Sam Hill cranks in Mont Sainte Anne
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Gravity Cranks - Grey Color. Are they any different than existing production models? Not sure, nor will I speculate as internet rumors are silly. They do match his team kit better than black though.
That is a cool picture of him practicing though.
Michael
e.thirteen / Evil
That is a cool picture of him practicing though.
Michael
e.thirteen / Evil
bballe336 said:
thats why you guys will never be as fast as the aussies... you care more about how you look...
I thought last year's kit was hideous, I prefer less flashy gear...bballe336 said:
why no air shock for sam? i thought all the big dogs were riding dhx Airs on their bikes?
The DHX Air was only used for Sea Otter where you could get away with it b/c the course was so smooth - so they used the Air mainly to save weight.
Bicyclist said:
Why wouldn't it work?
36x11 is a pretty fair size gear still.........plus after a while it's faster just to tuck and not pedal.Bicyclist said:
Next time you're out, see how much torque you're generating in the smallest gear (back) and with a 40 tooth ring. It's barely even noticeable. Personally, I'd much rather tuck in the fast sections, conserve energy, and have a nice toight drive system with as little chain as possible/as much ground clearance as possible (for the bash).
I thought it was because of increased durabilityS.K.C. said:
Come over to Australia during our summer, for the national series, and see exactly what "real support" the riders here get. It's summed up in the following points:Rye_Bread said:
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There's F all here... the fast guys get stuff cheap from a distributor/importer/shop usually, and that's generally it unless they manage to get sponsorship from overseas.
hunger...thaflyinfatman said:
i ran a 38/12 at saint-anne. when it spun out i just tucked, at those speeds and especially on rough sections it's way faster than pedaling. as long as you have the right gear for pedaling out of corners you can get away with a pretty small chainring.Bicyclist said:
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I'm going to try a Monster Energy drink for the 1'st time tommorrow..
Sam Hill made me do it !!
Sam Hill made me do it !!
and at the course to be used for this years worlds, which is not smooth.S.K.C. said:
Hmmm....makes good sense. Given the same cog if you're on 36T you can definitely accelerate much much faster than a 40T out of corners. Then tuck in if you spun out....Got to try this one. Thanks for the tip guys......
does anyone know what kind of chapstick sam hill uses? I'm buying 7 cases...
Banga said:
ever hear of a thing called product testing?
lots of riders run different setups in the winter to see what works and doesn't. air shocks were all over the best racers bikes this winter for that reason (fabian barel had one on for the first two maxxis cup races, etc).
the only way to see how stuff works in a race situation is to use it in a race... on a real course.
ouside of 4x you would bw hard pressed to find an air shock on anyones dh bike at the world cup level right now.
...O.K. - I don't know me rectum from a hole in the ground when it comes to gearing, determining ratios, etc - could someone give a brief refresher here?
Todd - what did you just post?
How do you figure out what gear ratio will give more speed?
Quicker acceleration?
Require more torque?
Todd - what did you just post?
How do you figure out what gear ratio will give more speed?
Quicker acceleration?
Require more torque?
Todd posted gear inches. The bigger the gear inches, the higher/harder the gear.
Basically, you divide your chainring size by the rear gear (in this case, the hardest one). That gives the gear ratio, or how much bigger your front ring is than your cog. A bigger gear ratio = a harder gear. The torque/acceleration aspect is the same as shifting in the back: a harder gear will have the same effect no matter what. Gear inches factor in wheel size, so on a mountain bike assuming the rear wheel is 26" you don't have to worry about that.S.K.C. said:
Nice LG-1 guide with inner bashring/skidplate.
Sam's all about corner speed. He's mostly just pedaling out of corners and pumping/tucking.
He runs a 13.5 BB and lots of sag so he needs the clearance. All about cornering...
Not to mention the 165mm cranks w/flats pedals too.
I wish it was all about cornering for me too but i need to have fintess for pedaling out of the corner i just blew...
Sam's all about corner speed. He's mostly just pedaling out of corners and pumping/tucking.
He runs a 13.5 BB and lots of sag so he needs the clearance. All about cornering...
Not to mention the 165mm cranks w/flats pedals too.
I wish it was all about cornering for me too but i need to have fintess for pedaling out of the corner i just blew...
I'm not so much about the corner speed as I am not about the straight away speed. 
leprechaun said:
i m fast on the way to the cake shopsayndesyn said:I'm not so much about the corner speed as I am not about the straight away speed.
davetrump said:
well yeah that was my point, they arent just using it on smooth course, they are trying it on 'real' courses.
Maybe Ill be clearer for you in the future
Maybe that's why Sam can drift with pedalling so well in corners. Because it is easier to pedal with that gearing and quicky accerate out of those turns...
Sarcasm? If not I whole heartedly agree. Once I swap out my 40T ring I will corner like him.
DHsloth said: