You dont need a big burly bike to nail everything perfectly... You need it when you fuck shit up to get you a chance at getting out of it alive... I definitely could use one...
It also depends what you ride. Big jump lines and flow trails are fine on a trail bike, same for some of these big single hits and techy moves (if you dont mess up), but riding fast through unrelenting gnar like what you get at say, Mont-Sainte-Anne, would get pretty damn rough. Even Pros would go for a big bike then, it ends up being a comfort thing (as well as speed).
I don't ride as well, so I need a bigger margin of error. I don't ride as often, so I need a more compliant ride because I am not strong enough to hold on all day in the park on a smaller bike. I am not sponsored, so I can not afford to ride a bike to death every year because I always push the bike's limits.
There are a lot of arguments for going with the bigger bike, even if you do not ride the fest series
I think he has commented on it before, might have been in a video? If I remember his opinion was that for this riding the full face made it more difficult to be fully aware of surroundings. I don't know, I have zero authority to comment on this.
Remy has said before that he feels he can see better and is more used to half-lids. So he just rides what he's comfortable in. Pretty sure it's not a "coolness" thing.
Best Ford commercial ever. Congrats on the sponsor. Pretty sick edit, lots of goosebumps. Amazing seeing the style moves on these high consequence bits as seen on YouTube videos of the past.
I think we need a video where Remi rides a line, then an average Squamish goer rides the same line, just to give the real perspective on how insane this riding is.
Some would like to point out that WD40 is not intended as a lubricant, but might work well to release things that get stuck. So when you've been watching this on repeat for a while and then need to get you jaw back that got stuck to the floor, it might come handy.
Incredible riding. I don't think I'd have the balls to ride any of those features but I'd like to go there anyway, just to see how much bigger/steeper they are in real life because they look shit scary and nothing ever looks as big/steep on camera as it really is.
Remi is hands down my favorite rider. If there was any rider I would want to emulate... And he just puts out such good content. Learned a lot from his vids and riding.
Can DVO have a better representation?... I mean if he does and proves this level of control and all roundness is it worth it at all to throw the cash on Kashimas and company?
Nope, but they could have better colors. 99% of the market over 13 doesn't want Monster Energy green components. As an modestly talented dad, I want to be as inconspicuous as possible when I'm struggling to clear a 12' table top.
@fentoncrackshell: The fork is blk with acid green compression dial. Whats so bad about that? I personally think its one of the best looking forks on the market TBH, + they offer lowers in three different colors as well. Nobody cares if you can 't clean a jump or not or how much flash your fork has. Everybody doesn't have to ride like a pro either; just send it to your comfort zone and let the Colors shine! Paint it blk otherwise.
If somebody asks me what it means to have control over your bike, I will direct them to this video. Amazing. The raw sound helps to appreciate the precision of scrubbing just the right amount of speed to hit these lines with style and survive.
I'm guessing air has more tactile feel than coil when you're creeping around slowly and trying to feel the limits of grip on a slab. With coil, it's harder to tell where you are in the travel.
Great video, amazing skills but i think riding so difficult, technical and dangerous trails you must wear a full face helmet and body armor.
It is not worth the risk!
"great clip"... That's it? The man puts on a masterclass of skill and courage and we are meant to just cast it aside in our ever searching greed for the shiniest toy, only to consider it tarnished in MY2024?
Thought the video was great, but the fake sounds on those slow-mo clips in particular were a little grating after a while.
Pretty sick edit, lots of goosebumps. Amazing seeing the style moves on these high consequence bits as seen on YouTube videos of the past.
youtu.be/RyuMqSIsdKY?t=44
youtu.be/l9IFY_4r5cM?t=93
I consider all these youtubers to be well above average riders as well. Turns out it WAS A drop.
...and that's just the main line
So good RAW!