I just wanted the time........
Cairns World Cup 2014 - Rumble in the Rainforest
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for all those times we were told that "29'ers roll over rocks better", i realize that i never read the fine print which reads "rider does not need to be actually riding bike"all right, all right
Let's get back to what really matters:
Making fun of professional 'mountainbikers'
Wait, there must be an explanation. He (she?) has a flat! Or not.all right, all right
Let's get back to what really matters:
Making fun of professional 'mountainbikers'
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I predict this is the course that will finally get WC XCers using dropper posts.
we might see a few, but largely i bet they'd rather walk.
*ahem*
"scheduled dismount"
Seriously. That's a thing.
"scheduled dismount"
Seriously. That's a thing.
Somebody take the Pinkbike ruler away from emily batty.
If you can roll it on an XC bike it does not make for a 6'+ drop, though it may seem that way from atop that skyscraper 29er. She may need to drop the negative rise stem/bar for this one (and realize how dumb 29ers are when you're not tall).
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Lies, she just needs a Lenz PBJ
"When you step aboard the PBJ, you realize that it's you that's being taken for a ride, not the bike. It floats underneath you and carries you over anything that gets in your way. 29 inch wheels have a much better rolling speed than a 26er, so the competition using those little wheels will soon be breathing in your dust. If you want to own the downhill courses, and still be able to pedal up to hit the sickest lines, there is no other bike in the world that will suit you more than the PBJ."
SPECS
Frameset includes frame and rear shock
Complete bikes available. email for custom quote
29 inch wheels
Available in 650b or 27.5" wheels (personally, I think 27.5 is much better than 650)
1.5" headtube
Downhill Geometry
7 inches of plush travel
12x150mm rear through axle compatible. Axle not included
Need 12mm x 150mm QR M-A kit rear maxle lite 180mm OL
Top speed.......you tell us
rofl
I mean fvck, who wants to actually ride a bike, when you can have one that takes you for a ride? Next level sh!t right there.
http://www.lenzsport.com/detail.php?prodID=15
Lies, she just needs a Lenz PBJ
"When you step aboard the PBJ, you realize that it's you that's being taken for a ride, not the bike. It floats underneath you and carries you over anything that gets in your way. 29 inch wheels have a much better rolling speed than a 26er, so the competition using those little wheels will soon be breathing in your dust. If you want to own the downhill courses, and still be able to pedal up to hit the sickest lines, there is no other bike in the world that will suit you more than the PBJ."
SPECS
Frameset includes frame and rear shock
Complete bikes available. email for custom quote
29 inch wheels
Available in 650b or 27.5" wheels (personally, I think 27.5 is much better than 650)
1.5" headtube
Downhill Geometry
7 inches of plush travel
12x150mm rear through axle compatible. Axle not included
Need 12mm x 150mm QR M-A kit rear maxle lite 180mm OL
Top speed.......you tell us
roflI mean fvck, who wants to actually ride a bike, when you can have one that takes you for a ride? Next level sh!t right there.
http://www.lenzsport.com/detail.php?prodID=15
oooh
It is I who wants to ride the sickest lines!
It is I who wants to ride the sickest lines!
You wouldn't WANT to, but that's not the point. They get paid to ride their bikes. They have super-human fitness. And are supposedly good enough on a bike to warrant making a living. And they do, one step at a time.
I think they crash less than roadies do anyway. Racing is made to entertain us so they better put on a good show.
I wouldn't be walking, one of these might track you down and kill you-
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DH tracks definitely need whoops sections.
will be interesting to see how those burn in once they get ridden.
Based on Gwin's comment, those may cause some unscheduled dismounts. Well, unless of course your PBJ is taking you for a ride...then you might actually be asleep during your run.
cue all the interviews with riders talking about how well their bikes handled it.
It looks like you can triple the first 3 and skip the last 4.
the XC riders would have to dismount
Rock Jesus will float right over those.
I'm looking forward to the whoops speed trap contest and subsequent analysis. Maybe joeg will finally design that 100% rearward axle path bike.
be will he enduro over them too?
Depends on his chainstay length.
cue prototype bikes with moto-whoop approved extra long chainstays
Not to flog a dead horse, but I thought I'd mention that if you open the redbull app on a smartphone, go to the live events section, and select the event you want to watch, there is a handy dandy little option that adds the event to your calendar for you. So not only do you not have to guess the time, it's schedules it in for you so your family knows you are unavailable at those times...
I'm looking forward to the course walk videos and Claudio's pre-ride. I'm not sure what to make of the course from the previous linked video.
Hopin' for a win for Mick...
Any news on Stevie? Is he going to try and attend?
Sweet, I didn't know about this. I totally just added to my calendar. Something of benefit to me came about because one guy didn't know how to fish so maybe it wasn't all bad...
no stevie. not till fort bill
I just wish he'd make a bike with some negative droop travel shoxzors for once.
It'd be a champ in those whoops, I just know it.
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Sol Vista has always had a whoop section near the end. That's the place that Gwinn won his first two National Champs.
P.S. They're really fun.
P.S. They're really fun.
That looks way gnarlier than that cute little rumble strip they had at sol vista.
wow, if all xc tracks looked like that i think id be more inclined to ride xc.
I await the speed trap results to see if an unknown Yeti rider takes the top spot.
Which is why it's going to be really amazing when they get that speed trap win.Didn't you hear? The Yeti wagon has departed and gone Enduro
UCI should also allow WC XC racers to use trail/ enduro bikes!,
like in the WC DH's, gwinner on his evo.
imagine if the evo wins in a wc xc,
spez will market it similar to old GT Zaskar's tag line,
"the only bike to win both wc dh and xc".
Sik Mik hannah for the WIN!
any photos of the carbon sunday front triangle from the zelvy boys.
like in the WC DH's, gwinner on his evo.
imagine if the evo wins in a wc xc,
spez will market it similar to old GT Zaskar's tag line,
"the only bike to win both wc dh and xc".
Sik Mik hannah for the WIN!
any photos of the carbon sunday front triangle from the zelvy boys.
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That would actually be so cool. And specialized could actually build the bike to do it. An extremely custom enduro perhaps - but I don't think anyone believes those zaskars were off the shelf. Just a bit easier to disguise changes to tube thickness and some geometry differences in a hard tail.
A 4" travel enduro with an upside down xc fork might look a little more obviously different to the 7" travel version with a triple crown fork.
Whether or not specialized have an xc rider capable of winning a World Cup is beyond my level of actually paying attention to xc.
Wouldn't it be somewhat ironic if the Enduro would be ridden to victory in everything but enduro races?
Some pictures from the track walk:
From here.
Track's looking pretty slippery, should make for an interesting race!
From here.Track's looking pretty slippery, should make for an interesting race!
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