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jstein77 SuperDork
4/15/13 1:53 p.m.

Great GoPro stuff here:

DrBoost PowerDork
4/15/13 2:13 p.m.

I fear this guys daughter is more of a man that I've ever been. Amazing, thanks for posting.
There were a few pucker moments from here in my desk chair.

Cone_Junky Dork
4/15/13 2:22 p.m.

Cool frickin trail. Nothing too technical, just lots of fun switchbacks. Could ride a trail like that all day

Ian F PowerDork
4/15/13 6:32 p.m.

I'd love to ride that trail... all day... every day... pretty tame by modern DH standards (no big drops or huge gap jumps), but looks like tons of fun. watching videos like that make me want to sell all of my project cars are go back to DH'ing.

Here's a video of a local race with a lot more pucker-factor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrmvgAZ0gyI

petegossett UberDork
4/15/13 8:29 p.m.

It puts me in awe that guys are doing jumps on mountain bikes that Evel Knievel would have never dreamed of trying:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbF6ZZqVMyk

GhiaMonster Reader
4/15/13 8:57 p.m.

I would have needed a change of brake pads about half way down

Toyman01 PowerDork
4/15/13 8:57 p.m.

Cool to watch, but my fat ass wouldn't have made the first turn in one piece.

Mitchell SuperDork
4/15/13 10:36 p.m.

The worse thought upon reaching the bottom must be, "E36 M3, forgot my keys."

DoctorBlade SuperDork
4/16/13 12:19 a.m.

So many trees. I wonder how many bikers they've collected?

Ian F PowerDork
4/16/13 7:46 a.m.

petegossett wrote: It puts me in awe that guys are doing jumps on mountain bikes that Evel Knievel would have never dreamed of trying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbF6ZZqVMyk

The Red Bull Rampage is simply a nuts event. What those guys are doing now we couldn't have even dreamed of 10-15 years ago when the whole idea of "free riding" started. Back then, there were only a few "pro" free-style riders and most were second-tier DH racers. Now it's an entirely different area of mountain biking from the DH racing scene with few doing both.

Much like professional freestyle MX, those guys are on a first name basis with their orthopedic surgeon...

DoctorBlade wrote: So many trees. I wonder how many bikers they've collected?

Guys stare at me funny when I say auto-x is so much easier than DH racing. Many of the same principles apply (braking, late-apex, looking ahead), but the consequences of screwing up are so much greater when racing DH. I hit enough trees in my time to know... and have the berked up shoulders to show for them...