with both pierron & daprella logging dnf's due to exploded enve's, they might be reconsidering their rim spec at this point?
Snowshoe 2021
- Thread starter manhattanprjkt83
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Nope. The entire fox/Mojo UK team wore them.
And look at what everyone is wearing today #ironymuch
Watched YouTube videos sitting in bed last night on this course...man I want to race it....
Tech and physical, got to lay back keep speed and not get stuck on square edge hits...
They need to take racing to tamarack in Idaho, right down rockstar , don't know why we don't have that support for places like that...but snow shoe looks like a wild ride ....
Saw they have back to back events, other course opens today with the drop....
Will be watching this....especially woods sections with double small drops...that's gonna be a deal killer for alot of guys...
Also I don't blame anyone for not racing if they aren't 100% healed or semi comfortable or race angry and aggressive regardless of damage...
Cause if you crash on that course I'm certain sections your going to get damage from small jagged rocks...skill isn't 100% gonna save you, it boils down to right line right time ......
Tech and physical, got to lay back keep speed and not get stuck on square edge hits...
They need to take racing to tamarack in Idaho, right down rockstar , don't know why we don't have that support for places like that...but snow shoe looks like a wild ride ....
Saw they have back to back events, other course opens today with the drop....
Will be watching this....especially woods sections with double small drops...that's gonna be a deal killer for alot of guys...
Also I don't blame anyone for not racing if they aren't 100% healed or semi comfortable or race angry and aggressive regardless of damage...
Cause if you crash on that course I'm certain sections your going to get damage from small jagged rocks...skill isn't 100% gonna save you, it boils down to right line right time ......
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Loic made it all look soooo smooth!!!
Wilson was crazy fast up top only to be overtaken by the Bruni express…. and then pulls it back?! Nuts
But just a handshake from the Scottish rider...?
I’ve just noticed that I haven’t read a single Norton anti virus joke on here when Dak caught the Rona 
and if he wins, are you gonna request a Norton Commander joke too?I’ve just noticed that I haven’t read a single Norton anti virus joke on here when Dak caught the Rona
Good racing!
Bummer for Daprela. There's something ya gotta love about a guy who refuses to play it safe.
Anyway, stoked for Reece and cool to see two new winners today!
Bummer for Daprela. There's something ya gotta love about a guy who refuses to play it safe.
Anyway, stoked for Reece and cool to see two new winners today!
Looks like he pushed his front end, rock took the tire off then the rim gave up the ghost on the next rock.
Looking like race 2 will be a wet one.
on the replay that appears to be the case. edit: he was running cush core too from the looks of it. must have been pushing super hard to get a tire with cush core to come off like that. /edit
my initial thought was that they under-tensioned the wheel. i've heard that mechanics and riders will sometimes experiment with different spoke tensions and even spokes as track conditions require, particularly on rocky ones.
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from where he was on the track, the amount of time it would have taken him to walk down wouldn't have netted him any points.
speaking of the overall, holy shit will Saturday be exciting. shaping up to be another exciting last race.
No loud exploady sounds so maybe had already lost pressure.
probably not running high pressure to begin with.
also depends on the proximity of the camera to where he crashed. the camera seemed fairly far away, so it might not have picked up much of the sound to begin with.
That was a great race. Can't wait to do it again on Saturday!
So what's today? Practice on course #2?
I may have to watch both DH and XC on playback as that's kind of in the middle of the day for us on MTN time. Got family things to do! Like ride my own damn bike!
So what's today? Practice on course #2?
I may have to watch both DH and XC on playback as that's kind of in the middle of the day for us on MTN time. Got family things to do! Like ride my own damn bike!
yes, practice today, qualifying tomorrow, race saturday.
XCC friday night, XCO sunday.
i will be watching all on replay too, because i too have family obligations, and can't get properly world cup drunk that early in the day.
So glad there were no damn chainsaws out there.
It was cool for Stevie's Rock in Canada (maybe), but now at every DH and Enduro race it's just stoopid!
Hearing more "sick bro" and less "yeah boy" out there, you know it's 'merica baby!
It was cool for Stevie's Rock in Canada (maybe), but now at every DH and Enduro race it's just stoopid!
Hearing more "sick bro" and less "yeah boy" out there, you know it's 'merica baby!
Can someone link to the vid of the front wheel detonation? That is the only thing I missed in the feed yesterday.
wait till saturday.
skip to 45:10 on the RB replay
Men's DH race 1 – Snowshoe
Watch the first of the two men's races as Snowshoe Mountain plays hosts to a downhill double-header.
www.redbull.com
Video is blurry, but it kinda sorta looks like the tire is already coming off the rim or at least flat before the hit:
