I can do that.
Without a bike.

Any expert mountain bikers here?

I consider myself a novice. And, taking out the most 3-5 technical turns of that course (and the ramps), how difficult is this? I feel like having a full-suspension bike would make it pretty easy.

Some of those tight, steep corners might be tricky, but I think you're right - for a downhiller this course would be pretty easy, just a bit rough on the body..

Ow,ooo,eee,uh,ow,ow,ow,ohhh ... are we THERE yet? =oO

>> ^rkone:

Some of those tight, steep corners might be tricky, but I think you're right - for a downhiller this course would be pretty easy, just a bit rough on the body..


I think it's more to do with the locales history.

Also, its a timed race. So ya, going at your own pace its probably doable by most aficionados, but getting the top speed down the stairway is the event's thing.

I used to do this stuff all the time.
It got to the point of taking two days to climb a mountain carrying my bike for a 30 min downhill back to the bottom.
The exercise is going up. I quit when the rush of going down was no longer worth the work (or time) of climbing up.

That's a nut cracker.

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