Comments on: True Grit Epic Race Report, Part Last: A Chicken Does Math

By: Sem Esuvidha RTU Results Portal

Sem Esuvidha RTU Results Portal — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 05:42:36 +0000

Why are you waiting for hammer.
just go and race. you are awesome, man.

By: Bykjunkie

Bykjunkie — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 08:58:27 +0000

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By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 16:22:14 +0000

How big of a drop prompts you to stop? I’d argue that generally the magnitude of the drop correlates with the reasonableness of being chicken, to an end point of not being chicken at all, just sane.

That said, in the one xc race I tried last year, I would have chickened out on a certain drop had I seen it coming. Based on this one experience, I’d say that when you survive unscathed, the magnitude of the drop also correlates positively with the mad adrenaline rush and general sense of awesomeness experienced.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:21:09 +0000

There’s a really nice mountain bike trail at Fort Mountain State Park in Georgia. (It’s called that because there’s the ancient ruins of stone fortifications built by the American Indians living there before European Colonization and it’s a mountain.) The only problem is that there’s this very steep and very rutted descent that is just straight down hill for a half mile. It averages -24% grade. There’s no surprises. You can see the bottom from the top, but it’s so steep and so unlevel that it’s almost impossible to keep the bike under control so you don’t hit a rut wrong and die. I’m not skilled enough to keep the bike under control so I ended up walking almost the entire hill. That’s a LONG walk while holding a bike that really wants to just drag your lifeless body down the hill.

Honestly, the descent continues for a full mile, but after that half-mile stretch, you turn off the powerline clearing and head back into the woods with a slightly kinder grade, turns and less rutting.

By: Shugg McGraw

Shugg McGraw — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:13:21 +0000

Thanks for the Cannondale Scalpel Carbon Team recommendation. I’d certainly consider accepting one if Cannondale offered.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:33:20 +0000

I’ve got that chicken move DOWN.

By: Tom in Albany

Tom in Albany — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:14:36 +0000

Fatty, I once broke a helmet because I decided to just ‘roll off that cliff.’ Sometimes, it’s worth the extra minutes and the walk.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 02:20:45 +0000

we go ahead, and call you the chicken.
might be April fool’s prank.
Great work; keep it up.
RGPV BE Sem Results Portal RGTU

By: leroy

leroy — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:07:52 +0000

I don’t mean to brag, but in NYC’s Chinatown, I used to play tic-tac-toe against a chicken.

Only lost a few times.

http://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000001595360/tick-tack-toe-playing-chicken.html

By: MikeL

MikeL — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:05:24 +0000

I would not call you a chicken. Deep down you are a young middle aged man with a family who depends on him and have unfortunately realized that you are no longer invincible and bullet proof. It is just the way of life. Welcome to the club. It sucks.