was polygon actually running kenda tires?
And Here. We. Go. - the Lourdes 2015 thread...
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Needles was on a cut Schwalbe Dirty Dan. http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/12113947/
Looks like he had both sealant and a tube going? Not sure how it was all set up. When he stopped up top, it was definitely a slow leak, not a catastrophic failure like Neko.
Looks like he had both sealant and a tube going? Not sure how it was all set up. When he stopped up top, it was definitely a slow leak, not a catastrophic failure like Neko.
Seriously. So many flats. Maybe it's time we as riders accept that DH tire setups need to be heavier. I know the tireballz pic gets wheeled out periodically in jest, but I'm starting to think the inventor might be onto something...
Doesn't look like he was running procore:
Or, or those assholes can just slow the fuck down...jeesh. A course like Lourdes should take 7 or 8 minutes to get down with all the scary portage areas. It's like these fools don't know how to use those little life levers on either side of their bar. No more flats, no more displacing loose corner dirt, no broken bikes or busted helmets...just good, clean fun. In fact, I will be glad to work with the uci to develop a "go slow - save the rims" campaign. I could even be an instructor for an educational course.
i agree.. those dang double black diamond riders are totally reckless
*hops on 29r and pedals away*
Jackalope, if you want to be an instructor, you must go through Tomasis approved braking technique and mind training in a monastery ala gwinesque at first.
However, it'll be interesting to see who wins the season by playing a strategy.
Risking for 1st, wreck a wrist and come back in middle of the season and discover that its not enough to acquire points to win the season. Or acquire points through mediocre placements and win the season.
Risking and gaming, it makes dh season exciting. I bet on a rider who hasn't won the season earlier. Hart? Blenkisop? Bruni?
A mediocre rider, while staying out of injuries, may win.
Risking for 1st, wreck a wrist and come back in middle of the season and discover that its not enough to acquire points to win the season. Or acquire points through mediocre placements and win the season.
Risking and gaming, it makes dh season exciting. I bet on a rider who hasn't won the season earlier. Hart? Blenkisop? Bruni?
A mediocre rider, while staying out of injuries, may win.
Is this a rhetorical question?
When he is going win, he becomes non mediocre rider. One of a few scenarios. Drunk man.
Aren`t the parkin bros responsible for the edits from Red Bull?
That's why Dirt doesn't have any edits anymore, right?
That's why Dirt doesn't have any edits anymore, right?
or... maybe Redbull has taken away some of the Parkins' brothers creative license? Either way, I agree. I would like to see a slightly longer, more complete edit. Didn't redbull do a recap last year that was about 30 minutes long? that would be ideal if it had more footage than just the race cameras.
I think Redbull picked up the Parkins when they secured the broadcast rights to the races after the UCI banned footage being broadcast from anywhere outside the finish arena. Thank god they did. It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn good. IMO.
A lot has been lost since DIrtTV was banned....
Gotta take the good with the bad with the Red Bull support.
That song is godawful- I wonder if the UCI commissioned it like that other turd that I don't even want to remember...stopped 20 second in
and the same fukking song?! zooming in on chicks?
Suspension setup. His is a whole different world of stiff compared to other riders. Look at that little stepup feature at 49 seconds. Everyone else sorta compressed a bit and lost speed. His fork barely moved and he just kept going.
The music in that video was incorrect. Didn't they get the memo from VitalMTB that 2015 is the year to use metal in mtb vids?
If it was up to me, every year would be the year to use metal in videos, but that's just, like, my opinion, man.
If it was up to me, every year would be the year to use metal in videos, but that's just, like, my opinion, man.
Neh, this one is the mother of all MTB jams.
So, this is the part where we ask @binary visions to add a devil horn emoticon. Instead of "liking" @4130biker's post of a live Slayer compilation, it would simply get rated "horns".
Good, but could use more cowbell
Love the idea! Wish I could take cred for teh slayer, but it was the @jstuhlman
I will leave this here though:
You reckon that helps that much? I tend to associate soft suspension with increased grip, and it seems to me his bike is just glued over all those off-camber roots, that enables him to just straight-line that one section. I mean, his suspension is obviously stiff. You can see that as he pedals down the start ramp, but he's obviously not short on traction either. Of course, he's also not lacking in skillz...
It's insane how the guys look when they're truly hauling...they just look so stable, it almost looks funny. I've seen it in Gwin this race; also Sam Hill, Danny Hart, Greg Minnaar, Steve Peat, and Ratboy (last season). Probably others too, but I think being completely dialed in on their lines has to be a huge part of it.
Gwin is on his game, he could ride a Burley trailer with a Shockster & Girvin Flex-stem and go fast. Soundtrack:
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