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If crazy enough to be a cycling pro, what discipline would you be?

Little-Ditty's picture

By Little-Ditty - Posted on 02 December 2007

XC endurance
17% (5 votes)
Road riding
14% (4 votes)
Downhill / Freeride
38% (11 votes)
Track
10% (3 votes)
4x
0% (0 votes)
BMX
3% (1 vote)
Trails
17% (5 votes)
Total votes: 29
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Buck's picture
Trails or Trials?
Submitted by Buck on Thu, 13/12/2007 - 08:13.

I assume the last option would be Trials rather than Trails?

If so trials is way cool. Too much skill involved!

Rob's picture
Scuuuuum?
Submitted by Rob on Thu, 13/12/2007 - 08:15.

Oh come on now... who wants to be a roadie? Sticking out tongue

alchemist's picture
Who wants to be a roadie?
Submitted by alchemist on Thu, 13/12/2007 - 08:30.

Any good XC rider - there's a lot more money in road verses Mt bikes.

Alchemist - who hasn't raced BMX, but has ticked the rest off this year.

kurt's picture
roadie
Submitted by kurt on Thu, 13/12/2007 - 08:45.

I dont think my system is conditioned enough to do all the drugs needed to road ride proffesionally

Bruce's picture
hahahahaha
Submitted by Bruce on Thu, 13/12/2007 - 09:18.

Would love to of seen the look on your face Rob when the roadie vote was at 100%. BTW I have no idea who would of put up that first vote Cool. You do have to admit they are fun!!!

Stuart M's picture
Had to do it,
Submitted by Stuart M on Thu, 13/12/2007 - 09:28.

how can you go past the fun of a Keiran(?)

alchemist's picture
Keirin - It's almost a religion in Japan
Submitted by alchemist on Thu, 13/12/2007 - 14:59.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2007/diaries/b...

lance's picture
track riding is nuts...
Submitted by lance on Tue, 18/12/2007 - 14:27.

i had a go at an open day at bankstown velodrome earlier this year... bloody hell - fixed gears, no brakes and the banking... and they are just as dodgy as the road riders - except they get paid less!

Lance

alchemist's picture
The fixed gear & banking
Submitted by alchemist on Tue, 18/12/2007 - 15:00.

The fixed gear & banking takes a few goes to get used to, but once you start to get the hang of it it's heaps of fun. As an added bonus Dunc Grey has a roof so you still get to ride in winter when its cold and wet

MTY's picture
Dumb question No #4990
Submitted by MTY on Wed, 19/12/2007 - 12:36.

What's the difference between 4x, trails, and tracks?

Buck's picture
Wiki
Submitted by Buck on Wed, 19/12/2007 - 14:22.

This should explain most of it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_bike_racing

(4X, also known as 'mountain cross' or 'bikercross') inspired by the dual format and by BMX racing, this event pits four riders on the same course from starting gates to finish. There can only be one winner per event, so the races can quickly eliminate riders making the progression faster for a day's events. This is the reason it was chosen as the race-format to replace Dual-Slalom by the UCI at World Cup events. 4X also replaced Dual in the UCI World Cup series in 2002.

Track I assume is riding in a velodrome.

Trials is when they have to negotiate all these crazy obstacles on a bike. You lose points when you put a foot down etc. So there's a lot of trackstanding, hops, drops and so on.

Like this

http://youtu.be/ZNMK5PO8aD8

Flynny's picture
4x v MtnX
Submitted by Flynny on Wed, 19/12/2007 - 14:57.

4X is the UCI recognised format and uses timed runs to rank and eliminate riders. MtnX is the Aussie variant that uses moto style heats to rank and eliminate.

MTY's picture
Thanks Buck
Submitted by MTY on Wed, 19/12/2007 - 17:46.

That was a pretty awesome video!! I remember seeing some of that style of riding years ago, but didn't realise(or forgot) tha tit was called Trials.

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