Dual Slalom Highlights Video - Crankworx Rotorua 2018

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bobsten (Mar 20, 2018 at 8:37)

the kid at 1:30 just won the internet for today. good on ya.

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scott-townes (Mar 20, 2018 at 11:55) (Below Threshold)

yeah except dabbing is pretty dumb so....

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forkguardian (Mar 20, 2018 at 12:35)

@scott-townes: you're just jelly that kid can dab legally on the internet and you can't in utah

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juicebanger FL (Mar 20, 2018 at 9:09)

Did you get that bottle open yet Mr. Strait?

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Piersurf (Mar 20, 2018 at 11:09)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/15710951

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gtrguy FL (Mar 20, 2018 at 8:32)

Awesome! How about a bike check?

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suspended-flesh FL (Mar 20, 2018 at 9:52)

This has nothing to do with Crankworx, but I figured DS enthusiasts are reading this: If you had a SS for DS and a 17t rear end, what would be a good front chain ring size, for say, the Sea Otter DS? Mid 30s end of the spectrum, or low 40s? I have a 44 on there now for street but that might be a little harder to get back up to speed....

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lucas20-p (Mar 20, 2018 at 10:07)

38 or 36

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brightbmx (Mar 20, 2018 at 10:09)

Tough to say. At Sea Otter, you need to be quick out of the gate since its a flat start but need to be able to sprint at the end when youre flying. I'd say somewhere in the 40s. Depends though. Do you want to be quick out of the gate or be able to hammer at the end? Best thing to do is get yourself at 10spd drivetrain and run a 34t or 36t up front.

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suspended-flesh FL (Mar 20, 2018 at 11:50)

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suspended-flesh FL (Mar 20, 2018 at 11:52)

@brightbmx: Gonna stay SS, but that last stretch to the line might need 40 x 17. Thanks for the advice!

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Ashevillerider (Mar 20, 2018 at 12:01)

Back in the day, you had to have gears, not sure if that is still the rule.

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suspended-flesh FL (Mar 20, 2018 at 12:10)

@Ashevillerider: Damn I didn't know that. Will check.

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suspended-flesh FL (Mar 20, 2018 at 14:39)

@Ashevillerider: Dude from USAC says it's legal unless SOC requested a ban and he doesn't see such a request. I'd rather just drink beer than get my ass kicked, but it's a small field at my age, and they need victims. Who knows, maybe I'll sneak onto the podium...

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brightbmx (Mar 20, 2018 at 20:58)

You can race on a single speed. Plenty of people in Cat 2 and Cat 3 do

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cru-jones (Mar 21, 2018 at 4:27)

When I was racing, I was always most comfortable on something close to 2:1, or 1 tooth less than that in the rear, so a 36/17 would probably be my choice (on 26" wheels that is). Sea Otter is very fast though, especially at the bottom. If I remember correctly, I did shift gears at Sea Otter.

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suspended-flesh FL (Mar 21, 2018 at 9:41)

@brightbmx: those are my people!

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McArdle FL (Mar 20, 2018 at 14:16)

Anyone remember the Lopes vs Peaty duelling days?

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Rhymer (Mar 20, 2018 at 16:31)

You really get to see the skills in DS. Even if I had those skills, I could never make a bike move up and down as quickly as those guys and girls. Impressive.

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filmdrew (Mar 20, 2018 at 16:58)

Totally! That's personally why I like DS so much too... feels like it combines all skills into one event.

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suspended-flesh FL (Mar 27, 2018 at 17:07)

@filmdrew: You can also suck at it, be old and race Cat 2 like me. Someone has to get beat to make the brackets work.

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metaldude (Mar 20, 2018 at 14:43)

Haha I must be older than dirt, more like grass, because this is not old school dual slalom

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StackingItSince1991 (Mar 20, 2018 at 18:39)

"Its fast, its quick, and if you blink its over"....I know that feeling.

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Leppah (Mar 20, 2018 at 12:21)

Looks like a fun course. I love that head to head racing action.

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mrbrownstone (Mar 20, 2018 at 13:11)

1:35 ....just wow for Slavik

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vatosteve (Mar 20, 2018 at 14:56)

What about the kid with the soccer ball dab photo bomb! Classic

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pdxkid (Mar 20, 2018 at 15:51)

How stoned is that kid on the right at the very beginning?! ;-)

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milanboy1986 (Mar 20, 2018 at 9:36)

I just wonder how long will the kid at 00:59 not wash his face.

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nofear259 (Mar 20, 2018 at 19:10)

Slavik is fast as f*ck. Seriously.

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StackingItSince1991 (Mar 20, 2018 at 19:17)

I take my hat off to Strait. He's built like a tank yet even on this pedally slalom courses he just got beat.

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a-m-c (Mar 20, 2018 at 21:56)

Kyle Strait: Bring your OG Knee Pads back.

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Dmrides (Mar 21, 2018 at 5:31)

Long live slalom!!

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gtotheb (Mar 20, 2018 at 9:26)

Yew! Yeah Ruca!

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DirtyBad (Mar 30, 2018 at 21:20)

Kyle looks like a Lego.