26 Bikes of the Australian National Downhill Series

Feb 19, 2017
by Ben Stevens  




Baxter Maiwald with his Canyon Sender.
  Baxter Maiwald with his Canyon Sender.


Ben Zwar with his Norco Aurum.
  Ben Zwar and his Norco Aurum.


Riley Horsman on his new Intense M16C.
  Riley Horsman on his new Intense M16C.


Harry Parsons with his YT Tues.
  Harry Parsons and his YT Tues.


Patrick Buttler with his Santa Cruz V10.
  Patrick Butler with his Santa Cruz V10.


Oliver Zwar with his Norco Aurum.
  Oliver Zwar with his Norco Aurum.


Thomas Crimmins with his Giant Glory Advance.
  Thomas Crimmins and his Giant Glory Advanced.


Andrew Crimmins on the Giant Glory Advance.
  Andrew Crimmins on the Giant Glory Advanced.


Jack Moir with his Intense M16C.
  Jack Moir with his Intense M16C.


Dean Lucas on the Intense M16C.
  Dean Lucas on the Intense M16C.


Blake Nielsen with his Intense M16C.
  Blake Nielsen and yet another Intense M16C.


Harry Bush on the Specialized Demo.
  Harry Bush and his Specialized Demo.


Connor Fearon with his Kona Supreme Operator.
  Connor Fearon with his Kona Supreme Operator.


Joel Willis with his Santa Cruz V10.
  Joel Willis and his Santa Cruz V10.


Jake Newell with his Mondraker Summum.
  Jake Newell with his Mondraker Summum.


Remy Morton with his Santa Cruz V10.
  Remy Morton with his Santa Cruz V10.


Sian A hern with her Norco Aurum 7.1.
  Sian A'hern with her Norco Aurum.


Under 17 winner Kye A hern with his Norco Aurum 7.1.
  Under 17 winner Kye A'hern with his Norco Aurum 7.1.


Kellie Weinert with her Mondraker Summum.
  Kellie Weinert with her Mondraker Summum.


Tegan Molloy with her Kona Supreme Operator.
  Tegan Molloy with her Kona Supreme Operator.


Under 13 Pinner Jonathan Valenta with his 2010 Giant Glory.
  Under 13 pinner Jonathan Valenta with his 2010 Giant Glory.


Jackson Frew with his GT Fury Team.
  Jackson Frew with his GT Fury Team.


Georgia Astle on her Intense M16C.
  Georgia Astle on her Intense M16C.


Jackson White on board a Norco Aurum.
  Jackson White on board a Norco Aurum.


Danielle Beecroft with her Pivot Phoenix.
  Danielle Beecroft with her Pivot Phoenix.


Shelley Flood on her YT Tues.
  Shelly Flood on her YT Tues.


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71 Comments
  • 164 5
 Nice bikes. Give the Intense country rep a pay raise.
  • 40 3
 AND the norco rep
  • 3 0
 @wolf-amongst-lambs: You never see them in these rider profiles, I thought maybe they fell out of favour. My friend has a Range and it's super nice.
  • 11 1
 Reps are meant to sell bikes, not give them away!
  • 82 3
 Shelley Flood, when you have a race at 11:00 but need to give someone a anesthetic at 12:00
  • 93 2
 her name is acutally shelly. just in case someone wants to look her up on instagram ... for ... reasons ...
  • 18 2
 @leopaul: I just had to look and yes she is hot and fast as f*ck on a bike! Awesome!
  • 15 1
 @leopaul: I think she's getting a Flood of attention.
  • 83 2
 Harry Bush ha!
  • 63 1
 Parents are savages
  • 9 2
 @TugboatComplex: what's wrong with being a savage????
  • 10 0
 @savage47: absolutely nothing
  • 47 3
 Am I the only one who read 26" bikes of the dh series and got really excited
  • 25 2
 Anyone else think it's funny that this article is about 26 bikes and not 27.5 bikes? Wink
  • 21 1
 All these bikes are nice (a lot of Aurums and M16s), but there's something about that yellow/black Tues that makes it look FAST.
  • 27 10
 Downhill bikes will always be cool. Except for that Mondraker....I'm sorry but that top tube has to go.
  • 84 0
 I don't think the frame will be structurally sound if you remove.
  • 1 21
flag bearik (Feb 19, 2017 at 14:49) (Below Threshold)
 @T-Bot: ????????
  • 2 1
 I mean; thumbs up. Lol
  • 7 14
flag jaame (Feb 19, 2017 at 20:29) (Below Threshold)
 Best looking: Sender
Worst looking: Pivot
  • 13 0
 Lots of Bling for sure!

Showroom Kona for the win though?
  • 9 0
 Is it me or do the Intenses look really short? Turquoise and grey Norcos look sick!
  • 2 0
 its you. look at blake nielsens m16, then at the demo below it, then back at the m16, then youll understand its you.
  • 9 0
 Remy might be the first rider to have hair longer than the reach on his bike
  • 10 2
 When I read the title I thought there will be just 26' bikes in the article
  • 10 5
 Now I don't want to play favourites... But the Kona and the Specialized look the best.
  • 15 0
 New Kona's look so sturdy.
  • 3 0
 Loved watching SH race WC! Something familiar about Connor F. style on that Kona! I think he is going to have a good year racing bikes.
  • 2 0
 Good to see you both here @Crimmins. Would be sweet to see you guys ripping Chinese trails again this season. ride on fellas.
cheers to the great times we had in the tibetan plateau. Markus
  • 5 0
 +1 for Kona looks sweet
  • 3 0
 So rad to see so many M16c's in Australia
  • 5 3
 Just checked the Kona site - have they dropped the carbon option for this year?
  • 3 1
 Good question...only showing AL Operators
  • 6 0
 Yes, no 27.5 operators. They only made 26" in carbon i believe.
  • 4 1
 But Pinkbike...These are all mostly 650B?
  • 4 0
 That YT is a beaut!!
  • 2 0
 Gotta love it when the youngsters get some press. Speed on sir Jonathan Valenta.
  • 2 0
 I think PB is sending a message here..... notice it wasnt 27.5 or 29 bikes of the Australian downhill Championships
  • 2 0
 Nice bikes.
Jack kinda look like Frankenstein's spooky scary monster. ☺
  • 5 3
 still like my Podium better.
  • 3 0
 Yummy Shelly flood
  • 3 0
 Harry Bush
  • 5 2
 2010 glory lol
  • 11 1
 Lol all you want but he'd probably be dragging your a*s down the mountain
  • 2 0
 Those bikes are built like tanks. Good to see some people still using them. Me, I have always loved the Devinci Wilson, final gen 26er. I still hope to buy one at some point.
  • 4 0
 funny thing is the 2010 glorys look exactly the same as the 2017s...
  • 4 0
 @jaycubzz: that is true, although the head angle and wheelbase have changed a lot
  • 3 1
 That purple Mondraker looks sexy as hell.
  • 1 0
 When your last name is Bush and you decide Harry would be a fun name for your kid...
  • 5 0
 And would you believe he's actually Brazilian?
  • 2 0
 Those NorCo's looks sexy. Nice lines.
  • 2 0
 lol - how baked does Connor Fearon look!?
  • 1 0
 He obviously took the comments from his latest video to heart and over corrected.
  • 2 0
 Hummm 19 bikes on boxxers and 7 on 40's! Make of that what you will.
  • 1 0
 woow around 80% on DT Swiss rims...
  • 5 3
 LETS GO M16'S lol
  • 1 0
 for once i see bikes ALL i would rock !
  • 2 1
 out of those, 8 fox 40s. hmm
  • 5 0
 Yeah, boxxers galore
  • 3 6
 FUX SUX
  • 13 1
 @properp: meanwhile on the UCI world cup...
  • 2 1
 Look at all those RockShox
  • 2 0
 Oh Shelly!
  • 1 1
 man theirs almost no sessions but at the same time a ton.
  • 1 2
 I those Crankbrothers wheels were unreliable but that woman is using them for DH :O
  • 2 1
 I think she is pretty light so it's ok
  • 2 1
 looks like a session
  • 6 8
 Is it wrong that I'm secretly hoping to see some 29er bikes?!

What have I just said....!
  • 1 0
 Hopefully intense brings out the protos soon(1 or 2 exists w/new suspension design too)!







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