Psh, everybody knows it's no fun when things don't break. How can we e-hate on it then?? Boring.Hey look, his boxxer didn't snap. quick, someone post it on pinkbike!
World Cup #3 - La Massanna, Andorra
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Sams account of the race and crash up here: http://www.i-am-specialized.com/gravity/rider/sam-hill/149/#/blog
Appears not only did he have poor vision from a load of snow he also bent his bars and rotated his brake lever, how the hell he got within 5.5 sec of peat i have no idea, that crash must have put him 10sec back not to mention the wrecked bike.
Appears not only did he have poor vision from a load of snow he also bent his bars and rotated his brake lever, how the hell he got within 5.5 sec of peat i have no idea, that crash must have put him 10sec back not to mention the wrecked bike.
Sam just keeps adding to his legend, but in the worst possible ways . . .
damn!! Seems like he's got the Bubba mentality this year...
I can beat all of you guys on a "real" track going 90%, but I'm gonna go ahead and go 100% and crash my brains out, and still finish better than half the field...thanks for showing up guys.
rediculous
I can beat all of you guys on a "real" track going 90%, but I'm gonna go ahead and go 100% and crash my brains out, and still finish better than half the field...thanks for showing up guys.
rediculous
Bubba won a SX championship and 11 supercross races, rode to win a championship, has learned to get the job done and not 'win or die'.
very very true...I agree with that 110%. But did you also see him make a bunch of mistakes and put himself on the ground at a few rounds this year when there was no need to push?
Both are amazing riderswho ooze, style and talent...and are on a whole different level then all the other guys...agree?
We're DH racers, not statisticians. I'm not ashamed to say I think Sam is the greatest thing ever, even if he doesn't win a race. That "by six seconds or not at all" mentality is just rare and f*cking inspirational to watch, which is why watching a split of his will always have you closer to the edge of your seat than any other rider.
Sam seems to have more problems this year than past. Broken chains, chainguard, crashes, etc. How much (if any) of it is due to riding a new bike?
Agreed. And I don't think Sam is sitting in the start gate thinking, "I'm gunna try to take 7 seconds out of these guys." He just rides to his max. Like the worlds last year... He didn't know he was up 10 seconds or whatever so he kept the hammer down all the way. He doesn't know his splits, he's just riding to his limit. And that's why he's the most exciting to watch.
Yeah - and I'm sure that Specialized shareholders are hating all the publicity such a signing brings...
after all, millions in bike sales are nothing compared to a few trophies.Win on Sunday, sell on Monday? Well, he did that for IH. I'd guess there will be more demo8's sold this year than v10's regardless of how many wins Sam gets.
HOLY SH!T
... if he hadn't missed that boulder... and if that snow wasn't there...
Jesus...
Glad to know Sam got up from that one.
Last I heard, Specialized sold about 250k bikes in 08'. Specialized is considered a mass market brand, Santa Cruz is a boutique brand, of course specialized will sell more bikes, specialized also makes a GREAT product so that doesn't hurt...add in the fact specialized did not have anyone racing elite gravity events since the Palmer days, this is a win win situation for S.Yeah - and I'm sure that Specialized shareholders are hating all the publicity such a signing brings...
Win on Sunday, sell on Monday? Well, he did that for IH. I'd guess there will be more demo8's sold this year than v10's regardless of how many wins Sam gets.
Should've, could've, would've......please........if you can't cross the finish line, it doesn't matter. Peaty showed he had the mental strength as did Gee and Minnaar.... Results don't lie...just overhyped forum boards!!!!
really?
whose worlds run gets talked about (or watched) more, Gee's or Sam's? Sam's
Whose the only person anyone remembers from Champeray? Sam
What's getting more attention after Andorra, Steve's record or Sam's huge crash followed by a pinned run to the finish? Yup, Sam again.
I'm with Stik on this one, as one of probably a dozen people on this board who have actually followed DH racing from the early 90's. This is clearly Sam's era but the Gachet/Vouilloz/Herin/Misser/Peat/Palmer battles from back in the day were no less epic. there were some absolute crack heads racing back then too. if anything, the WC is getting back some of the excitement it lost over the years.
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peaty smiled and waved to the crowd on the start of his race run... pedaled with one hand... not taking too seriously, had a fun race... and won.
sam hill is nice to watch though... so different than the others.
i like them both..
looking forward for next race this season !!!
sam hill is nice to watch though... so different than the others.
i like them both..
looking forward for next race this season !!!
No, he didn't. That was pre recorded due to amount of cameras available to Smaragd.
http://dirtmag.co.uk/worldcup/category/Videos/dirttv-andorra-finals/dirt-1235086.html
ffwd to 6:27 you'll see his race run start (or maybe just the title)
a bit strange though... waved to the crowd... maybe they mixed up the videos?
Ratings! It looked good and fit in with the story. There is no way in hell that Peaty would half ass it right out of the start gate when he is 1st overall and has the potential to win. I am pretty sure that every one of his sponsors would have a s**tfit if he did.http://dirtmag.co.uk/worldcup/category/Videos/dirttv-andorra-finals/dirt-1235086.html
ffwd to 6:27 you'll see his race run start (or maybe just the title)
a bit strange though... waved to the crowd... maybe they mixed up the videos?
PLUS if you look at the actual footage then you would notice that he had his red royal jersey on in that clip but during his race run he was wearing the rainbow jersey.
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Weird, i was at the bottom and was told it was from earlier when they showed it.
Please, please, please, tell me your joking ?
I think the SAT scores to get into this forum are reaching new lows.
More relating to the fact you said specialized sells 'millions'. Oh, and whats specialized stock symbol?
Which rounds were those? The first round was all Chad Reeds fault. At Indianapolis Chad Reed was right on his back wheel when he went down. At St Louis all he did was miss a shift, but he still managed to get second in the main. In Seattle he placed in second after being involved in the crash at the start.
Stewart barely makes any mistakes at all. It might look like he ride on the edge but that's his race pace. He has a consistency which Sam Hill doesn't have.
hahaha... i'm new
but have you seen the VIDEO CLIP ?anyway, can anybody confirm this... he was wearing same jersey as the podium interview.
it was not his race run, peat started his run properly, and wore the leaders jersey for his race run.
It really isnt that hard to figure out.
also, anyone got an idea when the brendan fairclough headcam will be up on transcend?
It really isnt that hard to figure out.
also, anyone got an idea when the brendan fairclough headcam will be up on transcend?
... [gets out the follicle dividing equipment again]
I meant millions of dollars, not millions of frames.
1000 frames @ $1000 = million. Not hard to imagine SH making that difference at that margin.
[sigh]
$PZ?
I understood you Whoops and Stick, are you sure they only sell 250,000 units?
hahaha... i'm new
anyway, can anybody confirm this... he was wearing same jersey as the podium interview.
IT WAS A JOKE.
In addition;
Elvis is dead
The Earth is more than 2000 years old
Angels, ghosts, fairys etc do not exist
Telepathic phenomenon has never been proven
Rambo was a fictional character
etc...
i hope you break his next crash
Dirt's just posted up the best angle I've seen so far...
http://dirtmag.co.uk/worldcup/category/Videos/another-sam-hill-andorra-crash-video/dirt-1235091.html
Amazing alien skills, he rides out the tank slapper, no doubt seriously jeopardizing his reproductive organs, and manages to throw himself onto the softest spot on the whole hill...a snow pile. This is definitely the kind of skillz you need when you're going so freakin fast on a on a rocky course without armor.
I wonder if Sam is rethinking armor at the moment?
http://dirtmag.co.uk/worldcup/category/Videos/another-sam-hill-andorra-crash-video/dirt-1235091.html
Amazing alien skills, he rides out the tank slapper, no doubt seriously jeopardizing his reproductive organs, and manages to throw himself onto the softest spot on the whole hill...a snow pile. This is definitely the kind of skillz you need when you're going so freakin fast on a on a rocky course without armor.
I wonder if Sam is rethinking armor at the moment?
That Could've been sooo nasty(trees,rocks, stumps etc), Sam did good keeping the time lost to only 5 sec!!!
On a side note....Anyone else notice that Gees joined "team sharpie"?
On a side note....Anyone else notice that Gees joined "team sharpie"?
can't agree more.....DH is getting more exciting than ever and because of its highly competitive nature...the riders who are mentally on top will dominate the circuit. Keep in mind the media can have a negative impact on one's mental state of mind.....and this is already happening, case in point....the last race!
So far all these videos of sams crash get the point across, but they suck (quality wise). Where is the footage of the dude filming on course (the guy at bottom of slope), with the nice, handheld HD cam???
That's the footage that Spec has I believe. It is great quality. It is supposed to be edited into an interview with sam about the event and be on the site shortly. When i checked only La Bresse was up so far.