Opening Day Survey 2020: What People Are Riding at the Whistler Bike Park
After much uncertainty, the day finally arrived. Whistler Bike Park opened on June 29th and gave all the people able to attend the best case of the Mondays possible.
While this year’s opening might have been a little different to year's past, with the added safety measures in place, we once again had our eagle eyes out to assess the statistics of the opening day, and to compare them to the previous years. This year’s bike-spotting was made a little easier given the distinct reduction in mud covering everything in sight, compared to the 2019 opening.
First up, the gender gap is closing, with this year seeing a higher proportion of female riders out there with 27.5" wheels reigning supreme once again.
The Specialized Demo and RockShox Boxxer were still the most popular frame and fork, with RockShox also being the most favoured single crown fork with the Lyrik. Although, the Fox 36 was hot on its heels and Fox were also the most popular shock out there with the DHX2. SRAM also were the most popular in the braking and drivetrain department with the Codes and GX derailleur.
DT Swiss had a commanding share of the rims on show, with Maxxis well out front in the tires being ridden, with the Minion DHF as a firm favourite for the front and the Minion DHR2 out back. Tubes being heavily favoured for the tire setup over a tubeless option.
Here's a look at all the statistics from this year's opening day compared to the previous two, and also a look back to five years ago.
Opening Day 2020:
Male 74.23%
Female 25.77%
Opening Day 2019:
Male 79.44%
Female 20.56%
Opening Day 2018:
Male 79%
Female 21%
Opening Day 2015:
Male 84%
Female 16%
Wheel Size Opening Day 2020:
27.5 inch 55.91%
29 inch 26.88%
26 inch 12.90%
20 inch 3.23%
Mullet 1.08%
DH Wheel Size Opening Day 2019:
27.5 inch 67.92%
29 inch 26.42%
26 inch 5.66%
DH Wheel Size Opening Day 2018:
27.5 inch 49.00%
26 inch 44.83%
29 inch 6.00%
24 inch 0.17%
DH Wheel Size Opening Weekend 2015:
26 inch 90%
27.5 inch 10%
Opening Day 2020:
Clipless 34.18%
Flats 65.82%
Opening Day 2019:
Clipless 21.5%
Flats 78.5%
Opening Day 2018:
Clipless 23%
Flats 77%
Opening Day 2015:
Clipless 16%
Flats 84%
Frames Opening Day 2020
Specialized Demo 9.77%
GT Fury 6.02%
Giant Glory 4.14%
Trek Remedy 3.38%
YT Tues 3.01%
Commencal Supreme 3.01%
Norco Range 3.01%
Rocky Mountain Slayer 3.01%
Santacruz Nomad 3.01%
Commencal Meta 3.01%
Santa Cruz V10 2.63%
Rocky Mountain Maiden 2.63%
Trek Session 2.26%
Norco Aurum 2.26%
Specialized Enduro 2.26%
Commencal Furious 2.26%
Giant Reign 2.26%
Norco HSP 2.26%
YT Capra 2.26%
Transition Patrol 1.88%
Devinci Wilson 1.88%
Rocky Mountain Altitude 1.88%
Rocky Mountain Flatline 1.88%
Intense M16 1.50%
Trek Slash 1.50%
Kona Operator 1.50%
Scott Gambler 1.50%
Canyon Sender 1.50%
Liv Hail 1.50%
Norco Sight 1.50%
Specialized Stumpjumper 1.13%
Commencal Meta AM 1.13%
Yeti SB 150 1.13%
Yeti SB5 1.13%
Devinci Spartan 0.75%
Pivot Pheonix 0.75%
Transition Sentinel 0.75%
Yeti SB 165 0.75%
Scott Ransom 0.75%
GT Force 0.75%
Santacruz Megatower 0.75%
Santacruz 5010 0.75%
Transition TR 500 0.75%
Kona Process 0.75%
Cube Stereo 0.75%
Pivot Firebird 0.75%
Giant Trance 0.38%
GT Sanction 0.38%
Knolly Podium 0.38%
Transition TR 450 0.38%
Cove STD 0.38%
Orbea 0.38%
Knolly Delerium 0.38%
Nuke Proof 0.38%
Knolly Warden 0.38%
Yeti SB6 0.38%
RAAW Madonna 0.38%
Scott Spark 0.38%
Rocky Mountain Element 0.38%
Scott Genius 0.38%
Intense Tracer 0.38%
Banchee Scream 0.38%
Frames Opening Day 2019
Specialized Demo 7.08%
YT Tues 6.19%
GT Fury 6.19%
Giant glory 5.31%
Santa Cruz V10 5.31%
Transition Patrol 3.54%
Trek Session 3.54%
Devinci Wilson 2.65%
Intense m16 2.65%
Norco Aurum 2.65%
Trek Slash 2.65%
Commencal Supreme 1.77%
Devinci Spartan 1.77%
Kona Operator 1.77%
Norco Range 1.77%
Pivot Phoenix 1.77%
Rocky Mountain Altitude 1.77%
Rocky Mountain Flatline 1.77%
Santa Cruz Nomad 1.77%
Scott Gambler 1.77%
Specialized Enduro 1.77%
Specialized Stumpjumper 1.77%
Transition Sentinel 1.77%
YT Capra 1.77%
Banshee Legend 0.88%
Cannondale Jekyl 0.88%
Comencal Furious 0.88%
Commencal Meta 0.88%
Commencal Meta AM 0.88%
Evil wreckoning 0.88%
Evolve Alpha 0.88%
Evolve Sky Pilot 0.88%
Giant Reign 0.88%
Giant Trance 0.88%
GT Force 0.88%
GT Sanction 0.88%
Knolly Podium 0.88%
Knolly Warden 0.88%
NS Define 0.88%
Pivot Firebird 0.88%
Rocky Mountain Slayer 0.88%
Santa Cruz Megatower 0.88%
Scott Ransom 0.88%
Transition tr 11 0.88%
Transition TR 450 0.88%
Transition TR 500 0.88%
Trek Remedy 0.88%
Yeti SB 130 0.88%
Yeti SB 150 0.88%
Zerode G2 0.88%
Frames Opening Day 2018
Specialized Demo 8.33%
Norco Aurum 8.00%
Devinci Wilson 7.67%
Santa Cruz V10 7.33%
Giant Glory 6.33%
Trek Session 6.00%
GT Fury 4.67%
Rocky Mountain Maiden 3.67%
Devinci Spartan 2.67%
Knolly Podium 2.67%
Julianna Strega 2.67%
Giant Reign 2.33%
Santa Cruz Nomad 2.33%
Specialized Stumpjumper 2.33%
Transition TR250 2.33%
Rocky Mountain Flatline 2.33%
Intense 951 2.00%
Scott Gambler 2.00%
Hardtail 2.00%
Commencal Supreme 2.00%
Trek Slash 1.67%
Norco Fluid 1.33%
YT Tues 1.33%
Norco Range 1.00%
Banshee Rune 1.00%
Ghost Riot 1.00%
Kona Operator 1.00%
Rocky Mountain Slayer 1.00%
Santa Cruz Bronson 1.00%
Banshee Legend 0.67%
Canfield Jedi 0.67%
Commencal Meta 0.67%
Evil Following 0.67%
Pivot Phoenix 0.67%
Polygon Collosus DH 0.67%
Transition TR450 0.67%
Yeti SB6 0.67%
Evil Undead 0.33%
Intense M16 0.33%
Intense M9 0.33%
Kona Process 0.33%
Norco Vixa 0.33%
Norco Sight 0.33%
NS Fuzz 0.33%
Rocky Mountain Altitude 0.33%
Trek Remedy 0.33%
Yeti 303 0.33%
Cove Shocker 0.33%
Cannondale Judge 0.33%
Cannondale Jekyl 0.33%
Specialized Big Hit 0.33%
Frames Opening Day 2015:
Specialized Demo 17%
Devinci Wilson 13%
Norco Aurum 9%
Santa Cruz V10 7%
Giant Glory 5%
Giant Reign 5%
Rocky Mountain Flatline 5%
Transition TR500 4%
Transition TR450 3%
Trek Session 2%
Knolly Podium 2%
Lapierre DH 2%
Zerode 2%
Cove Shocker 2%
Kona Stab 2%
Evil Undead 2%
Intense M9 2%
Norco A-line 2%
Kona Operator 2%
Intense 951 1%
Specialized Enduro 1%
Cove Playmate 1%
Trek Slash 1%
Foes Hydro 1%
Norco Range 1%
Banshee Darkside 1%
Scott Voltage 1%
NS Fuzz 1%
Specialized Status 1%
Banshee Rune 1%
Morpheus DH 1%
Forks Opening Day 2020:
RockShox Boxxer 19.80%
RockShox Lyrik 17.82%
Fox 36 16.83%
RockShox Pike 6.93%
Fox 40 6.93%
Fox 34 4.95%
RockShox Yari 3.96%
Marzocchi 58 2.97%
Fox 49 1.98%
Fox 38 1.98%
DVO Diamond 1.98%
Marzocchi Z1 1.98%
Marzocchi Monster T 1.98%
SR Suntour 1.98%
X Fusion 1.98%
RockShox Totem 0.99%
RockShox Sektor 0.99%
DVO Emereld 0.99%
DVO Onyx 0.99%
Manitou Dorado 0.99%
Marzocchi 66 0.99%
Forks Opening Day 2019:
RockShox BoXXer 36.07%
Fox 40 15.57%
Fox 36 14.75%
RockShox Lyrik 12.30%
RockShox Pike 3.28%
RockShox BoXXer w/ Ohlins 0.82%
DVO Diamond 0.82%
DVO Onyx 0.82%
Fox 34 0.82%
Manitou Dorado 0.82%
Marzocchi 66 0.82%
Yari 0.82%
Forks Opening Day 2018:
RockShox Boxxer (all) 34.00%
Fox 40 (all) 28.33%
Fox 36 10.00%
RockShox Pike 9.00%
RockShox Lyrik 6.00%
Fox 34 3.00%
Marzocchi 888 2.33%
Ohlins 2.00%
Marzocchi 55/66 1.33%
X Fusion Sweep 1.33%
DVO Diamond 1.33%
DVO Emerald 1.00%
Cannondale Lefty 0.33%
Forks Opening Day 2015:
RockShox Boxxer (all) 35%
Fox 40 (all) 23%
Marzocchi 55/66 9%
Marzocchi 888 7%
Marzocchi 380 (all) 6%
Fox 36 4%
RockShox Pike 4%
RockShox Lyrik 4%
RockShox Domain 2%
BOS Idylle 2%
Manitou Dorado 1%
Suntour Rux 1%
Fox 34 1%
Marzocchi Junior T 1%
Shocks Opening Day 2020:
Fox DHX2 12.68%
Fox Float X2 9.86%
RockShox Monarch Plus 8.45%
RockShox Vivid Coil 8.45%
RockShox Super Deluxe 8.45%
RockShox Monarch 5.63%
Fox Van RC 5.63%
Fox Float 5.63%
X Fusion Air 5.63%
RockShox Deluxe 4.23%
RockShox Vivid Air 2.82%
RockShox Super Deluxe Coil 2.82%
Fox RC2 2.82%
Fox DPX2 2.82%
DVO Air 2.82%
BOS 2.82%
Fox Nude 1.41%
Ohlins TTX22M 1.41%
Marzocchi Coil 1.41%
DVO Coil 1.41%
X Fusion Coil 1.41%
Cane Creek DB 1.41%
Shocks Opening Day 2019:
RockShox Vivid Coil 22.88%
Fox DH X2 Coil 9.32%
Fox DH X2 Coil 9.32%
RockShox Super Deluxe 8.47%
Fox X2 Float 6.78%
Fox DPX2 5.93%
RockShox Monarch Plus 5.93%
Fox Van Coil 4.24%
Ohlins Coil 3.39%
Fox / Trek Thru Shaft 3.39%
Fox Float X2 Air 1.69%
Fox X2 Coil 1.69%
RockShox Deluxe 0.85%
DVO Jade 0.85%
DVO Topaz 0.85%
Fox DH RC2 0.85%
Fox DH X2 0.85%
Fox DH X2 Air 0.85%
Fox DHX 0.85%
Fox DHX Coil 0.85%
Fox DHX RC4 0.85%
Fox DHX X2 Coil 0.85%
Fox DHX2 Air 0.85%
Fox DP X2 Air 0.85%
Fox Float CTD 0.85%
Fox Float X 0.85%
Fox Nude 0.85%
RockShox Lyrik Coil 0.85%
Marzocchi Coil 0.85%
Ohlins Air 0.85%
RockShox Super Deluxe Coil 0.85%
RockShox Vivid Air 0.85%
Shocks Opening Day 2018:
Fox DHX (inc X2) 21.33%
RockShox Vivid Coil 20.33%
Cane Creek DB Coil 9.33%
Rockshox Vivid Air 8.67%
Cane Creek DB Air 6.00%
Fox Float X (Inc X2) 5.33%
RockShox Monarch Plus 5.00%
Ohlins 5.00%
RockShox Monarch 4.00%
Fox Float 2.33%
Xfusion Vector 2.00%
Hard Tail 2.00%
Marzocchi Rocco 1.67%
DVO Jade Coil 1.67%
RockShox Kage 1.00%
Cane Creek Inline 1.00%
BOS Stoy 1.00%
Push 1.00%
Fox Van 0.67%
DVO Topaz 0.67%
Shocks Opening Day 2015:
Fox DHX (all) 28%
Rockshox Monarch Plus 11%
RockShox Vivid Coil 11%
Cane Creek DB Coil 9%
Fox Van 7%
Fox Float X 7%
Fox Float RP23 6%
RockShox Kage 5%
RockShox Vivid Air 4%
Marzocchi Rocco 4%
Cane Creek DB Air 2%
BOS Stoy 2%
Marzocchi Moto C2R 1%
RockShox Monarch 1%
Ohlins 1%
Cane Creek Inline 1%
Brakes Opening Day 2020:
SRAM Code 26.14%
SRAM Guide 22.73%
Shimano Saint 10.23%
Shimano XT 9.09%
Shimano Non Series 7.95%
Shimano SLX 6.82%
Shimano Zee 3.41%
Shimano XTR 3.41%
Hope 3.41%
TRP 3.41%
Avid Juicy 2.27%
Magura 1.14%
Brakes Opening Day 2019:
SRAM Code 42.06%
SRAM Guide 32.71%
Shimano Saint 12.15%
Shimano XT 4.67%
Shimano SLX 3.74%
SRAM GX 0.93%
Hope 0.93%
TRP G spec 0.93%
SRAM X01 0.93%
Shimano Zee 0.93%
Brakes Opening Day 2018:
SRAM Guide (all) 32.67%
Shimano Saint 17.67%
SRAM Code (all) 11.67%
Shimano Zee 10.33%
SRAM Elixir (all) 8.67%
Shimano XT 5.33%
Shimano Deore 2.67%
SRAM XO 2.33%
Shimano SLX 2.00%
SRAM Juicy 2.00%
Formula R0R 1.33%
Shimano XTR 1.00%
Hope 1.00%
Magura 0.67%
TRP 0.67%
Brakes Opening Day 2015:
Shimano Saint 28%
Shimano Zee 14%
Avid Code (all) 14%
Avid Elixir (all) 13%
SRAM Guide 5%
Avid Juicy 5%
Avid XO 5%
Shimano XT 3%
Hope Tech 3 3%
Hayes 9 2%
Formula RX 2%
Shimano XTR 2%
Shimano SLX 2%
Shimano Deore 1%
Formula Oro 1%
Derailleurs Opening Day 2020:
SRAM GX 35.85%
SRAM NX 11.32%
SRAM X0 11.32%
Shimano Szee 7.55%
SRAM X01 6.60%
Shimano Saint 5.66%
Shimano XT 4.72%
Shimano Deore 3.77%
SRAM X7 2.83%
Single Speed 2.83%
SRAM X9 1.89%
Shimano SLX 1.89%
SRAM X5 0.94%
Shimano XTR 0.94%
Black Box 0.94%
Box One 0.94%
Derailleurs Opening Day 2019:
SRAM GX 29.25%
SRAM XO 22.64%
SRAM XO1 14.15%
Shimano Zee 7.55%
Shimano Saint 6.60%
SRAM X9 4.72%
Shimano XTR 4.72%
Shimano XT 3.77%
SRAM NX 1.89%
SRAM G2 0.94%
SRAM X7 0.94%
SRAM XX 0.94%
Derailleurs Opening Day 2018:
SRAM XO 17.33%
SRAM GX 14.33%
Shimano Zee 14.00%
Shimano Saint 12.67%
SRAM X9 7.67%
SRAM X7 5.33%
Shimano SLX 4.67%
SRAM XO1 4.33%
SRAM NX 4.00%
Shimano Deore 3.67%
Shimano XT 3.33%
SRAM X5 2.33%
Shimano XTR 2.00%
SRAM X11 2.00%
Single Speed 1.33%
Shimano Altus 1.00%
Derailleurs Opening Day 2015:
SRAM XO 21%
SRAM X9 17%
Shimano Saint 17%
Shimano Zee 13%
SRAM XO1 8%
SRAM X5 7%
Shimano XT 6%
Shimano XTR 4%
SRAM X7 3%
Shimano Deore 2%
SRAM XX1 2%
Rims Opening Day 2020:
DT Swiss 26.32%
WTB 10.53%
E13 7.89%
Race Face 6.58%
Mavic 6.58%
Specialized Roval 5.26%
Spank 5.26%
Stans 5.26%
Sun Ringle 3.95%
Bontrager 2.63%
Easton 2.63%
Alex Rims 2.63%
We Are One 2.63%
Reynolds 2.63%
Chromag 2.63%
Santa Cruz 1.32%
Syncros 1.32%
Zipp 1.32%
Crank Brothers 1.32%
Industry Nine 1.32%
Rims Opening Day 2019:
DT Swiss 25.23%
Race Face 12.15%
e13 9.35%
Sun Ringle 9.35%
WTB 7.48%
Specialized Roval 6.54%
Spank 6.54%
Bontrager 4.67%
Mavic 3.74%
Easton 2.80%
Stans 2.80%
ENVE 1.87%
Santa Cruz 1.87%
Syncros 1.87%
Alex Rims 0.93%
Atomlab 0.93%
Hope 0.93%
SRAM 0.93%
Rims Opening Day 2018:
DT Swiss 22.67%
Sun Ringle 11.67%
E*thirteen 9.33%
Spank 7.33%
Stan's 7.00%
Mavic 6.00%
Specialized Roval 5.33%
Giant 4.67%
WTB 4.67%
Raceface 4.00%
NOBL 2.67%
Bontrager 2.33%
Alex Rims 2.00%
ENVE 1.83%
Easton 1.50%
Santa Cruz 1.33%
SRAM 1.33%
Hope 1.00%
Industry 9 0.67%
Shimano 0.67%
Syncros 0.67%
NOVATEC 0.67%
FSA 0.67%
Rims Opening Day 2015:
Sun Ringle 21%
Mavic 18%
DT Swiss 13%
Easton 9%
Specialized Roval 8%
Alex Rims 6%
Stan's 4%
Spank 3%
Shimano 2%
Syncros 2%
Transition Revolution 2%
Novatec 2%
Bontrager 2%
WTB 1%
Azonic 1%
Spinergy 1%
Jalco 1%
Giant 1%
Crank Brothers 1%
E*thirteen 1%
Nukeproof 1%
Front Tires Opening Day 2020:
Maxxis Minion DHF 46.60%
Maxxis Assegai 18.45%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 4.85%
Specialized Butcher 4.85%
Maxxis Minion DHR2 2.91%
Continental 2.91%
Michelin 2.91%
Maxxis High Roller 2 1.94%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 1.94%
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 1.94%
E13 LG1 1.94%
Bontrager G5 1.94%
Bontrager G4 1.94%
WTB 1.94%
Onza 1.94%
Schwalbe Black Jack 0.97%
Rear Tires Opening Day 2020:
Maxxis Minion DHR2 32.56%
Maxxis Minion DHF 16.28%
Maxxis High Roller 2 9.30%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 6.98%
Maxxis Minion DHR 4.65%
Specialized Butcher 4.65%
Maxxis Assegai 3.49%
Vee Tyre Co 3.49%
Schwalbe Muddy Mary 2.33%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.33%
Bontrager SE4 2.33%
E13 LG1 2.33%
Kenda 2.33%
Maxxis Disector 1.16%
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 1.16%
Bontrager G4 1.16%
Onza 1.16%
Goodyear Escape 1.16%
Continental 1.16%
Front Tires Opening Day 2019:
Maxxis Minion DHF 38.61%
Maxxis Assegai 9.90%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 8.91%
Specialized Butcher 6.93%
Maxxis High Roller 2 5.94%
Onza Aquilla 4.95%
Maxxis DHF 3.96%
Specialized 2.97%
Bontrager G5 2.97%
e13 LG1 2.97%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.97%
Maxxis HighRoller 1.98%
WTB 1.98%
Bontrager G4 0.99%
Bontrager SE4 0.99%
Continental Der Kaiser 0.99%
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 0.99%
Rear Tires Opening Day 2019:
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29.41%
Maxxis Minion DHF 11.76%
Specialized Butcher 6.86%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 5.88%
Maxxis High Roller 2 4.90%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 4.90%
Maxxis Aggressor 3.92%
Maxxis High Roller 3.92%
Onza Aquilla 3.92%
Bontrager G5 2.94%
Maxxis DHR II 2.94%
Maxxis DHR II 2.94%
E 13 LG1 1.96%
Maxxis Assegai 1.96%
WTB 1.96%
Bontrager 0.98%
Bontrager G4 0.98%
Bontrager SE4 0.98%
Continental Baron 0.98%
Maxxis DHR 0.98%
Maxxis Minion DHR 0.98%
Schwalbe Muddy Mary 0.98%
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 0.98%
Specialized 0.98%
Specialized Slaughter 0.98%
Tires Opening Day 2018:
Maxxis Minion DHF 34.33%
Maxxis Minion DHR 16.67%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 15.00%
Maxxis High Roller 2 7.33%
Maxxis Minion DHR 2 4.17%
Bontrager G4 4.00%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.67%
Specialized Butcher 2.50%
Maxxis High Roller 2.50%
Continental Baron 1.33%
Schwalbe Muddy Marry 1.17%
Specialized Slaughter 1.00%
Schwalbe Nobby Nick 1.00%
Continental Trail King 1.00%
Kenda Nevegal 0.83%
Maxxis Ardent 0.67%
Maxxis Shorty 0.67%
Bontrager XR3 0.67%
Kenda Honey Badger 0.67%
Schwalbe Wickid Will 0.67%
Maxxis Icon 0.67%
WTB Vigilante 0.17%
Continental Mountain King 0.17%
Schwalbe Racing Ralph 0.17%
Tires Opening Day 2015:
Maxxis Minion DHF 33%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 25%
Maxxis High Roller 2 16%
Specialized Butcher 7%
Maxxis High Roller 6%
Maxxis Minion DHR 3%
Continental Kaiser 3%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2%
Bontrager G4 2%
Maxxis Ardent 2%
Kenda Nevagal 1%
Tire Setup Opening Day 2020:
Tubeless 33.93%
Tubes 66.07%
Tire Setup Opening Day 2019:
Tubeless 50.93%
Tubes 49.07%
Tire Setup Opening Day 2018:
Tube 55.00%
Tubeless 39.67%
Insert 5.33%
Helmets Opening Day 2020:
Troy Lee Designs 33.33%
Fox 16.67%
Bell 12.22%
Poc 8.89%
Giro 7.78%
100% 7.78%
IXS 4.44%
Specialized 3.33%
661 1.11%
Leatt 1.11%
ONE 1.11%
7IDP 1.11%
Blue Grass 1.11%
Helmets Opening Day 2019:
TLD 28.04%
Fox 19.63%
Bell 13.08%
IXS 13.08%
Giro 5.61%
POC 4.67%
661 2.80%
Kali 2.80%
Specialized 2.80%
Leatt 1.87%
6D 0.93%
Lazer 0.93%
MET 0.93%
ONE 0.93%
Shoei 0.93%
Urge 0.93%
Helmets Opening Day 2018:
Troy Lee Designs 26.33%
Fox 22.33%
Bell 10.33%
Giro 9.00%
IXS 5.33%
661 5.33%
Kali 4.33%
Other 4.33%
POC 3.67%
Specialized 3.00%
100% 2.67%
urge 1.33%
One 0.67%
O'Neil 0.67%
MET 0.33%
6D 0.33%
Helmets Opening Day 2012:
Troy Lee Designs 38%
661 11%
Giro 9%
Protec 7%
Urge 7%
Fox 7%
Bell 7%
THE 4%
POC 2%
Fly 2%
Specialized 1%
Mace 1%
MET 1%
Bluegrass 1%
Kali 1%
Suomy 1%
Neck Braces Opening Day 2020
No 78.57%
Yes 21.43%
Neck Braces Opening Day 2019
No 89.72%
Yes 10.28%
Neck Braces Opening Day 2018
No Brace 82.33%
Yes 17.67%
Neck Braces Opening Day 2012:
No Brace 77%
Brace 23%
Pads and protections Opening Day 2020:
Fox 27.78%
ISX 13.89%
Race Face 13.89%
Troy Lee Designs 11.11%
Leatt 8.33%
None 8.33%
POC 5.56%
661 5.56%
Dakine 2.78%
G-Form 2.78%
Pads and protections Opening Day 2019:
TLD 20.00%
Fox 16.67%
IXS 14.44%
Race Face 12.22%
Dakine 8.89%
POC 7.78%
661 5.56%
Dainese 3.33%
G Form 2.22%
Leatt 2.22%
O'neal 2.22%
Fly 1.11%
ION 1.11%
None 1.11%
TSG 1.11%
Pads and protections Opening Day 2018:
TLD 19.00%
Fox 14.00%
Race Face 14.00%
N/A 13.00%
IXS 10.67%
POC 10.33%
661 4.67%
Dakine 2.67%
Dainese 2.33%
Alpine Stars 1.33%
GForm 1.33%
Fly 1.00%
Kali 1.00%
O/Neal 1.00%
Seven 1.00%
AsterISK 0.67%
Leatt 0.67%
Nukeproof 0.67%
Lizard Skins 0.33%
TSG 0.33%
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2020: 100%
2019: 0%
I’m sure there’s more. I run tubes for dh but not for trail bikes.
2020 100%
2019 0%
People who believe the earth is flat, the US faked the moon landing, and vaccines are mind control agents.
2020 - you and your friends
- all the sane responsible citizens of the world
Sad to realize here with so much clever healthy people in this corner of internet to not have a healthy debate out of the power/control agenda/information...
JUST FOR THE INTEREST of all here a cientific study proved lockdown was totally useless...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3600511
SO Here many are being deprived to ride our bikes for your aquiescing to the mass media of official version and not standing up.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3600511
You all can laugh at me know, history put everyone at it's place at the end... And many has been rediculized and condemned into the past for not following the main discourse... Can you name some??...
Funny and sad this days citizens you trust more what the media and people in power tells you than the cience... yes it's not the same thing...
Shame there is so brave people here to shred so brave and not to stand up for the truth simply for the fear of social rejection... Well done... I guarantee you way more months of lockdown without riding your bike or maybe collapsing riding with a stupid mask...
Tell me why youtube is censorshiping like crazy... why are they so scared about debate 5G, vaccines and Covid?? Many studies proving if you were vaccinated for flu then you had 4 more chances of dieing from covid...and so on and so on...
For the ones who wants an open debate and at least listen the none official propaganda lesson: freedomplatform.londonreal.tv
Yes neg prop me, censorship me, fact check me... you are not doing any favor to this crisis and to the MTB community...
You want to be taken seriously, get a degree in biology, or micro biology, or epidemiology, then come back and talk to me, otherwise you're just a kook.
Ah and by the way... here you have your biologist Dr. Andrew Kaufman and many others that have been removed from you tube and ignored in your media...
freedomplatform.londonreal.tv/unmasking-the-lies-around-covid-19-facts-vs-fiction-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic
Brother, get other sources, like the ones I just provided you... not saying they hold the truth 100% but if there is no debate and let the conclusions to be done by the major corporations aka mass media... we are not going to get out of this crisis never and it will turn worst and worst... if it´s this what you want... keep trying to ridiculize the ones that are just saying... hey people better question some things prior to accept as truth what some agendas told you and do the research a little bit by yourself with other sources...
PB comments would be a great place to bring stuff and discerning with such amount of great minds... but seems some one has decided it´s more addecuate to do rollers at your home and shut up...
The trolling would be worth a laugh if it was over wheel sizes and not half a million dead people. Sorry - 'fake dead people'. Whatta maroon.
You are not a number, you are a free man.
And yeah guys keep shooting the messenger... Here I only was proposing open adult debate but I see here it's full of mainstream sheeps...
I went to school, I licencied at University and I own an European and American patent for invention... So maybe again you subestime way too quick and precipitately what you have in front... So doesn't surprise me you get stick to the official lies... Good luck.
www.collective-evolution.com/2020/07/01/the-level-of-stupidity-going-on-here-is-amazing-nobel-laureate-for-science-on-covid-19-lockdown
newspunch.com/cia-pilot-presents-evidence-that-no-planes-hit-towers-on-911
everyone - giphy.com/gifs/just-blinking-3ELtfmA4Apkju/fullscreen
no-one - giphy.com/gifs/editingandlayout-NEvPzZ8bd1V4Y/fullscreen
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oh oh and chem trail too. keep this up! this is awesome.
Shuttle monkey the rest of the time I was in BC
Put them on my sons 20 inch rocky vertex.
Great upgrade along with there house brand tires
I prefer clipless pedals but i'm really surprised that people were running tubes more than tubeless
The real question is WTF who is riding bmx bikes at Whistler?
This is what you said sounds like...
"I know its uncomfortable, and everyone treats you awkwardly, but they dont do that to me, so you need to be a better person or deal with it. I'm so tough, if women were tougher they wouldn't care"
You say you get what I'm saying, but you are 100% the problem with this situation, if you weren't you would have nothing to say about it.
Your response is "I'll be a dick if I want, that's your problem". That's a douchebag attitude.
Stop saying you're agreeing with me. You can stop tagging me too, I'm not really interested in your threatened little boy talk. Go slop around in puddle of testosterone with your bros.
"That is one of the stupidest defenses for being a shitty person and creating a shitty environment for others.
This is what you said sounds like..." Name calling aside, it's not about being a bad person/creating a bad environment. It's about, as a individual person, not letting the bad out there get to you (which is extremely difficult, no matter if your male or female). We personally rise above the garbage, and do the right thing. The only way you can change things for the better, is to lead by example. Show other people the we are/do better then that. At least try to do better, remember, we're all humans, unperfect, going to make mistakes.
I mean, if they want to ride, and I see them out there, I’ll give them as friendly a greeting on the trail as I give everyone else and be on my way. I’m not going to be shitty or make anyone feel unwelcome. But yeah, other than that, I have no strong feelings one way or another.
There are a lot of brilliant role models for women in MTB (whether there are enough i honestly couldn't say, but i'm sure there's always room for more) but you'd never know who they are unless you were already vested in MTB.
As a small nation in the UK, we love a champion and a bit of success and recognition on the international stage - in any sport (just see how many obscure sports the public suddenly get behind during the olympics if there's a medal up for grabs). But i have never once heard of Rachel Atherton outside of MTB. She'd already had her perfect season and most, if not all, of her world titles (a Michael Jordan-level act of sporting dominance surely?) before i started riding and i'd never seen or heard any of it published or celebrated in the mainstream media.
So i suppose exposure of the sport in general is a bigger problem, before we even get to addressing a fair gender balance within the sport.
No idea what the solution is though. Only 3 of my friends are into MTB and they're all blokes - so i don't really know what might be preventing or discouraging women getting into the sport.
But there is no reason for the intimidation or negative atmosphere to exist in the first place.
People shouldn't have to expect to be treated poorly as a condition of riding a mountain bike. Putting the responsibilty on people to accept and deal with a negative culture is avoiding dealing with a problem area that absolutely does not need to exist.
I agree there will always be individuals who make things difficult for others (in all walks of life) and people need learn how to deal with these people positively or risk being dragged down with them.
But i don't agree that it's okay to say "This is how things are. Deal with it or find something else to do".
Climbing up a mountain on your bike is hard. But it's necessary if you want to ride back down - and you'll have to get strong enough if you want to do it. Being intimidated or treated poorly is not necessary in MTB and shouldn't have to be expected or accepted if you want to get involved in it.
I'm not really part of the MTB 'community' or 'scene'. I have 3 close friends who are into MTB (all blokes and we were friends before we got into MTB). We ride together and that's it. Very little interaction with anyone else so i have no insight into the problems from either side of the fence.
Vocalizing that women are welcome when they are unsure can do alot to get someone to do something we all enjoy too. But this comment is an example, we say women are welcome and SOMEONE is going to have to disagree, or put a spin on it, or complain about it.
The action sports industry targeting women in their advertising would probably help. Shops holding more women only rides would probably help. It's tough, tough... MTB as a whole isn't the most accessible sport as it is.
If you want to get women out riding, just get them out on a bike on a trail. Do NOT get them to engage in the comment section on the internet looking at the "community" because the community sucks.
While I'm on this soapbox, and at risk of being negative propped into oblivion, I would also argue that maybe we don't NEED 50% of riders out there women. I know it's 2020 and it's WRONG to suggest this, but maybe the fact that we as a species have gone through hundreds of thousands of years of evolution has left men more willing to accept risk for their dopamine hits, and women more unwilling to take extreme risks in general. I think it's why action sports are dominated by men, as participants and spectators both, simple biological differences in approach to risk.
How come there isn't a concerted effort by the media for 50% of all Zumba classes to be comprised of men?
Don't get me wrong, if a woman wants to ride, let her ride, and encourage it. But, if women don't want to ride, don't try to force it out of some strange sense that everything needs to be equal. I've seen enough of the "girlfriend in brand new kit on a brand spanking new bike obviously having a bad time being dragged down a trail she doesn't belong on by over eager biker boyfriend" to last a lifetime.
We've asked for sample size in the past, not sure we've gotten it.
A few years back a buddy of mine slashed a tubeless tires up at Sun peaks - spraying it's contents everywhere. We have photos somewhere of him looking like a star in a bukkake fest.
My rear tire rim combo was a tube shredding/cutting machine but I would run tubed in the front if I get lazy.
Single largest YoY growth in female riders - awesome
Flats pedals are now in the minority - how?
Next year maybe they could look at the proportion of people using centre lock disc mounts vs six bolt off the hub, you know, the real game changing stuff everyone wants to know!
Wahey
Anyone have experience on them?
I mulleted my mega 290 earlier in the year. It would have benefitted from corrected geometry and a slightly shorter back end. I have wondered about doing it to the 275 mega.
My comfort HTA on enduro bikes for steep chunk in SoCal is 65. Pretty much industry standard now for enduro.
On both builds I also bumped up the fork travel by 10mm and run Ohlins single crown M2 forks...longer axle to crown measurement than Fox and Rockshox.
The goal was to get at or near HTA of 65.
Rear tire on the 160/135 bike is a 2.8 Minion DHR. BB height went up a bit on this build. It's "e" so no biggie re the 2.8. 170/160 bike is a 2.6 Minion DHR...helps bring the rear up a little as the BB has dropped on this build. Went 170mm cranks from 175mm to help with the new lower BB.
Like both bike way more now. The big front wheel works for me and the HTA's are just north of 65. Doing a conversion on a bike that is already at a HTA of 65ish probably harder.
Check out Foes Racing for Mixed Wheel info. They have a new mixed wheel bike coming and like YT and Intense the Foes eBike is Mixed wheel.
I can't wait for the OEM DH mullets that will surely be avail soon. Intense, Santa Cruz, and Specialized, all running mixed wheels on their factory DH race bikes.
Mixed wheel works for me...big front wheel great for corners and bumps, nimble and lower rear for fun and less/no tire buzz.
MX bikes are mullets too...although the rolling radius difference between F&R is a little less I believe than MTB 29/27.5's
The future is here!
I mean I guess it’s technically a double crown fork but...
@bogey nah they’re just going to fall further behind. Can’t complete with sram anymore and honestly it doesn’t seem like they’re even trying anymore.
Because that skews the results
Opening Day 2020:
Clipless 34.18%
Flats 65.82%
What am I missing?
I see almost twice as many flats riders
I was riding from 11 to 5, even got myself an awesome photo from Clint, but was never asked about my tire setup, just curious really
We salute you brave riders. And good luck.
Canada seams to miss something. No creativity in the braking department.
J/k....wifey gets older too...
But, have you ridden DVO?
Oh ya rocking a topaz with 0 issues. Also using the Garnett post that's silky smooth!
I've also had to deal with their customer service Wich was unreal!
If I were a super fast racer I might bother with inserts but that carrer is probably not happening anytime soon....