So yesterday my brother goes out for a training ride for the title of this thread. I was gonna go with him but I had chores to do. So anyways he swings by my place to see if he can change my mind. No dice, as I really needed to get those chores done. Anyways he tells me what route he is taking (for safety sake) and leaves. About 20-30 min later I get a call on my phone, its my brother. "Hey can you come get me. Im on the ridge line behind the house's. Im fine but the bike is F'd. Its stuck in first gear, the shifter peg is peeled back and Ive lost all my oil. But I can just pull clutch in and coast it down the hill meet me in the wash between the ridge and the rock quarry." So I load up the ramps and head out. 10 min later I find my brother covered in sweat pushing his bike down the wash. We do an inspection and I get the story. Long story short he pranged the shifter which drove the shift shaft across the gear box and pushed the shift dog up against the case cover and broke out a 50Cent size hole in the right side case cover.
So I was going to go to the race and pit for my buddy Sam, and ride sweeper on Sunday while my brother raced. Now we dont want his non refundable entry to go to waste. So I guess Im racing in his place. . Im just hoping for no, and . Here is a little teaser from last year. http://vimeo.com/63495043
I was hoping your brother was sitting there with a shit eating grin saying lets ride!
Sorry to read about his mechanical issues. Good luck on your trail ride.