High Bridge Park NYC
Last year’s Hustle and Flow race was so good that we’re bringing it back for 2009! The NYCMTB Hustle and Flow race is a unique all-mountain mtb race. Consisting of 5 short legs (XC climb, pump track lap, mini-dh run, paved road climb and super-d technical descent), you can race either solo or as part of a 5-member team.
The technical sections are incredibly technical – if you’re on an xc bike, you will be walking, and even walking can be sketchy. The XC climb is super flowy and fun. The paved climb is an all-out road sprint up a grade that hits 20% in spots. The DH run is one minute of drops, berms, sketchy rock lines, rock rolls and true DH terrain. And the Super-D run down the Rough Ryder trail is fast, sketchy, technical and incredibly tough.
If you race solo, you race on one bike. Teams can mix and match riders and bikes to suit the course- XC, DH, dirt jump, road bikes- pick the best tool for that leg. The short sprint course (race times are under 12 minutes for teams, 14-20 minutes for solos) evens the competition between those with greater endurance and those with greater bike handling skill.
We’ll do two rounds- a seeding run first followed by the finals- so everyone will get a chance to race the course twice. The racing will be over by 1:30, at which point we’ll kick back at the dirt jump park for an amateur jump jam in the afternoon. Later that night, we’ll have an awards ceremony/party at an as-yet-undisclosed location in Manhattan. Last year’s Hustle and Flow was a blast. Don’t sleep on this one!
Actual date for the race is April 25th!
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Road bikes and DH bikes together? It’s against the laws of nature!
But seriously, this was a fun race last year with a cool, grassroots vibe. And there was some serious firepower out there including a former World Cup DH champion. Still it’s weird racing mountain bikes in Manhattan.
dave trimble
Head over to the NYCMTB.com forum: There is an area/thread trying to match up racers in case they want to do it as a team relay instead of a solo.
You should be able to find some people who are like minded for the race.
Also, since the race starts later you should be able to get park race in (if it is happening that AM) or a road ride in case you wanted to.
nice website
could you do the whole race on a standard cross country type mt bike, or do you need a down hill rig for the DH leg?
You can do it all on one bike. Former World Cup winner Jurgen Beneke did it last year on a long travel bike but you can do it on a hard tail…there are a few sections where you may have to walk on the DH part. Someone did it last year on a single speed….
The DH has an opt out line to go down…A little longer but with out the huge drop.
Anyone interested in doing this? I am looking for a team.
Pre-reg on bikereg.com closes tonight at 8 pm, FYI. Looks like there will be spots available for solos and teams for on-site registration, too.
http://www.nycmtb.com/?p=570