Any news on the Codemasters mountain biking sim?

I know that Codemasters was working on a mountain biking sim with the "No Fear" license. I recall seeing some old pictures that looked like it used the CMR engine. Has anyone heard anything more? Is it going to be solely downhill racing or will there be dual-slalom, cross-country, trials, etc etc ? Thanks much, Neil M.

No offense, but there is NO reason to EVER use an MB sim. Why? Because you can ALWAYS bike! :-) I mean, GPL and other racing sims are great because, even if you had such a car, getting track time is not practical. Especially in the winter. But biking... I live in snow country and can ride all winter long, and if you have a light, you can ride at night too. Ever go on MB trails at night? It's nutty fun! --Dave

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> I know that Codemasters was working on a mountain biking sim > with the "No Fear" license. I recall seeing some old pictures that > looked like it used the CMR engine. Has anyone heard anything > more? Is it going to be solely downhill racing or will there be > dual-slalom, cross-country, trials, etc etc ? > Thanks much, > Neil M.

-- Dave Schwabe The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

>No offense, but there is NO reason to EVER use an MB sim. Why? Because >you can ALWAYS bike! :-) I mean, GPL and other racing sims are great >because, even if you had such a car, getting track time is not >practical. Especially in the winter. But biking... IMO, there's a few good reasons: -It could be good exposure for the sport (something that wouldn't hurt in this Golf/Baseball/Football/etc morass we're in.) -You can't ride at absolute maximum speed on most public trails. Hikers/equestrians/cars/rattlesnakes etc suddenly appear around a blind corner and you can't stop in time - I nearly got flattened over Christmas break when some yahoo thought he could get away with pulling a Shaun Palmer imitation on Verdugo Peak. - Riding when you have a bad case of the flu sucks. -I'll leave the real-life dual-slalom and trials riding to the experts, thanks. -It could be fun! Aren't you the least bit curious? Yes. "Nutty fun" does pretty much sum it up. Bumped into a hungry dog at midnight last season. Dog? Waitaminute, that's much too big for a dog.... BEAR!!! Aaaaaaaa! Run away! Run away! =) Neil "Roadie since '88. Off-Roadie since '90" M.

Yeah, until the Raccoons start chasing you. Racer X Veteran Sim Racer Victory Lane- http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1423/

HeeHEE! :-) Oh... the bear part... I'm LOL over here!! :-) My wife and I came within about 15 yards of one in Whistler, BC two years ago... gets your attention!! And that was during the day! :-) But in regards to your points, yes, they are quite valid... especially the flu part. Or 50-below wind chills. Not good. --Dave

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> >No offense, but there is NO reason to EVER use an MB sim. Why? Because > >you can ALWAYS bike! :-) I mean, GPL and other racing sims are great > >because, even if you had such a car, getting track time is not > >practical. Especially in the winter. But biking... > IMO, there's a few good reasons: > -It could be good exposure for the sport (something that wouldn't > hurt in this Golf/Baseball/Football/etc morass we're in.) > -You can't ride at absolute maximum speed on most public trails. > Hikers/equestrians/cars/rattlesnakes etc suddenly appear around > a blind corner and you can't stop in time - I nearly got flattened over > Christmas break when some yahoo thought he could get away with > pulling a Shaun Palmer imitation on Verdugo Peak. > - Riding when you have a bad case of the flu sucks. > -I'll leave the real-life dual-slalom and trials riding to the experts, thanks. > -It could be fun! Aren't you the least bit curious? > >I live in snow country and can ride all winter long, and if you have a > >light, you can ride at night too. Ever go on MB trails at night? It's > >nutty fun! > Yes. "Nutty fun" does pretty much sum it up. Bumped into a hungry > dog at midnight last season. Dog? Waitaminute, that's much too > big for a dog.... BEAR!!! Aaaaaaaa! Run away! Run away! =) > Neil "Roadie since '88. Off-Roadie since '90" M.

-- Dave Schwabe The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site http://users.wi.net/~schwabe