jbike101: using pythagorus' theorum, the hypotonuse of the triangle with 50 out 50 down is almost exactly 70ft. i know he won't travel directly in a straight line along the hypotonuse, but it is roughly 70ft in the air.
Well lingus, he's intelligently explaining why the distance traveled is around 70 feet from the lip to the landing using math skills he learned while in school. And to be honest, I have nothing but respect for someone who actually USES the education they've been given.
HOLY SHIT. seriously i hate pinkbike users. they take everything so dam serious. cant even make a joke on here. i bet you guys would also rather see some nice colour composition pics than this huge huck.
Its at least 70 feet, 70 feet would be if the rider flew in a straight line from the lip of the drop to the top of the landing, since the rider will go at an arc, an arc will cover more distance so its more than 70 feet, fucking huge.
"new items like the Oakley Icon Sender - complete with a signature skull and plank that will send riders more than 30 feet down – which is sure to spook anyone who dares approach."
Don't get me wrong.......way cool pic. But what ever happened to "old skool" Rampage? Natural drops. Natural lines. I hope this doesn't go the same route of every other indie sport.
it looks like there is a stretcher already waiting (at the base of the ramp) for a rider to get hurt. good luck to all the riders and all of us in bike land jope that no one needs a stretcher or gets hurt!
INSANE!!! Thought the drop at Chatel was big this year, but this is fooking mental!!! Can't wait to see the big event on PinkBike and the videos afterwards!!
Seeing as everyone says "DIC" these days, I don't think it's necessary to put in brackets what it stands for. That's like saying. "LMAO (laugh my ass off)." Or "POD (picture of the day)." We already know what it means.
Yeah, so it's bigger in air time. And we've got 10+ guys hitting it, one even daring to 3 it, where as 5-6 years ago, one guy hit it and crashed. If that's not sporting progression then I don't know what is.
shred nz theres a diference between someone daring to do it and someone saying there gonna do it, no ofence to cam but when it comes down to it i think hes not gonna 3 it because is suicide
if he pulls it mad props, if he lands it hes a legend, but i dont think hes gonna go for it or even consider going for it when he actualy gets to the top of that thing
he has the confidence for it for sure, even though theres probably only a 12% chance of rolling out of it he'll go for it if the situation is right and hes in a good position for win. someone(s) are going down and i think zink accepted the fact but is ready to man up to it, even if its incredibly stupid