USA Nationals Mammoth Downhill - Video by mtbmaniatv

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herzalot (Jul 15, 2016 at 6:19)

Course looks pretty rough - proper DH. Mikey's preview was great - after Bas woke him up.

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XCMark (Jul 17, 2016 at 15:39)

Listen carefully, you can hear frames splaying(you can see some splaying in a few shots), shock and frames bottoming and once I think I heard some spokes moving at :35, though it may have been rocks bouncing off rotors. Some of those rock edges have to be murder on rims!

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Keith-Sweat (Jul 15, 2016 at 10:35)

No coverage of the #urinationgate scandal?

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 15, 2016 at 12:58)

Zink and Shaw really pissed them off.

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mtbmaniatv FL (Jul 15, 2016 at 16:13)

@endlessblockades: hahahahahhaha

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Rubberelli (Jul 15, 2016 at 17:29)

Story please.

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wobblegoblin (Jul 15, 2016 at 18:30)

basically USA cycling thinks that rules for roadies should apply to mountain biking. a*sholes.

m.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/Cam-Zink-and-Luca-Shaw-Fined-20-by-USAC-for-Peeing-in-the-Woods,9335

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Zhehan (Jul 15, 2016 at 6:27)

Video needs more wind noise...

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 15, 2016 at 7:25)

Good old Mammoth -too bad I'm too lame to qualfy this year, but there's always September. If you missed this, book a campsite for the Kamikaze Bike Games and get down there in Sept. Such a crazy part of our wacky state.

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hetfield1 (Jul 15, 2016 at 6:09)

That first crash...ouch!

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mjohnson801 (Jul 15, 2016 at 11:01)

Mikey's track preview video was rad!

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rota92 (Jul 15, 2016 at 15:11)

+1

It's fun to watch people having fun and keeping their composure on tracks I'd be walking my bike down lol the last bit into the finish was dope. Much respect to everyone riding that this weekend.

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garrettstories FL (Jul 15, 2016 at 8:31)

That rock garden though...

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abzillah (Jul 15, 2016 at 11:38)

Weren't people complaining about the rock garden in the Enduro Course Preview video?

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suspended-flesh FL (Jul 15, 2016 at 11:49)

@abzillah: Enduro was on Follow Me, this is the Bullet DH course (Pro and Cat 1)

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salespunk (Jul 15, 2016 at 17:55)

Enduro races Bullet as well, just bypasses the rock garden. Every other drop you see they hit as part of one stage. Another stage is run on Follow Me along with two other stages around 15 minutes each.

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dirtchurner (Jul 17, 2016 at 11:29)

Did BULLET the weekend before and got just as stuck half way down the rock garden. THAT rock garden is a great learning curve section along with the two drops following it due to the rough lead ins and kitty litter traction issues.

The "Follow me line" with its rock garden starter kits does not compare and should rate as a blue line.

Never mind the lung squeeze at that altitude for us seaside inhabitants....

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preach (Jul 15, 2016 at 8:33)

Mammoth is beautiful.

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SteveDekker (Jul 15, 2016 at 10:09)

Its a really great place. Wish I was there.

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Rubberelli (Jul 15, 2016 at 17:31)

First bike park ever I believe. Is Bullet the first WC DH course? History lesson requested.

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streetfighter848 (Jul 16, 2016 at 8:45)

I give props to DH racers riding such gnarly courses without gloves.

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Ptownoriginal (Jul 15, 2016 at 22:58)

Another year, more laps in the kitty litter. It's just not that...interesting? I guess? But good on us for pretending USA cycling gives a shit about downhill

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Jfdz1304 (Jul 17, 2016 at 14:35)

the predator became the prey

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Beez177 (Jul 16, 2016 at 23:10)

Did not look fun