The Downhill Thread

[Stryder]

Looking at the pics, it looks extreme Anyways will still ride that trail.

 

We looking at being in Eden 10am tomorrow.

 

Thermo: Tokai is a great trail. Caters for most types of riders. D/ville area is probably Majik Forest, short steep climb, short trail down. But you can appaerntly do an 80k if you link various trails together. XC is NOT for me though

[mikesnorth]

Cap, what race is next wknd?

 

And where?

Be cool to check it out!!

[Capricorn]

Next weekend's race is the last in the current western cape Mongoose DH series

 

Paarl Taal Monument, 12 - 13 Sept 2010

Sat, 12 Sept: Practice 10h00 - 16h00

Sun, 13 Sept: Pre-race prac: 08h30 - 09h30

Race: 10h00 - end

Race format: time from best of 2 runs.

[Capricorn]

interesting stats coming outta the World Champs in Canada:

First up, what are the riders at this year’s 2010 World Champs here at Mount St. Anne rocking for frames?

 

Trek 10%

Specialized 7%

Intense 6%

Giant 6%

Evil 6%

Yeti 6%

Santa Cruz 5%

Lapierre 5%

Transition 5%

Kona 4%

Scott USA 4%

Commencal 4%

Tomac 3%

Sunn 3%

Solid 3%

Rocky Mountain 3%

Norco 3%

Devinci 2%

Cove 2%

Masi 2%

Oxford 1%

Ancilotti 1%

Banshee 1%

KHS 1%

Bergamont 1%

GT 1%

Zenith 1%

Xprezo 1%

Ghost 1%

Corratec 1%

Mondraker 1%

 

Now that we know what frames most riders are on, what suspension is on their bikes to tame the trail?

 

Fox Racing Shox 43%

RockShox 43%

Marzocchi 11%

Manitou 2%

BOS 1%

 

What tires are riders relying on to keep them tracking on this fast course?

 

Maxxis 67%

Schwalbe 18%

Hutchinson 5%

Specialized 5%

Kenda 3%

Continental 1%

Gazzalodi 1%

 

What brand of brakes are riders using to wear out those tires with?

 

Shimano 47%

Avid 29%

Formula 15%

Hope 6%

Hayes 3%

 

In order to get up to speed, what shifter and rear derailleur combo are riders rocking?

 

Shimano 52%

SRAM 48%

 

Who is clipped in, who is running flats?

 

Clipped in 61%

Flats and 510s 39%

 

What helmets are riders choosing to protect their domes with?

 

TLD 38%

661 15%

THE 15%

Fox 7%

OGK 5%

Kali 3%

TSG 3%

Giro 3%

Urge 3%

Bell 3%

POC 3%

Thor 1%

Unknown 1%

 

Who is adding the extra security of a neck brace these days?

 

Brace on 38%

No Braces 62%

taken from pinkbike

[loveme.DH/FR]

whoa, no one uses 661 helmets? Or am I missing something?

[loveme.DH/FR]

my bad. 661 15%

 

lol... its been a long day!

[Capricorn]

u riding today LDF? i might not make it out today. hoping this cold disappears like tonight still. Hot damn i've got to prac

 

anyways, check this for a slack head angle, and according to the photographer, it's still on the STEEP SETTING! WTF!?

 

[Capricorn]

imagine that stanchion snapping when hucking .. holy..

[loveme.DH/FR]

na, not riding.... Went climbing(mountain climbing) the exact opposite of DH! haha. anyway, im totally broken!

[Stryder]

Good grief, those bearings and head tube must be armour re-enforced.

 

Went to watch race at Eden a while back, were you riding then Cap? Will be site seeing at Paarl as well. Not really ready for a race yet.

[Capricorn]

stryder: u dont have to race to just ride the track. Just doing it alone adds heaps to your confidence. Small steps dude. small steps.

 

nope. I missed eden because I blew out my knee. It's not quite there yet, but getting better all the time. So I hope she will be at least 95% by next weekend.

 

for your weekend stoke, check the latest and last installment from the Coastal Crew: this is easily their best edit yet. Sick angles, brilliant soundtrack,riding that's totally off the wall.

 

Coastal Crew Ep 10: Time for a change

[Capricorn]

LDF: where do u climb?

[craig82]

This is what happend last saturday, first day on my bike.

So for tomorrow I'm running a Acera 8 speed with 9 speed jockey wheels on, till my CRC order comes in

[Capricorn]

so your chain came off...

 

cant see much in the pic. what happened, or will there be more pics showing the extreme brutality of your misfortune?

[craig82]

Ma bad

 

Here is a better pic...

[Capricorn]

did the incident damage any spokes? hope it didn't throw u OTB. I've had one of those due to a snapped chain. yummy