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jackalope

Mental acuity - 1%
Jan 9, 2004
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in a single wide, cooking meth...
Worlds innit? Each nation gets a set No of riders they can send... some countries are just a bit shit at DH but still send their quota of no hopers.
[contemplates moving to Iceland to become Worlds representative...does like elves and Bjork in moderate doses...realizes no one makes 26" brake rotors and therefore survival seems unlikely...perhaps elves can help]
 

IH8Rice

I'm Mr. Negative! I Fail!
Aug 2, 2008
24,524
494
Im over here now
Crazy how so many of the top 100 guys looked like complete hacks.
claudio and rob both commented on that early in the race about how most guys almost stopped in the turns compared to Mick who was maintaining all his speed in the turns and stayed in the hotseat for a long time.
 

CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
12,861
4,155
Copenhagen, Denmark
Just watched Bruni's winning run again. So controlled and smoothed and loved how he seemed to find different lines than the rest that really worked out.
 

ritche

Monkey
Dec 3, 2011
311
19
Yeti to return rude to win world champs for usa

Intense world cup team or Athertons to ride intense m16? ..or get sam hill?
 
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slimshady

¡Mira, una ardilla!
@slimshady
isnt Pablo Seewald is your top rider?
he was practicing this race with my friend Oren Hasson.
I'd say Jere is the most experienced one. Pablo has a great level too, and currently has more UCI points than Jere. They are teammates running for Zenith, a local bike brand, but seems like they will be riding Pivots next season.

Did you get to meet Pablo? From the very few times I ran into him on local DH races I can tell he's a great guy!
 
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saruti

Turbo Monkey
Oct 29, 2006
1,167
73
Israel
my friend Oren Hasson got to know him in Morzine (I think)
and they got to be good friends and practice the worlds together
he say Pablo is really nice guy.
 

Gary

"S" is for "neo-luddite"
Aug 27, 2002
7,535
5,470
UK
@jackalope - I live a stones throw from the distillery that produces this:



Peaty doesn't really even know the difference between the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands so I'd be slightly wary chasing down his "chosen" brand of Whisky... The Dude drinks Stella FFS!
but profit !
 

slimshady

¡Mira, una ardilla!
Not to derail the thread, but wasn't boost148 all about having properly dished wheels? How comes Syntace had to tweak this so-called "standard" to have a dishless wheel by displacing the hub 3mm to the cassette side?





Even worst, WHY did they had to go boost if Cannondade did the same with a 135mm rear end???

 
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jackalope

Mental acuity - 1%
Jan 9, 2004
7,596
5,894
in a single wide, cooking meth...
@jackalope - I live a stones throw from the distillery that produces this:



Peaty doesn't really even know the difference between the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands so I'd be slightly wary chasing down his "chosen" brand of Whisky... The Dude drinks Stella FFS!
but profit !

I don't doubt any of that, but to be clear, I only want the scotch as moustache and beard conditioner.
 

kidwoo

Artisanal Tweet Curator
Not to derail the thread, but wasn't boost148 all about having properly dished wheels? How comes Syntace had to tweak this so-called "standard" to have a dishless wheel by displacing the hub 3mm to the cassette side?





Even worst, WHY did they had to go boost if Cannondade did the same with a 135mm rear end???



Because the bike industry in the last 5 years has stopped being a machine for 'things that make riding bikes better', to "holy shit, these people are old and have jobs! WTF else can we come up with that they'll buy??!!"

Fuck boost because specialized offest 135 rear ends 10 fucking years ago. Fuck 27.5 because it was made for people who never broke or flexed wheels to begin with so will never get it. Fuck press fit bottom brackets because seriously........how brain damaged are you? Fat bikes and fat tires? Where's my gun?

Honestly, about the only two things that have happened in the last 5 years that don't suck are:

1: you can actually buy carbon stuff that MIGHT not kill you (and even that is still an if)

2: 35mm handlebars steer real good and stuff


Everything else is fluff.
 

saruti

Turbo Monkey
Oct 29, 2006
1,167
73
Israel
yea, my new bike is getting unrideable with evry minute i'm on the web, reading bike magazines...........
 

Kevin

Turbo Monkey
I honestly had no idea what "boost" or 27.5+ was before today. What the fuck?
I had to google this myself yesterday.
Appearently its for people who cant ride for shit and want more grip while sacrificing the ability to negociate corners agressively.

From now on, if I am ever to mention these marvels of the modern bike industry, i shall refer to them as "granny tires" so people who actually use them know where theyre at...
 

slimshady

¡Mira, una ardilla!
I had to google this myself yesterday.
Appearently its for people who cant ride for shit and want more grip while sacrificing the ability to negociate corners agressively.

From now on, if I am ever to mention these marvels of the modern bike industry, i shall refer to them as "granny tires" so people who actually use them know where theyre at...
Nah, it's just a (new) way to justify their slowness...
 

ritche

Monkey
Dec 3, 2011
311
19
ok nico and AC and + others....

charre's gold '10 on a demo

add Ragdoll ragot's, 02, 03 Jr gold and 09 and '11 women's gold

and Sabina's Jonnier's women's gold 07 and 08

and jr golds: loris vergier's 2014, bruni's 2012, Romain Salandini 2004, and Julien Poomans 2000.

*most of them were Bmx racers...., *BMX beijing olympic gold for AC.


can we call doubles wide rims and 3.0 tires = 26+?
 
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wood booger

Monkey
Jul 16, 2008
668
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the land of cheap beer
I had to google this myself yesterday.
Appearently its for people who cant ride for shit and want more grip while sacrificing the ability to negociate corners agressively.

From now on, if I am ever to mention these marvels of the modern bike industry, i shall refer to them as "granny tires" so people who actually use them know where theyre at...
Sorry Charlie, but a bit off the mark.

Specialized PM's & marketing raced the Whistler Enduro on 27.5+ and ripped it pretty damn good.
3rd in 30-39
7th and 10th in 40+ (haha, you guys are old)
That course is not for grannies, has aggressive corners, and all those guys are faster than you.


This size isn't needed (duh), but it's not just for the slow folks like fat bikes are....it's for the aspiring dentists looking to "shred the gnar".
 

Lelandjt

Turbo Monkey
Apr 4, 2008
2,508
821
Breckenridge, CO/Lahaina,HI
^Top 10s in amateur enduro means nothing. I haven't been beaten by an amateur (not counting juniors) in over a decade but there's nothing stopping me from signing up for the amateur class in an enduro race to "prove" the speed of a sponsor's bike and even if I'm a couple minutes slower than my normal bike it would still be an easy win. Those guys could be capable of mid pack pro finishes or winning amateur on a normal bike but since their job is to sell Spec's new 27.5+ bike the orders were to race amateur on it and try to podium. I'd say mission accomplished. The guys looking to buy them realize they're not quite as fast since if they were the pros would use them but they can justify the purchase by citing reasonable finishes in a big race.
So, who wants to pay me to make their donkey bike look kinda fast?
 

Kevin

Turbo Monkey
Sorry Charlie, but a bit off the mark.

Specialized PM's & marketing raced the Whistler Enduro on 27.5+ and ripped it pretty damn good.
3rd in 30-39
7th and 10th in 40+ (haha, you guys are old)
That course is not for grannies, has aggressive corners, and all those guys are faster than you.


This size isn't needed (duh), but it's not just for the slow folks like fat bikes are....it's for the aspiring dentists looking to "shred the gnar".
Yeah, that really doesnt mean jack shit, Charlie.
Good thing you know how fast I am tho, i started racing dh again this year in the Swiss ixs cup, they should come and race on their granny tires and see how they stack up!
 
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jimw

Monkey
Aug 10, 2004
210
24
Santa Cruz, CA
^Top 10s in amateur enduro means nothing. I haven't been beaten by an amateur (not counting juniors) in over a decade but there's nothing stopping me from signing up for the amateur class in an enduro race to "prove" the speed of a sponsor's bike and even if I'm a couple minutes slower than my normal bike it would still be an easy win.
Dang, it must be awesome to be you! :)

In all seriousness, ignoring the marketing hype/unnecessary new standards/etc, everything I've heard about that particular bike (from guys who, like me, like to ride hard but more importantly have FUN), is that it is just fun as hell. I'll probably demo one soon and decide for myself, as opposed to letting the internet decide for me. Crazy talk, I know.

What was this thread about again??