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Ok so I have never competed in anyform of bike racing ever
But i'd say im a compitent red route rider who with some practice can takle some black trail features....I seen the advert for the SDA Red Route Race at Glencoe and i'm seriously considering it so what should i know....what should i expect??
Im reasonably fit
I have a full face helment....do i need more armour
I have a 2005 sworks enduro....Will i be laughed at?
I know i'll end up last....but its the taking part?
Any advice greatly appreciated
Hmm, what an excellent idea, I like it... Will be watching for more updates but seems like hte sort of thing I like, so why not. Cheers for the heads up!
Can't answer any of the questions though, in true SDA fashion it's all a bit of a mystery isn't it. They might impose armour regs, and personally I reckon riding that track at race pace a bit of padding wouldn't go amiss.
It's possible that you'll be laughed at, by cretins. But who cares what cretins laugh at? I saw one call his own shadow a mongo once, so.
*bump for the evening crowd*
Plenty of body armour, spine boards are compulsory at sda events, plenty of warm clothing for glencoe
No guarantee that they'll use the exact same rules for this since it's on a relatively simple track.
Best bet is to contact them and ask, I reckon- their public information sources are generally pretty poor but the guys are usually very helpful.
Im reasonably fit
I have a full face helment....do i need more armour
I have a 2005 sworks enduro....Will i be laughed at?
I know i'll end up last....but its the taking part?
- Fitness is unlikely to be a problem, however being used to spending all day just going downhill will help. There's a longish flat section up top, so you'll need to get a good pedal on there.
- Knee/shin pads highly recommended, as mentioned above spine board is compulsory
- Nah, there'll be folk on all sorts. There's always a good mix of machinery at normal SDAs, this one should be even moreso.
- It's the having fun
[i]Any advice greatly appreciated [/i]
Midge repellent, if staying over...
I rode/minced down it a couple of weeks ago on a HT, so your Enduro will be fine.