I flatted out on the climb before baby steps on this stage. Syd, along with half the race pack, was very nice taking the time to ask me if I was ok as she passed me. The vibe of this whole race sportsmanship at it’s finest.
Trying to catch Peter Stetina, ex pro roadie? Wow, and you weren't far from it either Macky. Glad to how found your channel with some proper XC/trail riding! Keep it up! Oh, and I agree with previous comments - don't trash talk yourself Syd, just don't. You two are quite remarkable as I see it.
Woohoo! Macky hanging with Pete Stetina is an impressive feat. That guy is no slouch, and has the palmares to prove it. Team Inaudible Grousing is improving every day! Cheers to you both!
I discovered your channel less than two weeks ago, and after finishing watching this video, I decided to start supporting you via Patreon... This is the ONLY youtube channel I'm supporting, this should tell a lot of how much I appreciate the content you create. Keep up the excellent work!! :D Greetings from the Republic of Panama, Alessandro
Great job guys! Syd, you crack me up! The dialog you were having with yourself was hilarious. The two of you truly embody the competitive spirit, never give up attitude. Very. very, inspiring.
wow, great Job. nice sportsmanship when you offer one of the racers to follow you on the descent as you know the trail well. Syd, I loved the Positive-self-talk at 11:05 ;D ;D ;D This time, I could not agree LESS with you :)))
I decided to wear my heart rate monitor watching this one, crazy how my HR went up when passing and descents . I wonder if that counts for a training ride for me :) you guys are awesome keep it up!!
Look at the two of you......both finishing in the top 10 and stuff. No small feat for the first race of the season. A sign of great things to come, indeed. Well done, congrats, and looking forward to watching more of your successes throughout the season!
Well done any day when you can ride your bike and come back for solid finish is a win in anyone's book just like anything at the moment it's a rebuild after COVID, smile laugh and enjoy it , because you guys have a lot to smile about !!👍👍😊😊
Hi Syd and Macky, some riders from my country of Trinidad and Tobago were there in this race . David hacksaw, Jason Costello,Ryan Chin and others. Think I heard Ryan Chin name at 18:47
@Syd-I just want to pass on what my I have worked through regarding negative self talk. I was as bad, down right horrible to myself. It took a while but I have adopted a policy that if I can’t be positive I can be neutral or quite but I can’t be negative to myself. You’ve come a long way give yourself credit for that during the race. This doesn’t mean you can’t critique yourself but do it constructively after you have time to regroup your thoughts. You got this!
Have to say, I hate xc racing, well pretty much all racing, but this was pretty motivating and at least for me, one of your better videos. Trail looked like a blast!
You guys should definitely do the Grizzly 100k this fall. It’s a super challenging race with over 10k feet of climbing at elevation. Come try and take out the 4x winner Chad Hall. I’m one of the even organizers so let me know! We’d love to have you guys out!!
Cash prizes for top finishers of mens and women’s.. last year mens winner got back over $1,000. It’s a great atmosphere and a great race.. arguably the best mtb race in California.
For what ever reason RU-vid hasn't been showing me your videos, albeit I wasn't really watching during the home build stuff. In any case I wanted to say congrats on the great finish's. Last time I raced a bike was 93. I won the SoCal state championship for BMX at Orange Y at the age of 11 back in the early 90's but then the next year competition got harder and I only finished 3rd. I got mad and thought I was weak or the competition had training secrets I didn't have. I gave up racing after that. I still rode but turned my focus to dirt jumping at twin palms, mini glen and other spots around SoCal. The city would doze them down and we would show back up thanking them for turning over the dirt to make it easy for us to dig bigger and better jumps. My point being is that even if you get you ass handed to you racing cross country you could always go to the enduro scene, or vice versa. Plus most of the cross country people are only good on flat open roads or up hills. Plus theres no drug testing so who knows if they are doping. The real fun, and this really comes through in Mackys voice, is when you're bombing downhill. How many time do you have to come to a stop on the downhill because some roid-jock, who passed you 2 mins before on the hill climb, gets in your way by blocking the trail while walking their bike? Just food for thought.
Yeah, we've raced a LOT of Enduro (pretty much exclusively from 2013 to 2018) but now want to be able to race whatever kind of race sounds fun to us and a lot of the cool races recently have been XC so we're working to improve our XC fitness. Getting our butts kicked up the hill and then stuck behind people on the way down is just incentive to get better at climbing!
I love your race videos. Unfortunately this us how I am going to get my race fix for a few months after crashing out of The Pedaler's Bash in Bentonville. Keep 'em coming!
What kind of air pressure do you have to run to hit those rocks and drops like you do? So much speed and pounding on the tires and rims but they hold up really well. Thanks for the inspiration.
9:00 min... Macky your such a GOOD GOOD dude. You could have just said on your left... But NO, instead you let the competition know he can get an advantage by giving him a line... Ambassador to Bikers, Hero Level. 11:10... Syd, some of the "spoken words" you were carrying ("Can't do anything right") ain't serving you well, now that you're physically well. I got big hopes for you cause I'm recovering from a long injury too, years of working on it (more than 18 months). You keep me hopeful & motivated that someday I can get back to feeling GOOD on a bike. Some self critique & evaluation is always part of it, but remember sister and believe in the fact that you're a PRO!!! 9th ain't NOTHING to sneeze at, I'd be lucky to finish that course, let alone race it. You got the health back... I'm betting the confidence & the fun comes back too!!
We just don't really drink alcohol at all. It's not that we're against it or don't drink, we just almost never drink. It also tends to show recovery times because of dehydration.
I think I stayed in a vacation rental in that same building last time I was in Moab. There was a pool and jacuzzi out back. The jacuzzi was key for recovery.
Super well done both of you! Syd I hope next ride you also feel the step upwards in living the ride. Sometimes you make progress but it does not feel that way while doing it, you're on the way up again! Macky: being in the position of racing the legendary Peter Stetina to the finish line means you are right up there, great performance
Super coverage as always. I really like that I can be in awe of everybody without feeling in the slightest bit jealous. I'd love to ride these trails but have no illusions about racing!
You guys are awesome! Don’t be hard on yourself Syd you kicked ass on that race. Where do you guys get those stem caps? I’d love to get one to represent the 505!
That cut back from Macky finishing to Syd groaning "I'm deaaaad" was QUALITY stuff. I've never raced bikes but in trail running races I've had days like Syd had where I passed people on climbs and descents but got passed left and right by people on the flats. I would get so frustrated... and sometimes I would zone out into "wow what a nice trail" and forget to race and lose my pace and have a good time but terrible results haha
I am really pleased to hear its normal to question racing the closer the race gets. I am always questioning it „is it worth it“ or „its gonna be so hard I am gonna be so tired lets just quit and go for a fun ride“ :D Thats when I try to remeber how a finished race feels. It really got harder since I started racing with a offical racing licence thats mostly because I am stressing myself..maybe its better to get back to the „just for fun“ hobby class..
Don't question a race, either do or don't do, either is ok. Prepare well, both physically and mentally and race. Once you get over the start and adrenaline starts flowing into the body than all will be well. Concentrate, make good discissions, learn. I'm getting a bit old now (69), but I miss the thrill of the chase.
