Video: Avid Chasing Trail - Kelli Emmett

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jrocksdh (May 28, 2013 at 7:48)

Disc brakes are great, but try a dropper post and you will be rewarded for those climbs!

raph11 (May 28, 2013 at 8:12)

agree it's easier but when it's not too technical and steep, you don't really need it, and good xc racer just adapted their style to the position

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mountguitars (May 28, 2013 at 8:12)

i ride XC and DH. it just doesn't feel right on an XC bike. it doesn't feel balanced without the saddle being squeezed between the legs or something.

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driftmonster (May 28, 2013 at 8:15)

id like to chase her trail

Nkevin90 (May 28, 2013 at 8:18)

disc brakes really are amazing, but I have to say I'd rather have a bike with modern suspension and V-brakes than 90's suspension and even the best discs on the market.

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mattsavage (May 28, 2013 at 9:50)

You're telling a National Enduro champion the benefits of a dropper post...?

DARKSTAR63 (May 28, 2013 at 12:21)

nkevin you are not old enough to make that statement. haha.

Nkevin90 (May 28, 2013 at 13:35)

^ probably not, but I've ridden enough pretty old-school, terribly-suspended bikes through the years to know that I'm glad I've never really had to deal with it!

DARKSTAR63 (May 28, 2013 at 13:55)

Yeah but see I had to deal with it

taletotell (May 28, 2013 at 15:04)

Back then I rode rigid. Only way to have a lighter than 40lb bike. Of course I was a teen with a $500 bike dreaming of those $1200 mongoose bikes. . .

fezznut (May 28, 2013 at 23:33)

Finally someone who proves it is still possible to shred without a dropper post. AND shes a chick. Double props.

DARKSTAR63 (May 29, 2013 at 6:01)

My early mtn bike days were on a Trek 850. Hardtail, Rock Shox Q5 out in front, I think it had about two inches of travel lol. Cantilever brakes and, bar ends for climbing. As if I wasnt already far enough forward on that 110mm stem.

Quesadilla34 (Jun 17, 2013 at 2:05)

Wow, thats a little...wow.

Quesadilla34 (Jun 17, 2013 at 2:07)

I thought the same exact thing! Cuz sure theyre spectacular, but shes taking suspension for granted, even ten or five year old suspension is nowhere near what it is now.

DirtBagger (May 28, 2013 at 11:54)

Wide bars FTW

Quesadilla34 (Jun 17, 2013 at 2:08)

Wide bars for the win, 800mm=perfection

benstrain123 (May 28, 2013 at 7:46)

She has my permission to wear lycra..

Spearman (May 28, 2013 at 13:40)

I second that.

MadMax883 (May 29, 2013 at 15:42)

I've raced that course!..... but I probably could've gotten away without any brakes whatsoever on that course haha

bastylica (May 28, 2013 at 7:35)

so much elegance in her movements

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RickyBob (May 28, 2013 at 8:05)

Everything looks better in slow motion. Just ask Dave Chappelle.

andrey235 (May 28, 2013 at 11:11)

avid лучше не брать качество плохое

dancingwhale (May 28, 2013 at 13:06)

Google's translation: avid better not to take the quality is bad

Jester1826 (May 28, 2013 at 7:22)

Cool vid

tmanb3 (May 28, 2013 at 7:36)

well, I lost

Nkevin90 (May 28, 2013 at 8:19)

This vid's been posted by SRAM and isn't in the running- you still have a chance!

mrfitz424 (May 28, 2013 at 12:29)

this i just a promotional thing by sram to get more videos up for the contest. there really are not too many vids.

tmanb3 (May 28, 2013 at 16:00)

oh sick

Snozz (May 30, 2013 at 4:30)

Yes I know, yes I know, yes I know. Why do you keep asking?

twozerosix (May 28, 2013 at 16:50)

Anyone else think helmets look bad on most women? XC type, not full face. Its like they are too aggro or techy looking, makes too big a statement on top of their heads.

nicojryan (May 29, 2013 at 5:47)

Yeah, retardation after brain damage looks much sexier.

twozerosix (May 29, 2013 at 9:48)

Um, not what I meant. Why not 'women-specific' helmets? Heads are usually smaller, thus the size ranges should be different, and the design of the vents and surfaces could be made more . . . feminine.

T10irons (May 29, 2013 at 4:32)

Dirt Roadie

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