Create an account ::  Home  ::  Buy & Sell  ::  Photo Galleries  ::  Videos and Files  ::  Your Account  ::  Forums  :: Login Nickname Password Don't have an account yet? You can create one. As a registered user you have some advantages like theme manager, comments configuration and post comments with your name. Bike Ads Main Menu   Hcor.net Features  Product Reviews  Trail Reviews  Forums   - Select -Search Your Forum Posts Unanswered posts Posts Since Last Visit  Pictures and Videos  Videos  Pictures  Home  Home  News Archive  Search  Members :  Your Account(Register!) Upcoming Events Hcor.net Forum Index -> Plattekill -> few newbie questions       View previous topic :: View next topic  few newbie questions Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:51 am letitsnow Toy   Joined: Nov 12, 2003 Posts: 3 please dont laugh, I have some questions, I hope you guys help me. 1) How do you get your bike on the chairlift? Do you put it on the hooks yourself, or does someone do it for you?? 2) When getting of the chairlift, how can you jump off quickly and grab your bike? It's easy to ski/board away, but on a bike??? Do they stop the lift? I've never been on chairlift w/ bike. 3) Downhill races, do you ride one at a time? or does other racers start like 30secs or 1 min behind you, etc? 4) Does sport & beginner race same course? I never raced, but I'm pretty good on trails and have a good biek for dh, should I race sport? 5) oh yeah, do you only get one run? it's like all or nothing? you vs. clock? cant find this info... plz help! Re: few newbie questions Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:10 pm eastcoastzigzag Team Hcor.net   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 3574 Location: utica/elmira NY please dont laugh, I have some questions, I hope you guys help me. -----------no laughing. u just may get ur balls broke 1) How do you get your bike on the chairlift? Do you put it on the hooks yourself, or does someone do it for you?? ----------------------a lift attendent will place ur ride on the back of everytoher chair. 2) When getting of the chairlift, how can you jump off quickly and grab your bike? It's easy to ski/board away, but on a bike??? Do they stop the lift? I've never been on chairlift w/ bike. -------------------------u jump off to the side is my fav 3) Downhill races, do you ride one at a time? or does other racers start like 30secs or 1 min behind you, etc? -------------------------mostly one at a time w/ a certain time in btw riders. soem venues will do a best of 2 run format, or combined times. 4) Does sport & beginner race same course? I never raced, but I'm pretty good on trails and have a good biek for dh, should I race sport? -------------------------beg/sport have a course and ex/pro have a course. if thier is only one course their will b splits for the classes. 5) oh yeah, do you only get one run? it's like all or nothing? you vs. clock? ---------------------u and the clock man cant find this info... plz help! _________________ "Pretend it's the lumber yard Cru. Go balls out." - Sgt Smith, RAD Dynasty Clothing Co. - COMING SOON!!! Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 1:33 pm letitsnow Toy   Joined: Nov 12, 2003 Posts: 3 so does a lift attendant take your bike off at the top too? Does plattekill races consist of a single run? or multiple? Thanks for your help!!! Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 2:40 pm eastcoastzigzag Team Hcor.net   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 3574 Location: utica/elmira NY letitsnow wrote: so does a lift attendant take your bike off at the top too? ---------------yup Does plattekill races consist of a single run? or multiple? ------------platty is single run, but they didi do a fun race one weekend this season, no point, that it was 2 runs Thanks for your help!!! _________________ "Pretend it's the lumber yard Cru. Go balls out." - Sgt Smith, RAD Dynasty Clothing Co. - COMING SOON!!! Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 3:28 pm sean Team Hcor.net   Joined: Sep 10, 2002 Posts: 2403 Location: New York plattekill is a single run with 30 sec between riders. two courses, one for beg/sport the other for exp/pro. a lifty takes your bike off for you and you take it from him Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 3:39 pm letitsnow Toy   Joined: Nov 12, 2003 Posts: 3 ok.. thanks guys! one more question... I've never raced DH, but I concider myself intermediate mtb'r. Should I race beginner? or sport? Is beginner for newbie dh'rs? or newbie mtb'rs in general? Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 4:24 pm sean Team Hcor.net   Joined: Sep 10, 2002 Posts: 2403 Location: New York beginner is for a newbie dhr, not a newbie mtbiker.. race beginner. if you kick ass then move up next race Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 5:17 pm acair422 All-City   Joined: Aug 20, 2003 Posts: 1365 Location: New Jersey in recent history what have the beg/sport course consisted of, like wat obstacles (ex: drops, rock gardens, etc etc) Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:48 pm douglas Tagger   Joined: Feb 26, 2003 Posts: 48 Location: Albany, NY acair422 wrote: in recent history what have the beg/sport course consisted of, like wat obstacles (ex: drops, rock gardens, etc etc) varies greatly from race to race, and if theres a drop of more than 2ft there's almost always a way around it (so you dont have to hit it). usually a little of everything:rock gardens, chutes, drops (up to 4-5ft) w/go arounds, single track, fast ski slopes, roots, steeps, switchbacks, g outs, flat pedal section, rock slabs, off camber (across ski slope), fallen trees........ _________________ www.downhill.o-f.com Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:58 pm douglas Tagger   Joined: Feb 26, 2003 Posts: 48 Location: Albany, NY AND how could I forget MUD and more MUD, and sometimes the course turns into a stream- Also take everything I just mentioned above and make it wet! rain, shine, sleet, snow the race goes on! oh yeah, and there's normally one race where there's one course for everyone(beg to pro). _________________ www.downhill.o-f.com Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 3:06 pm acair422 All-City   Joined: Aug 20, 2003 Posts: 1365 Location: New Jersey sounds roughski much much rougher then the open course which had some drops, a couple nasty gardens a lil steepness and that was about it but that was a great course Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:19 pm b-b00gie Burner   Joined: Oct 27, 2003 Posts: 335 Location: Kearny, NJ OK, I have a couple questions myself since I've never entered a race and I'm thinking about trying it next season. 1. Do you have an assigned race time? How do you know when its your turn? 2. Is there some sort of starting gate? _________________ To resist is to piss in the wind. Anyone who does will end up smelling. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:07 pm acair422 All-City   Joined: Aug 20, 2003 Posts: 1365 Location: New Jersey does anyone out their have any advice for newbie racers to help get ready for the race (like types of rides we can do things we can build etc maybe???) Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:38 pm douglas Tagger   Joined: Feb 26, 2003 Posts: 48 Location: Albany, NY acair422 wrote: does anyone out their have any advice for newbie racers to help get ready for the race (like types of rides we can do things we can build etc maybe???) yes, assigned start time (most places run behind, but you should get up there ealy just in case they are runing early) and yes there is a starting gate, and someone there to tell you when to go _________________ www.downhill.o-f.com Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:53 pm b-b00gie Burner   Joined: Oct 27, 2003 Posts: 335 Location: Kearny, NJ Do assigned times go by class? or in the order you register, etc? (trying to convince my gf to race too, but wondering if we could share a bike/helmet and not have it conflict w/ race times?) _________________ To resist is to piss in the wind. Anyone who does will end up smelling. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:58 pm acair422 All-City   Joined: Aug 20, 2003 Posts: 1365 Location: New Jersey if plattekille runs seperate mens and women races (which i think it does) then assuming there's no equiptment failures u cud allow ur gf to ride ur bike etc etc, but shud u brake something on the bike (smashed derailer) idk if there would be enoguh time to fix it but i cud be wrong Re: few newbie questions Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:25 pm Armageddon Toy   Joined: Aug 27, 2003 Posts: 5 Location: Syracuse, NY The start times are broken up by class. Pro's first, then experts, sport and beginner. Each class (except pro) is then broken into age groups, then in order of registration. I have yet to see a Plattekill race run on schedule. I'm not so sure sharing your bike w/ your girlfriend is a good idea at your first race. You both need to practice on that bike either the day before(ideal) or the morning before the race. Plattekill is not the sort of place where you can just show up and race. That is, if you plan to walk away from the mountain under your own power. Best to go to a race and take it all in and see how things run. You'll probably need to go a few times to get a routine down and start to develop race strategies.