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I think he is asking why was he not able to ride a 26".

 

Very good point!

 

My bad. Sorry

 

Sponsors and manufacturers ?? !!

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NAh..just looks like Burry's weight wasn't far enough back, off his seat...that's all...and he was going too slow there (i.e no momentum).

 

F##ll to do with the size of his bike...

Looked like a little too much front brake to me?? Might a 26er have carried on rolling as it requires less momentum to make a revolution (as in rotation, not rebellion or transformation)?

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Looked like a little too much front brake to me?? Might a 26er have carried on rolling as it requires less momentum to make a revolution?

 

Please send us the video clip shot from the front..

 

Thanks! :thumbup:

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Marketing. Spaz wants to sell 29ers. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.....

 

Normally I would take that 'cynical' view as well but then why did Sauser ride a '26r' .... just saying .....

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Marketing. Spaz wants to sell 29ers. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.....

Disagree, for any company the order of importance will be:

1-win

2- let the sponsored rider use the product that we want to push.

 

They would have been much happier with a win on a 26er than 3rd on a 29er.

 

Scott also make 29ers and I guess they want to sell them as well...but a win is more important

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Watching the clip I noticed a noise I hadn't heard before. Oh...quality commentary by someone who knows the riders by sight, their teams and has done research before doing the commentary you say. Don't the SS guys do that? No I guess not.

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Watching the clip I noticed a noise I hadn't heard before. Oh...quality commentary by someone who knows the riders by sight, their teams and has done research before doing the commentary you say. Don't the SS guys do that? No I guess not.

 

 

That's the Eurosport guys I think. Still hoping for uploads on cycle torrents of XC and Downhill, 4x is there.

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schurter riding a bike with about 1.5kg less weight. that is quite a bit.

 

forgot what i wanted to add..

 

interesting when you watch the clip how schurter takes the left line and how he controls the momentum with the back brake - amazing skill

wheres the 'clip' ?

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All the fall and the other "mistakes" he made confirms is that even people we regard as superhuman can and will eventually make mistakes.

Cancelara failed at Paris R - everyone gets his/her off day.

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Looks like he was in 4th before the first fall, and 9th before the second fall.

 

From his blog.

 

world cup round 1,pietermaritzburg

 

over the last few weeks,it seemed my whole life was geared towards this weekends world cup opener in pmb.its is the only home round of the series and i was eager to perform.preperation went realy well and i had recovered from epic.

 

the team arrived early this week and the vibe between the team with a few new additions was great.i did my normal pre world cup routine and had a good time hanging with my team mates.

 

the elite men kicked off at 2 30pm on saturday with a very strong field.the first round is important as it dictates the starting grid at round 2.i started on the second row and got off the line great.my 29er stumpy rolled straight past a few riders before the first turn and i was up into 4th early on.i stayed there for almost the entire first lap before sliding out on an easy corner just before starting lap 2.i was up quick and back with the leaders very soon.unfortunately i soon realized my deraileur was bent realy badly and i couldnt use my top three gears.i stopped and tried to bend it straight which helped alittle and i mostly had trouble with the top gear.this was an issue as i only run one ring on the front and this meant i had to run up the steepest climbs on every lap.i lost time from here on out and on the last lap was sitting comfortably in 9th.however a judgement error on the last tricky rock garden sent me flying over the handlebars.i eventualy limped home for 11th.

 

it definitely wasnt the race i was hoping for,i felt i had great legs and should have pulled of a good result,but thats mountain bike racing.i now have three weeks to prepare and re focus before round 2 in england.

 

thanks to the team and all the supporters out there!

 

ciao

 

burry

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Watching the clip I noticed a noise I hadn't heard before. Oh...quality commentary by someone who knows the riders by sight, their teams and has done research before doing the commentary you say. Don't the SS guys do that? No I guess not.

i thought you were referring to the Vuvuzelas !! :)

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