Must Watch: Amaury Pierron Goes Ridiculously Fast Aboard Commencal's New Supreme DH 29/27

 Agreed. I think the whole AF thing is officially over. The new term is AP.

 yep. literally.

 icandothat

 AP is so fucking fast. Damn

 100% pinned hitting, railing berms.

Webster Dictionary defines FAST: //Adjective// Moving at Amaury Pierron.

 what's the song name?

 wow. I've watched this so many times.. so freaking good.

 That is the thing about watching someone who's in the top 2 of a sport on a global level (and in terms of going flat out balls to the wall I still thing he's the number 1). A guy like him is an outlier on every level

 The berm at the end was unreal

 I 100% agree. Everything looks so tension-free is almost hypnotic. Delightful for sure. The crazy thing is that in some frames you see him pumping and smashing that front wheel setting up for the next move and he's crushing that suspension all the way in. Bravo!

 Most people can ride faster when filming because you can hike up and take multiple shots. What impresses me most is how consistent they can ride at such an intense speed, regardless of the conditions or style of the trail. I'll always be blown away by how fast he was on the flat grassy section in Les Gets.

 @Arierep: So true. He may have finished #2 overall last year, but he is hands down the fastest DH rider in the world. When he wants to he can turn it up higher than anyone on the planet. While other riders look sketchy and past their reasonable limit, he looks like a giro-stabilized blur as he wills his way into the green. Just insane.

 @grizzlyatom: this is obviously couch coaching at it's best and highly debatable, but I feel like Bruni may be a little more precise and consistent, while Pierron seems to be crazier and maybe a little stronger physically. With Bruni he looks ultra composed and calm, never moving too much on the bike, and then it's green green green to the bottom. With Amaury Pierron you can absolutely tell on video that he's going mach 5 and on the absolute limit

 @Arierep: I'm no DH doctor or anything either, but here are my observations: It may be physiological, but Bruni just doesn't have the same body freedom on the bike. He is strong and has a good center of gravity, as well as the best suspension support and technology in the world. However, I don't think that his ceiling (especially mentally) is as high as Pierron's. Amaury seems to take himself extremely seriously while at the same time keeping things light and not putting too much pressure on himself - a very difficult balance to achieve.

The race results from the past two seasons seem mostly tied to start order. If Pierron has a good quali and is the last man down the hill, he simply doesn't seem to lose. He can set the bar as high as he needs to in his head, but that's usually based off the guys that ride before him. That is somewhat true for Bruni, but his results haven't been as consistent in relation to start order.

Hopefully we will actually get to see these two face each other again this year. My prediction is that Pierron surpasses Bruni for good and never looks back. (until some of his young Commencal teammates storm the circuit in a few years). Gwin will probably have a win or two thrown in there as well. I don't really mind either way, as long as we get to see some races this year!

 @Arierep & @grizzlyatom : I always think of a famous quote my The Alien at Nevegal Worlds. He said matter of factly: "I can feel a heavier rider passing me on those open, windy sections."

All the World Cup racers are absurdly equal in so many ways but there are outliers in terms of body mass. Pierron, Bruni, etc all get up to virtually the same max speed, but most with a keen eye can notice sections where Pierron's mass is pulling him down the mountain more.

The Alien even at one point strapped weights to his downtube to test it. I don't remember the results, but he always rode a heavier bike than most on big World Cups. Peaty too.

 @Arierep: I agree completely, you took the words straight out of my mouth

 To you guys saying how Bruni ceiling isn’t as high as amuary’s. If you saw his interview with rob he racing in his comfort zone. That is all that’s all I have to say

 @PuppyCat: Bruni is built like a bulldog as well. It odd to see the statement he's not as strong. Bruh, you seen his dad?

 @scott-townes: well, my comments, like I said, are merely subjective and based on watching a god number of their runs. First, I wouldn't go as far to say that any them are "built like bulldogs", they're still fairly slender athletes by most sports standards. Second, my comment is just based on a perception you get when watching their rides, with Pierron you always see huge g-outs, huge impacts on the bike, lots of dust and dirt flying around and his body language says the same

 @scott-townes: what does Pierron weigh? I thought Bruni was heavier and stronger to be honest.
As for people saying Pierron is better than Bruni... didn’t Bruni win the double last year? You can’t argue with the stats!

 I stand corrected.
Bruni is 180cm/80kg
Pierron is 180cm/81kg

 @lastminutetech: my 8 year old daughter said: "wow, it's like he disappeared in a puff of smoke"

 @Arierep: AP looks like AG except doesn't give AF.

 @grizzlyatom: Amaury put literally everything on the line at Snowshoe last year and Danny Hart still beat him.

 @jaame: 180cm? Are you saying they are the same height?

 @markcorrigan: he made a mistake and clipped out his pedal before the last section. Don't forget they don't know the split times when they ride, they just try to go as fast as possible without making mistakes. In Maribor Pierron did a good run with no mistake and was in fact slower and he didn't really understand it on the moment.

 @jaame: I just searched podium pics. They are the same height. For some reason I thought Pierron was about 6'3" & Bruni was maybe 5'11".

That shoots my theory. Amaury looks big even in person

 @blowmyfuse: I had to search for the stats. Just from watching I was under the impression Bruni was well under 6' and Pierron was well over, but I also thought Bruni was heavier. For some reason I had Bruni down as 86kg. It turns out they are almost the exact same size. Wow. Big surprise.

 @jaame: proof of the secret genetic cloning program of the French athletic underground?

 Agreed! Fearon is a legend at those schralps at the top. Just rails corners so smooth and with such fluidity but is riding is soooooooo hard that he’s he roostin and tearing them up.

 @stormracing: I was thinking about Fearon as well... but I think that last schralps even outdoes him :o

 Is it still a schralp if there's a foot off? or does foot off mean it gets called Drift or something?

 @AntN: Not really, in my opinion, drifting is skidding the back wheel, by taking your foot off it transfers some of the rider's weight away from the rear wheel, allowing it to drift across the ground.

A schralp is entirely the opposite, a schralp is where the rider is railing a corner so hard, his weight is multiplied by the g force, and that force is transferred into to the tyre being almost ripped off the rim.

 @markcorrigan: Damn, I can't say I've ever properly schralped. Haha.

 They totally compressed them and pumped the low frequencies but they sound fat and awesome!

 Music to help me go to sleep to...

 Still trying to comprehend 1:33

 @me2menow: I'm gonna need more guacamole!

 @me2menow: true! and how about roosting on an almost flat berm at 0:20-0:21

 @jcaraiza: JA JA JA JA me hiciste reir, man!

 @me2menow: Claymore in the berm, only possible explanation!

 In any sport there is typically a small number of aliens who can do things no human possibly could.

 Claudio " He's definitely lost some speed through that section"
*Split time shows he's gained over a second*
Warner "LOOK AT THE TIME.."
*repeat ad inifitum*

 I wish for no spectators in sports. Granted. A worldwide pandemic grips every nation killing millions. A limited number of sports continue but without any spectators.

 @w0dge: just sprinkle in "two wheeled drift" too and it's genuinely difficult to listen to sometimes

 Please tell me tou mean Rob Riggle. He's the greatest sports announcer of all time. I've watched his expertise announcing for Holey Moley and would love to see him cover mountain biking.

 agreed a) long travel DH bike b) Magic Mary DH tires in ultra soft.

 @jamesbrant:
c) incredible technique
d) enormous cojones

 @rbarbier12: agreed incredible technique - a thoroughbred racer technique I would say. Most of us would be going about half the speed and booting off the kickers but he seems to be deliberately keeping the bike planted to the ground for max grip and control.

 @jamesbrant: I am nowhere near the level rider he is but I can at least testify to the superb grip Ultra Soft Magic Mary tires have. Especially in the type of terrain and dirt he was riding.

 @jamesbrant: If I had a sponsorship, I would run nothing but Magic Mary's in the hella soft compound. Unfortunately, as a privateer I need my tires to last more than three rides.

 zombie wheel size!!! its neither dead or alive!!

 @TomsiR: and the winner is.........YOU!!! Well done

 Shrodinger's wheel size

 Someone think of the trails!

 But he is not switching to full 27.5. They keep the advantage of 29 upfront while adding advantage of 27.5" (acceleration, nimbleness and partly more room for rider) to back. It's best racing setup.

 @kusa: Yes, I understand that, he's going from a full 29 to a 29 front 27.5 rear. It's still a top WC racer switching to a smaller wheel in the rear after incredible success on full 29.

 @tgent: he very well may not race the mullet. This is a promo so they just needed some ripping shots of someone riding it.

The fact they’re making it despite his success of a full 29er isn’t surprising at all. They gotta sell what’s hot after all

 @tgent: He wasn't slaying turns as surgical like either.

 @BamaBiscuits: Good point, I didn't think of that! Will be interesting to see what he races.

 good point.... usually. I'd bet Amaury knows exactly what he wants.

 Him and Bruni both. In a podcast Bruni actually said he prefers alloy to carbon since he thinks it flexes and sticks to the ground better.

 And has already done it successfully as anyone.

 Definitely my favourite part of the video. The speed and accuracy you need to pump that section so as to completely gap over that last big tree root. Incredible.

 shhhhhh

 On my doorstep and I haven't been in the summer for over a decade. It's unrecognisable. It's wicked off piste for skis too.

 he drinks MONSTERS.

 he is not going to race on this bike, he is just riding the mullet for the video

 @BunnyR10: You sure about that?
"in November 2019 we offered a new version of SUPREME DH 27/29 to the COMMENCAL / Muc-Off team riders.

This time, the first feedback was encouraging;
the bike was more stable and faster than a 27-inch,
and more agile and dynamic than a 29-inch.
Several months of lap times and data acquisition on a multitude of different tracks later,
we came to the conclusion that this platform (even if it is perhaps not suitable for all sizes of rider) seems to be the ideal bike for many of our pro racers.

Amaury Pierron tops the list!"

 @Mondbiker: I think he will race it. I have heard that the Saracen team will all be racing the mullet going forward, too.

 Those are most likely numbers at sag point.

 lol

 youtu.be/bicynD9YX-o

Trees look way scarier in this one.

 lol

 What has lower chain guide to do with chain growth? He is also running sram drivetrain so his clutch is always acting the same. At his level maybe he thinks that extra drag from lower guide is difference between 1st and 2nd place, and Loic is not running one either.

 @Mondbiker: Correct me if I'm wrong, but the further the lower section of the chain is from the main pivot the more the length will vary as the suspension moves. The lower guide pulls it back up bringing it closer to the main pivot. So even though this actually takes a longer chain, the length of this lower section will actually vary less. Agreed this goes for nearly all suspension designs (except for those with a bb centered main pivot like a DMR Bolt) but as this bike has a particularly high main pivot, the effect is more extreme and (I think) a lower guide makes even more sense.

 @vinay: Lower guide makes "free chainlength" shorter (as you mention it works that way on any bike regardless of suspension design), but it doesn´t do anything to the amount of chain growth as it´s static part.

 Have a high pivot commencal and the guide doesn't effect growth. FWIW, the HSP magic is real. Bike is stupid fast......like way faster than me.

 Lower chain guide maintains chain wrap with high pivot idler.

 Commencal always delivers. The video surely. But the pictures in the article were on point just as well.

 I liked how the ferns moved as I scrolled past them

 Speed = Ludicrous just happened.

 What´s improper about this one?

 @Mondbiker: I meant a trail bike bike

 @travieso429: orange makes one and forbiden also makes mullet link for druid.

 @Mondbiker: ns define al 160

 kind of looks like it is already 1.5x to me.. look at the way the dust and vegetation move it looks unnatural

 "Hit Em Up" - Tupac

 The best song.

 did they change it, I just watched and there is no music. maybe comencal changed it?

 the song is 4'33 by John Cage

 @Andrewfdennis:

 was thinking the same thing. most aggressive scrub down ever? its like he super slammed all of his weight into sticking it to the ground and not letting it float off that lip, i had to watch it a few times. so good.

 bro that bike is sexy. no better looking rig out there imo.

 From Les 7 Laux with Love