Reece Potter Takes Flight - Video

 daniel radcliffe must be so jealous this version of potter.

 That was wild!

 I think this video is on par with Remy's whistler one.

 I still think George Brannigan's is the best. Wild.

 For Sale; lightly used Zerode DH bike. Perfect condition, only ridden lightly on local trails. Only selling because of injury.
$2300 ono


Yeah, RIGHT!

 You would be lucky to get a 650b Zerode for that price

 Step one: Buy a mountain bike that is more expensive than your car.

 Lewis you got this one completely wrong. If your car is more expensive don't even bother...

 This!

 That huck to knuckle smash @ 1:33 tho? This Kiwi is f*cking unhinged.

 @LEWIS103 Step two buy the following bike for each disapline

 Balls for days, huge style

 Hence breaking his femur in the last clip. Mad props though, this dude is on one!

 Dude that was brutal

 Remy vs potter game of bike

 ^ more like game of huck

 i want to stay alive. Won't play a Game of Bike with Reece. Massive lines from him. Hope he is getting better from the crash and will do some more videos like that !

 Go on Remy.... Imagine the hype. The two of you would be able to break the interwebz...

 He's as off line as a Russian border! - Rob Warner I was sweating like a whore in a church watching this guy. His poor mother

 laughed out loud in class during a silent study so hard at that. thanks

 Higher. Metallier looks like he's keeping it in control. This guy's just like fuck it.

 yeah.. by the looks of this video i'm starting to wonder why Zerode doesn't have more costumers..

 The design of the Zerode doesn't conform to what most people are comfortable with as a MTB. I'm sure the internal gearbox design is the future and they're just too far ahead of the game to be appreciated right now. Just wait until a big manufacturer like Giant,Spec,Trek etc make one and they'll get all the accolades and props.

 One biggish manufacturer (GT) had gearbox bikes for a while - but obviously they felt it wasn't the way forward.

 I ride alot in Rotorua and have done a couple of laps at Skyline on a borrowed Zerode. I currently ride a Glory and it definitely feels weird at first. Much more tractor like than the Glory but somehow very lively. I would def consider buying local (Zerode) if I buy another DH bike for sure.

That heavy as f*ck horizontal feeling was explained to me. Because the wheelbase grows (suspensions moves back and out of the way on impact not up and in like a lot of suspension designs) as the suspension compresses it feels sluggish at slow speed. Once it's up to speed it just mows through most everything and feel flighty and has that feeling of weightlessness even though it's near on 40lbs.

 I've owed Zerode G1's and G2's, and your right they are unconventional feeling. They are truly a "racers" bike that require a little more muscling around then your mainstream Dh rigs and I won't lie I wasn't partially impressed with the way it took corners. And there was no denying that its heavy. It felt sluggish at low speed and never really popped out of burms. Although, where it lacked in cornering it made up for in stability at speed and its rock gobbling capability. It was a shining star when you were giving full commitment pace and only seemed to really show its true colours when going balls to the wall. The no derailleur thing was really nice, and you could really set and forget the system and spend many laps maintenance free. Although theirs claims that suspension was not effected under baking I found that it defintly stiffened up and lost traction. I would buy another one if it managed to shed a few pounds, but for the money that they are going for at the moment they are defiantly worth a look if your in the market for a new frame.

 @FurryCrew I did a lap down Whistler on a G2, I can assure you speed was not an issue. It's a very cool concept just with some major downfalls. If they were to lower the center of mass and maybe make the wheel path a bit less extreme they'd have a winner.

Especially if they can integrate the new Di2 alfine.

 There is just one car that we all lend to each other for edits since we dot want to thrash our own cars.

 Late 80s Lancers where the bomb!

 @patrick-marsh I wish I could give you +1 000 000 props for that comment. Pure gold!

 seriously. I counted three or four times that he was within inches of a tree at mach 10. Some gnarly gaps.

 You mean like this?

www.facebook.com/zerodebikes/photos/pb.119706528098706.-2207520000.1449639363./395364070532949/?type=3&theater

 That's from 2012, pretty sure it was just a short shocked/forked DH frame. He's working on an Enduro frame, that'll be carbon. Saw him riding a carbon mule about a year ago, don't know how far along it is now.

 It'll be next year. Can't wait.

 I saw something like that in nzmtbr or spoke years ago but I had heard they were struggling with the setup expense/prototyping for production of a final design being a tiny company. No idea how true that was or if it was just pub bs talk. I really hope they have got something coming in the next year

 They're currently testing their prototype enduro bike

 It's the air nz safety video

 Worst safety video I ever saw

 That was the craziest part of the edit i think! Lightning reflexes

 good kind of stupid!

 No cracked Zerodes to date that I've heard of. Got the right tool for the job.

 There's a video out there of a Zerode rear drop out sheering off on landing at an NZ national DH round a couple of years ago.

 I remember that. It was a dodgey bolt that broke. It was threaded the whole way rather than having a threadless shank that passed through the frame / bearings. The stresses placed on the threaded portion of the bolt caused the bolt to snap.
The frame was fine, put back together and ridden again.

 "Drop out sheering off" is a misleading comment.
A bolt broke. No Zerode cracked.
The frames will have to crack one day, especially after the sort of punishment in that video, but none so far in five years or however old the Zerodes are.
Frame in video he's had for a couple of years I heard.

 magic

 That tree almost "jumped" into his line. freaking scary.

 Nor brake pads apparently...

 Got a Zerode, all good.

 y c ouvert aussi en filmant ca haha

 You just go to the next hill over to session dream line.

 if he'd been watching remy he'd be at home whinging about anything and everything...