Video: Mavic Trans Provence 2012 - Day 5

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gamblor (Sep 28, 2012 at 12:43)

Looking at the entry package on the website...mechanics follow you around for a week, support crew sets up your campsite each night, suspension tuning services, 3 meals a day, hang out with some pros, meet some chill people, drink some beers, ride some sick singletrack in France, chat up some ladies...is anyone seriously racing? This is a mighty fine vacation if you ask me. We need more "races" like this.

garydonosti (Sep 28, 2012 at 14:37)

They also run it as a holiday only tour. Useful to try out the course before signing up for the race.
The actual race bits are seriously quick, you see the pro/am divide.

FuTAnT (Sep 29, 2012 at 10:27)

I looked into it and read that as well the other day. Pretty awesome value for what you get. If you're not keen on the race, as above, you can still do all the trails at a more 'soak it up along with all the wine n cheese' pace too. I think I just found my next holiday.

Kootenaycycle (Sep 28, 2012 at 10:54)

Wow a specialized Stumpy evo cracked..., looks like it had a good impact with a sharp rock.

gautama108 (Oct 2, 2012 at 11:58)

Sorry, but it was not a Stumpy Evo...

tomtbukona (Sep 28, 2012 at 14:16)

This is what i think mtb is all about

tetonrick (Sep 28, 2012 at 17:38)

The French love a tight switchback don't they!?

moloch (Sep 28, 2012 at 11:18)

the most relaxing race atmosphere i´ve seen. good vibes and great singletracks

NAPALMJEFF (Sep 28, 2012 at 13:31)

wow this looks great.but wait i have got the ALISTAIR LEES MEMORIAL TROPHY this sunday at innerleithen first ever event for me you ride to race and win or just ride.

KAWAI (Sep 30, 2012 at 2:46)

nice.

scotyribbust (Sep 30, 2012 at 5:58)

sick edit - whats the song?

BennoB (Sep 30, 2012 at 10:05)

Hudson - Against The Grain

gserrato (Sep 28, 2012 at 22:13)

first wheelset shown in the video is a Stans Flow wheelset

joeforshaw (Sep 30, 2012 at 11:18)

what a beard!

paulskibum FL (Sep 30, 2012 at 13:12)

Ed Oxley - legend.

hwipwill (Sep 28, 2012 at 9:59)

backflip!!!

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themountain (Sep 28, 2012 at 9:59)

YES...corbon doesent break...my ass!! 3:02

crowaan (Sep 28, 2012 at 10:37)

All frames, no matter what the material used to make them, have a chance at breaking. You can't talk down carbon just because it broke.

JScott (Sep 28, 2012 at 10:48)

No, themountain is correct. I'm going to sell my carbon bikes and only buy aluminum from now on. There's no documented case of aluminum bike frame breaking... EVER! Then again, maybe this bike in question was made of "cOrbon" Is that some new fancy material they have in france?

Sarcasm aside, this looks like such an awesome series. Great coverage as well.

themountain (Sep 28, 2012 at 11:17)

My point is only that every material can go sour....for this reason I allways wondered why some people here on the board try to convince others that CARBON(ok now?) is what its all about....nothing more nothing less.

JScott (Sep 28, 2012 at 11:57)

Well your first post is celebrating the fact that carbon broke, almost as if it proved something right. No one should be so smug to think carbon can't break. But people have been looking down on carbon as if it was glass and that no one should make mountain bikes out of it for years. It's only been recently that I've been able to ride my carbon bikes and not have people say "is that safe?, aren't you worried it's going to break" as though an aluminum/steel bike has never snapped in history.

One thing that you can be sure of though, if that carbon frame broke, an aluminum frame would have failed as well. Maybe not in the same way, but something would give.

garydonosti (Sep 28, 2012 at 14:38)

Bikes break, get over it.