kosmonooit Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Hello all, As much as I love watching UCI XC on Red Bull TV, I would like to take the opportunity to winge about ex-downhiller commentator Rob Warner .... I just don't think he puts in the time to be on top of the game in terms of what's going down in XC, and blags his way through the broadcasts. Good that Bart is helping out, because he is the salvation. For example, today they are talking about hard tail vs softtail and why oh why is Yo!landa is riding a hard tail, whilst just this week Yo!anda put out a video about the equipment she uses, if he was following her on the Tweeter (as he should be) he would be able to comment on that. In this case she explains that she likes the hard tail, its fast in the climbs and thats what she wants to stick with. He should certainly take the time to keep up to date with what these athletes are putting out. Then last week, at the Worlds, he talks about the rider from 'Rhodesia' during the Mens Elite Race !!!! That wasn't a joke, he just seems out of contact with the world at large. Perhaps too much in the pub. Winge Over. Otherwise, thanks Red Bull TV. Life wouldnt be the same without you.
FCH Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Ps; also tell him dying your hair and beard black doesnt make you look younger.
BaGearA Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Also please tell him to stop mentioning dropper posts every 2 minutes ....with the men srating shortly I am preparing myself to hear it again and again and agian Bart does not really make anything better for me Sorry its just the way it is.
kosmonooit Posted July 10, 2016 Author Posted July 10, 2016 Also please tell him to stop mentioning dropper posts every 2 minutes ....with the men srating shortly I am preparing myself to hear it again and again and agian Bart does not really make anything better for me Sorry its just the way it is. I reckon that's about plugging the market, whether he gets remunerated or not, we can only speculate ... he used to do that with 29'ers. What's next, e-bikes? Mind you, Christoph is doing that quite well in that department. The dropper seat post, yea that is irritating. They are nothing new, in fact I have it on record about a discussion he had about them (on air) 6 years ago at Mount St Anne. Who is paying for these broadcasts? UCI? if that is the case, then surely the commentators should be impartial and agnostic in terms of brands and new product lines. What I like about Bart is his knowledge, and he is a team manager as well. And nice bloke, in my book anyway. Even if his English is not 100%.
Stretch Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Guess they saving costs by getting him to commentate on both disciplines.. really doesn't bother me... I'm just glad we get it for free
Thor Buttox Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 If you don't hear the words 'Let's head across to Phil Lugnut and Paul Sherbet' in any cycling commentary just be happy.
kosmonooit Posted July 10, 2016 Author Posted July 10, 2016 True that, although Carlton Screwby gets on my tats on a regular basis as well, the master of speaking complete twak to fill the gaps
kosmonooit Posted July 10, 2016 Author Posted July 10, 2016 Guess they saving costs by getting him to commentate on both disciplines.. really doesn't bother me... I'm just glad we get it for free Goes back to Freecaster days when the focus was the downhill, the XC was a bonus. But the sport has grown a tad since then
BrandonF_ Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Also please tell him to stop mentioning dropper posts every 2 minutes ....with the men srating shortly I am preparing myself to hear it again and again and agian Bart does not really make anything better for me Sorry its just the way it is....what?? You telling me that's Bart!!?..and there I thought I was hearing Steven Seagull all along...????????????
mrbaker Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 I also heard the Rhodesia comment last week...what a plonker
Stretch Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 I also heard the Rhodesia comment last week...what a plonkerThat's absolutely horrendous..I must say
Bakkies Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 "Rob walnut" whahahaha Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk
TheJ Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 As long as Matt Keenan doesn't pronounce debut as "dayboo" I'll be happy.
NicoBoshoff Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Refers to full suspension bikes as soft tails. Complains about Rob Warner being out of touch.
Shebeen Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Obviously he's not an xc rider, but he keeps it going for the 2 hours which can't be easy. There's no such thing as a full time xc commentator, so let's not be too picky. And with a handful of English speakers in the top 50 I don't think you can get too fussy really?!
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