I was up at Northstar this weekend where there were about 2 million MTB'rs

i actually rode up the lifts to the top and watched them for about an hour.

Folks I personally just cant see the fun in that. Spend 3K on a fancy downhill bike, THEN put on enough armor to go to war, then pay lift fees to take my bike to the top, then ride down with no pedaling or real effort, and call myself a biker.

Part of the pleasure for me in riding is the pain of getting better.

I keep thinking to myself, if you want to impress me, pedal that bike up, THEN ride down.