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