LIVE THREAD: Sea Otter Classic 2010!
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Brosnan on the pumptrack.
Ropellatto during pumptrack-stravaganza.
Mr Minnaar meant business all weekend.
Lol... coming from the stuff the crowds do at Aussie races, Sea Otter would have been like a night at the opera for Graves.
half of the events i see Gwin rocking the Leatt brace, the other half not (ie National Champs)...And now on with the show...
Gwynn was on the gas, concrete block legs or not!
u'd think if you decided to wear one, u'd wear it all the time.
slalom final was the sickness, mick's line off the berm drop was ridiculous and it let him put mucho power down coming off the drop into the final sprint....gwin had him till that point. 24 hours of driving has me back in whistler tonight....what a whirlwind trip
full results: http://www.seaotterclassic.com/raceresults/index.cfm
they really use this for their timing system?
pretty sweet, especially when 2nd - 5th were less than a second apart, and times so tight that there are 15 people all on the same second throughout the result sheet.
great job seaotter
at least the winner was far enough ahead that it was a non issue...
http://dirt.mpora.com/news/sea-otter-results.html
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And fyi... Jared hit a random photographer on course and still won by 2 seconds.pretty sweet, especially when 2nd - 5th were less than a second apart, and times so tight that there are 15 people all on the same second throughout the result sheet.
great job seaotter
at least the winner was far enough ahead that it was a non issue...
was it DUFUS ?
It looks like Rocky Mountain got around the FSR patent by putting the chainstay pivot "just" above the rear axle. Interesting.
Was there a reason most of the guys in DS were riding dual suspension? Trying to promote their sponsors' DS bikes? It seemed like in years past most were riding hardtails...
Hardtails are for 4x and dirtjumps... suspension tracks and turns better.
My guess is that guys running HTs for slalom already had them for 4x/DJ, and didn't have a special slalom bike for one event...
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Except for the smooth, big berms, a suspension bike would do better on the corners. Also, the course was not smooth. Keeping your rear wheel stuck to the ground is a big advantage on the last straightaway.
that front end is nearly identical to a giant reign
exactly.
I guess that makes sense, Its hard to tell how the terrain was from pics
. I think it just looked weird because I'm used to seeing most of the 4x guys on hardtails. I really thought it was all marketing for the big companies, especially since SC just released their new DS frames.And which frame would that be? The Nickel? I don't think it's a 4x frame "per say" like a Morewood Ndiza or a Yeti 4x. It's 5 inch trail frame without ICSG tabs (not critical, I know, but usually points out to what a bike is intended for). Maybe the team guys get to run a 4x optimized frame
Their Blur 4X didn't sport ISCG tabs either. It was also taller and longer than the nickle with the same head angle. The 4X didn't sell because of the name, but now that they're selling the same bike with a trail bike front it's no longer as capable of 4X racing?And which frame would that be? The Nickel? I don't think it's a 4x frame "per say" like a Morewood Ndiza or a Yeti 4x. It's 5 inch trail frame without ICSG tabs (not critical, I know, but usually points out to what a bike is intended for). Maybe the team guys get to run a 4x optimized frame
The tubes are a strange place.
Every pic of Minnaar, Peat and Gracia from DS they were riding a Nickel. I know they were probably custom spec'd...And which frame would that be? The Nickel? I don't think it's a 4x frame "per say" like a Morewood Ndiza or a Yeti 4x. It's 5 inch trail frame without ICSG tabs (not critical, I know, but usually points out to what a bike is intended for). Maybe the team guys get to run a 4x optimized frame
Gracia's
From here: ''Interestingly, downhill world champion Steve Peat and his Santa Cruz Syndicate team-mate Greg Minnaar will use a hybrid bike at the dual slalom at this weekend's Sea Otter Classic. They will race Nickels with Butcher top tubes, lower bottom brackets and slacker head angles.''.
So not a "real" Nickel frameset. Odds to have SC build a dedicated 4x racer seem pretty low anyway.
So not a "real" Nickel frameset. Odds to have SC build a dedicated 4x racer seem pretty low anyway.
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Thank you for a lot of nice pictures.Mr Minnaar meant business all weekend.
Full Suspension was the way to go, with all of the off camber gates at the top and bottom. I was riding a Yeti DJ on the course and at the bottom my rear-end was really chattering and hard to keep in control. There were also alot of soft spots and breaking bumps on the berms that made it hard to keep a hardtail under control
This was definately a true mountain bike style slalom, next year i'll bring a 4 or 5 inch bike
This was definately a true mountain bike style slalom, next year i'll bring a 4 or 5 inch bike
I don't know about him hitting anyone, but I was standing next to the jump section of the course. He took the line to the far right instead of the "poser" line. Less rollers and a bit faster. (Obviously.)
He blurred my vision.
Gracia belongs on lime green bikes. Red just isn't his thing, not Eurotrash savante enough.Blurred vision huh? That must have been you with the gallon jug of Jack Daniels then.He blurred my vision.
Wow, nice shots! Pretty Intense!
I like how Leigh wears Dainese ...ehem... I mean Fox kneeguards.
Now show us some more pics of Matti's Tazer and that badass M1 tandem.
How about some 2951 or Tracer 29er pics?
she forgot her fox kneecups at home, oops.Wow, nice shots! Pretty Intense!
I like how Leigh wears Dainese ...ehem... I mean Fox kneeguards.
Now show us some more pics of Matti's Tazer and that badass M1 tandem.
The Tazers looked so dope. I will have some more pics later, didnt shoot too much at otter as my grandpa back was blown up.
When is Kovarik going to give birth to those calves?
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