Video: 4 Minutes of Suspension Smashing - EWS La Thuile 2021 Race 1

 sorry to break it to ya... that ain't whipped cream.

 Those activities are not mutually exclusive. Just saying.

 You should try getting at an unattended picnic table, holiday table or any table with food on it. You're dreaming far too small in my opinion. Broaden your horizons.

 I prefer ice cream, personally.

 @savagelake: ...nor is it chocolate.

 @savagelake: lol man. user name checks out.

 @scott-townes: The latter will definitely be more satisfying. However, it is cool to see all the forks getting full travel on that same rocky section.

 The cloud option. Thanks

 I prefer the second option, definitely, considering that most suspensions seen here do bottom out too easily; the fantasm option sounds much better. Thanks for the inspiration btw

 Hope you don't bottom-out as much during the latter....just sayin'

 Pure gold

 There was also a person being smashed so the title is misleading.

 the slow penetration of orifice by shaft arms and legs swinging, moving, thrusting dripping wet and wild... sure is humid in here....

 Is it OK for a girl to say: major stiffy activated?...

 Kinda looks like a Mach 6

 @send-it-bro: I don't know kinda looks like a switchblade, or a trail 429, or a mach 4sl or...

 same! pros are so slow!!!!

 I use the AI bot to make all my life decisions.

 @brianpark: this doesn’t surprise me.

 This video is full of suspension.

 So satisfying, that I had to watch it twice.

 Speak for yourself; is you regular life in slow motion with perpetual botttom outs?

 @danstonQ: dude, if your suspension is just bottoming out on a big g out like that it is set up pretty well. It's should bottom out sometimes or you are not utilising all the travel.

 @JamesR2026: it's ok, some peeps don't know jack.

 Deep neural connection, but this reminded me of the Sesame Street saxophone factory segment!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlvmvpMaZ0

 I was watching more in terms of bike setup, as the riders with the higher spring rate seemed to do better through those sections.

 @xxinsert-name-herexx:
My thoughts too. The softer shocks seemed to just bottom and not return much at the end of the travel, even compared to the forks

 That does look like a lot of travel used in for what they are going over. Even worse, it didn't look like the forks (especially the Fox 3 were even trying to spring back into an extended position. Going to need to video myself as I'm sure I'm doing it wrong.

 Plenty of raw videos to watch. I find this awesome and wish there was more,we can actually learn something looking at the lines,the body positioning,the suspension work and more. I even liked the music.

 Yeah buddy

 that bit just before the wooden berm is very steep and you come into a compression pretty fast plus you need to brake at the same time. it is just not visible on the video how steep most of the terrain is there.

 @mtbkluth:

Fair enough! I’m sure I don’t have the whole picture. But for sure the visuals in the video don’t line up with how I “imagined” my mountain bike suspension working.

 Um. Maybe they're just hitting sht alot faster and harder than the rest of us.

 @WasatchEnduro:

No doubt, but the suspension still looks choppy.

 Through the wood berm, shock initially bottoms but returns to the middle immediately which is exactly where you want it to be for the rest of that feature.

 I had the same thought. Some of them seem to actually be slowing the bike down (you can see it kinda push the bike backwards as it resists compressing).

I don't really pay attention to pro riders but it would be interesting to watch a heavily sponsored pro go through a section vs. a less-sponsored rider to see how the suspension differs, under the assumption that a more heavily sponsored rider might get a better suspension treatment than a lesser one. Maybe that happens in this video and I don't know who is who.

 actually looks like many riders have their phones in their front pockets.

Is it me or does that seem dumb? Or do they have phone sponsors?

 @fabwizard: I always ride with my phone in the pocket. most of the times I have no other place to store it and I also don't see the risk of damaging it as too big. obviously there is always a chance, but I think I never fell to where my phone would be

 Gotta pull it out and get in TrailForks to figure out how to get to the next stage, right?

 Need dem Strava KOMs!

 @derechtefux
This winter I slipped on a sheet of ice on the trail and crushed the phone in my pocket. I think it actually protected me somewhat from a pointy rock.

 @fabwizard: Mine lives there too - most do.

 I slip my phone between the 4 layers of my camelbak back protector.

 I guess many racers check out the live timing during the race.

 @nozes: I guess I am old I just put it in waist pack between emergency blanket and spare tube.

Quite few crashes this year and so far no damage.

Probably just jinxed myself

 0:23, 0:46, 2:03, 2:33, 3:20, ...

 @fabwizard: As someone who has smashed not one but two phones in my pocket while riding, yes it is dumb

 Matt was just finalizing that one but I sent him off to Sun Peaks for Field Test this week, so it shouldn't be too long once he's back. The anticipation!

 Spoiler alert... it's goooood. And did I spy the new Formula dual crown in there?!?!

 Yeah it's the best fork I've ever owned as a big and pretty good rider compared to lyriks and 36s. Haven't used the Zeb or 38 though. And that formula looks freaking sick!!! @WasatchEnduro that thing has my attention haha

 @WasatchEnduro: Sexy af, is that Formula dc even legal in the ews ?. Really sad they did not go with the DH fork internals tho.

 Try it with Outro by M83. Also 4 minutes long.

 @WasatchEnduro: This was great, Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla also works well.

 @brendannz:

Nice!