patches Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Just watched this... HOLY COW this is fast! <div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152195608026699" data-width="466"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/teamlapierre">Team Lapierre Gravity Republic</a>.</div></div> I can't even imagine riding that fast through a course like that.
Guest Karma Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Just watched this... HOLY COW this is fast! <div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152195608026699" data-width="466"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook...mlapierre">Team Lapierre Gravity Republic</a>.</div></div> I can't even imagine riding that fast through a course like that. Scary stuff. Hats off to these guys and girls. Proper skills.
Hog_ Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Comparing that run to the course preview, I'm pretty sure they're not on the same track.
NicoBoshoff Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 At that speed the rock gardens seem pretty ridiculous.
Wyatt Earp Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Just watched this... HOLY COW this is fast! <div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152195608026699" data-width="466"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook...mlapierre">Team Lapierre Gravity Republic</a>.</div></div> I can't even imagine riding that fast through a course like that. That is pretty damn sick, and that front tyre looks so bloomin narrow.
patches Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 That is pretty damn sick, and that front tyre looks so bloomin narrow.yeah, the gopro perspective tends to make the front look distant and narrow. But also chances are he's running a 27.5" x 2.35" Schwalbe Magic Mary, which isn't skinny (as Schwalbes seem to be wide for their size), but it's not the fattest either.
ThePubSA Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) edit wrong thread Edited June 18, 2014 by 2Nutz
Guest 1979 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Just watched this... HOLY COW this is fast!I can't even imagine riding that fast through a course like that. That is incredible to watch! This is also what I love about Downhill. Most of the previous sports I played I had a faintly slim chance of attaining higher honours so I put a lot of pressure on myself with training and it ended up not being that much fun. With Downhill I don't have a hope of being even 50% as quick as this. Ever. So I feel absolutely no pressure even at races. I just have enormous heaps of fun on a bicycle.
Hog_ Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 With Downhill I don't have a hope of being even 50% as quick as this. Ever. So I feel absolutely no pressure even at races. I just have enormous heaps of fun on a bicycle. Half the tracks I ride, I'm just happy to make it to the bottom in one piece. hayleyearth 1
patches Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) More on Gwin's rim (DTSwiss EX471) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUoCSzVmhhQ&feature=youtu.be&safe=active Edited June 18, 2014 by patches
mazambaan Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 The speed and precision of his lines through the rocks and roots is astonishing. I'd be walking.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Damn. Bruni is DEFINITELY one to watch going forwards.
Wyatt Earp Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 More on Gwin's rim (DTSwiss EX471) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUoCSzVmhhQ&feature=youtu.be&safe=active Big applause to that wheel builder anreven bigger applause to Gwin.It just goes to show how smooth these guys are compared to us.
Eddy Gordo Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 where the guys that can teach/show us how to control speeds like that
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