I think the fact that he ate $hit on the first attempt and tried it again also played a small part.
I watched the live feed, every time a rider lined up for the Icon Sender, I got nervous. I was SO stoked when Zink landed that 360.
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I watched the live feed, every time a rider lined up for the Icon Sender, I got nervous. I was SO stoked when Zink landed that 360.
From what I heard, Red Bull is controlling the footage. So you might not see anything but 3 minute vids until they release the DVD.
Don't we all!
Check out pinkbike, they have helmet cam vids from Chris Van Dine and Tyler McCaul.
Van Dine's is gnarly, he almost dies in the 2nd one
I just watched the live feed again tonight that I so awesomely recorded.
Looking back on it, Berrecloth, and Gullevich both should have also scored higher than Gee. Maybe Lacondeguy too. Gee's run was sick as hell, unique to a degree, and completely ridden like a man. There was some other extremely well handled riding that fell by the wayside by some other folks though. Zink rode like a squirrel before and after that one trick but it was still so far beyond the pale, I don't see a problem with 1st place. That was one of the most ridiculous things ever done on a mountain bike. And it's still not like he rode a paved bike path before and after that.
After watching it twice now, the only real thing I can say for certain is...........judged events are shlt.
Looking back on it, Berrecloth, and Gullevich both should have also scored higher than Gee. Maybe Lacondeguy too. Gee's run was sick as hell, unique to a degree, and completely ridden like a man. There was some other extremely well handled riding that fell by the wayside by some other folks though. Zink rode like a squirrel before and after that one trick but it was still so far beyond the pale, I don't see a problem with 1st place. That was one of the most ridiculous things ever done on a mountain bike. And it's still not like he rode a paved bike path before and after that.
After watching it twice now, the only real thing I can say for certain is...........judged events are shlt.
And bearclaw's run was.......??????
Gee fvcking killed it. But so did a few other people.
Like I said: Judged contests are shlt. I could make a case for four guys getting second place......including gee. But that doesn't have to take away from the guy who did......cuz that line was sick.....and like a said before, he rode it like a man (that means the same thing you just said
)I think the reason why I mentally downgrade some of the other runs compared to Gee's is because the lines required the rider to come to nearly a complete stop at the top of a drop in (or the Oakley sender). It just looks naff to my eye and totally kills the flow of the run. But it's not really the riders fault...it's necessary due to the terrain. Anyway, that's why I liked Gee's line. Totally personal preference.