And a tandem bike with only one seat.
WC#6 Val D' Isere (FRA)
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Have you tried POC stuff? Expensive, but so comfortable. Since I have their protectors (spine, elbow and knee), I wear them every time I ride.
This is actually what I was going to say. I quit wearing body armor years ago (although sometimes I think I might start back) but POC seems to have it dialed in pretty good. I like the idea of that vest they have.
As opposed to.......?
A Marzocchi (his sponsor) I would guess.
as opposed to his sponsor's product........
The coverage from Redbull seems pretty alright, although I would much rather see only the top 3 women and maybe a recap on the rest of them. I'm sure all of them would out ride me on any trail but almost all of them are boring on course (Atherton, Hannah, Pugin, and Ragot being the usual exceptions) 35 minutes of womens coverage is a bit much.
Also the interview guy(s) are the worst can they not come up with someone to ask some legit questions???
Also the interview guy(s) are the worst can they not come up with someone to ask some legit questions???
there have been pics from last world cup showing fox 40 adjuster knobs on the forks too.it seems Brook is still rocking a RC4 rear shock
so it seems they basically are using fox tech because of marzocchis lack of performance/service/commitment
Martin Whiteley (Brook's manager) is pretty much in bed with Fox (ALL the riders he manages and his WC team are riding Fox product) so it's very likely that Brook is riding a 888 chassis retro-fitted with 40 internals -- like the poster above me mentioned, there's a pic of it on Vital from the last WC.
Shouldn't surprise anybody -- Marzocchi isn't going to be around for very much longer.
Shouldn't surprise anybody -- Marzocchi isn't going to be around for very much longer.
That picture of the 40 knobs was from St Anne. I took my eagle eye to the Mondraker pit in Windham and tall of the 888s looked like 888s. I can't say I noticed what shocks they were running though.
Speaking of shocks though, the Labyrinth team were running BOS Air shocks on the rear of their bikes at both races.
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You just nailed it, along with the comment by Redbull. I hooked up their streaming website (Redbull.com/bike) from my PC (not iPad) to my HD TV. That was the bad quality footage. You hooked up your iPad and app streaming dealio to your HD TV (something I need to look into) and that was the good/HD quality footage. That is why I was watching it on my iPad instead of HD TV. I hope that makes more sense. Anyways, hope the replay is in the good quality footage.
And my comment about cameras...seems like they use some cameras some time and some the other. Why? Just show most of the course consistently. If you're only gonna show the 20% of the riders show 80% of the course! The 20/80 rule wins again....
It would be really interesting to see what they're running. And why. I only can imagine he runs the RC4 due to the prehistorical rebound damping Zocchi dampers have. And I think there is a serious lack of support for the racers. It's not enough to send a few forks to them...
Didn't they also use air springs in their forks? Saw pics of the right leg where he had a valve on it.
Brook is running a marzocchi fork with marzocchi internals.
I have their elbows and helmet. Really want to try body armor but the price is nuts.
i guess this truck was used at all then?
if there was a air valve on it, they might have been playing with air preload like some of the older 888's
The fox adjuster knob was probably a relict from when they experimented with cockpit height as a temporary solution for the zero offset stem because the original adjuster knobs built too high.
All members of the team are running rc4's tough. It seems that Mz just doesn't care much since they have other problems right now. I also think that endusers interpret way too much into the preferrence of products from pro-riders. Lacondeguy for instance just uses what he gets into his hands but rides Marzocchi most of the time.
Sram and Fox have full on race support on all of the races so sponsored riders get their forks/shocks serviced constantly. I think that's not the case for marzocchi.
It isn't that easy to just fit a 40 damper in a 888 as some people assume. It's too long for instance. It would be way easier to fit an avalanche cartridge or tune the rc3.
All members of the team are running rc4's tough. It seems that Mz just doesn't care much since they have other problems right now. I also think that endusers interpret way too much into the preferrence of products from pro-riders. Lacondeguy for instance just uses what he gets into his hands but rides Marzocchi most of the time.
Sram and Fox have full on race support on all of the races so sponsored riders get their forks/shocks serviced constantly. I think that's not the case for marzocchi.
Oh, I didn't think that they are there with a truck. I was only assuming. Sorry.
The pic above of the fork is an old one before the season started. Bulldog doesn't wear TLD helmets anymore. There's also a Rocco in the pic. But you already see, that they changed the top caps to fit the bars with zero offset.
I definitely think the 888s are absolutely awesome forks. Not sure on the rear shocks though. All the peeps I know who ride a Roco have problems with the rebound damping. It's either too fast or too slow.
Also the CRC team runs CCDBs. But that doesn't indicate that much I think.
Stoked for the Bulldog. Great rider to watch, always smiling and tough as nails!
Hope he gets a lot more wins under his belt
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That's just a Marzocchi truck with Fox internals.i guess this truck was used at all then?
What a bucket of nonsense, MZ is not going anywhere (Unless you need an MX Shiver in the US, then you may be in for a hassle).
MZ has always been competitive, and is as much top 3 as Fox or RS, why the haterade?
I don't know how much am I allowed to say but they had some issues this/for the next year.
Im not an employee, but friends with 2 - they have issues in the MX division, not mountain - 2013 MTB is on the map, no one will commit to more. It has absolutely ZERO to do with MTB sales or performance.
What about the theory that Fox bought Marzocchi and is now riuning the company on purpose for the sake of spreading the Kashima?!
Another factory switch this year and no OEM business in 2013 usually = trouble...
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When was the last time Zoch had a significant OEM deal? I guess I recall a fair number of bikes being spec'd with ROCOs (air & coil) awhile back, but I don't remember many OEM fork offerings.
Maybe they're shooting for the Manitou business model?
Regardless, I obviously hope Mr. Huck is correct, as I absolutely love my 2010 888 EVO and new 55 CR.
When was the last time Zoch had a significant OEM deal? I guess I recall a fair number of bikes being spec'd with ROCOs (air & coil) awhile back, but I don't remember many OEM fork offerings.
Maybe they're shooting for the Manitou business model?
Regardless, I obviously hope Mr. Huck is correct, as I absolutely love my 2010 888 EVO and new 55 CR.
So Brook didn't stay with the zero stem then...
PS - I also did ipad with Redbull app to TV with no problems, although a little more pixelated than past broadcasts. In the past I found the laptop to give a better picture - this week it had no picture! Glitches aside, I have enjoyed Redbull's broadcasts this year. I think the format is spot on. I miss a bit of Rob's colour, but at least I don't have to worry what he's going to say next while my family is watching...
PS - I also did ipad with Redbull app to TV with no problems, although a little more pixelated than past broadcasts. In the past I found the laptop to give a better picture - this week it had no picture! Glitches aside, I have enjoyed Redbull's broadcasts this year. I think the format is spot on. I miss a bit of Rob's colour, but at least I don't have to worry what he's going to say next while my family is watching...
God these prude americans.
Marz lower models are not produced for 2013. Marz may have not been big on expensive oem but the 55R was a very popular OEM fork. Same for 66RV.
No actually not.
Looks like a renthal stem (the #12 plate):
The other one (Pekolls) still has it.
Seems like Bulldog made his homework during the last weeks and tested a few new things.
lol...
Just watched Nick Beer's crash and it sure looks like a back protector would be nice to have there. The first thing that hit the ground was between his shoulder blades.
I'm so sorry my prudishness offends you. Would it help if I called you a sheep shagger?
No, 'pervert' would be just fine kind sir.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Ouch!
Gotta say, with all the bltching and moaning about no wooded sections, this is the only race I can think of where even through cameras, it really seemed like we got to watch the top 20's ENTIRE run. That was pretty sweet. Like the track or not, having a race in a big open area like that was awesome.
word...although the replay was what, a whole day later...this was by far the best race coverage yet, essentially full runs. Man people have forgotten quickly how ****tty coverage was only 2 years ago. Whine whine whine
I bet they test the new Fox internals.
