Measuring things and saying weird stuff. Rogatkin and Nyquist run us through the Joyride slopestyle course in Whistler, BC.
There have been some rumours going around about the future of the course, and not wanting to clickbait this video too much here... watch it to the end.
well what would you add? you can't add rails and boxes or else its too bmx. quarter = flair or flair variations, loop de loop just sucks. north shore stuff was just wierd when it was in slope courses.
@makripper: just watch Brandon’s edits Not all the jumps are huge . There is variety. Slope style in my opinion has stalled out . Look at snowboarding for example it died off for a bit cause it just be came a spin and flip fest and all the riders did the same thing . When the added boxes and rails it added a new dimension. Current slope style has no room for error in your run . If you mess up just a little you can’t make the next huge jump and the run is over for that competitor . We have seen this with lots of riders over the years . Also courses with multiple line choices would be nice , one line course are boring as f*ck . Back in the day when joyride started it was a park style course not a line down the hill .
Force course designers to think out side the box make it exciting to watch again . Back when al this started it was exciting cause not everyone could do back flips or tail whips . You had to get creative
Don’t get me wrong the guys are super sick and amazingly skilled and I could never do what they do do ...mad respect to them all.
I agree, remember a few years back they had a loop on the course even and loads of line choices that adds variety and makes the course fun to watch! Also get shrink the $130 dollar vip sections that take up loads of space and aren’t even full and the bloody bag searches lol
Only Nyquist could make guys like Tippie and Rogatkin seem mellow and reserved by comparison. Love that old school fun BMX/freeride energy between the 3 of them, like seeing the scope of that stuff and yet still having a great time and so stoked on it.
Pretty boring tbh. Would love to see a mix of different features over the year. Start with some big stuff, then some medium sized hips, a quarter pipe, big multileveled box, and then some old school seesaws, log stands, dirt jump lines.
Most importantly I want to see variation/line choice. It's cool to see Rogatkin and Reeder try to throw 6 big moves in a run, but I'd rather see 20 guys showing what they can do on a skate park sized slopestyle spread.
Why with the sensationalist title? It has nothing to do with the video. As hinted to in the Joyride Essential Guide there's a lot of discussion going on as to how the course will evolve next year. This click bait title is unnecessary.
Yeah man, cause like you only clicked on this for a serious article about potential course changes for next year and not the same "Inside the Tape" videos you've been seeing for the past two years...........
Great and very serious analysis, no joking around here like that butt wipe from the WC. Must be serious and use alot of arrows because alot of us hit many trees or are from Canada.
Not all the jumps are huge . There is variety. Slope style in my opinion has stalled out . Look at snowboarding for example it died off for a bit cause it just be came a spin and flip fest and all the riders did the same thing . When the added boxes and rails it added a new dimension. Current slope style has no room for error in your run . If you mess up just a little you can’t make the next huge jump and the run is over for that competitor . We have seen this with lots of riders over the years . Also courses with multiple line choices would be nice , one line course are boring as f*ck .
Back in the day when joyride started it was a park style course not a line down the hill .
Back when al this started it was exciting cause not everyone could do back flips or tail whips . You had to get creative
Don’t get me wrong the guys are super sick and amazingly skilled and I could never do what they do do ...mad respect to them all.
We just need a new evolution in course design
Dude has accomplished more riding bikes than you could dream of doing of course he is stoked, positive and a bit goofy.
Most importantly I want to see variation/line choice. It's cool to see Rogatkin and Reeder try to throw 6 big moves in a run, but I'd rather see 20 guys showing what they can do on a skate park sized slopestyle spread.