Team Lapierre International at WC3 Leogang

Jun 24, 2010 at 10:30
by Tyler Maine  
The team head to Austria for the third round of the World Cups on board a brand new bike!
Team Lapierre International at WC3 Leogang

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50 Comments
  • 8 0
 Probably hard to get an honest answer from a sponsored rider but...

How much does the bike impact race times?

Say we took the top five finishers bikes and had the top five finishers race the 4 other bikes 5-10 times down the hill how different would the average times look.

I doubt anyone really knows but I would throw in some money to see that test.
  • 5 2
 It's not about the bike, it's about the biker.
  • 1 0
 Iberian ........ I would love that test too. As long as the rider is allowed to adjust to their settings, i.e. gearing, bar width and height, ect. Ill bet the frame doesnt impact NEARLY as much as everyone thinks. These world cup guys are so good on bikes, you could put a huffy under 'em and they would prob qualify!!
  • 1 0
 "It's not about the bike, it's about the biker."

For sure, I just want to know how much.
  • 9 0
 This is mint. I want one now. Gimme. Love this frame, so nice!
  • 2 0
 Rider style, shock setup, I dont think it really matters considering a lot of the top fast guys are on single pivots. Gee, Bryn to name a couple, these complicated linkages may help in some areas, but overall it comes down to rider skill and suspension setup.
  • 3 0
 Single pivots are not worse so why is it an argument? A propely made SP has some advantages. Imho the main way a bike can influence a time is make the rider feel more confident - he than takes more risks or rides faster lines and therefore gains time. Though most good bikes would do that.
  • 1 0
 Not bashing a sp just using as a comparison to the linkages of most companies nowadays, that a lot of top pros are winning races on single pivots and therefore the frame does not make the rider faster, proper setup and skill does.
  • 1 0
 If you implying that winning on SPs prooves that frame/suspension does not matter than you are suggesting SPs are worse Wink Simply not directly.
  • 2 0
 by the way gt and yeti ripped Rocky Mountain off...the "floating" bb as you call it has been around since they first made full supension...little info for you young pups
  • 1 0
 the Unified Rear Triangle design that Rocky Mountain used on the Pipeline was a horrible design and is in no way like the GT I-drive (even though it looks similar) or the new Lapierre design.
  • 3 0
 that's my new unicorn! tup
  • 1 0
 Haha blenki at the end just giving that look, i know what he was thinking..."you enjoy that 1st position because its mine next time" no doubt blenki! yeah Big Grin
  • 1 0
 santa cruz did not invent vpp they bought the technology, just like intense did.
  • 1 0
 Well, yes and no. Santa Cruz bought the patent from Outland Bicycles (who invented it). But since they then owned it, it was Santa Cruz that licenced it out to Intense.
  • 2 0
 damn that bikes beutiful!
  • 1 1
 man I rode a few Lapierre bikes this morning and they are awesome, I think my next bike will be a Lapierre, and they look awesome too
  • 6 4
 Lookin good.
  • 5 0
 F.I.T
  • 4 2
 His accent is really cool!
  • 3 19
flag bansheeripper (Jun 24, 2010 at 13:19) (Below Threshold)
 So, Lapierre goes from stealing Santacruz VPP tech.(opposite direction of links rotating), to stealling GT tech.(Floating BB)!!! What a Hack of a company!
  • 9 2
 You ride a banshee....!
  • 3 1
 acutally if you took time to actually look long enough to understand the system its not like GT at all. the bb section moves back and forth as it is pulled by a section of the swingarm in front of the bb.
  • 3 1
 that can be said about so many different linkages though, if he did adapt the different technologies than thats no different than what many companies do today i said different a lot of times
  • 2 1
 all i can say is it kicks ass.....
  • 4 2
 @banshee-ripper grow up dude! There are infinite subtleties to bike design. Lapierres look really well made to me.... especially in person. BTW, SC bought VPP from Outland and later licensed it to Intense. They both make very different VPP based bikes, and the world is a better place. Looking at Banshee's website I see designs inspired/borrowed from Kona, Canfield, Transition, and many others. Does that mean they are hacks too?
  • 3 1
 Yeah I mean come on...........going by that logic every bicycle with two wheels and handlebars is a "rip-off" design.
  • 1 2
 WHAT EVER!!! Rolleyes

And as for banshee, I don't own that anymore(unfortunately this site isn't sophisticated enough to allow screen-name changes)... And I rode their HT, which has two very "Original" design aspects(the kegger head-tube, and the internally ribbed stays... not seen on any other brand)

@ bomberdave
It's still a floating BB designed to be effected by chain tention... same as GT!

@scriz
"Borrowed from kona, canfield, transition" One difference, Those are not pattented designs as the VPP and GT's Floating BB are!
  • 1 0
 What one off original do you rock today.........just curious.
  • 1 2
 unfortunately, the only bike I have at this time is a generic TREK 3700(with different parts, not the crap it came with)... Rolleyes My next "real" bike will probably either be a TREK Scratch, or an Intense Slope-Style...
  • 1 0
 No big deal........but I mean, you see the point right?? I mean not every bike that comes out is going to be a radical new design. There are only so many ways to skin a cat.
  • 1 0
 ... dude you just dont get it, just because there is a floating bb doesnt mean its even similar to the gt. they do completely different things and work in different ways
  • 1 0
 @banshee-ripper
get a real bike(not a $400 bike) and then you can talk shit about how you think lapierre is a knock off.(even though they arent)
  • 1 0
 FYI I have had my number of REAL bikes ranging in price from $2000 to $3850! The only reason for my not having one now is due to an ankle injury!
  • 1 0
 so you sold your real bikes because of an ankle injury?
  • 2 0
 Ripper.......your digging yourself in dude.
  • 1 0
 @cGonzalez

Yes, I sold my REAL bike, because my ankle can't take the impcts of stunt riding, so I sold my heavy bike and used what little cash I got from it for the parts for a light-weight speedy comuter bike... If my ankle ever gets to being able to handle the rough stuff again... then I'll get another REAL bike.
  • 1 0
 what song is this and from whom ?
  • 1 0
 Courtship Dating by Crystal Castles.
  • 1 0
 courtship dating-crystal castles
  • 1 0
 looks nice...Rocky Mountain used that technology 12 years ago...nothin new
  • 1 0
 I tells you what. I wouldn't mind one of them bikes, they fackin' tasty.
  • 1 0
 The new DH bike is looing sick!!
  • 1 0
 Awesome bike
  • 1 0
 that s an awesome bike
  • 1 0
 bike looks great!!
  • 1 0
 sweet song
  • 5 7
 Enfin du bike francais à nouveau en course Smile
  • 1 0
 On dit "vélo" en français et non pas "bike"
  • 1 2
 single pivot? why??







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