

I am not saying I am great - just suggesting there is some truth in the OP's observation. I thought I had made it plenty clear enough that I was not 'bigging myself up'. I don't have an axe to grind and I will say it again for additional clarity the main thing for me is that people are having a great time! Please don't misunderstand.

Pics or STFU.

it’s a holiday, not a dick measuring exercise.

Yeah, but... So what?

😆

Cha Nada. That's the badger. Interesting little track.

jamj1974 - Member

I am not saying I am great - just suggesting there is some truth in the OP's observation. I thought I had made it plenty clear enough that I was not 'bigging myself up'.

Oh don't worry, you did! Sorry if it felt like I was having a go. Just saying that yes you're right, these things happen, more questioning why they're anything to write home about

D0NK - Member

Plus of course the trails will be so busy with the new influx of part-timers that us "proper" mountainbikers won't be able to strut our funky stuff

Moar audience for your awesum! Moar noobs to overtake on the green routes! What could be better?

Ahh so you where that bloke I used as kicker when I did champery on my unicycle?

Nah that was my mate dangerous Dave. I forgot to add I was wearing a blindfold and had drunk a litre of whisky.

Cha Nada was a good one, think that's the one the do the IXS races on.

The one right at the end off the big berms blue (Gueps?) was cool, wild entry into it though.

The OP won't know this though, he was obviously back flipping his way down Air Voltage.

It did surprise me the amount of protection some people were wearing ( in Chatel-Les Get ) compared to what I had, basic xc gear. The question is tho who is best prepared for the inevitable happening? I am sure all the " locals " wearing " all the gear " have good reason to wear it 💡
Being on holiday with the aim to enjoy myself without breaking myself I am sure I was riding pretty slowly/cautiously but still managed to overtake a few storm troopers here' n there 😆

I was also surprised/impressed at the number of women on big bikes dolled up in all the gear and even more impressed by the number of small kids on good looking bikes with all the gear.

Bike patrol is a cracking track too, no power rangers on it too and therefore no bloody breaking bumps!

well in the absence of the pussy that is willow I'll call him a troll, what you riding & where are you staying? Got mates out there this week who will do some spotting, by the sounds of it you did the tame blacks into Pre La Joux and f'all else

Post when you did something good 🙂

pussywillow - Member

Amazed me to see all the so called down hillers in morzine queuing up with there storm trooper outfits and neck braces only to be riding down the feminine groomed trails, one was called serpentine I think? Is this really what people think is gnarly dude? super stoked they were saying at the bottom! I've never laughed so much in my life! Instead we did some of the secret techie lines which showed you needed a lot more skill than riding down a smooth track full of been baby berms and a jay gump! hahahaha... Strange at how they seemed to look at us with our half lids thinking they'd better get down the track before we get in there ways! Hahaha how wrong they were. So are you a serp rider? And are you disillusioned by the industry telling us that
these kinds tracks are classed as downhill? Champery was a good downhill yet there was no one on it! Well, no one riding it should I say! as we over took all the troopers on there arses!

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Im going next week. Air voltage anyone

I "rode" champery DH track once, I don't think I've had as many "ohgodohgodohgod" moments in all my life. At one point I'm pretty sure I actually whimpered.

Never ever again.

jekkyl - Member

there, their and they're

I've been enjoying the random cruelty to the word "disillusioned"

Nah that was my mate dangerous Dave. I forgot to add I was wearing a blindfold and had drunk a litre of whisky.

Clever dick!

My point is that these surps were deluded into thinking they were faster than us going down these jay tracks which we only used to get from a to b, to get to the proper secret lines, but they were trying to get past us at the start of every descent thinking cos we didn't have our neck braces and full faces that we must be crap! How wrong they were! 8)
I loved pressuring them on there back wheels! 😆

wysiwyg - Member
Im going next week. Air voltage anyone

Go big lad!

My point is that these surps were deluded into thinking they were faster than us going down these jay tracks which we only used to get from a to b, to get to the proper secret lines, but they were trying to get past us at the start of every descent thinking cos we didn't have our neck braces and full faces that we must be crap! How wrong they were!  I loved pressuring them on there back wheels! 

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I've just got back from Morzine. I spent a day or 2 in Chattel. I took a DH rig, that's all I got. I wear knee pads, full face, neck brace, a vest and baggy shorts. I ride flats.

I did a blue trail on the right hand side from the top. I think it's called Peoples or Blues and Rock. I launched off a massive road drop and later some kind of river gap. I was glad to be on a big rig and wearing armour.

Later in the day I did a few runs of the Serpentine. I enjoyed the long flowy berms. I came across some beginners, so held back a bit. Then some guys flew past me on their hard tails wearing XC lids mumbling about me holding them up.

On a similar note to my previous post...

It seems like there's a lot of people wearing less armour lately on dh. A few of my mates only run a lid and knees and this is even after they had to carry me chopper in Chatel after a failed launch and snapped my hip(I had full armour and hip protectors).
I hate wearing all the clumsy gear and enjoy the freedom and fluidity of less armour but generally still suit up when abroad.
On a side note, what do people think of the dh over at Morgin? First time we rode it, it was signed Blue or black so we tried the blue first. ..... holy moly. That's not a blue! Favorite track of all.

Morgins is awesome! I'd say the Blue was very much a blue run, but it flows so well you can hit it at warp speed!

Isn't it sign posted Blue (left) and Red (right) off the top? The berms on the red are the best I've ever seen - actually ended up dizzy at one point 😀 The blacks were fun too, the whole place is so well planned out that they just dont seem to be able to build a bad trail (Ben Walker, the man behind the revised version of Champery, built them all with a couple of helpers)

I guess I got confused then. It's been a couple of years since I got over there. It's the berms and steep drop in that is quite prominent in my mind. It was a little daunting from the top but when you drop in and start to flow it was a buzz. Quite a steep track if I remember correctly.
Damn, in going to book a flight and get back over there

Morgin runs are great! Reminded me of Pila. Very root though, wouldnt want to race it in the wet! Thought the blacks were very manageable, tough, bit nothing like champery tough!

oliverd1981 - Member
Serpentine is a nice run no matter what your skill level but you do have to respect the mixture of abilities you'll find on that sort of trail. It's not the kind of trail most people would do lots of laps of as It's quite long and the lift queues can be epic.

The way Chatel bike park is laid out gives you a lot of options for the second half of the hill, but a lot of the reds (and all of the blacks) on the top section of the park are quite challenging - if you're not on your game or you just want to preserve your arms/brakes/tyres it's not a bad idea to "poach" one of the easier trails, but respect it for what it is.

[b]"Stormtrooper" is just a outfit - not a mindset. [/b]It's the kids in wife-beaters and neck braces you need to watch.

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I would have to disagree with you there, I always ensure my clients wear full protective gear to start with especially when they choose the upgraded skills course which involves ridding alpine descents, the key with mountain biking is 'confidence' once they feel confident they then have the mental tools to take a positive aproach to riding something they would normally feel is way out of there level, with a positive attitude they will then be focusing and have mental visions of successfully clearing that double or drop or even a technical section. I would say over 97% of my clients feel a massive confidence boost when wearing full protective gear,
I only ever wear a helmet, but I ride well within my capabilities 🙂
Even though I get told to slow down all the time! 😆

 

Well im setting off in an hr, for the 850 mile trip. Id welcome pussyw to show me around chatel, see if i can keep up on my 6" rig with no protection but helmet and knee pads.

Where were you, was there all day.

richmtbguru - Member

oliverd1981 - Member
Serpentine is a nice run no matter what your skill level but you do have to respect the mixture of abilities you'll find on that sort of trail. It's not the kind of trail most people would do lots of laps of as It's quite long and the lift queues can be epic.

The way Chatel bike park is laid out gives you a lot of options for the second half of the hill, but a lot of the reds (and all of the blacks) on the top section of the park are quite challenging - if you're not on your game or you just want to preserve your arms/brakes/tyres it's not a bad idea to "poach" one of the easier trails, but respect it for what it is.

"Stormtrooper" is just a outfit - not a mindset. It's the kids in wife-beaters and neck braces you need to watch.

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I would have to disagree with you there, I always ensure my clients wear full protective gear to start with especially when they choose the upgraded skills course which involves ridding alpine descents, the key with mountain biking is 'confidence' once they feel confident they then have the mental tools to take a positive aproach to riding something they would normally feel is way out of there level, with a positive attitude they will then be focusing and have mental visions of successfully clearing that double or drop or even a technical section. I would say over 97% of my clients feel a massive confidence boost when wearing full protective gear,
I only ever wear a helmet, but I ride well within my capabilities
Even though I get told to slow down all the time!

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Holy shit! I just seen this! Are you for ****in real mate!?? 😆

 

Are you for **** real mate!??

Straight back at you, Sugar-Tits.

I opted out of Serps when I was 19. If this [i]is[/i] a pension thread then I reckon it really needs work. Oh, and you should always wear appropriate PPE. (tries really hard to troll like Pussywillow - but yawns).

I had a very nice chat yesterday with a French guy who had come down the red DH at Les Gets from the Chavennes lift. No full face or body armour, except for knees. For the "awsum" OP's benefit... He was on unicycle and ride the lot 🙂 Nutter!

Rode the serpentine on Thursday. Smiled all the way down. Great fun. The north shore lite at the bottom was good too. I am definitely a serp rider.

pussywillow - Member

Are you for * real mate!??

Course he's not for *ing real, he's an even lower quality troll than you!

Northwind - Member
pussywillow - Member
Are you for * real mate!??

Course he's not for *ing real, he's an even lower quality troll than you!

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Cheers matey boy, 😀
So I am not that bad after all aye? 😆

you went downhill* when you stopped the "pussy" signoff IMO

*really, really fast

The pussy always signs off! Sometimes you just can't see. 8)

Pussy.