redsetta

Awesome!

My first DH race (Mammoth Kamikaze) was in 1996 on a '97 Litespeed Owl Hollow. Was the most amazing bike I'd slung a leg over. Good times for sure ;)

"Daayumm!" That's exactly what I thought when he pulled that last whip ;)

Go Darius

@ spoonyman, icy what you did there... ;)

Good call - cheers.

For what it's worth, wherever possible/practical I upgrade to S/S bearings, but always pop out the rubber seals, pack fully with high-quality marine grease and replace. Bearings generally only come 1/3 packed and the gaps invite water over time which, in my experience, is the primary cause of failure. For high-rotation bearings, I'll use Inox MX-3 or TSI301 and just brush an light coat of marine grease on the external surfaces. Teflon-based PTFE grease can also be really handy for anything in between heavy-duty, eg bottom bracket etc, and (relative) high rotation, eg wheel bearings. For chain lube, I've been using TSI301 for about four years and find it works really well as it gets into the microscopic nooks and crannies in the metal and lasts better than anything else I've tried.

Good call - awesome. Some shots looked a lot like west coast NZ - black sand, cold water, cloudy etc. No bear footprints though ;)

The opening shot's a classic - reminds me of me ;)

Love the manual transitions - no doubt got serious skills. Definitely the best way to sell bikes ;)