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World Champs 2012 Thread
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Vital slideshow has Minnaar running single ply Maxxis prototype tires. Cant really see the tread from the close up though..
Meh, my V10's lighter with heavier tires and fork.
Does anyone know if the Santa cruz guys are using 8.5" or 10" mode?
From this shot it looks like Greg is running 8.5":
Same with Peaty:
I remember joeg saying that the Syndicate have been running their bikes in the 8.5" mode for a while now.
edit: found it.
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=254954&p=3845571&viewfull=1#post3845571
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On a completely unrelated note:
Beside Brendog, the Chainsaw and Sick Mick are listed on the Rampage starters list
Beside Brendog, the Chainsaw and Sick Mick are listed on the Rampage starters list
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Maybe because they spend more time worrying about standing on the podium than standing on their scale? UCI's not giving out awards for shaving grams.
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It could be a sweet mind game though. Take a picture of your race bike weighing in at 29lbs and then stick back on your dual ply tyres and coils while your competitors are fixing punctures :-D
I'd be surprised if Gee had any idea how much Greg's bike weighs or what tires he's on, or even cared.
It's far more interesting to the guys who think it's funny to write 'derp' in every other sentence. But I don't think any of them are racing.
That. You race on what you trust. Not on what other people think is fast.
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I'm not a huge Weagle fan boy, but I think he just won the most awesomest one-off Worlds bike award. It's not a looker, but it makes a whole lotta sense...
when one cannot race, one must derp. and thus it shall be. from here to eternity.
There goes my conspiracy theory!
shouldn't gee be already qualified?On a completely unrelated note:
Beside Brendog, the Chainsaw and Sick Mick are listed on the Rampage starters list
that was my immediate thought, and then I remembered last year he crashed before competition in practice and opted to not ride because he had a concussion and was so banged up. Since he wasn't top 12 OR first within the past 3 years, no automatic prequalifier.
Back to world champs, did anybody else watch peatys helmet cam run? There are some pretty enormous jumps on that course.
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Link?
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It's on the facebooks.
edit: nevermind.
edit: nevermind.
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I wish I could get so much air that I could look around and check out the scenery while I was up there.
I mostly just grip tight and pray.
I mostly just grip tight and pray.
them some jumps alright!
i know helmet cams dont do justice to a course but besides for the massive jumps, there doesnt look anything too technical there
any trail can be difficult and technical if you ride it fast enough.
From what I remember from watching the past two races there (granted the cameras don't show most of the course), is that a lot of the technical sections (which is not to say all of the technical sections) are gapped by the top riders. They simply just jumped them. Now, dips and compressions and jumps are quite difficult to ride too, and speed and traction add a layer of complexity to those elements.
I think the course is worthy, and we will see one of the regular podium contenders take it:
Minnaar
Gee
Smith
Gwin
? - maybe Sik Mik
for the ladies:
Ragot
Carpenter
Rachel (down in third because no one has said anything about her since her stack in MSA, and I think she may be injured but isn't saying anything about it)
Pugin
Siegenthaler
He qualied 1st there back in 2011 but ended up a DNF because he crashed and snapped his stem and/or bars. Last year he finished 3rd there.
Right, so the track goes something like: Fireroad, fireroad, fireroad jump, fireroad, turn, fireroad, JUMP, JUMP, JUMP, fireroad, fireroad, fireroad, jump..... finish.
The race will be won by the guy with the strongest forearms, who can hold on to the bars in all the high speed chatter.. With that said my money is on Gee, with him being the Great Wanker of the sport and all.
The race will be won by the guy with the strongest forearms, who can hold on to the bars in all the high speed chatter.. With that said my money is on Gee, with him being the Great Wanker of the sport and all.
just bars i believe.
The Canadian Open course is nothing like this one. It is burly, steep and rough. More like MSA and Fort Bill I'd say, perhaps even a little Vallnord-ish. It's not the A-Line Air DH. Which is more like this, except with smaller jumps.
more like curse of the skinsuit
i'd sh*t a brick if sick mik was the top pick
So about 50/50 for the air vs ground time then....
So I just saw this thread and realized, hey I am in South Africa right now for work, maybe I should go to this? Then I thought, oh sh!t I should definitely go check this out, but it is a 6 hour drive each way from where I am. The DH finals and awards end around 6pm Sunday, then 6 hour drive home, then get up for work at 4:30 am Monday...
What should I do monkies?
What should I do monkies?
get a looooooooooot of coffee and hit the road
Will you get another shot to watch the DH world champs? If so, then maybe not. If not......