Selected by Ian Hylands - nothing I need to say about this one really. Not only is he only a couple inches off the ground but the composition is great as well...
That bike is not even close to a XC setup, the bars are too wide, no front derailleur and look at the size of that headset tube !!!! I think that might just work ! It`s evolution baby!!!!
Only idiots hate on XC. All XC means to me is a long ride with ups and downs - no comment on gnar or airtime. Some of the most challenging terrain I've ever ridden has been on XC rides - needs more skill to ride smoothly than pilot a bike down a wide open fast DH track, that's for sure.
Yeah, i ride abit of everything tbh, and im not great rider, but everyone is great in their own fields, ask a XC guy to ride fortbill/champrey and they cant, ask most DH people to ride uphill on a 15mile XC course and they probably cant. People should respect what peoples strenghts are, and help them with their weanesses, instead of mocking them!
@Stinkysam.... most Dh boys who race anyway ride lots, train hard and are not to shabby at XC. Probably why Dh boys have done real well at the Enduro series this year, the top juniors are ex downhillers and some still are downhillers, and events like the Strathpuffer have been won by teams consisting of downhillers.
I am a mountain biker... no need to be pigeon holed here. :o) I can ride Fort Bill and 15 miles XC no probs.
We are lucky up here that pigeon holing is not that common, more common amongst the older riders TBH.
I am not considered an XC rider by people my age, even though I ride lots of XC, just because I race Dh.
Just saw this pic come up on my Facebook feed from VitalMTB and I thought this will probably get POD on Pinkbike soon, I then jump over to Pinkbike and BOOM it's POD. Can I see the future?
That's a stretch to say this has good composition. The colors are dull and the photo is overall pretty grainy. Needless to say this is POD worthy for how hard he's railing though!
Typical UK setup, make sense as it is the same way as on the motorbikes, however I find it strange too on the pushbikes. Most of the Europe rides with the left=front setup.
i can see why you would want the shifter on the opposite side to the front brake personally but as said i'd rather not get on a motorbike and have it the opposite way round again
for real^ i just recently invested in a Salsa SS rigid 29er and it's been treating me great. Having a DH bike, AM/XC bike and now a rigid is so awesome. you really get to be one with the trail. then when I get on my 9"er I feel like I can really shred some gnar.
RUARI-RHUBARB ... you are a freakin BEAST !!! I just went and checked out the rest of your pics that DUNCANP has on you (AMAZING shots by the way duncan) and they just blew my mind !!! I can rip it up for the most part but i got NOTHING on that, you definitely got the skills to pay the bills !!! BIG PROPS to you my man, keep it pinned !!!
OREO1700 - uhhhhhhhh, i hate to tell you this but thats the same guy in both pics !!! Foot way out front off the pedal is how i would slash a berm getting that low, MOTO STYLE !!! Check out the rest of his pics, I may not have been a bystander like BIGBLUE but he owned that corner ... like several others apparently !!! Don't be hating cause you cant get low, get low !!!