Fun seeing a dude on a burly trailbike being gapped by a woman on a bike with a 69 degree HA, 80m stem, super minimal tires etc.
And there are plebs on here who think they could keep up with Nino.
@arphia: Give Pinkbike commenters an all mountain bike and see if they could keep up with Nino on his XC bike on just a descent section in any World Cup race. I bet 90% would get gapped. Put them on the same bike as Nino and it would be a total joke.
Thank you Red Bull and Pinkbike for bringing us cool videos like this and please keep em coming. Would love to see Cathro do a track walk/line analysis on the XC track.
I enjoy seeing Ric cross over between the disciplines, I think he does a great job with the interviews and course previews. Generally speaking, all the great coverage by PB and partners this year on enduro, downhill, and xc is keeping me busy. Thanks so much to all who contribute to bring these photos and vids to us.
Love these previews. Makes you totally re-think the tech and knar that XC courses are these days. Have to give huge props to all the riders who take this course at race speeds, that's another level of athleticism.
So cool. I've been cycling for many years. Started out in NS in the late '80's crashing at the end of races. Let's bunnyhop off the bridge in Wentworth and slam the ground. Memories. Moving to Van and working at MEC (sucks) while cycling and skiing when Severed Dick got built. WTF. MTB was always cross country. Brodie, Toad, Dekerf, Kona, RM. Cross country is why I love DH it's where it started. f*ckin Giver.