Why Do You Ride Downhill? The U.S. Open of Mountain Biking

This is a special episode of The Inside Line as we had Jack Rice at the 2024 U.S. Open of Mountain Biking in Killington, Vermont. See photos from the event - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/why-ride-downhill-u-s-open-mountain-biking Thanks to FOX, Maxxis Tires and Jenson USA for supporting The Inside Line It was the season ender to the Pro Downhill Series and with the final World Cup DH in Mont-Sainte-Anne next week, the field was stacked with Elite level pros from around the globe. Instead of the usual questions with only the top riders, we had commissioned Jack to search the pits and ask amateur riders a simple question - Why Downhill? While plenty of answers resonate with the excitement and action of what DH is, an overwhelming response praised the community as a reason for coming back to ride. It"s the people that make our sport so great and it"s our hope that the comradery of the #USDH community continues to grow. Interview contents 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Meredith Burnette 2:25 - Jamie Tate 3:18 - Dusty Mason 4:10 - Kerry Marshall 5:02 - "Scott and the fam" 6:33 - Jacob Dyke 8:57 - Bailey Gunter 11:04 - Cole Bernier 13:40 - Jack Burnette 21:54 - Tyson Henrie 23:55 - Tabias Spencer 24:59 - Lachie Stevens-Mcnab (Race Winner) 25:47 - Nina Hoffmann (Race Winner) 29:23 - Max Beaupre and Why NOT Downhill 31:51 - Tegan Heap 33:00 - Dylan Conte 36:20 - Lucas Dedora 36:57 - Anna Newkirk 38:37 - Chris Grice 39:50 - Clay Harper