Pinnacle Bike Championship – Testing Booters

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tobiusmaximum (Sep 12, 2014 at 2:35)

Ratboy'd be clearing those hills in the background!

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Reichertshausner (Sep 12, 2014 at 4:39)

Would be so awesome Josh would be there

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mrmcpix (Sep 12, 2014 at 12:04)

youtu.be/xyvaBfzlRWQ course preview

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Reichertshausner (Sep 12, 2014 at 12:34)

Thanks dude looks pretty awesome

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Snfoilhat (Sep 12, 2014 at 16:25)

@course preview -- Haha! Sad winter resort tries to capitialize on growing DH popularity by running a race down the clearcut its lift runs through--and then says it's for the benefit of spectators! Maybe that $20k of purse and however much in production (mowing) and promotion should have gone into some trailwork!

Pinnacle did its original press releases; riders said 'Well, based on our experience w/ DH and 4X (to say nothing of BMX, MX, SX), that format you're describing doesn't make a lot sense. But we love MTB, so let's see what you've got here."

The format still doesn't make any sense. And now we've seen the track. Fingers crossed this isn't the future of bike racing.

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shotouthoods (Sep 12, 2014 at 19:41)

With the nothing going on at that resort you have to give them credit for putting up some cash to have any event there. No matter what it is a bike event, the jumps are big and people will get hurt. I would watch if it were online and I would go if I lived near there. Don't pick it apart for being different and ripping off the Redbull event that I think never even came true?

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whatyousaid (Sep 12, 2014 at 21:22)

1998 EXTREME!!! ...dude

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Murraybmx (Sep 12, 2014 at 6:00)

Doesnt make any damn sense to have a 10 rider race with a bunch of 1 person jumps.

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tobiusmaximum (Sep 12, 2014 at 6:11)

Sounds like madness and mayhem. Carnage in fact. Imagine being neck and neck with someone as you both hit the one man booter, yeee haaaaaaa!

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JoseBravo (Sep 12, 2014 at 6:53)

It has sense, that way they can go between the jumps in case they don't have enough speed to clear them

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scott-townes (Sep 12, 2014 at 8:59)

Murray, where does it say that picture is exactly how the jumps will be during the race? As far as I can tell, they're just testing the distance/speed, which only a one person jump is needed... its funny to see people making judgments about an entire event over a single photo from someone testing jump distances, haha.

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SithBike (Sep 12, 2014 at 9:33) (Below Threshold)

"The payout is deep, all the way to 40th position" and then there is a DH race with only 10 people? I think there may be more than one event going on. One to test the booter and the other a 10 person DH race maybe?

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scott-townes (Sep 12, 2014 at 10:11)

SithBike- Each heat has 10 people, that doesn't mean there are only 10 people in the entire race... good lord.

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relsby22 (Sep 12, 2014 at 8:26)

"The course has been freshly mowed." You don't hear that much.

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justincs (Sep 14, 2014 at 17:32)

I hear it every wedding anniversary ..............

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Madriver1 (Sep 12, 2014 at 3:57)

landing…to flat?

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cherouvim (Sep 12, 2014 at 4:09)

sure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgYIYj59g18

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Billjohn6 (Sep 12, 2014 at 7:46)

This made me cry laughing

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scott-townes (Sep 12, 2014 at 9:01)

That would be hilarious, haha. Full squish photos galore! It looks like he's hauling ass and clearing the whole thing... massive.

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mickwander (Sep 12, 2014 at 14:15)

what a beautiful face plant...

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cherouvim (Sep 12, 2014 at 21:07)

@vodores: I'd call it a body plant.

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bigtim FL (Sep 12, 2014 at 6:15)

Won't a number of riders suitable for this be out digging their lines for the Rampage?

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Reichertshausner (Sep 12, 2014 at 12:37)

I think it's much more a downhill event. As i know most of the riders at rampage are freeriders. Sorry if I am wrong

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LKraina (Sep 12, 2014 at 2:20)

will they do live stream?

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enduroswag FL (Sep 12, 2014 at 5:31)

if there's no live stream, it's just half as cool...

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Bdusty1 (Sep 12, 2014 at 7:59)

So dam true......live stream??????? Check,, no live stream...don't care.........every huge event should have live feeds!!!!!!!!

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marko369 FL (Sep 12, 2014 at 3:32)

Is there a rider list yet?

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RatHunter83 (Sep 13, 2014 at 5:12)

Madison Saracen has signed on.

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mark3 (Sep 12, 2014 at 11:08)

the winner gets $10000 in cash, then gets mugged on the way home

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RatHunter83 (Sep 13, 2014 at 5:14)

It's in New Hampshire, not Compton.

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gabriel-mission9 (Sep 14, 2014 at 4:46)

The Future of Downhill Mountain Biking!! Haaaaaahahahahahahaaaaa. Fuck I hope not. It looks like riding through a flat field to me. Unless that track gets roughed up a bit, the only reason the riders will need suspension is for all those hucks to flat. Rampage is gonna have bigger jumps AND require actual skill to ride down. I know which one I'd want to watch all my favorite riders rip up.

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markmcnulty (Sep 12, 2014 at 18:37)

The building blocks of Shaun Palmer's retrun!

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mzapler (Sep 12, 2014 at 11:34)

will it be a live coverage?

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TheGapMTBer (Sep 12, 2014 at 2:14)

This will be epic!

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pipeline99 (Sep 12, 2014 at 6:07)

Gotta love New England events..good chance this will be a weekend of mayhem and serious danger...point in case 1999 worlds DH mount Snow

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RussellTinka (Sep 12, 2014 at 8:25)

Hope it rains. More mud, more fun.

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TopperharleyPT1 (Sep 12, 2014 at 10:36)

Shame only Saracen are showing up.

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gclarida (Sep 12, 2014 at 10:55)

Some one is going to die. Seems like a sweet event though.

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CantClimb (Sep 12, 2014 at 5:25)

Looks like a 1 person booter.

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mrfitz424 (Sep 12, 2014 at 23:24)

Why don't we have a distance jump competition? Whoever goes the farthest wins.

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t3rry Mod (Sep 14, 2014 at 0:31)

looks like downhill domination

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bigtiga78 (Sep 19, 2014 at 10:27)

Any carnage ensue at this insane event as it is happening today-right now??

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SexyElvis (Sep 12, 2014 at 10:46)

a cool experiment at the least, but i expect much more!

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remymetailler (Sep 14, 2014 at 21:24)

Looks imteresting..

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bikerider4444 (Sep 12, 2014 at 14:48)

Are you allowed to use alien technology for this event ?

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ctmtb98 (Sep 12, 2014 at 13:28)

red bull wide open much?