State of #USDH 2 with Rooted MTB - The Inside Line 10

Rooted MTB joins us for more discussion about racing downhill bikes in the USA.

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4/28/2021 8:13am
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Austin, Harrison, Wiley and Kasen from Rooted MTB keep the discussion going about the state of downhill mountain bike racing in the USA. They reflect on their experience at the first National level race at Windrock a few weeks ago and call Dakotah Norton to see what it means to be one of the country's fastest racers on the World Cup circuit. Finally they connect with Matt Thompson and Steve Wentz of Momentum Trail Concepts to gain insight of what it took to put on DH races a decade ago and what it may take now.

 



Listen to Rooted's first Inside Line podcast here

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Thank you to jensonusa.com for supporting the Inside Line for over 4 years now. Shop for mountain bikes, components and riding gear and use coupon code insideline (all one word) at checkout so can save you 10% off on qualifying items.

Springtime is a fun time to try something different on your bike and Maxxis tires will let you slide around with a semi-slick or go big and grippy with a DoubleDown or DH casing. hit up maxxis.com for all tire sizes and constructions.

Finally, Santa Cruz and their Paydirt program are putting in $1m toward trail projects and over three years. They’ve already empowered some advocacy groups and are ready for more. hit up santacruzbicycles.com/paydirt to see how your project can be supported.

 



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bizutch
3 years ago
Just listening to this makes me understand what is really wrong with our sport. It's the mindset that the bike industry can help pay to put on races & that the racers are the income. It's all so wrong.
Races are paid for by outside sponsors, vendors you draw on site to charge a booth fee to & then bike industry companies show support for the venue via an info booth.
Car dealers, hospitals, physical therapy, software companies, beverage distributors, local hotels & tourism boards are your profit. The race is your product and the sponsors are buying it.
Racing is dying because the first call to raise money or support for a race shouldn't come from the bike industry. Otherwise build in another 25% to the cost of your $5k DH rig if you want Specialized to pay for your race and your rig.
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TrillWill
3 years ago
Nice episode! They boys did an even better job the second go round. Who will be the guest for Rooted's inside line episode 3!?!?!
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StudBeefpile
3 years ago
I think what makes racing hard in the US is our large geographical size. Compare us to the UK where everything is within 5 hours by car. In a smaller country everyone can compete easily in the same series. Not only is this good for the racers but also for the promoters.
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krisrayner
3 years ago
The cultural and legal view towards land access is very different between here and Europe. I think that can contribute towards having more of the technical DH tracks that tend to be rogue trails in the US
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Scrub
3 years ago
I had beers the night before a race before........ the morning of , sometimes during if it went bad(crowd supplied) and certainly after. Great interviews Rooted!
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adamdigby
3 years ago
I liked this one even more than the first! Felt like I was back at the races hanging out with everyone.
There aren't many worse feelings than having a "perfect race run" only to be 5+ seconds off the pace. Sea Otter 2010 was not a perfect run for me, I was still in practice mode and forgot to pedal into the small portion of pavement near the bottom, but either way, seeing how far off Jared Graves I and everyone else was had my mind blown. He pulled ~16 seconds on me and the other top juniors and 2 seconds over second place pro, Aaron Gwin. That was the first time getting my "dick blown off" at a bicycle race.
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tstep
3 years ago
If you aren’t ready to die for the cause, then you shouldn’t be trying to make it as a downhill racer
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26griz
3 years ago
After living in chronic pain for over a decade and losing the ability to walk without limping...I strongly encourage DH racers to consider an alternative state of mind. Once upon a time I was in that head space and it backfired -- horribly.
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bizutch
3 years ago
Still hobble after blowing my ACL at Seven Springs National on the first year's slalom course. The cartlidge destruction was my undoing. That pro card seemed like the better life at the time. Semi-Pro embraced me and held my hand from that point forward.
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ballr
3 years ago
Major Dak fan after listening to that.
You guys are getting better at this. Keep it up.
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