Action Bike Check From Garbonzo DH

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gromhit (Aug 9, 2010 at 11:47)

those new specialized ,and lapierre bikes look really nice.

mooseman414 (Aug 9, 2010 at 20:51)

looks like Troy Bronson has wings

whattheheel (Aug 9, 2010 at 14:46)

Holy stupid pajammy jams Batman!! Looks like someone threw up 27 different colors of kool aid on those kits. Flame away if you want but eewwww.

Edparn (Aug 10, 2010 at 3:00)

Totally agree, look at Riche Rude, I wouldn't even have the nerve to wear some of those around the house.

LaxinDHrider (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:14)

i would take any of them

j-maul (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:17)

Gee always looks like he's rippin' it

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anthonysjb (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:59)

because he is.

bikerboywill FL (Aug 9, 2010 at 15:54)

gee? not winning something?

TheCanuck (Aug 9, 2010 at 20:51)

It happens to everyone, just a shame when he doesn't win.

garylucas (Aug 9, 2010 at 21:43)

How is it that A.C.C stays away from competetive downhill now, in favour of dominating the B.M.X scene and taking part in some endurance events,and wipes the floor with world champions time and again.I mean Emmaline Ragot,although a fellow countryman,must hate her fcuking guts and i never use the word hate lightly,but a teenage world champ getting trounced by a woman old enough to be her mother must be a bitter pill to swallow,and it must be even more bitter knowing that A.C.C could do this type of thing whenever she want's,come on now lets not beat about the bush,theres friendly rivalry and then theres just sheer taking the piss,i mean imagine when the decorators in in the womens side of things,situations must get real tense when sh*t like this happens,18+ seconds she won by.Why in the world did this woman retire from the worlds and world cups.Now i'm not even a fan of A.C.C but this needed saying.
Gary.

gadmack (Aug 10, 2010 at 8:59)

Chausson is the best ever female DH racer, she can't help it, it's just the way it is! It's up to everybody else to beat her so you can't really knock Chausson for simply going that bit faster. Nico Vouilloz held a similar mystique back in the day but later in his career he stopped winning quite as much, this wasn't because he got any slower but everyone else learned from him (particularly his approach to DH racing as a professional sport) and caught up.
It's hard to say whether women's racing would have done the same if Chausson had stayed on the world cup scene but from what I remember, they were still a long way off. So I get your point about the frustration that some racers must feel but if they're taking a head full or resentment onto the the track, then they are only going to be wasting their time. Personally, I have massive respect and admiration for Chausson.

garylucas (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:45)

Don't get me wrong Gary m8,i've got untold respect for A.C.C,i just can't understand why she's retired from a sport she can clearly still dominate.By the way Gary does she ride for Sunn or Commencal now m8.
Gary.

gadmack (Aug 11, 2010 at 13:09)

It's lonely at the top! She'd achieved everything she wanted to achieve except Olympic gold so she trained for that instead of following the World Cup circus, and maybe got used to travelling a bit less? It can get boring when there is no real competition, I know all about that, I'm undefeated in my local pub at dominoes! Haha!

Anyway, Anne-Caro is currently riding for Sunn. The two old superpowers back together!

joe901 (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:19)

You appear to have missed the star of the show Jack reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

robcampbell (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:56)

hell yeah!

pug5ley (Aug 10, 2010 at 22:05)

Definately.....where`s Jack on his Ellesworth ????

Lovey (Aug 10, 2010 at 1:11)

it looks like troy bronson has wings on his back

oceen246 (Aug 9, 2010 at 15:11)

Kovarik destroyed the competition. It is amazing the gap to see such gap between first, second, and third. Did a lot of rider crash on that day?

moutnbiker FL (Aug 9, 2010 at 16:05)

no, Kovarik just MURDERED the course and the comp. nobody expected times hit under 1330 but the Man from down under killed it at 1322.

klopp (Aug 9, 2010 at 18:03)

its good to see Anna Caro Chausson back and ripping again!

Rider656 (Aug 9, 2010 at 21:53)

Does anyone know the travel Chris Kovarik setup for this race on his M9? 8.5"/9"/9.5"?

Jobobasaurus (Aug 9, 2010 at 22:27)

9" to 10" maybe?

factorycol (Aug 10, 2010 at 1:18)

are there no pictures of Jack Reading - who finished 7th!!!!

alinorco2010 (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:25)

Really awesome photos

BikeDaug40 (Aug 9, 2010 at 15:42)

Mic Hannah always has such a flashy set up

harriieee (Aug 10, 2010 at 7:54)

It's Brendan Fairclough. Not Brendon.

harriieee (Aug 10, 2010 at 7:54)

and Emmeline Ragot.

harriieee (Aug 10, 2010 at 7:55)

and Brook McDonald.

harriieee (Aug 10, 2010 at 7:55)

and Fabien Cousinie.

crazygeorge (Aug 10, 2010 at 13:40)

I think Brock sounds much cooler!

KonaStinkyKid100 (Aug 9, 2010 at 15:02)

brosnan is like in granny gear they all are in a low gear they must not be goin that fast

andrewbikeguide (Aug 9, 2010 at 18:57)

Spec team riders are running a custom six speed - given that 90% of the course doesn't require a pedal stroke except to speed up from fast to stupid fast and his ridiculously fast finish time you can pretty much assume that he is going f*&^ing fast here.

rossdunlop (Aug 9, 2010 at 19:52)

It's a much more pedally course than you'd imagine, there's at least a minutes worth of flat straight pedalling overall. That shot is also about 3 corners in on a pretty flat section so you don't want to be in too high a gear there as it's hard to carry speed out of the corner before.

cikudh (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:18)

pedalling?? owh! then GT & Lappiere floating BB mean something on that!

andrewbikeguide (Mar 14, 2011 at 15:34)

A bit of a slow reply - I don't have to imagine how pedally it is as I get to see it or ride it fairly frequently (I am in the park six days per week). These guys are going faster on these courses than most DH riders can imagine and hence can use and have a totally different gear set than the average (or even above average) rider. I understand your point but they are not going to use any piece of equipment that means giving up the chance to win.

iran (Aug 9, 2010 at 22:24)

yes

fappachino (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:27)

is it just me or in Emmeline Regot picture the chain looks loose

CanadaDiscGolf (Aug 9, 2010 at 14:19)

just hitting bumps...the chain always bounces around and the chainguide keeps it on

downhillmtb-4-life (Aug 9, 2010 at 14:28)

na she is just super pinned!!!

maxnordstrom (Aug 9, 2010 at 14:00)

Noci voulli had a crash in the picture? Otherwise he's leaning like shit!

moutnbiker FL (Aug 9, 2010 at 16:03)

Check out the pics of Brosnan and Keene. it looks like they have wings.

p3dro (Aug 9, 2010 at 20:14)

Yeah, i noticed that, Red Bull's wings? Uh oh

saintross (Aug 9, 2010 at 14:16)

go chris

caste1200 (Aug 9, 2010 at 14:59)

yeah try handle a 15 min race at full speed

whattheheel (Aug 9, 2010 at 15:06)

What?

KonaStinkyKid100 (Aug 10, 2010 at 12:16)

it just looks like if theyre goin that fast and their deralier is still way forward

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mongoosemaniac (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:20)

I find it remarkable, People in photos wear kneepads but they're actually not on there knees protecting them.

gouty (Aug 9, 2010 at 13:41)

that honestly makes zero sense. There called knee pads for a reason, you can also buy shin pads for your shins.

nateb FL (Aug 9, 2010 at 14:05)

Which photo do you see this? Maybe his pad slipped down, or maybe he crashed on it already and it shifted? Or maybe like gouty suggests, you don't know what a knee is and what a shin is?

samuelity (Aug 9, 2010 at 14:07)

they wear knee pads because when/if they fall, they won't destroy their knees. i can't believe you got +2 props

Jobobasaurus (Aug 9, 2010 at 22:26)

and those pads that look like they are on wrong, are ment to be worn like that, they are a longer version of a knee pad.

Edparn (Aug 10, 2010 at 2:54)

I find this whole thing remarkable..

twoheads (Aug 10, 2010 at 4:39)

After reading that i checked back through the photo's, and can't see one pic that would prompt such a retard remark?

Oh, and unlucky Gee, or is he conserving energy and keeping in check ready for WChamps?

shanehickey (Aug 11, 2010 at 0:29)

bwahahaha what an idiot

mongoosemaniac (Aug 11, 2010 at 7:22)

TO EVERYONE who has so generously replied to my comment i would like to say that i never said that they werent wearing any kneepads as stated in one comment...oddly. I said that they were wearing them but not actually on the knee and no they dont have 'special' long kneepads there the same that you or i would wear, and after looking through the photos again myself yes they are actually on the knee but the last photo is why i thourght i should post a comment because its not only here in these photos ive seen it, loads of others on pinkbike aswell, Funny how people get worked up about something so little