WC Round 1: Pietermaritzburg, SA
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Don't think this has been mentioned, but is well known. Barel runs the EXACT same mud tire for ALL races. He just cuts the knobs to different heights depending on the track. He's done it for years. I remember reading about it the year he won Worlds & Peat fell.
^ high rollers confirmed
I have done this. Twice.
A lot has changed in 7 years . . .
For what it's worth, a fully cut (center and sides) wet scream holds pretty well on hard pack and really rolls quite fast. It actually has a profile very similar to that of a narrow DHF. An odd choice given the other options, but not all that risky.
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Was going to say, it wasn't long ago you could spot Barel on WTB Timberwolfs...
Wow, a cut spike for the dry...someone should make one of those. Oh wait, Specialized did... If only I had $150 lying around to try a pair. Don't think Brendan or Sam were on them for this race though.
Wow, a cut spike for the dry...someone should make one of those. Oh wait, Specialized did... If only I had $150 lying around to try a pair. Don't think Brendan or Sam were on them for this race though.
^Yup. There's several pictures of Jacy cutting down the Butchers, not the Hillbillies. A dry spike is still made for traction, not minimum rolling resistance.
where you been hiding?
He was on Nokian mud spikes in Les Gets......errr, i think...
Finally got enough internet to upload a decent gallery up on Transcend. Some images have been seen already, many haven't. Check it out!
http://www.transcendmagazine.com/gallery/africa_2011
Mitch Delfs takes his now Kona for a spin.
http://www.transcendmagazine.com/gallery/africa_2011
Mitch Delfs takes his now Kona for a spin.
Well, it WAS Easter, after all.
Great pics Fraser.
Sick!
Sick!
What happened to Anneke Beerten in the XC?
the UCI page doesn't have a finishing time for her, and no indication of DNF or DNS...? I'm just curious to see how one of "us" does in one of "their" events...
the UCI page doesn't have a finishing time for her, and no indication of DNF or DNS...? I'm just curious to see how one of "us" does in one of "their" events...
Anneke had to pull out int he 4th lap. there was a killer punchy climb in the track, and her legs were dead from winning 4x the night before. I think her official result was 54th/lapped?What happened to Anneke Beerten in the XC?
the UCI page doesn't have a finishing time for her, and no indication of DNF or DNS...? I'm just curious to see how one of "us" does in one of "their" events...
Risky to run a semi-slick on such a track ?A lot has changed in 7 years . . .
For what it's worth, a fully cut (center and sides) wet scream holds pretty well on hard pack and really rolls quite fast. It actually has a profile very similar to that of a narrow DHF. An odd choice given the other options, but not all that risky.
I think the only real risk was a few seconds gain. So I think his choice was really "bizarre".
Wasn't there 2 runs for womens 4X?
Was there even that?
I bailed after i got one shot of Jared.What is up with Rachel Atherton? The car crash thing was two seasons ago, did she get hurt again?
didn't she break her hand first race back last season or something?
I think she was getting ready for Prince William and Kates's wedding...lol
Tri-Ride's finals video
http://video.mpora.com/watch/2RU3iIQOD/
http://video.mpora.com/watch/2RU3iIQOD/
Sorry i haven't used the search function but who is it that usually posts the in-depth split time analysis up here on rm? Ranking each rider at each split VS the way the UCI timing ranks it by accumulative time?
I forget his username, but I believe this is his site
http://www.rootsandrain.co.uk/race300/2011-apr-24-uci-world-cup-1-pietermaritzburg/
Thanks @ I.van you made my research much easier for an article I'm writing. Some interesting split analysis there for sure, for all the race geeks like me.
His name is Seb on RM.
LaPierre edit up on Dirt: http://dirt.mpora.com/news/2011-pietermaritzburg-world-cup-lapierre-episode-1.html
I found it interesting that Blenki complained about not being able to pedal because his feet kept getting blown off in the chunder. Of course, this is total armchair quarterbacking, but it seems to me that clipless pedals and different shock tuning could help with that no? Or maybe it's just that the bike's linkage design doesn't work well when those two conditions happen at the same time (pedalling through chop)...
I found it interesting that Blenki complained about not being able to pedal because his feet kept getting blown off in the chunder. Of course, this is total armchair quarterbacking, but it seems to me that clipless pedals and different shock tuning could help with that no? Or maybe it's just that the bike's linkage design doesn't work well when those two conditions happen at the same time (pedalling through chop)...
Will join you in armchair analysis here. That Lapierre has huge amounts of chainstretch as the suspension compresses past the sag point.LaPierre edit up on Dirt: http://dirt.mpora.com/news/2011-pietermaritzburg-world-cup-lapierre-episode-1.html
I found it interesting that Blenki complained about not being able to pedal because his feet kept getting blown off in the chunder. Of course, this is total armchair quarterbacking, but it seems to me that clipless pedals and different shock tuning could help with that no? Or maybe it's just that the bike's linkage design doesn't work well when those two conditions happen at the same time (pedalling through chop)...
doesnt their pendbox bb thing work to lower chainstretch
Nope, quite the opposite. Watch what happens past the sag point...
http://www.pinkbike.com/video/167307/
I think we need accurate measurments as the movement beyond sag makes me puzzled. It looks like they try to keep the stretch constant because increasing it after sag with a floating bb would be really stupid. If it is constant it shouldnt kick like a horse.
It's pretty easy for me to see from that video. After the sag point the chainstay length grows significantly because the BB is moving forward. The rate of change from the sag point is more severe than a high pivot bike with stationary BB. It's gonna kick like a horse. Worse than a 222 I'd bet.
Well that's what I see as well but i suspected I was blind and that the CS stops going rearwards after the sag point. It would make sense with the bb going forwards at the same time.
That site is so cool. Always something interesting.
Looks like Yeti dominated the top speed on that course. Graves and O'Connor both almost hit 49 mph, the next closest was Minaar @ 43 mph!
Can't just be coincidence that the two fastest guys (by far) were on the same bike. Wonder why?
They've been buying used parts from Fabian Cancellara.