Red Bull Rampage 2012 - Sunday: A Buck Twenty

 And Cam won best trick but still finished way down the order which makes no sense!

 did anyone else see soderstrom holing his balls in pain after he racked his sack on that gnarly drop? poor guy.

 whats new mitch.. haha

 I thought Semenuk's crazy drop was just as impressive as Cams jump.

 I was there. its completely different looking tv compared to in person. and they were not robbed. the judging was goods. the maccauls lines werent original enough to place them any better then they were. if anything bizet i think bizet shoulda won.

 What trick did Cam do that won best trick?

 @Angryham, it was because he ripped his pants and he was trying to cover it in front of the camera.

 Must be the canyon, surely, seeing as he was the only one..

 @wilkey. You don't know what you're talking about!!! Wanna fight?!?!?!

 @booboo-rider I think it was the flip step down judging by the pictures above.

 @Downtoearth He landed that 360 with his nads on the back wheel, hence ripped trousers and ballache

 Kyle Norbraten

 tons of great wallpapers

 The judges didn't rob anyone of shit. Everyone did awesome, threw down crazy tricks and no one got robbed. I watched the whole thing and everyone placed according to their run. Because everyone was doing crazy tricks, and sending it big, it looked like the judged were looking at how smooth, and fast the whole run was. Anyone throwing a crazy trick on top of the hill got extra points, and the top two guys threw some crazy shit at the top of the hill and didn't save everything for the bottom.

 Where's that ballin' Camelback trophy?

 Norby got robbed so bad the back to back 3's were crazy in person and should have gotten a better score, when his score was announced the crowd there booed the judges hard.

 Shut up mitch, the best overall run won the day, get over it!!!!

 I missed it, but I hope that in the future, the judging format doesn't force everyone to tackle the same line (what is unique about this event) and hamper the creativity of the riders. I mean as long as the riders are throwing down and not hitting a set of mini DJ's on a machine built line haha.

 I think, Kurt deserved the win with his smooth run & precise execution. ... IMHO

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 The judging was spot on, but Semenuk's transfer drop thingy was the sickest shit I've ever seen. Definitely better than the McCaul canyon gap. It was cool, but Semenuk's was better (even though he did behave like a child at the end).

 @ nmpearson bring it out donky kong

 Bloody right. I thought he looked like a right wanker with that gay ass long hair, but now I've seen his dad, I think he's cool as hell. Wil, I apologise for thinking your hair is gay. I'm just jealous because I'm going bald. Actually it's fantastic, and so is your father's beard. Get some!

 Didn't really watched the whole rampage but it seems that Lacondeguy did two solid runs too... I think he deserved a better note.

And a question, as I just said, I didn't really looked who was qualified or not, was Fairclough qualified? I wanted to see him send his Canyon gap... No footage?

 Protour don't say anything

 theedon.. cmon man...

 Chill cp-gang. A little laughter is good for the soul. Garland!! I know Bra!! I was waiting for the Protour attack!

 @bikounet. yeah fairclough did qualify but he DNS. i dont know why. probably got hurt on saturday

 Alex Pro from what I heard didn't want to compete at all this year due to a high number of concussions... can't blame him for that. Fairclough didn't qualify and didn't attempt the canyon gap during his run... can't blame him for that either haha.

 Quit complaining about the judging, whiner's! The best run clearly won, that's the most important thing from a judging standpoint, so they did ok. Cams run had too much boring traversing to be on the podium, all the top guys took more direct lines, which is more high paced and obviously what the judges were looking for. Next year I bet more riders will be taking the more direct routes....live and learn... Best pics yet, Pinkbike! Brought back some great memories from yesterday. I agree Semenuk's drop was probably the craziest line.

 Wrong, he qualified, but bust his knee, so opted not to ride.

 At the risk of being neg proped. For once i think i agree with protour.
No one can complain about sorge winning he ticked every box
Bizet dug deep and smashed a harsh line and managed to pull off not one but four backflips, the first way up the course with a difficult run in. No complaints?
Binggeli another faultless run down the rougher part of the course pulling back flips and smooth transitions. Again no complaint.
Lecondeguy unlucky but his runs where solid enough. Would have like to see more trick dont know why he missed on his second run, attempted a huge backflip there in 2010.
With that in mind how were cam and tyler robbed? Cam did some big drops but no a huge trick variety, tyler top half was pretty boring to watch with not a lot going on.
Just my opinion. Cant be easy to judge and we dont really know what they where looking for.
All i know is that the sport come a long way with pretty much everyone nailing the sender.
Who knows what would have happened if Zink, Gee, brendog had been able to compete ( and anyone else ive accidentally forgotten)
Great event, loved it

 @Wilkey If you want me to tell you what I think about it, well: That really sucks!!!

 Whoops, I was told his run didn't qualify him... damn there was a lot of top guys taken out before finals....

 Uhm, 2 years ago Zink 360'd the sender, Wil white throws some flair on his and that's biggest trick off it? Let's be real, Sorge had a solid run, enough to beat the competition.. Wish Aggy had been healthy enough to ride, he no doubt would've thrown down.

 @randybadger I agree, but Tyler's intense rhythmic jumps were bigger than anyone else's. With that in mind his line as a whole was debatable. Norbraten though, was robbed, his line was insanely cool and I think he deserved better!

 Even more messed up was the fans complaining about him not saying much right after he had sorta crashed at the end of a spectacular run.

 it also broke my heart to see him overflipping after clearing that EPIC cliff transfer drop... and I cannot imagine how he feels after putting up so much effort and heart into building that line... but I believe he will come stronger next year.... just you wait...

 Finally a feed of people who aren't complaining about his "bad attitude." Give.him.a.break! Ugh it drives me nuts! If I did that I probably wouldn't have been able to get out as many words as he did.

 Pretty sure it will become an annual event, considering it's become by far the most anticipated and exciting event in mtb. Semenuk did great, won the title, and his crash wasn't a full crash. I thought he deserved major props for sorta pulling it out. Kids a fighter and a freeride genius.

 Totally agree. I heard the interviewer saying "next year at rampage/see you next year/... multiple times". Let´s hope for the best.

 please, rampage come back in 2013!

 With the freeride tour it has a niche rather than just being a one off event. Can't see why it couldn't be an annual event. It really does sort the men from the boys doesn't it.

 That's what happens when there is too much pressure on you.

 just confirming it will now be annual due to national TV contracts, contracts with the landowners etc. after being there for this one i can't say i'll miss another, having an event like this every year is just going to push the sport further and faster.

 Even though I don't like Semenuk because he has semen in his name and has a shit hairdo, I feel he is the best rider and probably would have won if he held it togtherther (the transfer drop was sick as fook).

I don't think they should do it every year though, but being American, I'm sure they will. Stick to the formula - create something cool, sell it, find out the fans are going nuts for more, give them more than they can handle and see their appetites for it die. Didn't they almost kill it last time from overdoing it?

Look at every major sporting event in the world... neither of them are held annually. Make the fans wait four years and they'll be hungry like you wouldn't believe. The riders will try that little bit harder too, because there won't "always be next year".

 "he has semen in his name and a shit hairdo"
Priceless

 If it happens next year...I will cry happy tears

 Its killing me wondering what score he would have gotten had he stomped that no can or the backflip. Same with Soderstrom had he nailed that 360...

 best comment here...REAL

 lol good

 I'm really looking forward to some quality video edits from this event. These photos are amazing though, could easily be 50 PODs in here.

 If you're talking about the line that runs under the sender, Soderstrom and someone else sent it. Other than that the only changes were an improved landing, it was moved a foot forward and a less drastic roll in... not sure what this 3rd option is that you're talking about.

 Yeah, I though this. There was a drawing on here somewhere of a third line to the left of the sender (as you look at it), but it never happened it seems.

 Strange... guess it was a very early design. They had the actual specs draft of the sender tacked onto the actual structure and I thought it looked very similar to the one on pinkbike they put up a while ago.

 I thought the same. My guess is that they realised it would have had to share the same landing as the original sender, which was massive, but it would have been about 10m higher. If they built it, I don't think anyone would have done it. If the original sender was 50x50ft, the top line would have been 80x80 or something ridiculous.

 the oakley sender was a 50ft shoot out, and 50 ft. drop? holy foook

 Nah it wasn't close to that big of a drop. Just guesstimating I'd say the drop was around 25-30ft. vertical and the gap out... not sure at all but around 30ft. seems to be the ballpark.. which is absolutely massive, haha.

 I didn't measure it, but they said on the commentary it was 50 by 50, whatever that is! What's 50 feet in real money? 15m?

 Yeaaahhh 50 down is really stretching it... 50 feet is absolutely monsterous.

 The take off didn't match the landing....too much of a bucker. Plus you had to do the boring traverse to get way over there.

 Its true, C-Mac and Zink were both getting bucked forward when practising the jump, they both crashed due to it, Zink harder unfortunately, the gap was sick but this years judging concentrated too much on the WHOLE line and getting to the canyon gap meant a boring ridge line run for 1/3rd of the riders line, which scored them too low, I personally thought T-mac's line was better anyway with all his huge step downs, after watching through the event again I actually think the judging was fairly well spot on, big 1 (or 2) hit wonder runs didn't take the cake due to the judging criteria.

 How can you say that the take off didnt match the landing? Were you there to see it? I was. I sat under it in the shade and talked with the riders about it....... they all like it. Nothing wrong with it. A ton of the riders hit it.

 the main reason is that the general public viewer will cringe, cry, and run home to mama after seeing what these guys do....

 It will be on tv in December.

 heavily edited though

 Wil WHite was so chill. He was one of the coolest riders there. He wasnt stuck up at all. He was easy to approach and talk with.

 to put his massive balls in?

 BOOM!

 parachute

 @ toddonbike "parachute" - perfect answer.

 The stupid water bottle is the fmb trophy. The twig boot is the trophy for this event alone.

 One of the rider's friends hand-made them, can't remember who though. Saw it on Twitter.

 All this clone whining is ruining my mood! Get over it already, the best run clearly won.

 Go back under your bridge you troll!

 they definitely got the top two riders right on. can't just roll the ridge if you want to be top 3. if semunuk would've had clean run, he easily would've gotten first, his huge drop transfer was definitely the move of the day...imo

 Hell yeah!
Personally, I'd take a 650b 6x6" All-Mtn bike, but that's just for what I do...
He proved the rolling mass didn't hold the bike - or him - back at all!

 Congrat's*

 Logan Binggeli 3rd place is a DH racer and has raced at several world cups this year. he is not a freeride or slopestyle guy.

 And dont forget Nico Vink and Kyle Straigt

 Oh and Mitch BRAPelato

 I know, he's ridding the new KHS, but is the only.. Kyle is out of the WC's, vink is out too.. You know broo... That misses CG

 Thomas was in events all year long... the fmb web site has videos if you care to know what your talking about.

 really? Thomas killed it all year.

 Haha, I know right! Best caption!

 Looks like a keg tap.

 good idea miguelads

 la status tiene la distancia entre las ruedas mas cortas y el eje central mas alto, mucho mejor para hacer trucos que la Demo, esa es mas para decenso.

 muchas gracias..

 merica

 not everybody has to speak english, fuck off anybody whos neg propping or doesnt like it

 Hey RollMan, porque no te metes merica por el culo, ignorante, racista, cabron!!!!!!!! You should know that where you live they have being speaking Spanish way longer than English why do you think is call Rancho Santa Margarita.

 Pudo ver sido broma. You guys should calm down.

 they both said they prefered the status for its slightly shorter wheelbase and the higher bottom bracket, which made it easeir to do tricks on.

 Good question.
Would rather have a demo under me.
Maybe to plug the status ?

 Mixture of it being a bit more freeride friendly and exposure for the status.

 they like the way the pop and handle better then the demo for this style of riding

 is it just me or did Andreu look like he was on a Status too?

 They probes would have been riding sx trails but they got rid of them for 2013

 oops, nevermind just found a pic of it. I had no idea yt industries made big bikes.

 I'd rather have a Status at this point... newer design, simpler (regardless of the Demo's reputation, I've owned one, I like them), and like they said, easier to work with in this instance. I like that rig, I really do...

 you'd choose your bike for rampage based on the fact that it's newer and simpler?? right

 No... those are my reasons for liking the new design... my personal, prior-to-this-event reasons. I just know that it's a good bike, and it seems to hold up to the riding as well as crashing, seeing as two of the guys on them did just that.

 But those two reasons are fairly good reasons are they not? New design that is definitely not a bad design, and simplicity especially at an event like this where you may need to make changes on the fly would certainly be good reasons.

 sx trail still kicks ass

 Yeah, it was... I can't wait to see the new P.Slope in my LBS! I'm getting either a Status II and putting a Lyrik on it, or an Enduro Evo and riding it's balls off.

 hey same here! but also there is a sx trail in my size left at the bike shop, so i might get that

 when you have a pro mechanic i dont know if you care about simplicity of adjustments