9 DH Bikes from Crankworx BC 2021

 Nail'd it! Not sure which would be more effective- this bike or a folding beach chair

 He used a beer can too around his seatpost true innovation with materials

 @endurogan: Back in the 90's I used to have a pair of Zyzxx forks on which the lowers were huge, and so used beer cans wrapped around each leg as protectors. Boddingtons ale if you're interested.

 Fun with paper-mache

 He deserves an award for overcoming adversity- He’s the last American privateer of the early 2000’s left racing. Everyone else has gotten old, is busy habitually taking up handicap spots, tried enduro and failed, or now is a home owner/husband/dad/ beverage distribution representative and realized DH racing takes time away from kicking it with the boys and doing some one armed curls. The only thing slacker than his seat tube angle- his nutrition program of liquid cocaine and pringles. Here’s to you, Mikey.

 @bigtim: If I ever get an inverted fork I will definitley be stealing that idea but ill be using sneaky weasel

 God, what is this thing!!

 Seat tube is slacker then the head tube on the grim donut

 Is this the textbook example of what can go wrong when you ghetto a mullet setup?

 yeah, he does not look too convinced though....

 When you want the look of an eBike with out the weight of the pesky motor and battery

 @danisroka: came here to ask the same. some brief googling yielded no answers.

 @danisroka: It's a crime against aesthetics!

 @flattoflat: Polygon DH proto is my guess. Looks like the old version with custom linkage + additional pivot on the top tube

 @gento: erm, it wasn't a prototype, they actually sold this thing.

 @melonhead1145: yep veiria brothers where racing them but soon went back to the old polygons

 Mountain Cycle still making bikes? Whaaaaa?

 @melonhead1145: I think @gento is right,
looks like the the earlier proto model with the added swing link at the top tube and shock, releive some side load stress on the rear shock.

If I remember correctly, Tracey Hannah, and possibly Nick had some success on the WC circuit with these bikes.

 look at my user name

 did any body else the the guys shirt that said vee tire co but he was running maxxis

 Rip pinkbike

 Yes if all you ride is boring enduro shit.

 It's not even a DH bike, so it doesn't belong in a "DH Bikes" article.

 @taldfind: To be fair, if he rode it down a hill, that makes it a DH (Down Hill) bike, no?

 @jaycubzz: Nope. I once had to undo a bolt using a hammer and a chisel, but that didn't make those tools into a wrench.
I've nothing against racers using what they think is the best tool for the race (or only tool they have if that's the case,) more power to them. I do have an issue with PB's insistence on declaring Enduro bikes as equal to DH bikes. They aren't. They are superior climbers and inferior decenders, and always will be, by design.

 @taldfind: oooooooooooook then.

 It looks like he is, either that or looks weird with the mullet. I’ve heard of a few pros preferring to run a bigger rotor in the rear recently, no idea why.

 Optical illusion because mullet?

 @B3NBiker: troy brosnan does it too. his mechanic explained that after testing during off season they concluded that in DH most of the breaking is happening in the rear, ergo the bigger rotors out back against fading.
myself switched to a 200 in the rear u. love it after using a 180 for years and i‘m not fast compared to those guys.

 @B3NBiker: you use your rear brake more than front. Ive burnt my rear rotor after one day morizine and front was like brand new. Also If you put your new pads same day, try check it after while you will see your rear pads worn out a lot more than front. I think because we drag our rear brake a lot mor than front, in steeps when hiting corners always draggin rear brake, you dont need lock your front wheel ever on trail and usualy you hard brake with front only for few moments when in straight line and want to slow down. I think it comes down to have bigger rear rotor to help manage heat not so power. I would always put 220 rear on my bike if frame allows it.

 With a 220 rear and 200 front, never had a braking problem again. I'm a big man 95kg/210lbs (in fact i'm not tall, so i'm just fat)

 More modulation on the front ?

 @DatCurryGuy: no, better resistance to fading on the rear

 @striveCF15: I could never understand why everyone (nearly) runs a bigger up front I always use 203 front and back, maybe it’s all about forces and shit

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 "Yall shouldn't even show that bike ever seeing as you cant buy one" is weird. Something to say about this Intense prototype?

 @fracasnoxteam: But you will eventually be able to buy one. Hyper not so much.

 @nug12182: eventually is the word, Intense DH prototype is evolving what feels like forever

 That fork is designed to take both wheel sizes, but that's really tight.

 Isn't that a 29" wheel in a 27.5" fork?

 I haven't had one, but... their website does not says anything besides 27,5". I know a couple of guys, runnin a 29" wheel in it, but it's tight.
#reversemullet #fullparty :-)

 @clemdog: yep, it was always just a 27.5" fork. Though saw a release recently showing an actual 29" Rux with proper clearance.

 My bad, I missed that one.

 Yup, would have been nice to have some commentary. I like to know the details, for instance Kirk McDowall did the whole race on a blown out rear tire!