Video: Checking Out Some Sweet Rides With Tippie

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PoopMonkeey (Apr 22, 2015 at 21:04)

Why aren't there more of these?

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motoboy36 (Apr 22, 2015 at 21:57)

Jerome has a spare bike just because he trains with a 34t chainring and races with a 36t.....

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thepwnstar39 (Apr 22, 2015 at 22:21)

Those chain ring swaps are waaaaay too much to think about when you're King of Enduro.

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ride-the-redwoods (Apr 22, 2015 at 22:29)

He should be training with a 38t, and racing on a 36t...............pssshhhh what a pussy.......

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DirtyDee (Apr 22, 2015 at 23:54)

No, as in he likes to have a spare bike for training. and that spare it is his preference to train in the lighter 34t option.

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chyu (Apr 23, 2015 at 2:36)

It's easier to find your bike than finding the tools for chainring swap.

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tiagomano FL (Apr 23, 2015 at 6:20)

makes sense a professional have a training bike and a race bike, the race bike has to be always 100%

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DARKSTAR63 (Apr 23, 2015 at 6:45)

Yeah that's the main reason for a separate training bike. Why put wear and tear on the race bike? It needs to be dialed at all times.

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BeardlessMarinRider (Apr 23, 2015 at 8:18)

noooo... not sure if serious or trolling :/ No idea why DirtyDee was neg propped too! He has a spare bike because anyone at the top travelling all the time has a spare bike on race day. There's just too many permutations of what could go wrong between racing and travelling to rely on one bike. The chain ring difference is incidental. Doesn't make sense to beat yourself up day in day out so a smaller ring on the more daily bike. Not too complicated! I'm sure if his race bike was out of action they'd swap the bigger ring to the "training" bike and you're good to go with the minimum of faffage

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DARKSTAR63 (Apr 23, 2015 at 9:46)

I have to disagree with your theory on the ring. It's within reason to assume he trains on trails with more varied terrain (climbs) than an enduro race serves up. So there could be something to the 34 training ring. At the end of the day, whatever he does works ... So who cares.

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Gruta FL (Apr 24, 2015 at 14:12)

All of the above , and also airlines loose luggage all the time, so, with that in mind, traveling with two bikes makes perfect sense to me ... if you are a professional rider.

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bike-vt (Apr 22, 2015 at 22:17)

Tippie is the the mtb scene as milk is to an Oreo.

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Verbl-Kint (Apr 22, 2015 at 22:35)

"Is he really that good in 30 seconds??" - - best question in the video

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kc358 (Apr 23, 2015 at 6:13)

Don't let the Pinkbike staff watch this. Matthews cuts his bars narrower. You mean we don't all need to be riding 850mm bars to be comfortable and in control?!?!? Shhhhhhh, keep that quite so everyone goes wide and once everyone has bought wide bars they can start selling narrow bars as advanced upgrades.

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giantkid97 (Apr 23, 2015 at 8:32) (Below Threshold)

@kc358 oh yeah, I forgot that it's impossible to make a side bar narrower: idiot.

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CaliCol (Apr 24, 2015 at 19:03)

@giantkid97: your name says it all!

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gramboh FL (Apr 22, 2015 at 23:32)

Tippie is awesome. Bike checks in this level of detail in 30 seconds are awesome.

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shaowin (Apr 22, 2015 at 23:37)

Omg stop hating on Lopez he's a cool ass guy and lives in SoCal we really do just talk that way, lol lame I know

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ibishreddin (Apr 22, 2015 at 21:05)

lopes needs to give us a socal shaky 'duuuuuude' for the camera.

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Weezy78 (Apr 23, 2015 at 2:26)

that Knolly please !

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JoseBravo (Apr 23, 2015 at 5:21)

I heard Zink (on an interview) that his brother was better than him. Damn! just let that zink for a moment

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Aengis (Apr 23, 2015 at 7:25)

Dear Mr. Lopes - You'll never be as slow as me.

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royhud (Apr 23, 2015 at 11:10)

I posted this earlier today, and it was in response to the shameless advertising comment about big Howie, but I guess it went away with the original poster removing his post, so here it is again. I said:
"I think they are all selling bikes, so I don't know how you missed that point. Maybe he is the only one to mention price and where to buy it. Go YT !! I am their Father and may the force be with you. "

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rpearce1475 (Apr 23, 2015 at 6:32)

Still makes me laugh seeing Lopes riding 29ers when he was hating on them so hard just a few years ago.

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BeardlessMarinRider (Apr 23, 2015 at 8:21) (Below Threshold)

"Still makes me laugh seeing Lopes"...

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bman33 (Apr 23, 2015 at 10:07)

I agree, he was bagging them. However, on that course they work. And Lopes at 43-44 years old can out ride 90% of us on a tricycle

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rpearce1475 (Apr 23, 2015 at 15:49)

Oh absolutely. He could whoop me on a Walmart special any course any day I'm sure. Happy to see people realizing 29ers aren't just for XC racing anymore though

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Sprockingcrail (Apr 23, 2015 at 7:03)

Howie's a boss

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pigman65 (Apr 23, 2015 at 8:52)

Howie Zink, shameless advertising, hilarious !

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ADGproductions (Apr 22, 2015 at 22:47)

Sorry

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Fliberico (Apr 23, 2015 at 7:12)

B. Lopes's the BOSS!!!

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jeffsworks (Apr 24, 2015 at 17:24)

30 seconds to name all your sponsors

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steeezy345 (Apr 24, 2015 at 7:35)

I didn't know George carlins dog worked for pinkbike