POV Video: EWS Tasmania Practice with Wild Man Keegan Wright

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tacklingdummy (Mar 29, 2019 at 11:32)

Looks rowdier than a lot of World Cup DH tracks.

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ohrourkee (Mar 29, 2019 at 11:55) (Below Threshold)

Not even close

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endurogan (Mar 29, 2019 at 14:43)

Those rock tunnels are so tight and sketchy looking

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Jordanh604 (Mar 29, 2019 at 17:21)

@ohrourkee: rowdier than Leogang ..

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wolftwenty1 FL (Mar 29, 2019 at 11:18)

C'mon Keegan - I got you on my team, bro.

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robito (Mar 29, 2019 at 10:29)

Course looks sick. Rocks with plenty of flow. I would definitely clip my bars and probably never get out of those tunnels. Robert

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big-red (Mar 29, 2019 at 13:55)

I'm having a hell of a time trying to judge how narrow those really are with the wide-angle lens distortion. They look narrower than XC bars, but the riders are coming through them at a decent clip so there's gotta bit a bit of room for error. Just wish I could tell how much.

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benquill (Mar 29, 2019 at 15:05)

@big-red: having been down them...less than a meter wide. They are legitimately tight. The second gap has a nasty little crack in the rock 3/4 the way down that makes the gap much harder

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Dally666 (Mar 29, 2019 at 11:49)

That's some Millennium Falcon maneuvers. I think I'm bruised from watching.

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aps62 (Mar 29, 2019 at 10:51)

Cool video, ace riding, amazing place! Does anyone know how many runs riders get at these sort of legs before race day? Are they shuttled for practice or is it a case of practice as much as you have energy for (to pedal/push up)? My understanding is it’s the latter, but it blows my mind how fast they can ride at first sight or from just 1-2 practices. Riding fast onsight freaks me out. What’s round the next corner?!

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wolftwenty1 FL (Mar 29, 2019 at 11:10)

1 lap...but you can hike sections obviously.

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aps62 (Mar 29, 2019 at 11:47)

@MikeyMT: cheers, that takes skills...

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bigtymemcd (Mar 29, 2019 at 15:40)

I've been riding and racing for a long time so I'd consider myself a fairly competent rider, but the speed he kept through those tech sections made me feel like I have no idea how to ride a bike. Impressive!

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flipoffthemonkeys (Mar 29, 2019 at 10:33)

that is one rough section...do 800mm bars fit through there?

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spread1 (Mar 29, 2019 at 10:44)

Think short bars might comeback in to fashion..

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Jibbaman28 (Mar 29, 2019 at 16:27)

Keegan has got to be the best value for fantasy EWS. His results and potential should def bump him up in ‘salary’, but hey, I aint complaining. Kick some a$$, Keegan!

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Lookinforit FL (Mar 29, 2019 at 10:38)

Yea Keegs! Only thing missing from that madman riding is the maniacal laughter at all times

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youknowitsus (Mar 29, 2019 at 11:43)

section beginning at 1:20 is absolutely f*ucked

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Phill-R (Mar 30, 2019 at 0:04)

Just ask the step in my collarbone how much room there is in the ‘cracks’

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bulletbassman (Mar 29, 2019 at 10:37)

Was that Maes with another hand injury?

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kookseverywhere FL (Mar 29, 2019 at 10:58)

Slowed it down to half speed, looks like they were just doing some helmet adjustments. Don't scare me like that, I need him for my fantasy team.

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aljoburr FL (Mar 29, 2019 at 12:45)

Wild Man Keegan Wright getting rowdy!

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FR33DOMdotCOM (Mar 29, 2019 at 15:51)

Holy sht, that is some badass riding!

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El-Irzorro (Mar 29, 2019 at 14:17)

Was that filmed using a gimbal or Go Pro Hero 7 built in stabilisation?
The track is tight af.

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watchtower (Mar 29, 2019 at 16:30)

That terrain is brutal.

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theky1e (Mar 29, 2019 at 20:42)

The rock garden on shear pin is brutal!

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weekendshredder (Mar 31, 2019 at 16:30)

I won't be attacking that trail without my DH bike. Those guys/girls definitely have massive balls

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Sdberre (Mar 29, 2019 at 10:36)

Looks damn fun

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demo7jumper (Mar 29, 2019 at 11:44)

Wouldnt a DH bike be more appropriate? 70% full downhill and very rough.