Colorado Crankworx Rider Bike Check

Jul 31, 2010 at 20:03
by Justin Brantley  
Today was an awesome day at Colorado Crankworx! The sport has taken it to the next level. Just a quick look at most of the finals riders' bikes!

Take a look at what the best in the world are riding on!
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The Champ! Brandon Semenuk riding on his new Trek.

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Yannick Granieri on his Commencal

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Martin Soderstorm on his "NS" Slopebike. Not sure what the frame is...

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Greg Watts with the new Haro Porter Slopebike!

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Graham Agassiz and his Kona Bass

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Jack Fogelquist and the Banshee Rampant!

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Darren Bearclaw and the Specialized SX

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Sam Pilgrim riding a Cove Hooker while waiting for the first Diamondback slopebike for Whistler.

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Sam Dueck riding on the factory Norco team.

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Cam Zink on His Corsair slopebike

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Paul Bassagoitia and his Kona Bass Slopebike.

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Cam McCaul on his new Trek.

Congrats to all the riders! Good luck to Cam and hope he has a fast recovery. Also, good luck to Brian Miller and Logan Peat and hope for a speedy recovery!

-Justin Brantley

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153 Comments
  • 16 1
 i love how soderstorm is still shredding on a pretty old cove hooker frame tup
  • 7 8
 sure is. not sure how the author of this couldnt identify the frame lol
  • 6 1
 Martin Kills it!
  • 13 0
 Sucks for Cove that they have a couple frames being ridden @ Crank Works with other bike companies stickers on them!
  • 3 0
 ns bikes needs to make a slopestyle frame
  • 2 21
flag joeljsh (Aug 1, 2010 at 11:36) (Below Threshold)
 martin's not riding a 2005 cove hooker he's riding a ns slopestyle prototype
  • 5 0
 i do hope your joking joeljsh
  • 3 2
 @joeljsh, theres a reason why ns is in quotations in the caption, its because the author of the bike check is being sarcastic, something morons like you apparently fail to grasp.
  • 1 6
flag joeljsh (Aug 2, 2010 at 17:21) (Below Threshold)
 why the heck would martin ride an old bike frame from 2004, he dosent he rides an ns slopestyle prototype people say its a 2004 frame its actually a ns prototype with a similare frame design
  • 4 0
 are you just trying to wind people up and get an argument going
  • 12 0
 yeah fogel!
  • 5 0
 Yeah!!!
  • 17 6
 sorry mate but that haro makes me want to gag.
  • 4 0
 Semenuk, McCaul & Co are riding the Trek Remedy some of the lightest Freeridebikes on the market.

The NS Soda looks niceSmile but maybe Martin felt more comfortable on the '04 Cove Hooker. Also he can ride it with singlespeed cause the bearings of the Backframe are around the bottom-bracket.
  • 1 0
 negative prop me if you want but i thought it might be the new trek scratch but you could deffs be right about a remedy
  • 4 0
 Summary: buy any bike you want, it doesn't matter, this is only advertising, if another company paid any of these riders enough any of them would ride any bike, they could care less, and so should you. buy the bike you like the best or can get a good deal on, it should show you if the brand of bike doesn't even matter at the pinnacle of the sport, how the hell is going to matter with a weekend warrior? the bike is only a tool, some will work better for you, some won't.
  • 1 0
 um yeah but im guessing that mccaul and semenuk would be kinda dissapointed going from trek to something like norco and u make it seem likr they are in it for the money wich they arent
  • 3 0
 Just shows you that the choice of the pros (if they were not sponsored) is Cove. They could get/ride any bike they wanted and they CHOOSE to ride a true hand built in North America Cove Bike... Forget ALL the marketing hype from the big guys making mountain bikers into lemmings!
  • 2 0
 damn, what a shame Martin :/ His frame looks very old among others. Soderstorm should to ride for Dartmoor bikes- also polish brand Smile cause they created sick slope frame dartmoor shine Smile
  • 1 0
 He has a signature slopestyle frame coming out soon (NS Soda).
  • 1 0
 Indeed. Haro is very simple. For example norco has got good suspension system FSR (I use this also in my norco a -line) but I think you don't need very sensitive suspension if you ride smooth trails. Good sls frame should be stiff and light Smile
  • 1 0
 norco pays specialized to use their patented suspension design known as the fsr if you look on your norco it should have a very small sticker that says fsr by specialized but that doesnt mean norco is bad there still a great company
  • 2 1
 Söderström rode a Cove Hooker 2004 like last year. Its an old Bike of him. He use it because NS-Bikes hasn't invented a Slopestyle-fully till now and the crankworx-course is too heavy for riding an Hardtail-Dirtbike.
  • 1 10
flag howdyitsconnor (Aug 1, 2010 at 7:54) (Below Threshold)
 Söderström rode a dobermann le pink last year at kokanee crank worx
  • 1 2
 and the year before that he rode the hooker at crankworx
  • 2 0
 Last year it was the first crankworx Martin competed in. Then he also was on the cove hooker. He has, as far as I know, been on a dobermann. He has been on a Eastern slash tho!
  • 3 0
 never been on a dobberman*, correct myself!
  • 1 0
 ya he never rode crankworxs on a dobermann he did it on the hoooker
  • 7 3
 the Treks are soo siick!!! shame for the Konas...ugliest bikes there.
  • 2 2
 shame yur a kona hater...
  • 2 2
 kona=poop
  • 1 0
 Looks to me like Darren Berrecloth's SX and the Corsair have a more standover clearance than all the other bikes. But then Bearclaw must have much bigger big balls than me to ride that whale without even a front brake
  • 1 0
 Anyone actually Know why Soderstorm was on the Cove Hooker?
I've probably missed something and there's a perfectly good reason, right?
  • 2 7
flag harry-h (Aug 1, 2010 at 2:36) (Below Threshold)
 Soderstorm wasn't on a Hooker, Sam Pilgrim was because Diamondback haven't got a full sus SS bike yet
  • 3 0
 Yes he was also on a hooker but an older one : photos.nsmb.com/files/2/0/7/8/4/HookersideI.jpg
  • 3 0
 Well, NS have a FS-slopestyle bike called NS Soda (Martins signatur frame). You can google those pic up. That fram is pretty dope and he have been shreding it in Sweden allready. So I have no idea why he wasn't on that one. Mabye dindn't stand up for the test? Cool tho that he dubble whip that cove!
  • 1 1
 or maybe he couldnt be bothered to fly it out to the us
  • 1 0
 also i really like the look of that cove i might try and get one to build up as a little play bike
  • 1 0
 But why fly in a even bigger bike? Wink Any way, as said, cool that he got the skills to dubblewhip that cove.
  • 6 3
 out of all of the SX was the nicest
  • 3 1
 euh no...
  • 1 0
 Is that an SDG bell air greg watts is running? like that popular sdg race seat that a lot of downhillers use?
If so why? Wouldnt be the easiest seat to pinch around
  • 1 0
 I think the best bike out of all of them is the Haro plan simple just a cool all around bike nothing fancy nothing like a good ole single pivot to get the job done
  • 2 0
 Icant wait to see Martin Soderstrom riding his prototype "NS Soda" in Kokanee Crankworx... But probably not this year Frown
  • 1 0
 Darren is the only guy not running a front brake. Looks like he's running it single speed also.
  • 1 0
 But Yannick ride in signle speed Big Grin
  • 2 0
 i think all of the bikes was nice! Wink
Smile
  • 5 3
 NS Bikes the bestSmile
  • 2 0
 so where is that ns bike?
  • 1 16
flag joeljsh (Aug 1, 2010 at 11:37) (Below Threshold)
 martins riding an ns slopestyle prototype
  • 4 0
 Stop sayin sh*t just Check how a 2004 cove hooker looks like
  • 1 0
 its a cove hooker joeljsh, he just slapped on a couple ns decals to keep his sponsers happy, same with sam pilgrim, hes riding a newer hooker, with diamondback decals on it to show that hes sponsered by diamondback.
  • 2 0
 @joeljsh is deffo just joking redline-45 m8,either that or the needle is stuck.And by the way joeljsh NS's proto SS frame is called the Soda and it's just a simple single pivot bike.
Martins been riding a 04/05 Cove Hooker for a couple of year now,but you all ready know that don't ya joeljsh,ya little joker, ya nearly had everyone on PinkBike fooled into thinking NS were bringing out an NS Hooker......Not.Go back to sleep m8.Call yaself a Canadian with slander like that.Ha-ha.
Gringo.Joker
  • 1 1
 What is the travel on Fogel's bike? 80/80 or even 60/60 that thing is so low
  • 1 1
 100 at the back, not sure about his fork, maybe 80? the rampant is a low bike.
  • 1 1
 more like 100mm
  • 2 1
 yeh fogel's is deffo the nicest bike there.
  • 1 0
 What happened to logan peat?
  • 1 0
 crashed
  • 1 0
 Badly?
  • 1 0
 Yeah man, super bad! He broke his tib and fib!
  • 1 0
 Oh shit that's terrible. How'd it happen anybody know. Best of recovery I hope, for all these dudes. Sheeeit
  • 1 0
 thanks justin for this photos
  • 2 1
 why is nobody riding a transition??
  • 2 0
 pretty sure these are just the top guys. i'm guessing none of the transition riders got that far.
  • 1 0
 groves would have.
  • 1 0
 Casey would have done really well!
  • 1 0
 damn....the claw is a BEAST!
  • 1 0
 wheres gulleys new slopestyle bike...
  • 1 0
 lovin the specialised sx and the new treks Smile
  • 1 0
 sam pilgrim should ride a mission
  • 1 0
 what kinda diamond back is that?
  • 1 0
 A Cove Hooker MKII, with Diamondback stickers on it,cos Diamondback don't have a dedicated full suspension slopestyle rig at the minute.Just like Martin Soderstrom is riding his own MKI Cove Hooker with NS Bikes stickers on it,cos NS Bikes don't have a dedicated slopestyle rig either at the minute.Martin Soderstrom rode that same rig at the last Crankworx comp.
Gringo.Facepalm
  • 1 1
 What the F uck is Martin riding?!?!?!
LOL??!?!!

I know for a fact that is not an NS bike. Looks like some 02 or 03 dh rig.
  • 2 0
 There must be about 20 comments above explaining that it is an old cove hooker...
  • 1 0
 sorry that I am not a forum whore that reads every comment on every article possible.
  • 1 0
 luv them bikes
  • 1 2
 There are a few sets of Saint cranks there!
I like the Hooker Smile
and the Bass Smile
  • 2 2
 Absolutely hate those konas.
  • 1 0
 I was hoping for a video
  • 1 1
 not a hardtial in sight Frown
  • 1 0
 yeah, its a shame. i like the banshee if i had to choose one though....
  • 1 1
 what treks r those ??
  • 1 1
 remedy
  • 1 1
 u fail its a costom scratch
  • 1 1
 no its a remedy
  • 1 1
 Not trying to be funny or anything but the last time i looked at the Scratch range,and the Remedy range,they were full floaters,just like the 88's.Where as the only thing that Cam and Brandon's bikes have in common with the afore mentioned bikes is that they're A.B.P equipped.
Now before you reply to that,i suggest you look at as many pic's as you can of Cam and Brandon's bikes,and you will clearly see that the shocks on them are not floating.I'll admit,i found this very unusual,but it's fact.They're A.B.P,but not full floaters.
So their an un-named prototype as of now still.
Gringo.Very confused
  • 1 2
 no really brandon told me its a costom scratch
  • 1 0
 Hey gringo, I did the same thing as you look at many pics of both rider trek scratch and remedy and I came to the conclusion that its more of a remedy than a scratch...
  • 1 0
 dude it is not a remedy!
  • 1 0
 I know! But its more similar to a remedy than a scratch.
  • 1 0
 eh i guess haha
  • 1 0
 It's a new Trek Slope Style bike in it's own right,the Remedy and the Scratch have floating shocks,whereas Brandons and Cams bike doesn't,the only thing it shares with the Scratch and the Remedy is the A.B.P system,so i reckon this rig is gonna have a name of it's own.
Gringo.2 cents
  • 1 0
 It's a Custom remedy.
  • 1 0
 oh my goodness listen to what i am saying BRANDON AND SHANDRO BOTH SAID IT WAS A COSTOM SCRATCH!
  • 1 0
 i guess i agree with you gringo though
  • 1 0
 I've seen somewhere else that they were told by trek to say that. Besides, it said remedy on their last frame, and the scratch is a big all mountain / Freeride bike so the geometery will be completely different.
  • 1 1
 and their new frames say scratch on them
  • 2 0
 Trekiscool m8,i've got a copy of the 2008 Crankworx special Decline collectors edition magazine in front of me and in that mag,there are 2 Nike 6.0 adverts,in them adverts Cam and Brandon are riding these same frames that they ride today,the only upgrades this frame as had by either rider in that time,is custom paintjobs.
Basically the frame in the pic's above has been a working prototype for 2 years+,and it doesn't have a floating shock,it utilizes the A.B.P system,and the Evo link and the E2 headset.
And 1 more thing the Trek Scratch was'nt even a rumour around the Trek camp fire in 2008.So it's impossible for this rig to be based on the Scratch.The Remedy,maybe? as far as the A.B.P,the Evo link,and the E2 headtube are concerned.But in my opinion it's an all new S.S bike in it's own right,and it wouldn't surprise me if they named it the "Trek Ticket Slopestyle".But wheather it say's Scratch on it or not,it pre-dates the Scratch by well over a year,so that's just Trek marketing playing with peoples heads,and getting Cam/Brandon to say what they ask them to say.
Essay and rant over,but i hope thats got some people looking through their old Declines to eliminate the Scratch from this debate.
Gringo.Very confused Evil 2 cents
  • 1 2
 the treks are by faaaaar the best out there
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