The guys from Shaperideshoot and local legend, Ben Walker, had the chance to ride the Champéry World Cup track one week before it opens to the public and the resulting footage sums up what's in store for visiting riders... Conditions were mint and hopefully, you'll be there with us on May 14th for the opening day, for more metal, more bikes and more good times!
@bat-fastard: I've done the ass slide. Left a part of my manhood on that trail. I need to go back and reclaim it in the dry but it stays wet for soooo long.
Fingers crossed for a dry July and I might get over to it. Looks like they have done a bit of work on it. Will see if driving round a day as we had done that for Morgins as its half the day getting there and back on lifts..
one of the most challenging tracks i've ever rode. in dry conditions it is really hard but in the wet it is IMPOSSIBLE. i will never understand what kind of sorcery Danny Hart had going on back then...
Thats the spirit! Me and all the other pussies will watch you from the safety of the sidelines. You can show us how it's done champ.
Be sure to let us know how humiliating it will be asking a male nurse to change you as you soil yourself from your hospital bed.
@iamsuperficial: Make whatever assumptions you want buddy, but I've been riding aggressive dh for about 10 years as a professional career guy (55-60hr work weeks), shuttling every weekend and riding trail during the week. I ride nothing like the guys in this video, but I've cleaned every feature available in whistler/mammoth and am always looking forward to whatever progression awaits me in the next season!
Sure, I've had a few concussions and very lucky outcomes of some major crashes, but those events simply taught me how to better ride within my 75-85% (instead of the "if you aren't crashing, you aren't progressing" mentality) and continue progressing while staying out of the hospital.
It really bothers me that everyone on this site seems to think that unless you are riding XC single track, you have a death wish and are in and out of the f'ing hospital.
Not to mention, this video is EXACTLY what I want to watch....why in the hell would I want to watch someone ride trails in a manner that I can relate to or even go out and do...where is the fun in that?
Do you want to watch professionally edited footage of your office's softball or basketball league instead of watching the major leauges/NBA? F*** no you don't.
@nvranka: Here, as in eeeevery forum, there's a lot of "VIRTUAL" riders, I guess if some of them had a turn of the crank for every coment they made, they would be to tired to even turn their laptops on...
Rode champery went it was pretty beat up about two years ago. Certainly looks a lot more manicured than it did. Back then, not that it looks easy now or anything...
And look like a total d!ck when the only way I can get down is by holding my bike and walking down.
It pains me to see comments like "stuff that looks steep on the gopro... no thanks"....
What happened to this community? If you aren't aspiring and training to ride like this what the hell are you doing!!!
Sure, I've had a few concussions and very lucky outcomes of some major crashes, but those events simply taught me how to better ride within my 75-85% (instead of the "if you aren't crashing, you aren't progressing" mentality) and continue progressing while staying out of the hospital.
It really bothers me that everyone on this site seems to think that unless you are riding XC single track, you have a death wish and are in and out of the f'ing hospital.
Not to mention, this video is EXACTLY what I want to watch....why in the hell would I want to watch someone ride trails in a manner that I can relate to or even go out and do...where is the fun in that?
Do you want to watch professionally edited footage of your office's softball or basketball league instead of watching the major leauges/NBA? F*** no you don't.
I started reading your reply, but got bored.
Also, Judas \m/
I wasn't disappointed