Want to win a WC without a chain? here's how.
mike hunts alpine
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Wow... 1:50:58 for those not wanting to spend 2 hours going through all the footage though
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Plenty of pre race beans?....oh I see what you mean now.Pump like a b@stard!
SHUT UP AND RIDE!!!
The Tank.
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=12943207
The bird.
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I was so chuffed when I saw his chain pop straight away... can't stand Gwyn, anyone who says I want to thank god in any win just makes me want to punch them.. but when he won my word I was a swearing a blind streak!!0
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I was so chuffed when I saw his chain pop straight away... can't stand Gwyn, anyone who says I want to thank god in any win just makes me want to punch them.. but when he won my word I was a swearing a blind streak!!
Well unfortunately for you the competition is about skill, and there's no denying this guy has it in spades.0 -
I've often thought on some DH tracks that pedalling looked like a distraction from the actual riding, I think the fact he wasn't pedalling helped as it meant he could focus on his lines and pumping etc without that distraction.
Like him or not, it's one of those rides were you just have to admire the skill and commitment.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
Yea I agree his pure determination to get down that hill, where others may have abbandoned there run altogether. If you don't try you don't know attitude I suppose.SHUT UP AND RIDE!!!
The Tank.
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=12943207
The bird.
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Yeah was a great run.. still hate him..
Like last year the run with out a tyre.. he has some great skills....
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So it wasn't divine intervention that gave him the win?I was so chuffed when I saw his chain pop straight away... can't stand Gwyn, anyone who says I want to thank god in any win just makes me want to punch them.. but when he won my word I was a swearing a blind streak!!
Well unfortunately for you the competition is about skill, and there's no denying this guy has it in spades.0 -
god hates losers.I don't do smileys.
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In the same way he hates p@@fs? (NTNOCN reference for those too young).Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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I had to think about that for a minute. Too stupid rather than too young though.In the same way he hates p@@fs? (NTNOCN reference for those too young).
"I left the baby on the bus!"0 -
So it wasn't divine intervention that gave him the win?I was so chuffed when I saw his chain pop straight away... can't stand Gwyn, anyone who says I want to thank god in any win just makes me want to punch them.. but when he won my word I was a swearing a blind streak!!
Well unfortunately for you the competition is about skill, and there's no denying this guy has it in spades.
It's funny, he wins and mentions that he feels blessed and then goes on to say he has had some bad luck on the track previously. So God helps when he wins but if he loses its not God it's luck?Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.0 -
"Bearing that immortal legend 'Frae Bonnie Scotland'".........."A ride for a ride" etc etc etc!
I had to think about that for a minute. Too stupid rather than too young though.In the same way he hates p@@fs? (NTNOCN reference for those too young).
"I left the baby on the bus!"Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
No decent racer would have abandoned a run because of a broken chain. Even if the win is unlikely they would try their hardest to salvage some points at least.Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350
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god hates losers.
God hates everyone.All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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Totally agree, you don't stop, you carry on and do the best you can, whatever the result is, it wouldn't be worse than giving up!No decent racer would have abandoned a run because of a broken chain. Even if the win is unlikely they would try their hardest to salvage some points at least.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
Totally agree, you don't stop, you carry on and do the best you can, whatever the result is, it wouldn't be worse than giving up!No decent racer would have abandoned a run because of a broken chain. Even if the win is unlikely they would try their hardest to salvage some points at least.
Every point counts this early in the series.Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350 -
I've only twice retired from a race. Once I could do nothing about, I taco'd a front wheel and concussed myself. The other time I just got dropped on the first climb, felt shit and stopped. I am still rueing that one 15 years later.0
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I've only twice retired from a race. Once I could do nothing about, I taco'd a front wheel and concussed myself. The other time I just got dropped on the first climb, felt shoot and stopped. I am still rueing that one 15 years later.
You'd be a bit phucked without a chain in an XC race though.0 -
Not if you had a secret ebike type thing 0
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Not if you had a secret ebike type thing
You still need a chain on an e bike, wrapped around your neck and pulled tight.Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350
