Gonna take him a few years to win his first 'Matti™' I think.He's the new Matti Lehikoinen.
Seriously? Is Matti made out of glass? I feel bad for the guy but maybe its time to retire. Whatever the case, i hope both Gee and Matti heal up quick.i'm pretty sure matti is the one and only. Dude just broke his leg or something at MSA.
But yeah, thats pretty rough for gee if he really is broken again
i don't know if "made of glass" is the proper use of the term when somebody piledrives head first into the ground from 4-5 feet up and breaks their neck. I think the dude has pretty proportional injuries to crashes, he just has worse crashes then most people.Seriously? Is Matti made out of glass? I feel bad for the guy but maybe its time to retire. Whatever the case, i hope both Gee and Matti heal up quick.
its only as i turn 30 in a few months... that i start to really see the danger in downhill
i was thinking about that around the time of cedric gracia´s crash.
then, it became more clear, as i realized, that at any given moment over the last 4 years... there was at least one guy with a cast, nursing multiples stitches or in phys rehab, not to mention a few extended stays in ICU, out of my riding group of 20 guys....
Oh god no. Why would anyone want to try THAT?Try turning 40
Oh god no. Why would anyone want to try THAT?
Eesh. What were you thinking?
I still think I'm in my 20's, my body says otherwise... stupid body.
Being in my 20's is rad. Why would you stop?
both hands / arms??? poor chap... any info on when / how?
Meh... what's wrong with that? I love it!gwin gwins everytime.
He wins like Americans expect to win: Always, and in dominating fashion. I'm guessing that the non-Americans don't like that.Meh... what's wrong with that? I love it!
I know how ya feel. I'm 32 and noticed this recently too. My DH group of friends has far more injuries than anyone else, I guess they are so common people just get used to it.its only as i turn 30 in a few months... that i start to really see the danger in downhill
i was thinking about that around the time of cedric gracia´s crash.
then, it became more clear, as i realized, that at any given moment over the last 4 years... there was at least one guy with a cast, nursing multiples stitches or in phys rehab, not to mention a few extended stays in ICU, out of my riding group of 20 guys....
Aaron is the nicest guy out there and put in the work. It just gets a bit anti-climactic when guys cross the line with only him to go... and their times are 2 secs down on his qualifying time! ha.He wins like Americans expect to win: Always, and in dominating fashion. I'm guessing that the non-Americans don't like that.
YT needs to invest some of their profits back into the sport and produce a contender.it's plain boring. It wouldn't be that bad acutally if CG would mix it up with some stly. At least the last two races where dramatic behind gwin.
So Trek produced Gwin? I knew this guy couldn't be human.YT needs to invest some of their profits back into the sport and produce a contender.
It might result in higher sales prices, but you're OK with that if it makes good racing, right?
Or they sponsored him and gave him the support (like top notch bikes, full time mechanic, trainers) that he needed to raise his riding level from inconsistent top 10 finishes to consistent top 1 finishes.So Trek produced Gwin? I knew this guy couldn't be human.
so you comparing a small biz like yt with a world leader like trek? they do sponsor riders, just on another level:Or they sponsored him and gave him the support (like top notch bikes, full time mechanic, trainers) that he needed to raise his riding level from inconsistent top 10 finishes to consistent top 1 finishes.
Maybe YT could do the same.
Ah, I see. It's the bike, not the rider..........pfffftOr they sponsored him and gave him the support (like top notch bikes, full time mechanic, trainers) that he needed to raise his riding level from inconsistent top 10 finishes to consistent top 1 finishes.
Maybe YT could do the same.
I think its great to see an American back up there...and I like to watch Gwin not only win but CRUSH the competition. Seeing the bar raised like that is great and why I watch DH. I've never understood why that bothered people.Gwin deserves all that has come to him. The sport is lucky to have him. About an hour before his Windham race win, he took time to show my son and daughter his bike and spoke with them about what they like to to do. Just a class act all the way around.
I second that...have not met him personally, but regardles of the flag of the country you represent, this deserves massive respect, that is where you differentiate a rider from a profesional rider...and even though is boring to see him win every race, he truly deserves it, and further most, he is a really humble person, a family person ( you saw his smiley face when their family members went to see him )....Gwin deserves all that has come to him. The sport is lucky to have him. About an hour before his Windham race win, he took time to show my son and daughter his bike and spoke with them about what they like to to do. Just a class act all the way around.
Same thought...would this be a tactic heading into the final run of the CUP...?must not be hurt too bad since he just won the national championship
He'll have a lot of points to make up going into the last rounds.Same thought...would this be a tactic heading into the final run of the CUP...?
his injury was diagnosed to be a non-injury a few days after this thread started - i don't think anyone ever mentioned that here, so whatever tactics you may be thinking i highly doubt.Same thought...would this be a tactic heading into the final run of the CUP...?
Totally. I've been in my 20's for more than 20 years!
Being in my 20's is rad. Why would you stop?
What happened? Shoulder injury?And HART is out for the next round of World Cups because of an injury from Crankworx