Kinrade blasting the Oakley drop which unfortunately ended in a over the bars digger. Scary for a few minutes there but he was able to get up and walk away.
Different angle of Kinrade on the Oakley Sender.
Kinrade battling the winds mid-flight.
Kinrade losing the battle to the wind.
One last look for Kinrade. "This will be my final Rampage as a competitor, I kinda hoped for something better." Kinrade wanted to do a second farewell run but was simply too battered to make the hike back up.
Meagher: "Hopkins had a pretty sick line. He was rolling the ridge top old school style and was throwing in some nice style on the small stuff, then on to a huge step down leading into the lower section of venue. The plan from there was to hit one of the biggest senders on the track and that's where the wheels came off. hHe went much too fast and rag dolled the landing hard enough that every medic in sight was sprinting to his aid. Amazingly Hopkins was able to walk off under his own power but doing a second run was simply not happening."
Mike on his last drop before sending a huge gap about 20 feet too big, resulting in his own personal yard sale.
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Hopkins post crash getting checked out. A crash so vicious he bent both of his pedals down.
Pilgrim blazing down the ridge and leaving a trail of dust in his wake...or is it a wake of dust from the trail?
Sam Pilgrim assaulted by heavy winds.
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The Ken scoping his line.
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Sterl: "Kenny Smith washed a front wheel near the top of his line and then tomahawked harder than damn near anyone else I've seen in the six Rampage events I've been lucky enough to shoot. Somewhere in that dirt washing machine Smith sprained both ankles badly enough that his bid for the Rampage crown was over. A disappointed Smith was stoic about not being able to throw down the run he wanted but make no mistake he'll be back next time."
Kenny Smith proving that Rampage is like no other.
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surprised pilgrim rode this event ,looked like he was flying a hard tail,as well .One of the best DJ riders there is . I'm amazed no one even wears elbow guards ,that's just nuts
Which hidden comment, there are two of them now? Fanboy clones on here are so sensitive anything slightly not politically correct gets hidden within an hour.
Pilgrim said on his facebook page he should have just brought his hardtail...yeah, like that would have prevented his cartwheel to faceplant. If he really means it he should sack up and come back next year with it! I'm calling you out, Pilgrim, you hear me you Rampage hater! I'll even take him on head to head, since I'll be on a DH rig by then I'll have an added safety advantage.
Your calling him out Protour?! Come on, for sure there are others that don't love this event. Ken bailed off an 80 ft cliff. He could easily be in a wheelchair now. At least Sam is being honest. Unless you have walked on the course ( which I have not ) we have no idea what these guys go through in this event. This makes crankworx look small. Anyone who rides this event even in first round quali deserves huge props, only the best riders on the planet are there.
I had to Google "chode". I laughed so hard I think I pulled something. @Protour, I actually agree with the fact that people here are a bit too sensitive. I mean, Piglet Orange got 100+ neg props for that joke? Seriously!?
Protour always seems to think in the same general direction as me but then blows it way out of context. But not pumped on pilgrims hate. "i travelled 1000's of miles to fall and crash on my bike" If you didnt want to go im sure you really didnt have to. Besides hes way better off sand bagging every euro dirt jump event until martin eventually passes him completly.
All 3 of you make some points I agree with, I really hope he brings his hardtail next year. His hate isn't a big deal, I understand where he is coming from. Thanks for the relevant, thoughtful comments. Hope everyone kills it tomorrow, but nobody gets killed....seriously. I have been there, it's terrifyingly steep.
Yo protour. You couldn't ride your way out of a paper bag. Leave the rampage to real pros. That goes for you knuckleheads like pilgrim also. Come on a halfass bike and catch a beatdown. Camera's rolling and now i rolling on the floor laughing. This been happening every time. Some riders think they soo badass dont need a dh bike for rampage. Well non of them qualify or make it past one run.
I have mixed feelings about this event. Sure the riding is unbelievable, but the consequences are too high. When the top 10 in a competition don't all finish, there is a problem. How does a rider turn this event down with all the hype?
Sh*tshka, I could ride Rampage, and would compete if invited. I'd fare better than Pilgrim on a hardtail. I'm not saying I would qualify, but I'd give it the old college try.
Pilgrim went huge and his front wheel taco-ed. He absolutely slayed up until that point but maybe he would enjoy Rampage better if he learned how to ride on a big bike.... haha. I honestly believe that he would get a top 10 easily if everything went his way. He has some balls.
i think the funniest part about online arguments is there is always that ass who has to say something about the guy sitting behind a keyboard all day in his moms basement or something. its like "wow, dude! where did you ever come up with that! thats so clever!"
what are these guys infallible? why is the wind always at fault? these guys are the best, but they do make mistakes...that's what makes them great= they are human, thus subject to error. stop blaming the wind
oh wow. Let's look at it this way ,if your driving a car on the high way the wind can bblow you a foot out of your lane . If your going around a turn and you gass too much you could whip the tail of the vehicle, and not do a smooth turn as a result.every thing is a factor . When you do a drop on a mountain bike, 7-15 ft, you can do it at speed and do a rear wheel landing, no problem. You could do that same drop slow ,bunny hopping off the lip, and do some tricks as you drop . Now sending it 15 to 25 ft , is a different ball game , now if you bunnyhop of that drop... a little nudge, like you might do off a curb ,everything changes you may go another 5 ft farther out because of that little extra effort. Any thing you do the slightest twist, could cock your landing a hair side ways ,and cause you to land diagonal to the landing transition.. Not perfectly straight . now 25 to 40 Ft drops i don't know about personally.I imagine everything is that much more intense , that's why they are pros at redbull . they're going big . It may be a DNF or DNS to their record as a competitor if they fall. To my status it's a DNE ,"Did Not Enter"!
I'm barely capable of a 2 ft jump and even I can feel the effects of wind. Pretty obvious that a gust can totally throw off a jump as you free-fall through a 30ft drop.
Yeah 30 ft drop isn't even high to these guys ! The Sender i swear the gap to the landing is 35 ft the actual drop is 40 , so that isn't a straight drop. it requires a lot of speed to clear . Also the canyon gaps they are doing are sicker than the drops . In a lot of ways jumping is harder than dropping because there are more movements . You setting up the jump how much you lean into the forks to slam the rear suspension into the face of the jump to pop off it. Possibly the jump is a kicker that just throws you and you don't need to compress, but figuring the speed ...considering the gap is 60 ft?? A speed o meter would be nice !?
WOW!!! I'm getting hammered by negative props!!! I thought dirteveryday's comment was really funny cuz I was thinking the same!!! All those riders are awesome. No disrespect intended. Akunimatata to all!!!
Don't let it bother you.Cutsz, just take it as a sign that you said something creative and original, and the fanboy clones on here didn't like you stepping outside their boring boundaries. Take it as a compliment, I always do.
ok, hit your - buttons clones! Button pushers!
Why all the Pilgrim hate here ? Sam's an awesome rider, he is entitled to hate whatever he wants to hate. Rampage is not his style, but he still went out there and pushed himself and rode.
Riding Redbull Rampage > posting on Pinkbike..... give the guy some respect.
Well its part of his fmb world tour. "his job" current ranking 5th weather he wins or not it doesnt matter. atleast he tried now stop belittling people and grow up.
It is his job and he had better sack up and improve his all mountain skills if he ever wants to win the overall title, cause the Rampage ain't going away...if anything I think it should be double points.
But it's no big deal for him to say he hates it, we all feel that way about things sometimes, hes just being honest about the emotions he feels after such a horrific crash. He will hopefully learn from this and improve....what doesn't kill you makes you stronger...hopefully.
You need to sack up to, Tory, unless you are a girl. Your name sorta indicates you are. I said some good things about Pilgrim there, there was no hate.
Rather than neg prop Protour's comments can we not have a new system where so many neg props means he can't comment at all anymore with some bullshit statement on EVERY SINGLE post on PB. That w*nker needs to get a life.
Rampage needs a healthy Gee Atherton, Kenny Smith and fully healthy Claw (sure his line'll be sick, but we don't know how is recent back injury will affect or not his riding).
Benderoni is a more insane, definitely more skilled, russian version of Bender. He's just crazy. I would be afraid to watch him going down Utah mountains.
Its no longer about protection, its now all about style... but its also damn hot in utah right now. Germany the weather is much like it is here in canada in october... COLD and wet... but where the rampage is being done, in the zion national park in utah, usa... the forecast high for today (which will be right when the finals start), is 0% chance of rain, 18% humidity, and twenty six celcius degrees, under a blazing sun, and without any vehicles to shuttle riders to the top of the mountain so they have to PUSH their own bikes up. I am a little surprised thought that more riders aren't using the various visco-elastomer polymer armors as they're so much lighter weight, and breath so much better than rigid hard armors, and for straight impacts they do just as well. Hell given the amount of tumbling that happens in crashes down a mountain of rock hard dirt, they should stiffen up and stay pretty stiff until the rider comes to a halt.
"Its no longer about protection its now all about style" that makes zero sense. Everyone in this room is now dumber I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul
It's really amazing that none of these guys were hurt more seriously than they were. A true testament to the conditioning, ability, and mental toughness of being a professional at what you do. The rest of us just have to watch with our lower jaws hanging down.
No way, I'm just as stoked as anyone else!
Saw Hopkins crash at work this morning, that was insane, what was he thinking oversending it that much...Insane!
I'm turning over a new leaf here starting now. I'm going to try hard to be positive in here. We all just ride bikes, it's all good.
Screw it, I can't do it, I'm just gonna be myself. I'm generally a happy guy, but if I'm pissed about something, you're gonna get hear it truthfully. It's so boring pretending to be happy all the time while the world is going to hell, how do you guys do it? I mean I love riding and all, love the rampage almost as much as my girlfriend, but sometimes I feel like Sarah Conner in the original Terminator movie, I wanna shake things up and wake people up!
are you sure on that? ive seen people that ride diety components with spank pedals so that might be one of those things that people just dont compromise on
Photo of Hopkins in the air is just breathtaking! And landing is so short... I think that this picture is a great evidence of what makes this event so unique... It's not just about the size of airs, but about size of airs in this conditions... All these guys are superheroes!!! And it's great to hear that they are doing well...
reference to sam pilgrim from brycemtb ! wtf ! mabe he should grow some balls and fly the flag for canada ? if sam should not be considered a mountain biker then you mabey should be considered for an areshole ??
Just saying he is closer to a bmxer than a mountain biker. But he calls himself a mountain biker. You gotta respect an event like that not like a brat saying you "hate" it. He should be stoked to ride there. Its a dream of mine to ride there and i probably wont ever get to. He should feel honored and fortunate to be able to be invited to an event like rampage!
Pretty sure he rides a mountain bike haha and has competed in the british downhill series so.... But surely you'd be super dissapointed to travel soo many miles to an event he probably knew wasnt his style, to spend lots of his money and sponsors money on riding two runs which ultimately have lead to a bad crash and not a great deal of positives he probably does feel fortunate he is a really nice guy but must be angered by his circumstance
Oh ok everyone just negative prop the fuck out of me go and hate rampage with pilgrim negative prop me i dont give a fuck its my opinion something your not allowed on pb these days.
brycemtb, don't you think that maybe Semenuk 'hated' Joyride after crashing in his two runs!? I know i hate it when something goes wrong in a competition and can be a little negativ afterwards. But i don't think that means that Pilgrim doesn't respect Rampage.
Well no shit he hates rampage. Did you not see his crash? Let the guy be pissed off. He travelled all that way to only have a gust of wind mess up his qualifier run. You would be pissed too. Or would you be sitting there after crashing the first run, lying injured on a bed saying "I had so much fun, I feel lucky to have crashed at such a major event." He shouldn't be thankful he got an opportunity to ride at rampage, he should be thankful he's alive.
He said after Cranckworx that the Rampage is ridiculous, he realy hated the concept of the event, but it is the biggest event of the year and he has to respect that. He did it riding there, i realy wanted see Him with Brendog on the quali list. Maybe next year.
I support brycemtb, Pilgrim in a diferent video calls: Rampage stupid, Its sad that because he can't ride BIG Mountain FREEride !!!!! Just DJmx, the dude just hate's the event. Lame attitude !!!!!!!!!!
"I hate rampage" but only this new format not the 2008,04,03,02,01 rampage , i think whit all respect, rampage is abaout "big mountain" event , right, so what they make a big sender instead to let the riders do whatever they want, like semenuk, brendog, etc(rampage not need a wooden stuff like ramps just the right landscape).Wath i mean is that maybe the event is taking another path, for me a lover for old school freeride its very disappointing see how the Zink run won over the Gee and Bearclaw runs (without underestimating Zink one of my favorite riders), today just need a trik and thats done,FMB should separate these events appart from DJ and slopestyle to see the very best athletes of the sport. but its just my opinion, a guy not have the balls to ride these stuff. cheers and good luck to everyone tomorrow.
Say it's a preference if you will, but at a minimum back protection should be mandatory. Just because it's Redbull extreme event, doesn't mean you can't play it safe. No one here will call you sissy. If it was every rider would wear it and not complain - Just like the WC event held in France where Bulldog won.
I know right? I even wear elbow pads, shin/knee pads and my full face when taking it easy at the local bike park. I got a massive bruise on my leg for flipping over my bars on a trail and I thought that was bad lol.
all the negativity towards pilgrim is way to harsh, I think all these people bagging him out should give him a game of BIKE, and then they might relise why he got invited to rampage in the first place.
Viscious when the "Hane-Train" runs off the rails Kenny! Heal fast buddy. Vibes to all the wounded and thank you for throwing down like that. Legendary stuff to be sure.
Feel bad for Kinrade. Childhood hero didn't get to finish his competitive career with a podium. Who knows, maybe he'll show up next time and decide that he wants another shot.
These guys are insane to be going a big as they do while only wearing a helmet. You better believe I would be wearing full body armour. I'm surprised they were able to walk away.
You know when old people say "Get that injury taken care of because it will catch up with you when you are older". Well, unfortunately, it's true! I wish all of these maniacs a speedy, FULL and proper recovery. May they also have the wisdom to take up lawn bowling instead.
this became too much dangerous somebody gonna die or get paralized.....i love extreme but this is too much ....i thing the limits as been pushed too far .....
It is indisputably dangerous, but so is driving a car on the highway, or drinking and driving, or eating at McDonalds for years on end. It's all relative, these are the most prepared athletes in the world for this, and they all are very aware of the risks. Also, that Utah dirt is somewhat soft in alot of spots, especially when you go off trail. You guys looked at the photos too long...
These guys are all amaizing!! Just blows me away how this sport has evolved! I have been riding for better tah 20yrs never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined rigs and riders like these guys!!! Gotta love it man!
WOW...can't believe there's so much of a debate about sam pilgrim, after one flippant comment! He's an amazing dj MTB rider who went right out of his comfort zone to have a go at the most insane DH comp there is, simple as that!!!............Still managed to get overall 5th in the world in the FMB World Tour....which is for MOUNTAIN BIKERS NOT BMXers!!!!!!!!
I got respect for all the riders, crash or not. Its the love for mtbing, hope all of them are alright. Rampage is insane, its the super bowl of mountain bike... I love it....thanks to the riders for for their effort, and showing people that thinks mountain biking is just some stroll in the park...
Man, doing this shit without at least a neck brace is pure insanity. I don't even want to WATCH this stuff without my Leatt on. Seriously, I'm not one for mandating protective gear, but someone is going to get killed at one of these events if Redbull doesn't start requiring at least a basic level of protection.
I love the content on pinkbike. Unfortunately, the threads that follow are so rediculous and misinformed it puts a major damper on the stoke that could be.
They should call it the Red Bull Kit Kat Bar,Get Broke Off. Looks like some serious riding's going down in vigin,so bummed i didnt make my flight i missing some gnaly next level riding it appears. To all the riders going big and not whining too much its a big dogg event GO BIG or GO HOME style IMHO. when your pushing the levels of the sport that far crashes, come with the territory.
Hey guys go check out the Red Bull Tv app!! you can stream the event on ios (not sure if there is one on Android too) OH YES AND RED BULL DESERVES THAT AD
I vote POD for pilgrims crash photo and am glad everybody that crashed walked away relatively un hurt. These guys deserve massive props for going out there and pushing the boundrys of what is possiblle on a bike. I remember what seems like a lifetime ago now when I first saw rampage and how it fully encompassed the expression of freedom in my minds eye. from that point I saw a unity in Dh/Fr riding that Other diciplines Could not comprehend when they asked "why"?, I likely will never soar to Those heights on my bike, and most rampage sized hits I wouldnt even try to straight air But when Im riding and everythings working good it feels natural, its the only time when I really live Right in this very molment... nothing else matters, and the world becomes silent and fluid..and mine alone.
.... I also vote for them to all be payed the hockey players wages this season ( since they're not working this year, lol ) .... biking is so much more..
just got back from 4 days at the rampage!!!! stones throw from every one of the riders during these crashes. +++ vibes to all of them. they were some burly crashes. hopkins wins from biggest huck to flat ever to!
How the hell is anyone gonna try to do this without at least 180mm travel in front and back (save for some of the DH AirShox in the rear but those are just as efficient)
Props to anyone entering this arena, period.
It's again sad to see all the negative comments from couch slouching spectators.. Give all the competitors respect !
Why not give them the chance to at least try? Granted I was pretty scared for them, only ever having seen them on jumps, but it doesn't mean they won't ever be good at big mountain stuff. It's hard to practice for an event like rampage if it's not your usual style, cut them some slack.
Its no wonder pilgrim "dont know how to ride stuff like rampage" as he lives in england, we have nothing like that here apart from a few hills and he lives in the flattest county so its not exactly easy to train for stuff like this...
Pilgrim is one of the most talented people I've ever seen ride a bicycle you bunch of numpties, hate it when kids who can't even spell think they know anything about these riders or their "comfort and skill zone." This isnt his style of event but he came and went for it anyway, thats cause for respect. Kenny crashed out too, I guess he cant handle it either hey? Or Kinrade, dude's ridden it what, six times but apparently doesnt have the skill? The majority of users on this site astound me..
Pilgrim said on his facebook page he should have just brought his hardtail...yeah, like that would have prevented his cartwheel to faceplant. If he really means it he should sack up and come back next year with it! I'm calling you out, Pilgrim, you hear me you Rampage hater! I'll even take him on head to head, since I'll be on a DH rig by then I'll have an added safety advantage.
This makes crankworx look small. Anyone who rides this event even in first round quali deserves huge props, only the best riders on the planet are there.
@Protour, I actually agree with the fact that people here are a bit too sensitive. I mean, Piglet Orange got 100+ neg props for that joke? Seriously!?
When you do a drop on a mountain bike, 7-15 ft, you can do it at speed and do a rear wheel landing, no problem. You could do that same drop slow ,bunny hopping off the lip, and do some tricks as you drop .
Now sending it 15 to 25 ft , is a different ball game , now if you bunnyhop of that drop... a little nudge, like you might do off a curb ,everything changes you may go another 5 ft farther out because of that little extra effort. Any thing you do the slightest twist, could cock your landing a hair side ways ,and cause you to land diagonal to the landing transition.. Not perfectly straight .
now 25 to 40 Ft drops i don't know about personally.I imagine everything is that much more intense , that's why they are pros at redbull . they're going big .
It may be a DNF or DNS to their record as a competitor if they fall. To my status it's a DNE ,"Did Not Enter"!
Also the canyon gaps they are doing are sicker than the drops . In a lot of ways jumping is harder than dropping because there are more movements . You setting up the jump how much you lean into the forks to slam the rear suspension into the face of the jump to pop off it. Possibly the jump is a kicker that just throws you and you don't need to compress, but figuring the speed ...considering the gap is 60 ft?? A speed o meter would be nice !?
Riding Redbull Rampage > posting on Pinkbike..... give the guy some respect.
get off this site.
www.pinkbike.com/photo/8748048
from stutgart. rock climber way cool. cant remember her name though
Heal fast buddy.
Vibes to all the wounded and thank you for throwing down like that. Legendary stuff to be sure.
.... I also vote for them to all be payed the hockey players wages this season ( since they're not working this year, lol ) .... biking is so much more..
And what a nice bush kenny got on his belly