Just the Tip - Visits Crankbrothers and Rides Laguna Beach by pinkbikeaudience

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paulwatt (Jun 9, 2015 at 0:21)

Tippie could make watching paint dry entertaining.

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bman33 (Jun 9, 2015 at 0:28)

^^^this comment!

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Freegs (Jun 9, 2015 at 1:28)

Tippie is without a doubt the best person in mountain biking. His boundless enthusiasm for the sport totally encapsulates the reason why I love mountain biking.

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WAKIdesigns (Jun 9, 2015 at 6:12)

Tippie can make a CB product last

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lumpy873 (Jun 9, 2015 at 8:38)

Tippie and CG together. . How could this not be entertaining?

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WAKIdesigns (Jun 9, 2015 at 8:50)

I would like to see Tippie interview Kimi Raikonen or any other Finish driver. Yes, no, yes, eee no, yes, yes, it was good, no, why? no, I didn't like it, no, no, yes, no let me think about it... no

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AMGoran (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:15)

He should interview the stig

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bigtim FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:41)

I especially like the bit at 2:22.where he false high 5's the crankbrothers design dude who gets left half hanging!

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rexluthor (Jun 9, 2015 at 10:07)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/6735778

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kjl12 (Jun 9, 2015 at 10:26)

TIPPIE AND THE STIG @AMGoran great pull

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AMGoran (Jun 9, 2015 at 12:54)

@kjl12 hahaha thank you

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karoliusz (Jun 9, 2015 at 13:06)

Tippie could interview Chuck Norris. Without microphone.

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YoKev (Jun 9, 2015 at 2:10)

For some reason methinks Gracia maybe didn't get enough attention as a kid.

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jamescmy (Jun 9, 2015 at 2:18)

Love the man.

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AMGoran (Jun 9, 2015 at 5:42)

He is nuts and fun you just can't hate him

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aoneal (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:26)

Richie's socks however get plenty of attention. BEETLEJUICE! BEETLEJUICE! BEETLEJUICE!

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guigui333 (Jun 9, 2015 at 12:39)

well.. one could say he was drunk.

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ibis09 (Jun 9, 2015 at 17:43)

Or he might have adhd.

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gunners1 (Jun 9, 2015 at 19:50)

All that neon

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WAKIdesigns (Jun 9, 2015 at 0:47)

Wow! That looked like a great trip. But it must have been a logistic nightmare, so where is the picture of Chinook helicopter loaded with 20 men strong service crew and 16 tons of replacement parts for EVERYTHING, mainly pedal rebuild kits? I call it biased journalism

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FuzzyL FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 3:47)

As long as it's a one day ride, and everybody gets their personalized pedals directly before the ride, everything will be fine ;-)

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WAKIdesigns (Jun 9, 2015 at 4:02)

In your scenario FuzzyL, the riders given 3-4 sets of personalized pedals each to carry in back packs while a 4x car was driving behind them with wheelsets, like Mavic car does on Tour De France. Surely, they have been also busy sandpapering Thomson and Fox Racing Shox logos from dropper posts and laser etching CB logo on them. Unless off course, they were just riding Kronologs slammed down all the time, just in case

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hollowing2000 (Jun 9, 2015 at 5:17)

Hence the label in the article, Sponsored.

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jrocksdh (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:48)

my mallets have lasted 3+ years, and on second bike. No issues w/wheelset after 7months.
But then I drive a ford focus st so I'm not one to dwell on te past, but enjoy the here and now.

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WAKIdesigns (Jun 9, 2015 at 8:00)

Just for the record, I am talking out of my arse, I am just having dumb fun, doing retarded "breaks like a Kona" humor. But there is no smoke without fire... Kona and Marzocchi put it down few years ago, time for CB...

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ScottStedman (Jun 9, 2015 at 0:46)

I've heard varying reports on the integrity of CB wheels and all, but that Nomad with the blue and pink spokes is the sexiest thing I've ever seen.

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harrisonscottson89 (Jun 9, 2015 at 2:24)

I'd still prefer the Enves with Blue and Pink decals

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Keiron (Jun 9, 2015 at 4:06)

From my personal experience of owning a pair of CrankBrothers Opium 3 wheels since April 2012, they're a great set of wheels, lasted me many seasons riding various bikeparks around the world with only ever having to replace one rim for the rear wheel.
HOWEVER if you live outside of America, the UK or if you don't have industry links/sponsorship, it seems the support for them once you need replacement parts & servicing is close to non existent.

Sad really, the UST & design simplicity have alot going for the wheelset. But seems like a pointless wheelset to have if support is not available worldwide with parts easily to get hold of.

Don't understand why they can't give their spares to ChainReaction, Jenson USA, Wiggle, etc so customers worldwide who already spent shedloads on these damn wheels in the first place can go online and order what they need to their front door. It's not hard is it?!...year 2015!
But noooo, CrankBrothers want you to send them off to get repaired or send them emails, find a LBS that deals with Crankbrothers then faff around with distributors untill the supplies eventually turn up. Ridiculous.
So as of this year I now have this wheelset collecting dust as I've totally given up with the run around trying to get them rebuilt.

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rewob (Jun 9, 2015 at 8:54)

Thats funny. I was going to send that pic to you @ScottStedman

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bennymac (Jun 9, 2015 at 19:09) (Below Threshold)

I'll just leave this here....

theteamrobot.blogspot.ca/2013/12/breaking-news-from-team-robot_20.html

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TZOO (Jun 17, 2015 at 16:26)

I live in Laguna and been riding CB wheels for years and more recently their pedals thinking "if anything goes wrong they are right down the street" but honestly I've only been in there maybe 1 time in 5 years for service.

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mmjohnson (Jun 9, 2015 at 4:08)

CG reminds me of Tom Hanks in the movie BIG! He must be a blast to hang out with, also very exhausting to keep up to on and off the bike!

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trailstar2danman (Jun 9, 2015 at 5:28) (Below Threshold)

bypolar

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jesse-effing-edwards (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:10)

Look at all these happy fuc&ers living the dream!

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Dnpbakon (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:12)

I need to move out west man. The crowd, the vibe, the riding. Loving it. And Tippie of course always a trip in videos.

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northwoods1 (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:03)

Right on Crank Brothers! Been riding their Eggbeaters and Acids for years, just got a set of 50/50s. Wish is was closer to Mammoth so I could visit after MTB Nationals!

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Chickenwithshovel FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 0:33)

Well that all looked like fun...not going to get me to buy any CB kit though.

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pyromaniac FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 1:10)

Yeah, I'm really struggling with myself. In theory CB HAS to be cool now, but history shows they are not. On the other hand it's still Cedric, Hans, Anneke, Richie and Tippie...I hope they made them fix their reliabilty issues!

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markwilson101 (Jun 9, 2015 at 10:03)

Use to ride Laguna when I was in Newport Beach, and while living in Moab, we did porcupine rim with Tippie and had a blast. Fun guy to hang with for sure.

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DaDawg (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:21)

CG one of my long time favorite riders. This guy would be a blast to hang out with.

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momo68 (Jun 9, 2015 at 0:13)

Just the tip, that's what they said.

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amirazemi (Jun 9, 2015 at 0:58)

they??!

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aoneal (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:24)

@amirazemi In France, "they" likely refers to multiple women. It's a French thing.

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jrocksdh (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:52)

Always remember, u dribble before shoot.

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momo68 (Jun 9, 2015 at 8:00)

yep.

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Whipperman (Jun 9, 2015 at 12:37)

You american/brits would say : "that's what she said"

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thunter18 (Jun 9, 2015 at 0:35)

No one cuts off THE TIP and gets away with it... (see 5:20)

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PurpleNapalm (Jun 10, 2015 at 1:09)

"ENDURO pedal", of course. Well, we kinda saw that coming. Why don't we just outhouse all the stuff that's enduro related? Pinkenduro.com, InterEnduro in Vegas, so on.... That way, those of us that aren't obsessed with the mighty, mighty enduro or think that there's still plenty of other bike types worth looking at, can roam pinkbike like we used to, while the enduro faction can create their own specific scene. #enduroobsession

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nickmaldonado (Jun 9, 2015 at 4:43)

crankbros such a good company! 50/50 pedal fail, they step it up and ship a brand new set!

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pancakeflatted (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:56)

looks fun...beautiful and good riding...but lots of dip$hits in that area of the OC. plenty of cool people too...

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grim007 (Jun 11, 2015 at 5:40)

Whats the technique for skids Cedric does at 4:30 and throughout? I am assuming he does those without using the rear brake.
Every time I try to whip my rear wheel like that, it barely even moves to the side due to traction?

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Jordan104 (Jun 9, 2015 at 1:35)

The high 5 that could have been XD

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trailstar2danman (Jun 9, 2015 at 5:27)

started watching, and all i could think is when is Cedric going dowm? BOOM!

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Baba-Ji (Jun 9, 2015 at 10:39)

haha, same here

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Giladgu (Jun 9, 2015 at 6:27)

Tipple and CG seem like the 2 raddest dudes ever!

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hi-dr-nick FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:15)

Of course the gallery is fully stocked, no one wants their junk product lol

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moaty (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:24)

Blah, blah, blah ....... has anyone commenting here ever used CB pedals?
I've got them on all my bikes, use them all year round in the pissing Vancouver rain and have no issues with strength and relability.
I ask you this CB haters .......... why are you using a set of Shimano DX/XT/XTR pedal's with zero grip when you could have a set of CB Mallets with all the grip of flat pedals and all the benefits of cleats?

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hi-dr-nick FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:31)

Duh shimano pedals blow, try some VP VX adventures. Adjustability of the SPD but with a platform where it matters, in the rear. You don't need platform in the front with clipless like the mallets, extra weight for no reason not to mention their durability is garbage

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probi (Jun 9, 2015 at 8:47)

Great event; everyone there was a class act!

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probi (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:24)

What up cameo at 7:18 - haha

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lelandjt (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:30)

Ah, CB headquarters is in Laguna. That makes so much sense.

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moonraker FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 11:03)

LOL'd at the guy at 10:50 eating with and licking his gloved fingers.

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jgreer13 (Jun 9, 2015 at 14:20)

I saw that haha

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charmingbob (Jun 9, 2015 at 15:26)

Tippie, are you dying your hair? I could have sworn you had more "arctic blonde" last year ;-)

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mtbakerpow (Jun 9, 2015 at 20:43)

looks like a good spot to stop on the net roadtrip

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Donagh (Jun 10, 2015 at 12:38)

With out Tippee MTB vids would be boring!!

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yxbix (Jun 9, 2015 at 6:26)

Picture nr 1, could You please become my living room?

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Xc2dh1 (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:11)

Tippie you're a handsome fellow.

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kcj801 (Jun 9, 2015 at 8:29)

Anyone know what hydration pack Cedric has?

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shredderbro1 (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:46)

Lagoooonaaaaa

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Nathan-MTB (Jun 9, 2015 at 10:49)

Im 100% celebrating CG. Since I first saw him. Best ever.

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shaowin (Jun 9, 2015 at 13:12)

Rock it is one of the best trails in socal I used to ride it a few times a month....

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jgreer13 (Jun 9, 2015 at 14:16)

www.pinkbike.com/video/349911

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zolies (Jun 28, 2015 at 22:00)

The first song - Artist: Caribou, Song: Odessa, Album: Swim

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SintraFreeride (Jun 9, 2015 at 1:15)

Why so serious Schley?

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trailstar2danman (Jun 9, 2015 at 5:27)

Cedric is sucking the air out of that room

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bigbear (Jun 9, 2015 at 2:22)

Those trails look fun

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starpak (Jun 9, 2015 at 3:36)

Funny. Nice and cool video.

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Lagr1980 (Jun 9, 2015 at 5:14)

tha silver x-fusion metric in schleys bike.. pure porn....

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hollowing2000 (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:26)

From afar it looks like Bombers of old. Very nice.

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hollowing2000 (Jun 9, 2015 at 5:19)

Nice fork you got there Schley.. What is it?

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kolya (Jun 9, 2015 at 5:35)

Man CG looks as if hes on coke or something, too much energy

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preach (Jun 9, 2015 at 6:30)

Laguna is such a chill spot...

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Greeley (Jun 9, 2015 at 10:45)

It's one of the most traffic congested places in orange county, far from chill but there are some fun trails there to ride, just avoid driving into town!

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preach (Jun 9, 2015 at 11:18)

Should have clarified... The vibe is chill. In a good way

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herzalot (Jun 9, 2015 at 23:22)

Shuttle trucks including the CB FJ and many other MtB industry vehicles drive past my place of employment in LB every day. Yay me! It's an interesting town, that's for sure. Great mt. biking, but most of the goods are, let's just say, off menu.

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fasian FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:39)

Schleybletops!!!!!

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tesne (Jun 9, 2015 at 12:53)

I just can´t imagine how was CG when he was 5 years old

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starpak (Sep 7, 2015 at 4:14)

Every time I watch this video I feel SO happy!

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dmackyaheard FL (Jun 9, 2015 at 6:53)

Party on the trail!

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combo (Jun 11, 2015 at 15:47)

I wonder why none of Cb's sponsored athletes are using Cb wheels????

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inter71 (Jun 9, 2015 at 7:46)

If Crankbrothers branded a carbon wheelset they'd be an instant success.

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Styrofoam-Boots (Jun 10, 2015 at 11:50)

This entire video is Cringe level 5000

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gnarbar (Jun 9, 2015 at 1:48)

a litany of broken things. no sale

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IluvRIDING (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:00)

[off topic] Just curious. How many black people ride bikes in the US? It came up my mind, while watching this video...

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preach (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:25)

hmm...not a lot I guess.

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pancakeflatted (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:41)

here are some stats, for what they're worth:

grist.org/biking/2011-04-06-race-class-and-the-demographics-of-cycling

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HaydenBeck (Jun 9, 2015 at 9:54)

Racial diversity is a huge problem in mountain sports, it's too bad really...

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cuban-b (Jun 9, 2015 at 10:13)

Snow summit isn't too monochrome, but it is in a slightly more diverse area of the country. But no matter the area I've always found mtn bikers to be super friendly and non judgmental. And many pros who you run into on the trails are very approachable. Of course I've run into my fair share of riders pretending you don't exist but they seem busy and in a rush so I don't bother.