Downhill Mountain Biking at Snowshoe, WV
Riding the Powerline Trail at Snowshoe
This past weekend I joined a group of mountain bikers, who have been biking on Wednesday evenings for several years now, in Snowshoe, WV for some downhill mountain biking. I wasn’t sure what to expect although I did have an idea that it might be fairly challenging and adrenaline inducing. For the past few years I have been focused on road riding and so my mountain biking skills are latent. The bike shop at Snowshoe rents bikes meant for downhill but I decided to use the bike I own. My bike is designed more for cross country riding but the front fork has almost 5 inches of travel (the Kona Stinkys rented there have almost 7 inches of travel) which is a fair amount so I used it on the downhill courses. We spent Saturday on the downhill runs and freeride park and did some cross country riding on Sunday. It was a fun weekend and I got through practically unscathed. Although my upper body is incredibly sore today. Roadies aren’t used to using their upper body all that much.
Pictures – Downhill Mountain Biking at Snowshoe, August 2008
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