Mountain Bike Biathlon (BB gun target shooting)

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

I did the No Rules Mountain Bike Club's 2013 Badasslon this year. It's a real fun race. It involves having to shoot a balloon with a BB gun to start the race, then having to shoot small clay targets for the next four laps. You can't start the race until your balloon is popped, and you have to do a penalty lap in a field before entering back into the woods course if you miss your clay targets.

My buddy won the race this year again (won it last year too). He won it on a single speed using a Daisy Red Rider.

Here's some pics and short vids:

my bud and me (I'm in orange):

getting ready to start:

me shooting:

my bud:

me

start of the second heat (we were in first heat):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w71PmVO ... q9vl_mmdbA

me coming through:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vcquYkH ... q9vl_mmdbA

Looking forward to doing it again next year when I'll be better prepared. The rules were tricky, and having never done anything like this before, there is a few things I can improve on.

 

[user 135]

That looks like fun!!!!! Any rules on type of BB guns?

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

No rules. Pump, co2, scope, no scope, sidearms all good.
Pellets allowed too.

 

[jonathan creason]

The only thing more awesome than guns or bikes is guns AND bikes.

 

[wheelbender6]

Awesome idea. I always try to catch the biathlon in the winter olympics.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

^^^i like to watch that too.