Frischknecht and Giger set record for amount of descending in one day

[Tumbleweed]

Thomas Frischknecht and Thomas Giger set a new unofficial world record for the descending in one day on a mountain bike. They dropped 13,572 vertical meters on singletrack in one day during 14 different descents during a ride time of more than 13 hours.

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-frischknecht-and-giger-set-record-for-amount-of-descending-in-one-day

[Guest Omega Man]

WOW.

 

I did 6977m in a day in France and that is TOUGH!

[Tumbleweed]

WOW.

 

I did 6977m in a day in France and that is TOUGH!

 

That must have pounded your body. Don't know if my overworked kidneys would survive!

['Dale]

Geez

[Guest Omega Man]

That must have pounded your body. Don't know if my overworked kidneys would survive!

Ja it was tough. It was also the best riding day of my life.

 

And those okes did DOUBLE that.

Edited September 28, 2013 by Omega Man

[King_Crispy]

But its all DOWNHILL.

Looks like fun

[Guest Omega Man]

But its all DOWNHILL.

Looks like fun

That doesn't make it easy fella. Your upper body take a huge pounding from all of the impacts .

 

Edit. I know you just stirring. Hehe

Edited September 28, 2013 by Omega Man

[deanbean]

Wow, that's a lot of trail.

[King_Crispy]

 

That doesn't make it easy fella. Your upper body take a huge pounding from all of the impacts .

 

Edit. I know you just stirring. Hehe

How else do you know me?

Pity we don't have trails like that.

Strange to see no Go-Pro on either of them.

Would dig to have seen the footage

[Guest Omega Man]

How else do you know me?

Pity we don't have trails like that.

Strange to see no Go-Pro on either of them.

Would dig to have seen the footage

Ja. Would be AMAZING!

[#RAH#]

What bikes were they riding?