RetroBike Downhill Race 2009 Finland

[thesneaker]

awesome pics

 

[mikefoster]

Great pics, downhill how it should be. Loving the axo neon dh tights. Always wanted a pair of those BITD but never got round to getting a pair.
Maybe it was for the best eh.

 

[clockworkgazz]

great pics loving the bikes very cool and looks like you went pretty fast

 

[Pickle]

7 or 8 riders on vintage bikes, all the others had modern bikes (mostly FR/DH). They got penalty time though so in the end, the retrobikers were faster.

Rock on!!

 

[big.eck]

ideal.......... wonder if theres any intrest in a scottish retro event ? i'd be up for it

 

[Shamus]

These were the rules:

- 1995 or older bike +0 seconds
- 1996-2000 +10 seconds
- 2001-2005 +15 s.
- 2006- > +20 s.
- cantilever or magura brakes +0 s.
- v-brakes +5 s.
- discbrakes +10 s.
- suspension +1s./1cm
- warmingup rollers on starting area -5 s.!

 

[daj]

ideal.......... wonder if theres any intrest in a scottish retro event ? i'd be up for it

I think a retro downhill would be awsome and well supported but on retro style courses not todays style

 

[paulstottuk]

I think a retro downhill would be awsome and well supported but on retro style courses not todays style Cool

Good idea for next years world champs in the UK

 

[boxxer]

Can have a word with the SDA boys and see if they would be interested in an Old School Retro event if there was sufficient interest

Somewhere like Innerleithern where you can dial in a gentle 4 mins course (as raced in the early 90's) with relative ease. for those of us on Mags and Canti's.....

I can put the feelers out if there is interest......

 

[P20]

These were the rules:

- 1995 or older bike +0 seconds
- 1996-2000 +10 seconds
- 2001-2005 +15 s.
- 2006- > +20 s.
- cantilever or magura brakes +0 s.
- v-brakes +5 s.
- discbrakes +10 s.
- suspension +1s./1cm
- warmingup rollers on starting area -5 s.!

Thats a great idea
So the P20 would be 15secs, Bonty 20secs, Raven 30secs(or 40secs if inc rear suss)...interesting.....