Video: Red Bull Hardline 2015 - Short Highlights

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rlaws (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:15)

I'm thinking Redbull should have named it "ImpossiBull Line".

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point-it (Sep 14, 2015 at 17:07)

with actual bulls

a-m-c (Sep 14, 2015 at 23:13)

^^^ I lol'd. nice work.

burnadette (Sep 15, 2015 at 6:42)

Basically, anytime redbull gets involved you know shit is about to get turnt.

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kolya (Sep 15, 2015 at 14:14) (Below Threshold)

1000 bucks says Lacondeguy, Agassiz, Strait, Zink can finish Hardline

Welsh-mountain-gremlin (Sep 15, 2015 at 15:15)

1000,000 bucks says they cant !

benwearsahat (Sep 15, 2015 at 15:17)

They'd probably glide over the jumps like they were nothing for sure, but I think they'd probably struggle with some of the nasty tech sections? I could be wrong though?

burnadette (Sep 15, 2015 at 16:30)

"Hardline" or "Rampage," Which would be the tougher one to make it to the bottom? (in one piece)

skierdud89 (Sep 15, 2015 at 16:35)

Here we go: Freeride vs DH racing debate...

benwearsahat (Sep 16, 2015 at 1:41)

Rampage vs Hardline is an illogical question. A Rampage line is built by the rider within their skill set. Riders who struggle with tech build smoother lines, so realistically anyone who can hit the massive features at Rampage can get to the bottom. Hardline requires far more technical ability.

Xc2dh1 (Sep 16, 2015 at 21:12)

If you can do rampage you can easily do a dh course. Just not fast like the top pros

benwearsahat (Sep 17, 2015 at 0:39)

But hardline isn't just a DH course

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kubaner FL (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:09)

Think SUPER T needs to come out of retirement to slay that course. Miss that dudes riding

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VPS13 (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:30)

As in Tyler Klassen? Havent heard that name in a longggg time, since back to the Drop In days.

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dingus (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:44)

Romo too.

azdog (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:10)

Drop In crew reunion!

dirtdiggler (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:13)

What happened to Romo? Does he still ride?

nordland071285 (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:23)

Super Monster T also needs to come out retirement for a track like this

jervis FL (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:24)

He's a DJ now I think

kubaner FL (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:32)

Yeah Tyler. Loved the drop in shows, Jib, Kranked. He had so much style in the air.

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scott-townes (Sep 14, 2015 at 17:27)

I love all of your opinions. Yes to everything.

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kubaner FL (Sep 14, 2015 at 18:58) (Below Threshold)

If you're going to act like a child online at least have something to say.

gnarbar (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:03)

Romo is a DJ and has some other business interests I think, Super T was running a bike shop in the Fraser Valley

VPS13 (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:39)

Romaniak was doing the Hair Straight Back tour stuff in the old Stund webisodes. Wish they would make more of those, in fact I think I may have to go and watch some now.

xTwoSnakesx FL (Sep 14, 2015 at 23:16)

I LOVE Super T. Had style for days in a time when almost nobody had style. Even now I think his style would look sick, unique, and not dated.

GetMounted (Sep 15, 2015 at 4:00)

Klassen ride trails I build near my house in 2006. He ride fast but I easy punch harder and smoke more cigarettes faster ok

DoctorWatson (Sep 15, 2015 at 4:25)

Super T and Carlin Dunne will be great building a line! Carlin was with Super T One of my favourite Rider.......the Lines there rode were massiv.......Remember that part from NWD, as Carlin crashed and didnt recognize that his hand was broken.....awesome.....i really miss these movies!

scott-townes (Sep 15, 2015 at 5:11)

^ The "phantom" drop I believe! That is the biggest drop with the sketchiest run in I've ever seen. Carlin Dunne had a sick moto-like style. We need another Ultimate Freeride Challenge to find more crazies like him.

obee1 (Sep 15, 2015 at 8:28)

holy shit its like a time machine. what about kinrade? he stills shralps, and while we are at it schleyer and wade deserve mention as well. i'd bring up tippie as well, but no need. hes still in the mix.
drop in was cool.

gnarbar (Sep 15, 2015 at 8:32)

Kinradical still rides, he builds at Retallack and rides around the interior, super nice mellow guy

gnarbar (Sep 15, 2015 at 8:37)

Romo old(er) skool: www.youtube.com/watch?v=glM6ic0t04o

obee1 (Sep 15, 2015 at 8:37)

and yeah most definitely gnar, I just endeavoured to keep his name in the mix. his setup at retallack looks like a "must visit" for me.

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kwivan (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:12)

A bigger highlights video please !!!

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fraktiv (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:16)

On its way...

jimmyrecard (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:25)

good because we missed the big hip

jimmyrecard (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:31)

just realized it was to wet to hit it.

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shakes94 (Sep 15, 2015 at 5:29)

^said no one ever

zepper (Sep 15, 2015 at 14:54)

How about a full length video with all of the riders runs UCI DH style? Is that too much to ask?

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preach (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:08)

This vid needs to be retitled "the video your healthcare providers don't want you to see..."

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MarsTheGuy (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:17)

Sorry but Britain is actually a first world country where all citizens are entitled to free healthcare.

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pb-kg (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:20) (Below Threshold)

@MarsTheGuy We get it, dick, our country is screwed up. Almost as tired of other people saying it as I am Bible thumpers freaking out about gay marriage.

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MTBCAM (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:27) (Below Threshold)

I love how the victims of the U.S.'s shotty health care system are the ones who always take the flak for it. We are the victims...We didnt ask for this shit over here. I'd gladly move to BC or Europe and just ride bikes all day if it weren't for my daughter being here in the U.S. and the ex is pretty set on staying...so @MarsTheGuy take your rub it in your face attitude and shove it.

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MarsTheGuy (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:31)

Hahaha, guys that was a joke. I'm the first to be ashamed of the UK politically with the conservative party selling off the country to their rich friends and denying entry to the refugees they themselves created. Future looks bright with Corbyn though!

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shrockie (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:35)

Americans get into enough trouble even when we have to pay for healthcare.. If we all were 'entitled to free healthcare' like in the UK, the whole country would be a giant episode of Jackass. Flaming jumps. bodies everywhere..

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strickland-propane (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:15)

You forgot to mention "having as many kids as they can't afford." Wait, we already do that.

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gnarbar (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:06)

Corbyn would ruin the UK, he's a communist. but hey the youth know best uh huh vote Corbyn, kids. when you have less jobs, more debt, more terrorists, and they sell the gold fillings in your teeth then yo, congratulations you did well. must've forgotten about s certain Mr Tony Bliar not so long ago and his social engineering traitorous cronies

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SlodownU (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:28)

Hey MTBCAM, I'll gladly buy your ungrateful ass a one-way ticket out of here if you promise never to come back.

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burt-reynolds (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:42) (Below Threshold)

When do pepole finally realize that there is no such thing as free healthcare? You pay double or more on taxes to pay for the healthcare. Last time I was in Vancouver, B.C. they took out over 40% of your pay in taxes. For someone like me, that would quadruple my cost for healthcare, and decrease the quality of my healthcare. Socialist countries can be awesome, however to say that their healthcare is better is a big stretch. The real problem in the U.S. is the energy program and the two party "who has the most money" political system.

westeast (Sep 14, 2015 at 20:38)

If you are "entitled to free healthcare" who provides it?

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bakenbikin (Sep 14, 2015 at 21:07)

dualsuspensiondave - if they took 40% of your cheddar, you must be earning a fair bit. Congrats by the way!
Base rate for earnings up to 44 grand and change is 15% to the feds, plus another 5% to the province so 20%. The next 45 grand (so from 44K to 89K) is taxed at 22% to the feds, another 7.7% to the province, totalling almost 30%. You have to make $138 000 before you pay a total of 40% to the federal and provincial gov'ts. Kinda stings to pay that much I guess, but I wouldn't know!
I'm certainly not saying our healthcare system is perfect - far from it! I would have to drive 8 hrs and do the private healthcare thing to get a decent reconstructive ACL surgery and my mum is a year into the wait list for a hip replacement - pretty shitty system in a few places when you look at it. Sure am glad it's there though. When I blew my knee I had no waits or bills for care, and the quality of care was pretty good I thought. It is not free though - I pay $125 a month for my healthcare which covers my wife and kid too.
whatever, politics suck - let's go biking!

burt-reynolds (Sep 14, 2015 at 22:19)

@bakenbikin - That's crazy, because if that were true in Vancouver I would be living there or somewhere else in B.C. It's definitely more than that or was when I was there 8 years ago. There was a lot of under the table jobs there because of it (movie sets). I was told by multiple residents of B.C. and parts of Canada that 40-60% of pay was with held for taxes depending on where you live there. Hell, I get 30% taken out now here and have no healthcare. Even better though because a $14,000 surgery by a really good doctor only cost me $2000 without any insurance. Politics do suck! Stoked for you living in B.C., definitely the best place I've ever been. Cheers!

bakenbikin (Sep 14, 2015 at 22:49)

Cheers! i can tell ya I only pay the 20% due to my tax bracket. To be honest the only reason I could spout those numbers is cause I googled that shit! The governments have the full break down of the tax brackets if you were ever interested (or bored enough) to read them.
There's other deductions off my pay check too - CPP (canada pension plan - bound to be totally drained dry by the time i ever get to retire!) and WorkSafeBC (basically workers comp insurance) - that adds a bit less than 5% to the total. I can't say I feel like I get total value for my 25% but it's not bad. I think the 40-60% numbers must have been just people frustrated with paying taxes complaining about the pain!

MTBCAM (Sep 14, 2015 at 23:03)

@SlodownU Trust me I've left this country many times fighting illegal wars so that you can make that retarded comment, and I have to say, life is pretty good in other parts of the world. Its great here in the U.S. too, but people actually put down their phones and enjoy it in other countries. You should try it some time, it might chill your ass out.

mretard (Sep 15, 2015 at 2:28)

I do like out of this whole section of comments that the person who commented about UK healthcare is from the UK yet the rest of you are american and aren't what you'd call clued up on UK politics, Blair was an arsehole but let's remember why he decided to commit war crimes in the first place guys

Jimfunn (Sep 15, 2015 at 2:35)

The only people who get free healthcare are the lazy jobless scroungers who don't pay into it. See my N.I. contributions and then tell me it's free...and what do you get from the NHS, a waiting list so long you end up paying to go private. Sell off the NHS and let people get what they pay for, same with the BBC.

mretard (Sep 15, 2015 at 3:00)

^^ Agreed, the lazy twats get everything then complain they don't get enough benefits yet they have top of the range everything and the rest of us can barely afford to live!! I'm waiting on getting allergy testing done, waiting list = 6+ months for a few blood tests

gnarbar (Sep 15, 2015 at 7:03)

@mretard - so he could get votes from a blood thirsty public and gain pally pally influence with big brother USA and - the big one - get a nice fat retirement job at the EU? hmm ok WMD it is then

MTBCAM (Sep 15, 2015 at 9:45)

@Jimfunn Sounds exactly like the situation here in the U.S.

Paulos74 (Sep 15, 2015 at 13:27)

@gnarbar Completely agree on Corby, Personally not a fan of either Party but grew up Labour and to me it's astonishing this guys got in, maybe he was the best of a bad bunch but still. The dudes been around for ages, spouting his liberal, ultra Left wing bull.. Having a minutes silence for killed IRA terrorists, pals with Gerry Adams , anti Israel. anti armed forces, thinks Hamas and Hezbollah are "friends," doesn't believe in austerity when it's just another by word of a government living within it's means, wants an open door policy on all refugees and immigrants, which when you consider how Britain is already unbelievably stretched to breaking point on housing, the NHS, Schools and jobs, is quite a statement. Oh yes a massively left wing leader is exactly what Britain needs, not,

teedubya (Sep 16, 2015 at 0:44)

Anyhow,back to the biking. . .

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fullbug (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:21)

dan likes to scare people

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hjaviersh (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:57)

Bernard Kerr could be the only rider who ride hard line!! and rampage!!

madmon (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:59)

I am looking forward to his Rampage input he has a ton of balls and handles a bike nice. Not too many WC riders on the Rampage...mad respect to him

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j10ripper (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:56)

Ain't Brendan Faireclough (spelling?) WC?

billythegerbil FL (Sep 14, 2015 at 23:53)

Think in the US you spell it Fairclaw...

simooo (Sep 15, 2015 at 0:42)

Don't try and correct them, they'll only end up calling it fairclow

whitiemtb (Sep 15, 2015 at 5:24)

Fairclough does both and Remi Thirion is on the rampage invite list dunno if he'll go or not. There may be others too. The biggest reason world cup riders don't go is because the only thing that matters for the judges at rampage is tricks! they don't seem to care when someone like Fairclough has one of the most terrifying lines in existence!

RaleighVoid (Sep 15, 2015 at 15:03)

Let's just say faircluff?

teedubya (Sep 16, 2015 at 0:43)

@billythegerbil laughed my arse off

metong (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:04)

Hardline gave everybody a hardtime

snl1200 FL (Sep 14, 2015 at 20:07)

World Champs course for next year to shake it up a little?

prb007 (Sep 15, 2015 at 5:33)

At the moment, the event is in its' infancy, plus it's in an 'uncool' part of the MTB world - hell, it's even in an uncool part of Wales - I live here!, but...
1.If it continues to get the kind of exposure and positive props that you guys on here are giving it, and...
2. Dan and Gee can rope in 50 guys instead of 15 (the original field, this year)
3. Red Bull/geebeebee get highlight reels out quicker.
4. It becomes more spectator-friendly and more of a 'FEST'-ival
5. RB stump up 5 figures for a winners' cheque,
then the event will grow, and we may see the likes of Lacondeguy, Aggy, Zink, Semenuk, Rheeder et al, attend in years to come.
It all depends on how RB market it and whether they (and Athy, I guess) want the event to become a Crankworx style circus,
or keep it more low-key, as it is now, more of an underground event (even with sponsors like Jeep and Red Bull!)

mudmandhbrazil (Sep 15, 2015 at 13:15)

uncool??? you are joking right???
this is a Red Bull exotic event, its not a WC race or Fest someone event, its the Red Bull Hard Line and thats it!!!

pigman65 (Sep 15, 2015 at 14:17)

With RedBull behind it, more spectator tickets (like thousands) and more riders this could become the UK's Crankworx

AdustytrunkMonkey (Sep 14, 2015 at 20:11)

Bernard Kerr would have been 1st but he pulled a stoppie for style somewhere on that course!

ridehouse (Sep 15, 2015 at 12:17)

Yeah this is ok and all but I think could use a shark tank between gaps to really make it nuts.

wavetrance (Sep 15, 2015 at 3:34)

When's a decent vid coming out of this..!!?? They produced one of that stupid dangerous one in China or where ever the hell ASAP.... I'm still waiting for one on this

ryanme (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:15)

shame there wasnt a ladies category!

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TheFlyingYorkshiremen (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:24)

There's not that many great female racers at the moment, I really don't want to see them taken out on a course like this!

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ethanhagle (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:32)

Yea this is pretty much where equal rights draws the line

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TheFlyingYorkshiremen (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:49)

really neg propped for that? Rachel is undoubtabley the fastest in the girl world right now, and every single on of the women in the world cup is faster than me, but she couldn't hit most of the jumps on the course, either they would get no entrants, or you would destroy the top field when they died trying!

rcrdrvr (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:54)

Shame the course wasn't dry. Hold that dangerous sh-t on another day Red Bull. Has the potential to be one of the sickest events of the year, especially after all the racing series are done. What else do we have until Rampage?

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SamJT (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:55)

@rcrdrvr it's in Wales though, so it's either wet or very wet

rcrdrvr (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:00)

Agreed. Would have been nice to see though. It was hard to see that track getting tore up during practice in the rain.

gnarbar (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:07)

jumps over a herd of sheep would be much more entertaining. get on it, Red Bull

rakeothon (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:48)

I'd ride it...

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rcrdrvr (Sep 14, 2015 at 17:03)

That's what she said.

rcrdrvr (Sep 14, 2015 at 17:04)

Had to.

cyclesrider (Sep 14, 2015 at 21:00)

Does anyone else have problems watching videos from redbull?

lyophilization (Sep 15, 2015 at 15:53)

yes, they always have terrible music. also they made their own shitty/buggy video player because they wanted to be cool.

rideonjon (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:05)

where did Gee's tire go?

fraktiv (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:07)

It had a fight with a rock and the rock won. The rock also had a fight with the rotor... and guess what http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/12680415/

NolanFJ60 (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:44)

I'm surprised you're running the Bravo rims on your DH bike let alone on this course. Are yours beefed up at all or are they the ones anyone can buy?

dropoffsticks (Sep 14, 2015 at 17:41)

@geebeebee Did race on your worlds bike? I thought you're only supposed to use it at world champs

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SamJT (Sep 14, 2015 at 17:52)

Pinkbike comments amaze me on a daily basis

whistlingcoyote (Sep 15, 2015 at 0:22)

Don't be silly...Are you suggesting he didn't take photos of himself racing down a mountain and that there could be more than one person with the name Gee?

RaleighVoid (Sep 15, 2015 at 15:09)

Geebeebee can I have your autograph

mestapho (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:46)

Did anyone attempt the step-up?

ChristiaanKramer (Sep 15, 2015 at 12:31)

nope too windy

Chilla8 (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:06)

These guys are f***ing amazing!!!!!!!

b4uwereborn (Sep 15, 2015 at 5:53)

So was anyone else using Continental tyres? Wandering as Gee suffered again with a blow out;

austinmc (Sep 15, 2015 at 7:19)

I love that Wales had the terrain for such a long and gnarly track.

karoliusz (Sep 16, 2015 at 13:49)

We've all been robbed!!! No live streaming!

Ment0zs (Sep 15, 2015 at 9:09)

This is what every world cup needs to be like, this is real downhill!

cyclesrider (Sep 15, 2015 at 22:18)

No redbull videos plays for me, anyone know why?

AndRiEL (Sep 14, 2015 at 20:45)

Oh Gee, where is your tyre, Gee?

billy860 (Sep 15, 2015 at 9:33)

why is it taking so long for the full edit?

sandrida (Sep 15, 2015 at 9:53)

almost romaniuk and waste of rim

hollowing2000 (Sep 16, 2015 at 6:02)

Hardline is like Psychosis ( x5 maybe?? ).

Bdusty1 (Sep 15, 2015 at 8:55)

Red Bull...GNARline....!

Oetters (Sep 15, 2015 at 12:49)

Which name has that awsome song?????

lyophilization (Sep 15, 2015 at 15:54)

"stab your ears with needles" by seriously?

Oetters (Sep 18, 2015 at 5:03)

Oh, thank you

Oetters (Sep 18, 2015 at 5:09)

Germans have sarcasm too ...

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trueeast (Sep 14, 2015 at 16:10)

More like waste of time line. Don't get me wrong it's a sick course but when you only have 8 guys "racing" there is t that much to see. Last years course seemed way better almost like Dan was trying to hold a race FEST. Think it has a sh-t ton of potential but needed way more riders like everyone who competes at Rampage. I'm sure the FEST guys could handle the tech sections and send those jumps. Just my 2cents. Thanks for building it Dan!

RM435 (Sep 14, 2015 at 20:18)

I've ridden Rampage a lot, I live 45 minutes away, and I've raced DH all over and it's 2 different worlds of riding requiring different bikes and strengths. I think Hardline will be dominated by racers the same way Rampage will be dominated by Freeriders. Would love to see more guys racing Hardline but the timing makes it hard to get more guys involved since they are all probably burned out and ready for vacation after World Champs.

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twowheelfury (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:17)

Should've had the Fest boys riding that!

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TheFlyingYorkshiremen (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:22)

The vast majority of them wouldn't have been able to get enough speed up through the tech sections to hit the jumps... :/

twowheelfury (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:23)

Awe yes... I didn't think about that...

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ethanhagle (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:32)

I haven't seen this course too thoroughly but those guys aren't just guys with all balls and no skills. I'm sure they know how to manipulate a bike through the rough and rocks. e.g. Rampage

kolya (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:41)

Good point but I disagree, never underestimate Andreu & agassiz.

rcrdrvr (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:42)

Some of those Fest guys have been free riding most of their lives. I wouldn't say a vast majority couldn't handle the run ins. On another note. Since Fest is going so big, what do you think Lacondeguy will pull on some of those Rampage jumps this yr.

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TheFlyingYorkshiremen (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:46)

Really? some of the fastest racers in the world were having trouble clearing those jumps, yes I know there pretty fast but I'm pretty sure they are really not on the same level as far as speed is concerned...

rcrdrvr (Sep 14, 2015 at 15:58)

I do agree, to some extent. That course was meant to be run in the dry.

madmon (Sep 14, 2015 at 17:01)

you also need to be at a caliber of a world Cup DH racer to even try it....check out the head cams from the Athertons that shit it off the hook

rcrdrvr (Sep 14, 2015 at 17:07)

Was Kenny Smith there? Bet he would've torn it up.

m0dest (Sep 14, 2015 at 18:30)

I've seen a kid hit a jump with half the speed I take it and throw a no footed seat grab. Racers hit fast and low...some guys just have hops!!

j10ripper (Sep 14, 2015 at 19:58)

Definitely never underestimate them 2!

RM435 (Sep 14, 2015 at 20:10)

I live 45 minutes from the Rampage site and I can tell you that there is a big difference in riding straight down a cliff in virgin and carrying speed through rocky/wet turns. I would say most of the Fest guys would have a hard time making it through the course on Hardline because they spend their time learning tricks and they aren't forced to learn to carry speed the way a racer is forced to. Don't get me wrong, you've got to go scary fast at Rampage, but it's usually in straight lines with few uphills or turns.

m0dest (Sep 14, 2015 at 21:50)

Been to BC lately or any of Cascadia? It's wet, gnarly fast and twisted. I think people get caught up in Whistler videos thinking it's all groomed runs and perfect
transitions. It's NOT!! Other than the magnitude of the jumps at Hardline, the decade old trails up at Crystal Mt. and Snoqualmie here in Wa. were more demanding technically IMHO.

That said, if the freeride or FEST guys hadn't been doing what they were doing or Berrecloth hadn't of showed up and pulled a 360 drop, hardline would not have happened, those jumps wouldn't have been thought possible and vice versa.

Give props to both since they both have sort of complimented each other and shown what is possible on 2 wheels...but to think the FEST guys can't ride that shit fast enough to clear anything is ridiculous. Sorry!!

obee1 (Sep 15, 2015 at 8:34)

agreed with modest. the fest boys don't just ride groomed shit all the time. they are legit shredders and the only thing that woulda kept some of them off the podium would have been that they stopped mid race to sesh the step up or else too many high fives mighta slowed them down. aggy woulda killed that shit.

A-BOMB-67 (Sep 15, 2015 at 13:05)

#letaggyin