Riding/Rracing in Real Life

[INKY0]

When you ride/race ( In real life ), do you feel like your being commentated by Jeff Emig and Ralph Sheheen? How do you get pumped to take the lead? I'm interested!

[Jonee589]

When you ride/race ( In real life ), do you feel like your being commentated by Jeff Emig and Ralph Sheheen? How do you get pumped to take the lead? I'm interested!

Adrenaline. 'Nuff said.

[Funny Comeback]

I talk to myself.

[BuddyTheElf]

Slightly off topic but when I used to race mountain bike 4x, you could actually hear the commentators talking about you as you were racing, it was pretty weird.

[kona309]

Slightly off topic but when I used to race mountain bike 4x, you could actually hear the commentators talking about you as you were racing, it was pretty weird.

My buddy was doing a DH race and the commentator mentioned him, then he met the dirt.

[Yahama7]

I have a song in my head most of the times when i'm practicing.. nothing especially motivating, just something chill
When racing it's completely different tho. I feel like I'm to focused to think about anything thats not racing.

[KTM880]

Slightly off topic but when I used to race mountain bike 4x, you could actually hear the commentators talking about you as you were racing, it was pretty weird.

My buddy was doing a DH race and the commentator mentioned him, then he met the dirt.

DH races are crazy, at the start everyones yelling at you, on the jumps everyone says 'do a whip' 'pedal' or have an air horn blowing the shit out of it, rock gardens aswell 'pedal' and air horns. I've only done 2 races but shit it puts you off and kills your concentration

[Ohagan75]

When just riding i always seem to hum a song i heard recently.
Racing though i just concentrate on hitting lines correctly

[mxmasta57]

I thought i was the only one humming songs in my head
On a practice day i always have a song in my head and hum one line over and over again i don't know why, sometimes it gives me a boost to don't give up lol

[Ddavis]

When I ride I can do about 10 laps hard no problem but when I race I get tired as soon as the gate drops, I don't know why. In practice I'll be battling with everybody who is winning the Intermediate class and as soon as the gate drops I get like 10th.

[goudbeekie]

That's the problem that i have to, know it's going better, but in the training i ride better than in a race :S

[mxmasta57]

That's the problem that i have to, know it's going better, but in the training i ride better than in a race :S

Exactly!
But that's because my starts sucks i think

[DunerDillon]

Well when I am racing, I get pissed sorta when someone passes me so I step it up and push harder to get back in front I don't worry about the leader though, I worry about the guy in front of me, then when I pass him I worry about the next guy and so on. It's done me good, have had many many podium finishes throughout my races.