Originally Posted by
jeremywhitehorn
hey i just realized that there's going to be
some bike racin' on again downtown fairly soon. i haven't watched a race since the worlds in '03 - we should go check this out.
Totally! That'd be awesome, actually.
Speaking of which, I just pulled the data off my bike computer from yesterday's race. Apparently I hit 58km/h on my first lap on this longish open downhill. Yeehaw! How's that for a steel hardtail?

I also hit 45km/h at the bottom of a really sketchy/twisty singletrack downhill, which I believe this picture sums up:
I was doing my best not to become "uncoupled".. eh, Keith?

Too bad I was entirely uncoupled and didn't get to enjoy the ride more. ugh! Especially since Mansfield isn't open to regular riding anymore.