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Video: 6 Slopestyle Bikes from Crankworx Innsbruck 2023

Jun 23, 2023
by Pinkbike Originals  

2023 is seeming to be a big year for slopestyle bikes. From prototype frames to built in crank stoppers to the resurgence of full suspension bikes in competing, brands are getting creative with their jump bike offerings. In today's video we talk to 6 athletes from Crankworx Innsbruck and review their rigs.


00:00 David Lieb's GT Distortion
03:36 Griffin Paulson's Canyon Stitch 720
05:46 Erik Fedko's YT Dirt Love
07:40 Ben Thompson's Cannondale Dave
09:35 Dawid Godziek's NS Movement (Prototype)
10:54 Emil Johansson's Trek Ticket Slope








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59 Comments
  • 63 5
 Slopestyle hardtails: boring, no interest at all

Dual-sus slopestyle rigs: coolest bikes ever made

I can't explain it, just the way it is.
  • 7 0
 One 80mm shock makes a whole world of difference
  • 6 1
 those small short fullys are the universal bike, from tricks around town to half ass downhilling, you can literally do everything except for xc
  • 16 0
 @transam711 correct, but for some reason 4x duallies are even cooler
  • 9 0
 @baca262: YES. Like the 2009 Spec SX I wanted so badly
  • 3 0
 @ADGproductions: I had a white ~2003/4 SX. Loved that thing.
  • 5 0
 @scotteh: I had a Brodie Nemesis for a number of years when I was kid. Size small, 26 wheels, 100mm rear 130mm front, bars cut to like 710mm. First time I hit the Dwayne Johnson line in the Whistler Bike Park was on that rig, anyone that's ridden it knows you HAUL into that first stepup, quite the experience on that bike haha
  • 3 0
 @ADGproductions: yes! It was my favourite bike until it developed cracks Frown Now it’s wall art and I’m riding a P.Slope. It’s nice, but not the same.
  • 1 0
 heck yeah!
  • 4 0
 @baca262: that’s not entirely true, I raced DS in college but to meet the two event school mandate a couple other guys and I would throw long seat post on our DJs and rip some C class XC
  • 1 0
 @scotteh: Do any modern ones exist?
  • 1 0
 Very funny, Jerry! Lol
  • 1 0
 I can understand all mountain hardtails, even over full sus bikes, but dirt jump hardtails thrash your body so badly over time. Way too rigid in the landings with those hard forks and tires...i didn't even experience that in bmx bikes.
  • 1 0
 @samdeatley: ouch, you remind me of an adventure of my own, i had a steel dj back in the day with an adjustable travel pike, raised the post, wound out the fork and took a 16 mile round trip. in it's last days, the chainstays were extended as far back as possible and a 888 lowered to 6.5" on it, was a nice ride
  • 2 0
 @scotteh: commencal meta 4x v3 mwah mwah
  • 2 0
 @scotteh: perfect arsing about down the local woods bike
  • 1 1
 @Zeeroone: BMX race bikes are the worst.
  • 37 2
 Just show some photos of the bikes
  • 35 2
 Two things we want:

1.) no auto-start on videos
2.) photos, not videos for bike checks
  • 2 0
 Even a hybrid like vital Way cool having those pros share their thoughts and set up Maybe do pics with voice recordings under it for further info
  • 6 0
 i classify autostart videos as psychological abuse
  • 2 5
 we want a contest were a different run wins! no more 360, tailwhip baspin combos taking top spot
  • 1 1
 But pics don't bring in yoo toob ads revenue......
  • 1 0
 @naptime: they're actually not using YouTube embedded videos. YT vids generally don't auto-start.
  • 1 1
 @seraph: literally says "loading ad" as I just scrolled up....
Nerd
  • 1 0
 @naptime: I didn't say it doesn't have ads, I said it's not YouTube.
  • 1 1
 @seraph: so they still getting ad revenue from view counts if that video auto plays.... what ever format they use....
Kinda my point
(No body wants to be the 'well akchuallyyyy meme guy)
  • 1 1
 @naptime: Cool, we both have different points. Can you leave me alone now?
  • 2 0
 @seraph: :'D good ol' PB forums
  • 16 0
 The world needs more full suspension slope bikes.
  • 11 0
 26" dh bikes too
  • 4 0
 & 4X
  • 3 0
 720 stitched is the most perfect looking slope bike ever. i remember seeing tomas genons up in whistler years ago when it was a prototype and i was like thats a cool hardtail WAIT
  • 2 0
 For me I think it's tied between the Ticket S and that prototype Santa Cruz slope bike from a while back, in terms of aesthetics. With the Canyon I don't like how it looks like a hardtail. Kind of the same thing I didn't like about the Black Market Killswitch.
  • 5 0
 250 psi in a fork
  • 4 0
 More slope coverage please!
  • 2 0
 That GT... loved their older single pivots, like the Sanction, glad to see that architecture sort of live on.
  • 3 0
 How about the dual slalom bikes? such a wide variety
  • 2 0
 That all white distortion is pretty fire. Lieb's previous custom painted one was also pretty amazing.
  • 2 0
 This is what happens when you give ChatGPT a PB account.
  • 1 0
 For real, "by: Pinkbike Originals" wtf who is that?!
  • 2 0
 yyyaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy video
  • 1 0
 Starting to think founding Title was the best career move Rheeder ever made. Everyone seems to be running it somewhere.
  • 1 0
 Pictures please ⊙⁠.⁠☉
  • 1 0
 Pictures? Who the f*ck droll on video bikecheck? It is not a pornhub
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