QUOTE OF THE WEEK: MAY 23, 2009
“Maybe my pump tack training at home has been helping out.”
– Brendan Fairclough, after winning the Giant Slalom at last weekend’s U.S. Open of Mountain Biking. The course looked super flowy — a big, beautiful, gravity-aided pump track.
Smart lines and precise transitions seemed key:
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Bas Says May 27, 2009 @ 4:58 am
Dang! That looks like a TON of FUN to ride!
Eric Says May 27, 2009 @ 8:26 am
The top 2/3 or so of that is normally open at Diablo and called the IndyCross course. Lots of fun, especially if you can ride like these guys. Not sure if they’re planning on keeping the rest of the course post-US Open. It was closed this Monday.
Phoenix Specialized Dealer Says May 27, 2009 @ 9:03 am
Yeah pump tracks train you to keep mad momentum. Single speeding helps to!