24 Slope Sleds and Their Pilots - Crankworx Rotorua 2016

Mar 11, 2016 at 3:42
by Paris Gore  

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Twenty-four faces and thirteen different brands show their faces at Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle. The course looks super smooth and well transitioned but there's a near 50/50 mix of fully and hardtail.

Martin Soderstrom and his Specialized P3
Martin Soderstrom, Specialized P.3 with orange 'colour-pops.'

Logan Peat and his Santa Cruz
Logan Peat and his one-of-a-kind Santa Cruz fully.

Drew Bezanson and his Trek Ticket S
Drew Bezanson and his Trek Ticket S. Whitewall tires are officially 'a thing.'
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Cam Zink with his two best things in life.
Cam Zink with the two best things in his life and the only carbon baby at the event.

Louis Reboul and his Scott
I hope Louis Reboul remembers to spin his bars back the other way before his next tailwhip attempt.

Amir Kabbani and his GT
Amir Kabbani and his GT.

Thomas Genon and his Canyon
Thomas Genon is the current FMB World Tour Champ and will be hoping to kickstart his 2016 winning ways in Rotorua.

Mehdi Gani and Specialized P3
Mehdi Gani's Specialized P.3 has a Hope-heavy build kit.

Nicholi Rogatkin and his Specialized P.3
Nicholi Rogatkin and his Specialized P.3.

Nicholi Rogatkin and his custom McGAZZA jersey from alpine stars
Rogatkin is also rocking his McGAZZA Memoriam jersey from Alpinestars.
Nicholi Rogatkin and his custom McGAZZA jersey from alpine stars
The man behind the course build will be sorely missed this year.

Torquato Testa and His Rose
Torquato Testa looks like he's having a laugh with his Rose Bikes, The Jester.

Sam Reynolds and his Polygon
Sam Reynolds and his Polygon.

Cam McCaul and his Trek Ticket S
Cam McCaul and his Trek Ticket S.

Sam Pilgrim and his NS Bike
Sam Pilgrim and his NS Decade.

Gregg Watts with his Mongoose while Ryan Howard photo bombs.
Gregg Watts with his Mongoose, Ryan Howard dropping the photo bomb goon-ride.

Tomas Lemoine and his Canyon
Tomas Lemoine and his Canyon Stitched 720.

Anton Thelander and his Canyon
Followed by Anton Thelander opting for half the rotation with a Canyon Stitched 360.

Brandon Semenuk and his Trek Ticket S
Brandon Semenuk and his Trek Ticket S.

Tomas Zejda and his Dartmoor
Tomas Zejda and his Dartmoor Two6Player Miami Vice.

Szymon Godziek and his Dartmoor
Szymon Godziek and his Dartmoor Shine.

Anthony Messere and his Morpheus
Anthony Messere and his Morpheus Vimana Slope.

Brett Rheeder and his Trek Ticket S
Brett Rheeder wins the paint job competition with this custom tartan finish.

Carson Storch and his Rocky Mountain
  Carson Storch and his Rocky Mountain.

Max Fredriksson and his NS
  Max Fredriksson and his NS.

Yannick Granieri and his YT
  Yannick Granieri and his YT.

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46 Comments
  • 105 0
 Are the Jersey's available to the public? It would be rad to wear his smile around!!!
  • 9 90
flag abzillah (Mar 12, 2016 at 15:24) (Below Threshold)
 No one wants a jersey, we want Sam Pilgrim's toothy smile, it makes me happy.
  • 54 0
 Rogatkin looks like some action movie guy
  • 9 3
 Because he's a real life superhero: an ironman who don't need an iron armoured suit!
  • 31 0
 What happened to Logan
  • 25 0
 Am I blind or are Semenuk and Rheeder not running water bottle shifters..? What voodoo are you up to trek?!
  • 5 2
 Been a thing for a while and many other people do it too nowadays.
  • 5 6
 they just run a X01 DH 7spd cassette with the chain on the last cog and a derailleur to tension the chain, its nothing that's never been done, I ran it for a while on my ticket S
  • 2 0
 When Cam built his up, the instagram pic of his bike didn't have a shifter to be seen
  • 45 1
 wait why aren't they using water bottle holders were will they put their water.
  • 8 1
 Ya how do they hydrate and take sips?
  • 2 2
 I think he was referring to their lack of water bottle shifters. Looks like Peats using it as well
  • 1 0
 Peats using what?
  • 5 0
 They probably figure out what gear they like to be in after one run, adjust the set screw and you're done. And Ill bet they barely even have to adjust for course- they all seem to be in the smallest cog or close. They don't run the shifter because they rarely actually use it.
  • 6 0
 Suicide shifting.
  • 3 1
 many of the bikes with a rear derailleur only uses it for compensating for chain growth due to suspension layout. Almost all of the hardtail or bikes where the main pivot point is concentric with the bottombracket just run single-speed. Only Drew and Cam has a working rear derailleur!
  • 19 0
 How many grams does the carbon baby save over the aluminum baby?
  • 6 2
 Cam actually has his shifter on the bar. Weird. That guy was the king of barspins.
  • 4 0
 i think kellys bike was under 10kg www.pinkbike.com/news/yt-slopestyler-prototype-crankworx-rotorua-2015.html
  • 4 0
 Same weight but indestructible can be the other philosophy.
  • 1 0
 @fracasnoxteam
Thank you for saying this! Why do people not do it, seriously? Who cares about the weight, if it means totally bombproof?
  • 23 5
 Brett Rheeder's paint job looks like ass.
  • 7 2
 Steel is dead. I'm dead inside
  • 1 0
 Half the bikes did not have a (complete) description as for which manufacturer and which model.

Might as well have said: "Here's a picture of X and his bike. I have no idea what bike he is riding and I don't care enough to ask him"

Just makes this an incomplete article..
  • 2 0
 Pretty sure most people who follow the sport know what all the bikes are already
  • 4 0
 is that rose bike two different wheel sizes?
  • 3 0
 sure looks like it...
  • 3 0
 Shouldn't be, i guess its the wide angle lens, cause the same has happened to lot of backwheels of the P3s.
  • 1 0
 The Rose is just not meant for a slope bike, that's what's wrong with it. That angle!
Also, the Polygon jut looks broken Big Grin
  • 1 0
 Could be, it might be advantageous to have a smaller back wheel for durability, although they seemingly had flat tire problems, not rim problems.
  • 4 2
 what?! No plus size or 29er's? I thought vintage wheel sizes were extinct and giant wheels were the best. Huh?!
  • 4 1
 That White wall trek ???? Best looking bike of the bunch
  • 3 0
 that Morpheus is so sexy
  • 3 1
 good to see AK back on a bike
  • 2 0
 I want them all! NOW!!!!
  • 2 0
 Did Martin retired from forefront?
  • 3 0
 he said on instagram that he's waiting for injuries to heal 100% before coming back
  • 3 0
 I see! Thank you for information!
  • 3 0
 No worries dude!
  • 4 2
 That last YT looks amazing.
  • 1 0
 Haha Carson's bike has Ride 9- for all the adaptability needed for slopestyle
  • 2 1
 I like the profile of the new NS frame. Looks good. The new yt too. That canyon, nice profile.
  • 2 0
 I'll have a tequila sunrise please, better make it a double
  • 2 1
 martins not as strong as sam to hold his bike like that
  • 2 1
 Looks awesome, they've really come a long way since back in the day.
  • 1 0
 We want the Mcgazza jersey Alpine Stars







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