Video: 5 Custom Freeride Bike Check from Red Bull Rampage 2022

 Boys in bikinis. Girls with surfboards

 And a session that looks just like a session

 We understood the assignment…

 @FreshPaintsofWhistler: you guys always understand the assignment. Props to you guys for making mine and so many others dreams come to life!!!

 Seriously. That paint job is incredible. It's really too bad that the photos they took of it for the photo version of the bike check are crappy - they just don't show off how wicked this paint job is!

 IYKYK

 The builds are so good... I bet the riders aren't needing full DH race travel. The trails are smooth and the landings mostly user friendly (on a very big scale of course). I'm not saying its safe, the scale and exposure is nuts. But it seems like between the mostly smooth tracks and steep, perfect landings they may not need the extra travel. A lighter bike is easier to spin and these guys are all heavy on the freestyle.

 Just a reminder that the definition of a “freeride” bike in the early-mid 2000s was a long travel single crown bike. I’m personally happy to see things move back in this direction

 Modern dh bikes tend to be 29er and have noticeably longer wheelbases too so spinning and flips becomes harder. Bikes like the rocky slayer and norco shore are purpose built for this type of riding, and usually have single crown forks too

 I think it's also mostly because these brands no longer make small wheel dh bikes. Rocky stopped making the Maiden and Evil hasn't had a dh bike for years, so I feel like most riders are just riding whatever will work from their sponsors.

 @Ksquared13: The Rockshox Totem was a beast!

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 @fracasnoxteam: Thanks!

 I've said it before but if anyone has a bike that can handle it and some cash to blow, get a 26er rear wheel built up to fit your modern frame. It's the most fun thing I've done to my bike

 Ooh spicy!

 The words in my head are: "Straighten the bars on the Norco!!!!"

 I gotta agree, and don't forget the fork is set to 63.5psi NOT 63 or 64...

 If 0.2mm is enough to be noticed, then I am in luck!

 I found that interesting too. I'm not a physicist, but I feel like if it's weight related, that much weight could easily be added by the amount of dirt or a pebble that may or may not stick to your tire treads at any given time.

 More likely to be how that additional 0.1g on each end of the bike affects the centre of gravity of the 20kg bike whilst it's flipping I'd imagine.....

 @DCF: it's around 15-20 grams, about the weight of a compact disc. The question here is which CD Brandon should remove from his glove box to make up the weight difference. Nobody asked but personally, I'd lose Silver Side up.

 @AndrewHornor: but skimming 0.2mm from the disc is entirely negligible

 Who's talking about skimming discs? That bike has Centerlines, and I think it's very safe to assume the 2mm rotor mentioned is the HS2. Which weighs an extra 14g according to bikeradar, or 18g according to pb. Let's take the average, 16g, add it to both axles and let a bigger nerd than me calculate how much extra force it takes to spin that bike when factoring in centripetal force at whatever speed the wheels are turning to clear these huge gaps.
Honestly after thinking this much about I am more inclined to believe it's tangible...

 youtu.be/bfK7jdrX5r4 According to this video he can tell the difference if his fork is 4mm taller at the stem tube.

 @AndrewHornor: took me till the end of your comment to figure out what a compact disc is. It's been a while