From 300mm travel Marzocchi Super Monster T forks to burly hardtails, Whistler Bike Park opening day had it all. I spoke to some of the locals to find out what they were riding for "Whismas".
Thanks for featuring my bike! This is just the first version of the 'Boostmonster' I hope to get a custom frame made and really see what this kind of build can ride like.
Dearest Pinkbie,
Please get the new norco DH Vs Jordans Older Norco. Get a pro rider and break down the pros and cons after a test ride. Show us how much bikes have changed..
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Fans
I want a video of Taj riding the park. I had watched many videos of him when I bmx as well. Mid to late 90 he was very well rounded and one of my favourite up there with Brian foster
@colincolin: Holy moly. Thanks for posting the video of Taj! All of it was incredible. The last bit was superbly edited, so that viewers could start piecing together what Taj was going to try. I said "no way" just a moment before he climbed back up and went for it. The "puzzle what's next" setup is something missing from a lot of edits.
Taj was my hero years ago in the bmx days. He is my hero once again, as of today, because he's running an angle set backwards to make a head angle steeper.
Vans grip the best (like for jumping and pump tracks) but after about an hour my feet get really sore. Agree with you, Vans with some xtra protection (and maybe a little stiffer all around) would be good, kind of a cross between Vans and 5.10s.
@spicysparkes: I have the BMX specific hi-top shoes, and still prefer MTB shoes for chunky natural trail riding and DH. I spent an entire early season testing this The waffle cups of Vans don't actually bite pins very well. The waffles are good at "scooping", but not actually biting and don't give a "damped" feel like MTB shoes. For aggressive, chunky, and steep riding my feet get tossed all over the place. For pump tracks and jumping, Vans are fine. Or if you don't have local chunky tracks and riding. I would never use them to race an enduro or for training laps, but if you're a casual rider they're fine.
You only need spend $1700 to try all the different variations of trail specific flat pedal shoes to find the one that is right for you. You can buy 10 variations of Five Tens. 3 variations of Specialized 1 pair of Unparallel Ups 3 variations of Ride Concepts 1 horrible pair of Shimanos (but ya gotta try em or you could miss out on that one set of shoes that does it for just you) A random pair of Giro's A humiliating pair of Bontragers For some stupid reason, you'll wind up with Endura's Oh..and finally...you'll cave and find that one brand I can't think of off the top of my head that sponsors Brandon Semenuk...cause why wouldn't he back the most epic shoe ever made? It can't be for a paycheck...it must be stellar.
@spicysparkes: they're good but no where near enough toe protection. I rode in mine today (bought them primarily for walking with the occassional ride) and they're quite nice. May have to ride in them more.
@pyromaniac: yeah...it's laughable that MTB shoe companies bother specing Michelin or Vibram soles on their flat pedal shoes. Not once have they had grip regardless of "pattern" or compound. And like you said...when wet....ice!
Could you guys do a bike check like in prior years tallying the different setups? I personally found it validating how less than one third of the riders on opening day at Whistler, polled last year were on straight 29ers. 27.5 for life!
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You can buy 10 variations of Five Tens.
3 variations of Specialized
1 pair of Unparallel Ups
3 variations of Ride Concepts
1 horrible pair of Shimanos (but ya gotta try em or you could miss out on that one set of shoes that does it for just you)
A random pair of Giro's
A humiliating pair of Bontragers
For some stupid reason, you'll wind up with Endura's
Oh..and finally...you'll cave and find that one brand I can't think of off the top of my head that sponsors Brandon Semenuk...cause why wouldn't he back the most epic shoe ever made? It can't be for a paycheck...it must be stellar.
#wristwatch3000 #surprisinglynotabouttimekeeping
1. It's the 2020s not the 1980s.
2. What's this site called again?