Video: Vincent Pernin - In The Fall Of L'Arzelier

 Don't know yet this track, but now i want to ride it !

 that bike park looks fun!

 That track looks AMAZING!!!!! The rider even more so... That "little loft" at 2:05 was just plain stupendous and I love how he just charged into the "shore/wooden" section like it was just another bermed race course... What an awesome run and an amazing rider... Not t mention that gorgeous Commencal (next tot he Aurum that is the dead sexiest DH frame around) aye.

 i agree, but if you're not sponsored and can only afford to ride one bike, many people would choose a dh because it can handle anything.

 Confidence increase with every inch.. of travel. and its not only about going big.. he has a really good flow and speed on the trail.

 @dnpbakon

here's my thought:

If I'm getting a lift to the top all day, sure I'll grab my bigger bike. Sure the trail bike can handle gnarly lift assisted trails fine but I'd rather have some more travel and slacker geo.

If I'm riding up to the top or there is a large amount of pedaling involved I'm taking the trail bike every time.

 Had a Glory, sold it, bought a stumpy fsr evo. Much more satisfied, I can ride anywhere on that thing.

 with more travel, you have more adjustably. You have the ability to run a softer spring rate, while still being able to take bigger hits. I personally like it more because you can get better performance out of a shock, while still having the ability to take larger hits. My personal opinion...

 I ride whistler every summer!(lucky me!) i have a 8 inch downhil bike (operator 2012) for 90% of people that vist whistler and ride a lot of Aline, crank it up and most of the smother just like fun trials. 6 inches is plenty. but when you start doing the good stuff, like renagade, in deep and goats gully. day in day out. thats when that extra 2 inches really helps. if your just in whistler for a week or 2 6 inches will be plenty.

 being comfortable on a bike in certain terrain helps lots. not everyones trail bikes are built like a mini dh bike so the transition to short travel is too big even when the trail hardly needs the full 8

 I don't understand why people care some much about a bike having to much travel for a trail. I ride a 5.5 inch bottlerocket with a 7.5 in the front to slacken it up. Up till 2 months ago it was my only bike. Is it overkill for dirt jumps? Yes. Do I give a s***? No. Are there times I wish I had a DH bike? Yes, when I overshoot stepdowns or in rock gardens it would be nice.

Its about the rider and the riding not the bike. Ride whatever lets you have fun on the trails. This guy was pinned. I was entertained. I don't care that he wasn't using all 8 inches of his travel all the time.

 @Danno527: Spot on mate, well said... If he'd have ridden it on HT some one ELSE would have been poo-pooing him for THAT...There are several different ways down the mountain, and he choose the fastest one. He was rolling those tight sections better then most guys I see on smaller "play bikes" too... That RIDER I'm guessing culd mae it look easy on ANY bike aye
Just because "Enduro" bikes are the buzz word of the last few years doesn't mean they're the "best" bikes for all jobs. The primary reason they;re so popular is you can go very fast on them but still CLIMB...but dont kid yourself if you think you can go "just as fast" as on a full on DH sled in that kind of terrain. AM/Enduro bikes are like Swiss Ary knives, for the most part while theyll do everythign WELL, they;re hardly the BEST t any one specific descipline...In fact I'm sure if riders could find a way to have an XC bike for the climbs and then a full on DH sled for the downhill they'd be doing that, but that's not how it works so you get a "Do it all" bike that's leaning more towards the DH side

I agree in general with a DH race Bike being overkill for a park stuation, but that "big bike" didn't slow him down one BIT in that technical "shore/wood" section aye... Whle I usualy think DH race bikes are overkill for most general riding, that looks to be a world-class level race track he was on (most of it anyway) and I'd say the Commy V3 wasn't hindering him one bit. I would like to see him on that same run rding a Meta SX for fun and comparisson (and just to see him rip that track again, maybe choosing a different line) ... but it sure looks to me as though the V3 was the best tool for the job . That guy was FLYING (litteraly) through the whole vid... Plus when the guy who has every bike he needs at his disposal chooses the big bike... I'm gonna defer to his knowledge of the terrain. He sure LOOKS like he knows what he's doing

 yea like i said. if your taking the chair lift up. why hurt you arms over big rock gardens to save 5 pounds on a 6-7 inch bike when you can just use a downhill sled

 Dnpbakon (Nov 21, 2012 at 17:34)
Am I the only one that feels like full on down hill bikes are over kill on certain trails? I've seen videos on the main page where people are going bigger on 150-160mm than this video. Not saying anything negative! Video was rad, just my 2 cents.

That's like saying " Dude, sell that Jeep Wrangler, it's an overkill. Get a Chevy Captiva instead. "

 maybe look above you. at my comment kinda sums up what you just said

 Don't get too anxious man... start slowly or you could end up re-injuring yourself mate. I don't mean to sound like a buzz-kill, but I'm in the business and I had C-Spine/neck surgery which I promptly went out backpacking after and tried to land mysef back in hospital. I KNOW how hard it can be to have to sit around and watch vids when you'd rather be playing (and you guys are getting your spring/summer too so I'd imagine it's killing you) but DON'T GO TOO HARD. Better to have a few slower weeks f getting back into it then another 6 months to a year of kicking yourself for going too hard out the gate.

 An ôter vidéo to see more ! m.zapiks.fr/shaperide.html

 maybe he feels more comfortable doing them on smaller jumps and natural bumps than on big stuff.