http://www.pinkbike.com/video/137730/
why?, and the video is NUTS, puts it in perspective how much we suck.
why?, and the video is NUTS, puts it in perspective how much we suck.
Duct tape your bars?
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I think the gopro was just set to "fast" mode.
holly crap that dude is fast
also what up with the duct tape
also what up with the duct tape
Stops your shorts getting caught when you're doing sick whips.... apparently....
Thats what they want you to think, apparently it makes you ride like a out of control lunatic that doesnt crash. In all seriousness, i guess i can see it, seems like a stretch, but what do i know
it stops you short catching on the top of your forks which is not pretty. If i remember correctly Bryceland broke his collar bone after he got his caught while doing a bit of whippage on aline. I ended up splattered across a roundabout when it happened to me
makes sence
Wow, that was pure insanity! Good find.
I need something to stop my shorts from getting caught on my shifter. I went completely over the bars and ate Sh!t at the US Open when I stood up to sprint and snagged my shorts on the trigger.
Fear of spandex leads to drastic measures.
Some other good FB headcams are Matti's, from that year he spazzed himself on the metal bridge thing, proper brutal as it points down. And Greg Minaars commentary one for showing just how pathetic us mere mortals are, even more so if you know the pain of riding the place!
man. too bad his bike has such a steep headangle. imagine how much faster he would be on a bike with the proper geo. 
Words don't do that video justice! 
Wear pants!
Wear pants!
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I think you are right! UCI should do something for the safety of the riders and issue a clothing rule that ONLY allows skinsuits from now on!
Awesome vid BTW!
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Yup - 4" of metal rod in my forearm and 8 screws (6 + 2 holding my wrist together) from a simple horts on shifter incident.
Now i ride in Moto pants for DH.
i think the tape is holding his plate on...that fort william track looks fun!
Exactly. I'd love to see him on a proper DH bike soon. Too much talent to be battling against that piece of ****.man. too bad his bike has such a steep headangle. imagine how much faster he would be on a bike with the proper geo.
maybe the duct tape is in case this happens:
I am on the toilet.
the tape makes you more aero. Never realized how long the Fort Bill track is.
And imagine how much longer it would be if 1 of us mortals rode it?
very true, but I would love to. Danny is fast but I would love to see a helmet cam from Peaty, Hill, Gee or MinnarAnd imagine how much longer it would be if 1 of us mortals rode it?
That is a great vid, pisses me off even more that we have to wait till May
If you could visually see an 8 second difference over a four and half minute course I'd be surprised.
Not that i disagree, but didnt hart get 5th this year? I would imagine he is 1 of the faster guys on that course
I saw the Minnaar helmet cam on the same track. Maybe he saves it for the race run. Or he is much smoother. But not as entertaining as Hart's cam, who seems to be much faster and on the edge.
That's a man's course.
My hands cramp up just watching footage of it.
My hands cramp up just watching footage of it.
If i'm not mistaken, Peaty and Rennie back in 2007 Worlds, FT. William had a similar set-up. Except they used a Tube instead of the duct tape.
Some people around here use electrical tape for the shifter paddle to the bars. I have had some close calls with the shifter in the shorts on a whip 2 times. The worst is a handle bar getting stuck in a T-shirt or jacket when tabling and you can't get the bike upright again.
The scary thing is he takes 5min30 in that video. Winning time on the day was Kovarik at 5min02, so approximately 10% quicker again!
Best run I managed all weekend was 5:50, and didn't get close to that in my race run due to crashing out. This year I'll do better hopefully. Epic track, so much fun.
Oh and I've done the tape thing before. My royal shorts are fine, but without it my fox shorts snag all the time when I'm out of the saddle cranking along the flat/uphills.
Best run I managed all weekend was 5:50, and didn't get close to that in my race run due to crashing out. This year I'll do better hopefully. Epic track, so much fun.
Oh and I've done the tape thing before. My royal shorts are fine, but without it my fox shorts snag all the time when I'm out of the saddle cranking along the flat/uphills.
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can somebody embed the video in here, for some reason pinkbike is all garbled @ work..
this expression has always been curious to me. What would that mean about the women who ride it? that they're more man than us?
I was going to say to cover proto suspension parts (new knobs?)?
very cool vid!!
also, another solution for shorts getting caught on fork knobs/ shifters: wear pants.
also, another solution for shorts getting caught on fork knobs/ shifters: wear pants.
I kept thinking to myself, is is really that big of an issue? I've never caught my shorts on my shifter. Thanks for reminding me of one more reason I love my gripshift.And people make fun of me for running grip shift on my dh bike.