I often wonder what are the most popular brands of gear and bike models on any given day at Whistler bike park. So, on Wednesday, July 18, I packed up the pen and paper, picked up a helper and hit up the lift line up for 6.5 hours to tally bikes and scour them for parts. We did 100 riders at a time for each item covered, skipped over rental bikes and really felt that we got a great capture of what real riders are using in the world's most famous bike park. This is just a snapshot of what we saw on that particular day, but it's really interesting to see what folks are spending their hard earned dollars on. We covered the following items: frames, forks, shocks, helmets, Neck braces (wearing or not), tires, saddles, handlebars, brakes, rear derailleurs, pedals and shoes.
- Tyler Maine Frames:
Specialized Demo 8 (All Models) | 15% |
Transition TR450 | 6% |
Giant Glory (All Models) | 6% |
Devinci Wilson (All Models) | 6% |
Santa Cruz Carbon V10 | 5% |
Trek Session 8 | 5% |
Kona Operator | 4% |
Transition TR250 | 3% |
Iron Horse Sunday | 3% |
Turner DHR | 3% |
Nuke Proof Scalp | 3% |
Rocky Mountain Flatline | 3% |
Norco Aurum | 3% |
Cove Shocker | 3% |
Intense M9 | 3% |
Specialized SX | 2% |
Pivot Phoenix | 2% |
Xprezzo Furax | 2% |
Norco Team DH | 2% |
Trek Session 9.9 | 2% |
Intense 951 | 2% |
Orange 224 | 2% |
Orange Five | 2% |
Scott Voltage | 1% |
Scott Gambler | 1% |
Empire AP-1 | 1% |
Intense Socom | 1% |
Saracen Myst | 1% |
Yeti 303 | 1% |
Giant Faith | 1% |
Knolly Podium | 1% |
Evil Undead | 1% |
Evil Revolt | 1% |
Commencal Supreme V3 | 1% |
Orange Big T | 1% |
Labyrinth Minotaur | 1% |
Forks:
Fox 40 (All Models) | 39% |
RockShox Boxxer (All Models) | 34% |
Marzocchi 888 (All Models) | 7% |
Fox 36 (All Models) | 5% |
RockShox Lyric (All Models) | 4% |
RockShox Totem (All Models) | 2% |
RockShox Domain | 2% |
Marzocchi 66 | 2% |
BOS (All Models) | 2% |
Marzocchi Super T | 1% |
Marzocchi Monster T | 1% |
Suntour WERX | 1% |
Rear Shocks:
Fox RC4 | 42% |
Fox Van RC | 12% |
Cane Creek | 11% |
RockShox Vivid Coil | 10% |
Fox DHX 5.0 | 6% |
Fox DHX 3.0 | 4% |
RockShox Vivid Air | 3% |
Marzocchi ROCO | 3% |
X Fusion Vector HLR (All Models) | 3% |
Progressive 5th Element | 2% |
Elka | 2% |
BOS | 1% |
Fox RP23 | 1% |
Helmets:
Troy Lee Designs D3 | 24% |
Troy Lee Designs D2 | 13% |
661 Evolution | 11% |
Giro Remedy | 9% |
Protec | 7% |
Urge Down O Matic | 7% |
Fox Rampage | 5% |
THE | 4% |
Bell Drop | 4% |
Fox V3R | 2% |
Bell Moto 9 | 2% |
POC Cortex | 2% |
Fly (Moto) | 2% |
Bell Ballistic | 1% |
Specialized Deviant | 1% |
Mace | 1% |
Troy Lee Designs (Moto) | 1% |
MET | 1% |
Blue Grass | 1% |
Kali | 1% |
Suomy | 1% |
Neck Braces (wearing one or not):
Tires (200 tires were counted, so each % is 2 tires):
Maxxis Minion DHF | 52% |
Maxxis High Roller | 12% |
Specialized Butcher DH | 8% |
Maxxis High Roller 2 | 6% |
Kenda Nevegal | 4% |
Bontrager G4 | 4% |
Maxxis Minion DHR | 4% |
Specialized Clutch | 2% |
Continental Der Baron | 1% |
Continental Kaiser | 1% |
Michelin Comp 32 | 1% |
Schwalbe Fat Albert | 1% |
Schwalbe Big Betty | 1% |
Schwalbe Wicked Will | 1% |
Kenda Kenetics | 1% |
Kenda Telonics | 1% |
Saddles (Brand):
Chromag (All Models) | 24% |
WTB (All Models) | 15% |
SDG I-Beam (All Models) | 14% |
Specialized (All Models) | 8% |
Transition (All Models) | 8% |
Misc Saddles (All Models) | 6% |
Selle Italia (All Models) | 5% |
SDG (Non I-Beam) (All Models) | 3% |
Funn (All Models) | 3% |
DMR (All Models) | 3% |
Bontrager (All Models) | 2% |
Fizik (All Models) | 2% |
Shimano (All Models) | 2% |
Kore (All Models) | 2% |
Selle San Marco (All Models) | 1% |
Giant(All Models) | 1% |
Serfas (All Models) | 1% |
Handlebars (Brand):
Chromag (All Models) | 27% |
Race Face (All Models) | 13% |
Truvativ Boobar (All Models) | 10% |
Easton Havoc (All Models) | 8% |
Renthal (All Models) | 7% |
Gravity Lite (All Models) | 5% |
Sunline (All Models) | 4% |
Answer (All Models) | 4% |
PRO (All Models) | 3% |
Specialized (All Models) | 3% |
Diety (All Models) | 3% |
Nuke Proof (All Models) | 3% |
Spank (All Models) | 2% |
Bontrager (All Models) | 2% |
Kona (All Models) | 1% |
Scott (All Models) | 1% |
ODI (All Models) | 1% |
Funn (All Models) | 1% |
ENVE Carbon ((All Models) | 1% |
Kore (All Models) | 1% |
Brakes:
Avid Elixir (All Models) | 24% |
Shimano Saint | 21% |
Avid Codes (All Models) | 16% |
Avid X0 (All Models) | 11% |
Avid Juicy (All Models) | 6% |
Formula (All Models) | 6% |
Hayes Prime (All Models) | 5% |
Hope (All Models) | 4% |
Shimano XTR | 3% |
Shimano SLX | 2% |
Shimano XT | 1% |
Hayes Nine | 1% |
Rear Derailleurs:
SRAM X9 | 35% |
SRAM X0 | 28% |
Shimano Saint | 18% |
SRAM X7 | 7% |
Shimano SLX | 4% |
Shimano XT | 3% |
SRAM X5 | 2% |
Shimano 105 | 2% |
Shimano XTR | 1% |
Pedals (Brand):
Shimano DX Clipless | 15% |
Wellgo (All Models) | 11% |
Kona WahWah | 7% |
Straitline | 7% |
Spank | 5% |
Truvativ | 5% |
NRG Tasters Choice | 5% |
Twenty6 | 4% |
Crankbros 50/50 | 4% |
Specialized | 4% |
Crankbros Clipless | 3% |
Axiom | 3% |
Easton Flat Boy | 3% |
Nuke Proof | 2% |
DMR V12 | 2% |
Canfield Crampon | 2% |
Gravity | 2% |
Reverse | 2% |
Superstar | 1% |
FUNN | 1% |
Dirty | 1% |
DMR Vault | 1% |
Point One Podium | 1% |
Acros | 1% |
Atomlab | 1% |
Burgtech Flats | 1% |
Deity | 1% |
HT | 1% |
Shimano DX Flat | 1% |
e.Thirteen | 1% |
Transition | 1% |
Six Pack | 1% |
Syncros | 1% |
Flats vs. Clips:
Shoes:
510 (all flat models) | 49% |
Shimano Clipless | 9% |
Nike | 7% |
510 (Clipless) | 5% |
Shimano (All flat models) | 5% |
Work / Hiking Boots | 4% |
Specialized (Clipless) | 3% |
Vans (Clipless) | 3% |
Misc (unknown) | 3% |
Osiris | 2% |
Teva | 2% |
Puma | 1% |
Circa | 1% |
Vans (Non-Clip) | 1% |
661 | 1% |
DC | 1% |
iXS | 1% |
Converse | 1% |
Sombrio | 1% |
Are you sure?
I am not at all Surprised that the Demo and Glory are among the top 3. I am surprised that The Iron Horse Sunday is still up there being that they are out of biz. Love the Sunday frame though and glad people still rock it."
Iron Horse isn't out of business LOL. They just don't make the Sunday, or pretty much any bike they used to make. They went bankrupt and were aquired by another company. They are now a "Wallyworld" brand of bikes. Regardless... they never went out of business... not even for a single day. They got bought out before they shut down. Pinkbike is definitely the "rumor mill". "Well I heard it online... so it's true" = the staple of pinkbike members.
I mean "El Dorado" forks
'El' is not part of the name. They are called ' Dorado', which is also the name of a constellation in the southern sky.
As I said before, it might actually be a rad fork...idk, I personally haven't ridden any "Dorado", even though I'd never buy a "Dorado", looks matter, mate!
Clips = 18%
Given that this is just a random polling of riders on a single day i'm a bit surprised, but not shocked it didnt make the list... stretch it out over a few weekends and more riders and i'm sure it would make the list.... but it would still be near the bottom!
Also, I'm guessing that RM Flatline and Suntour Werx was a certain mr Tippie?
smaller house, older car/truck, no vacations(apart from MTB related trips). choose one extreme sport not five. choose one hobby not three. cut down on booze, cigarettes, weed, iPhone upgrade, designer drugs, wine collections, hookers, blow, nights out, movies, designer skinny lattes, designer drainpipe jeans at $300 a pop etc.
you choose. live your life your way.
That said, I never look down on people that don't (not saying the OP is either), because I'm just glad people are out riding.
And, the new Leatts dont put pressure on your collarbone.
www.leatt-brace.com/index.php/choose-your-sport/enduro/leatt-body-protector-adventure
www.leatt-brace.com/index.php/choose-your-sport/mountain-biking/leatt-chest-protector-pro
And, because of that, it's STRONG.
I think you should do it again on a weekend and compare both results. However this has been a very tedious and meticulous job, well done and thank you so much.
Shimano DX Clipless 15%
Wellgo (All Models) 11%
Kona WahWah 7%
Wellgo and Kona 2nd and 3rd
Very Interesting. I would have them both as a budget pedal.
Must admit though there are some smexy pedals out there !
But man they are narrow !
Come on folks, how many different seat choices do you have? I'm sure you can settle on a wheel size just fine and deal with ALL THE CHOICES.
What do those Canadians know, there will be in a couple of weeks though :o)
Oh, I know 2 riders there just now with them on. haha.
Yee, even caught up with Legend and Scythe but not with Scream, We should be there, oldschool bikes would make there a sensation hehe
but whats about the best fork "Dorado"????
Also are Xprezzo local or something? How come they're so high up relative to significantly better known bikes/brands?
C'mon mannnn
D3 on top.
How dumb do you think we are, needing to explain that to us?!
Seems there's a lot of potato counters around.