Video: Aaron Gwin Previews the 2024 Tennessee National Downhill Course by edspratt

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BamaBiscuits (Mar 18, 2024 at 9:05)

I really like this slower preview where he stops and shows options etc. over a rider blasting through it at near race pace. Both are great, but it’s cool to really be able to look at features

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shaun-ridefast-michael (Mar 18, 2024 at 9:34)

Agreed! I love being able to check out the trail itself and the technical sections!

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stravaismyracecourse (Mar 18, 2024 at 10:13)

For your average ebiker, this actually is race pace.

Joe89 FL (Mar 19, 2024 at 1:27)

Yep agreed. They should do pov on their first run at world cups. Include all stops and confusion. Be heaps more informative to us watching.

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ocnlogan (Mar 18, 2024 at 9:14)

I'm just glad to see Aaron on the bike again.

shaun-ridefast-michael (Mar 18, 2024 at 9:40)

Beat me to it! I was just gonna say how happy I was to at least see Aaron back on a bike!

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Deep-Friar (Mar 18, 2024 at 9:04)

DUDE. Right from the start, first corner taped wider than a two lane highway. Nice work guys this look like an amazing track.

howejohn (Mar 18, 2024 at 10:52)

For real, not a fan of a main line track taped exactly 800mm wide. The best tracks have options.

bman33 (Mar 18, 2024 at 9:00)

Keeping it fresh and new. Thanks for taking Windrock into the next generation Aaron!

sanction FL (Mar 18, 2024 at 10:42)

Mr Gwin, HI, That track looks awesome. Any room on your bike park for a Redbull Hardline track?? Let's Go!

moutnbiker FL (Mar 18, 2024 at 9:03)

Great looking track, love the changes. Great to see Gwin on a bike again.

Sebastes (Mar 18, 2024 at 12:07)

Duck tape!

flembake (Mar 18, 2024 at 13:20)

Was waiting for him to pass by a moonshine still

Eastern-States-Cup (Mar 18, 2024 at 19:08)

That looks like a really fun track!

chillrider199 (Mar 18, 2024 at 8:45)

Yeup… looks like it does indeed go down.

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xciscool (Mar 18, 2024 at 8:56)

Wild speculation by an arm chair expert pinkbike commenter…typical

chillrider199 (Mar 18, 2024 at 9:31)

@xciscool: its Professor Arm Chair Expert Pinkbike Commenter.

Theysayivebeentheone (Mar 18, 2024 at 10:14)

He can someone plz drop the location/address of the park here. I’m trying to make a trip over there at the end of next month!!

sunringlerider (Mar 18, 2024 at 11:48)

Google is your friend

AndrewFleming (Mar 18, 2024 at 12:03)

windrockbikepark.com

maps.app.goo.gl/Ljg7ArFH2Dr7tqhF9

Oliver Springs, TN

jokermtb FL (Mar 18, 2024 at 11:08)

Looks like a great course!

WTF-IDK (Mar 18, 2024 at 14:24)

It’ll be nice to see a full run at race speed

mississippiwaterfall (Mar 18, 2024 at 16:15)

...aaaanddd then halfway through he says "I'm on a borrowed ebike"

danstonQ (Mar 18, 2024 at 10:43)

So cute...

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mississippiwaterfall (Mar 18, 2024 at 16:09)

I noticed Gwin's bike has an XTR Shifter, XTR brakes and an Assegai upfront. Also caught a glimpse of his Fox Grip2 damper on his fork. Could be a good indication of what he's running this year?!

venturavin (Mar 18, 2024 at 16:41)

interesting that you're obsessed with him enough to care about that stuff, yet you didn't watch enough of the video to hear him say it is a borrowed bike

ArizonaJack (Mar 18, 2024 at 13:42)

Glad to see this but just make easy trails easy; and hard trails hard. All this accounting for all skill levels on one trail ruins trails... The front range by Denver is evidence of this.

catweasel (Mar 18, 2024 at 17:50)

Any race line has to account for the different skill levels of the categories it’s open to. Even World Cup DH trails have to cater for both the junior females and elite males.
I’d agree with you about some of the trails around Denver but that’s a case of making the most of the small amount of new trails that are allowed, rather than a desire to design this way. If you can only build one bike specific trail and your choices are, a blue trail or a blue trail with black options which would you pick. Hopefully that situation changes in the future and the design will change with it.
Ore Chute would be a good example of the end goal where you have A and B lines for a few key features but they are different shades of the same overall rating.
The upcoming trail at Virginia Canyon has a lot of options of various difficulty but It’s the first trail in a new network so has to cater to a wide range of folks while we build the rest of the network, subsequent trails should be more focused.