Video of the Month is an article showcasing the best Videos of the Day from the month before. We take the most viewed videos from the previous month, and pick our favorites out of the top 10.Tech articles on Pinkbike almost always get a lot of views, and the same goes for videos it seems, especially when that video is all about breaking bikes in the name of science and testing. Also in the top 5 this month we have 2 South American race videos from Lucent, and a great test video from Brad Walton on the Kona Entourage. Kona's video on Graham Agassiz makes up the final vid in the top 5.
1. Pinkbike Visits The Santa Cruz Test Lab by
larock
2. Descida das Escadas de Santos urban downhill race by
lucent
3. Kona Entourage tested by
bradwalton
4. The Graham Agassiz Profile by
konaworld
5. 2012 Valparaiso Cerro Abajo by
lucent
Honorable Mentions include:"The Rise Exclusive: Matt Macduff " by justbmx. This is our first runner up with 45,163 views
"Teva Winter Games - Best Trick Video" by nicgenovese. This is our first runner up with 36,239 views
"Mark Matthews - Winter Days" by rupertwalker. 32,046 views.
"Skye Rides Los Angeles" by norho208. 29,287 views.
Car manufacturers are constantly destroying cars and letting us know the results - none of us would buy a new car unless it had a a Five Star NCAP rating, and auto companies know it and build their cars safer and safer. But when it comes to bikes, we all know how brands ride and how much they weigh and what they look like... but destruction testing?
Imagine if there was a independent body that destroyed bike frames and gave a rating (longevity tests would be good too). Or at least had a certain limit that frames must reach before they get their Five Stars. Once a few companies got on board and advertised that their frame passed independent strength and longevity tests, companies not participating would lose sales, and companies that didn't get Five Stars would make sure as hell their next version did. There would probably need to be dfferent standards for dfferent applications, i.e. XC, trail, DH, DJ, road, cyclocross.
Pros:
1. We would get better value for money (cost over life of product).
2. We would be safer.
3. Planned obsolescence would be a thing of the past.
4. Shitty companies producing shitty bikes would fold (including those terrible cheap POS that destroy themselves in four rides and sit in the garage and are never ridden again - the ones bike shops refuse to touch. Why these dangerous bikes are allowed to be sold is beyond me).
5. UCI could drop the minimum weight limit for bikes that passed.
6. Counter to point 5, no-one would turn up to a XC race with something that weighed so little that it wasn't up to the task.
Cons:
1. Small companies producing small volumes may not be able to afford to send frames for testing.
Give me a break!
even the vid of Graham Agassiz?
rant over
Somebody should take a survey sometime to see just which frames are the best looking in the eyes of the public... PINKBIKE??
It doesn't matter what you ride as long as you are having fun.
and for 2nd place should be the santa cruz video
What trail are they on?
When I moved from steel DJs to aluminium, I thought "Lightness in the air is better than a nice ride on the dirt." And then I thought "I want a carbon DJ bike."
They make carbon BMXes that will easily handle 40' gaps on a BMX Supercross course, why not DJ?
But at the same time, dj bikes break a lot... kind of like twintips or skateboards it seems. I mean, they get tossed around in skateparks during falls, and get ghost rid off of dirt jumps when you are gonna come up short. (which really can f*ck up a headtube quick!)
Who wants to scuff and destroy a bike worth that much?
While they are at it, they should do a see what happens when you stab a carbon vs. alum frame with a screwdriver over and over to see how carbon holds up to dents.
Dirt jump frames should be cheap and disposable, just my opinion. Microfractures are more common than dh because they are, after all, hardtails, and take more abuse than a full suspension frame where the shock softens the impacts.
the santacruz thing was pretty sweet though too!
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