yea so what do you think? stupid low pressure?
He didn't appear to g-out THAT badly before his tire decided it was finished.
He didn't appear to g-out THAT badly before his tire decided it was finished.
val di frickin sole, mofos!!!
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and I wonder if e13 will reconsider spouting about using the same wheel on gwin's bike all WORLD CUP season
Probably not
Le Systeme.and I wonder if e13 will reconsider spouting about using the same wheel on gwin's bike all season
The Vital recap has Gwin explaining it in an interview. Sounds like he smacked a big rock early in the run, the tire lost pressure. Then what we saw on the broadcast was it exploding from trying to escape another giant rock in the middle of his line.
so 1.5 down at the first split after losing tire pressure 30-40 sec into his run? not bad...
at that point no, but if his wheel hadn't exploded he would have continued to lose time the whole way down the track.
of course - but to be closer to hart's split than anyone else, with a tire issue, is pretty cool. did he lose 1.5 due to the tire? who knows, but i'm filing this in the 'what if...' folder because speculation.
FWIW, the Onza HR2 -or Ibex as they call it in their catalog
- I put in my rear wheel sustained quite a beating this last weekend in Tandil (our local version of the East Coast Rox™ gnar). It came out flawless, while two of my friends on the original HR2s got slashed sidewalls.
The internet will implode when they discover that the shortest chainstay length on that bike is 445mm...Mondraker is going to sell a few of these Summums... amazing 1,2,3.
it seemed pretty much everyone was struggling before that first split though and a lot of the top guys were making it up towards the bottom.It wasn't looking good even IF his tire had stayed on- he was down a couple seconds and was obviously off line since he had to take his foot off.
I am enjoying the hate I am getting from my comments. The Rachel comment was more of a joke. Gee on the other hand is douche. Take a look back at podiums in the past. He is the only one without a smile on his face unless he won.
Back to the race, it was great. I wanted to see Gwin come home with a win but Danny's 4 wins in a row is cool. If Greenland would have won that would have been pretty awesome as well.
I'm fairly sure my time would be at least 3x hers, this just looks punishing.
It was fine until the final jump before the finish line.
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Coil shocks don't get 'stuck down'
Sumpin done broke. Frame linkage, spring collar frame pivot etc......
Sumpin done broke. Frame linkage, spring collar frame pivot etc......
that giant springy thing would prevent it from getting stuck down
Good point. Did not nerd out sufficiently to see he was running coil. Makes no sense though as I have no idea how anyone could roach a frame on that course...
Would you make the same joke about an African American rider? Saying that he probably has a caucasian father? Or that he was at least adopted by white people?
Seriously man, not funny and not fucking cool.
Some of the worst crashes I've ever seen in a race. The guy at 2:15 and Eliot Jackson, holy shit. Plus the guy at the finish line jump. Damn.
http://www.mtb-downhill.net/val-di-sole-uci-world-championships-2016-crashes/
http://www.mtb-downhill.net/val-di-sole-uci-world-championships-2016-crashes/
i think he used to ride with a moto helmet, wonder if he still does.
Looks like it was not a good day to be on a Pivot (unless you're Bernard Kerr).
Part of me wanted to suggest the UCI should not have selected VDS of all places for the World Champs venue because you're going to have a lot of "less talented" riders participating due to the inclusive international format. But it seems like most of their crashes were relatively mild compared to what happened to WC regulars like EJ, Manon, and Jorba (the finish line OTB yard sale being a notable exception), which I chalk up to them not riding at Mach WTF and/or hucking that big step down. Anyway, I'm super glad no one seems to be terribly mangled and that Matti Lehikoinen wasn't racing 
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Oh noes, I've been called out for going Full-Enduro
Well maybe next year they can integrate Chinese zoo tigers and real chainsaws into the race format so we can see some real carnage. Anything goes at Worid Champs bishes!!
Well maybe next year they can integrate Chinese zoo tigers and real chainsaws into the race format so we can see some real carnage. Anything goes at Worid Champs bishes!!
Cairns has it in 2017... Our quarantine laws prevent imported tigers but we can get some wombats and rile them up a bit for you.Oh noes, I've been called out for going Full-Enduro
Well maybe next year they can integrate Chinese zoo tigers and real chainsaws into the race format so we can see some real carnage. Anything goes at Worid Champs bishes!!
I don't remember so many red flags in a single race before. It was kinda tough to watch, and you could hear that reflected in the commentary.
VDS is a good track, but obviously above the level of Top 5 In Your Nation or whatever the requirements are to be at Champs. Maybe the requirement should be Top 5 In Your Nation as well as made a Top50 in 1 world cup that year.
VDS is a good track, but obviously above the level of Top 5 In Your Nation or whatever the requirements are to be at Champs. Maybe the requirement should be Top 5 In Your Nation as well as made a Top50 in 1 world cup that year.
He still looked pretty bobble headed to me so I'd assume so. Or just the 6D helmet which is about the same thing.
Wait, wait, wait...Oz actually has laws that *prevent* dangerous animals from being imported? Is that to protect non-native predators like tigers from being killed by the flying venomous octopuses?
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I am not so sure about Chinese tigers HOWEVER they should integrate some local feisty cougars.
I only watched the replay, but he was there the entire time?
Another reason why I only watch the replays, so that I don't end up tossing beer/bongs at the wall at 3am when something craps out on the feed.
As for lesser skilled people riding it and crashing. Yeah perhaps this track is extreme, the video from Rachel really shows this. The trail just never ends. But, anyone who hucks themselves down the course after doing a course walk and practices, should know completely in advance of the race if they should bow out or not.
still want to know exactly what happened to remi's bike.. its like a link broke or it was missing
Come to think of it. One of the best moments of the live broadcast was not hearing Claudio. It was like his mic was out. And it was either quiet or Warner was talking. That was nice while it lasted...My wife hates the sound of his voice. And I never really noticed it until I didn't hear it for a bit. Sorry Claudio.
claudio gets annoying, but his knowledge of the track, riders and sport in general is pretty excellent.