Remi Gauvin - The Inaugural Pinkbike Hot Lap
The Pinkbike Hot Lap is our own fun leaderboard of pros and bike industry friends. Riders put their best foot forward down a trail local to Pinkbike HQ and their time is recorded with a Freelap timing system.
Remi Gauvin is the first rider to take on the challenge and post a time for the Pinkbike Hot Lap. We capture everything involved in him putting in a fast time: the bike, the rider, and the track conditions—the riders will even talk you through some of their line choices and why they selected them.
The Track
The trail used is called Credit Line. This was chosen as we consider it to be a pretty complete mountain bike trail that tests various riders' skills. Conditions during our first Hot Lap with Remi were far from ideal, with super dry and loose conditions on hand, in addition to poor air-quality thanks to the worst wildfires in B.C. in decades.
The Results
Full Race Run POV
Who would you like to see take part? Leave a comment telling us who.
MENTIONS: @RockyMountainBicycles
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This will also throw gas on the fires of several other flaming topics for comment section fun. But mostly to give some context to the results.
I personally watch it just to see a fast dude ride and maybe toss in a joke or two, get excited if he got faster or not. I don't give a flying sht how he got faster, what wheelsize or shock stroke he was one. I don't give a rolling donut... Because I have no clue how can anyone suspect this thing to be "scientific". It is entertainment No1, No2 and maybe a time trial No3.
If you want to gather up a bunch of German rocket scientists around the track with humidit sensors and strap cables to your bike with laptop in the backpack, please make a show like that and I will push subscribe. I will,-
It will prove NOTHING, but i will subscribe. But not here. Please...
I didn't say I wanted scientific, I just suggested context. I'm not ruining anything for anyone because I'm not running the Hot Laps PB show. I also didn't say I wasn't in it for the fun and entertainment of it.
Your point makes more sense if they're all riding the same bike. I was just looking for other reference points because they're not. I only asked for a few things, not your science cadre sensoring the the track.
Probably won't be killing myself over any of this...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJS9KQ7sV8k
Yeah!!!! Book me a flight :-)
I'd like to see some DJ guys against the pro enduro and DH ones. I really hope this idea lasts! Riding with some of them, they would likely give the others a run for their money!
Vanderham, Malamed, A.Hestler, Spencer Paxson, Kovarik, Carlson, Strobel, Remy.M, A.Craig, Bas.Van,
- gimball for POV;
- HUD overlay with speed, minimap maybe comparison with best time;
- funny commentary ,Claudio/ Ozzy Man / Top Gear style;
- some supporters on the side, picked from PB members (from contests, drafts, etc.);
- other views in key positions of the track;
- some cheesy replays;
- provide also the raw version, so viewers can choose.
(P.s. There is a lot of sarcasm in this post)
1. HB
2. Claudio
3. Tracy Moseley
Reminds me of Top Gear.