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Group Memberships => UND Cycling => Topic started by: Meest on March 02, 2011, 02:04:49 AM

Title: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Meest on March 02, 2011, 02:04:49 AM

http://vimeo.com/9970489

Now thats a crazy course.

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Mario on March 02, 2011, 07:38:51 AM

I wonder if that dog was part of the course...CRAZY!!

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Sal Atticum on March 02, 2011, 12:42:22 PM

Good find!  I think it's great how you can set up a good run for bikes just about anywhere.

On a similar note, check out this vid of the Nevada DH championships: http://www.sicklines.com/2011-nevada-state-downhill-championships/
The aerial video was from a remote helicopter.  Makes me really want to buy one and see if it could keep up with a collegiate peloton...

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Plantains on March 02, 2011, 02:52:43 PM

Ugh... I was trying to work out ways to get UND to let us use a training flight to get a Helo over the peloton.

That said, if you got a "real" remote helo, it could definitely keep up. The trouble would be weather and fuel. Coz if there's wind, you'd probably be screwed.

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Sal Atticum on March 02, 2011, 03:57:05 PM

Thinking about contacting the UAV kids on campus.  Maybe Mario could suggest it as an interesting project to some people he knows.  I suppose following a peloton in the long run is similar to following some terrorists over the Canadian border, right?

If not a peloton, I think you could get some sweet shot of a crit.

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Mario on March 02, 2011, 04:08:53 PM

Hmmm...

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Plantains on March 02, 2011, 06:13:17 PM

I don't think they would be able to fly where we need them to be. Especially for this purpose.

Doing it as more of an RC thing is probably the best way?

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Sal Atticum on March 02, 2011, 10:04:21 PM

Well, RC for some is UAV for others...I figured they would have the equipment since they would be RC nerds* anyway?








* I wish I was an RC nerd.

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: Plantains on March 03, 2011, 01:55:20 AM

I wish I could AFFORD to be an rc nerd.

Goddamnit. I wish I could afford being a pilot!

Title: Re: Chili mountain bike run
Post by: sanders on March 06, 2011, 11:59:49 AM

Late comment on the first video...but that was an awesome course! Can't believe he didn't rock that dog! btw I like how they put padding on some random poles but left other, worse ones exposed, haha. that was the sickest dwn hill run ever  ive ever seen though!