Video: UK Gravity Enduro Series Round 1

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odo96 (Mar 27, 2013 at 17:40)

Starting to get tired of the lack of support for lady mountain bikers in vids like these. The idea behind this sport is that its wholly non-exclusive, and yet that only coverage I see for events like these is focused primarily or exclusively on the male side of the spectrum.

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Kimbers FL (Mar 27, 2013 at 13:27)

650b in 1st, 29 in 2 nd 26 in 3rd 26 won the womens

was a relatively flat course so i guess big wheels would be better well thats what their sponsors want us to think

dan atherton wouldve won on bmx !

and i was on a 26 and right at the back ! it was tough going some grim mud - hub deep in parts and i had ice forming in my camelback tube between stages 1 & 2

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bullerboy25 (Mar 27, 2013 at 10:40)

Would be cool to see Dan win one of the avalanche races in the avalanche series!

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deli-hustler (Mar 27, 2013 at 10:35)

You didn't need to go much further north to be knee deep in snow. Well done to the organizers

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b45her (Mar 27, 2013 at 15:25)

i think steve parr said it was the only mtb even still on in the country.

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deli-hustler (Mar 27, 2013 at 15:30)

I wanted to go to Llandegla, but couldn't get there because of the snow

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JRoe (Mar 30, 2013 at 4:58)

It was the only event on that weekend. Everything else was called off!0

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b45her (Mar 27, 2013 at 15:24)

@bikegreece it was a very fitness based circuit, a very fit moderately skilled rider would have done a lot better than a moderately fit highly skilled rider.
unfortunately for the rest of the elites though dan atherton is very skilled and very fit.

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joeofloath (Mar 27, 2013 at 21:33)

Why do people give a shit what size wheels people are using? Should we list what drivetrains the riders use so we can go all out with the fanboy tribalistic hatefest?

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Parr66 (Mar 29, 2013 at 12:20)

odo96, have a look at the facebook group UK Gravity Enduro, we always have a Ladies group photo at the finish, the series is trying to promote it to Women and encourage them into this discipline. At round 1 we had 18 Women and 8 Elite Women, pretty good for its 3rd year, but point taken about no footage of Women riding, will pass it onto the Guy's who made video Cheers Steve

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sladevallydh (Mar 27, 2013 at 10:21)

Really likening one industries clothing

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conorjm10 (Mar 27, 2013 at 15:59)

Look at the 3rd, 4th and 5th finishing times... Literally a couple of turns on the crank between all three of them over all the stages!

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jimfacebinface (Mar 27, 2013 at 12:30)

Haven't heard this song in AGES! Such a good riding track! p.s. Awesome round-up of Round 1. I wish it was televised

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Jedd-191 (Mar 28, 2013 at 5:49)

Nothing about the weekend warriors? Boooooo....

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aedubber (Mar 27, 2013 at 12:05)

Looks like a fun flowy track .

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stucon (Mar 27, 2013 at 12:44)

Great to see Dan come in 1st place.. He works so hard all year round.. And it's looking like its paying off!

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AdventureQuest (Mar 30, 2013 at 5:30)

Does anyone know the make of those mudguards attached to fork's crown (at 1:02)? Thanks

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Chuckbike (Mar 27, 2013 at 15:46)

Can't wait for Gravity east !
1st / last it's all fun

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2rikko (Mar 28, 2013 at 3:52)

Oh I like this kind of riding. Now it's time for digging

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Chuckbike (Mar 27, 2013 at 15:45)

26 what!!!!!

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sladevallydh (Mar 27, 2013 at 10:21)

^^liking

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Enduro07 (Mar 27, 2013 at 11:13)

29rs need their own class within the enduro series....

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taletotell (Mar 27, 2013 at 11:34)

how'd the 29ers do? Top 3 were 26, right? It looked like a good coarse for big wheels though.

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b45her (Mar 27, 2013 at 12:24)

all 26ers for the ladies podium for the men 1st was a gt force 650b prototype, 2nd was a tallboy LTc but the guy didn't seem too happy with it. 3rd 26er.

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JRoe (Mar 27, 2013 at 13:31)

Neil donohgue seemd unhappy in what way. He came second and all the time I saw him he looked happy. There's Atleast three more 29ers in the top ten. Al stock was flying and so was the raffertys.

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Kimbers FL (Mar 27, 2013 at 13:40)

but who chose the bikes, the riders or their sponsors? all those guys wouldve been flying regardless of wheel size

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burt-reynolds (Mar 27, 2013 at 13:52)

Nah man, they have to be ridden differently. Not just anyone can do well on a 29 inch bike on an enduro style trail.

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taletotell (Mar 27, 2013 at 16:43)

Factor in the mud and I wonder what bike is better. You can't keep up speed for as long on a muddy day, and 29ers don't excellerate as fast, but they do have that contact patch giving them better traction. I want one of the pros to weigh in. I really want to know how the guy felt on the 650b, but I'm sure the company is keeping that pretty quiet.

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bristolmanc (Mar 28, 2013 at 4:57)

The course lent itself to riding on a 29-er and that's the only reason Donny was on a tallboy IMO. The proof of that will be when we see what they're riding on a more technical, DH-ish Inners course next month - 26-ers all round!

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dirtbiker100 (Mar 28, 2013 at 12:31)

If I was able to pick and choose a bike I'd have gone with 29 for that course definitely. But I was 26" and that's the only reason why I was so slow. honest.

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bikegreece (Mar 27, 2013 at 14:36)

Enduro... not really! Cyclocross...could be.