All Things Fort William World Cup 2017

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LTrumpore 5/12/2017 12:08pm
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Wait, but the internet told us just last week that 29ers were unfair because short guys can't ride them?
onenerdykid* 5/12/2017 1:19pm
5/12/2017 1:19pm
LTrumpore wrote:
Wait, but the internet told us just last week that 29ers were unfair because short guys can't ride them?
Danny Hart had leg & arm extension surgery immediately after Lourdes. Same torso, but there was only a limited amount of time the doctors had...
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Verbl Kint 5/12/2017 1:54pm
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Are the extensions carbon or titanium? This could be the next big upgrade for me.
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DubC 5/12/2017 2:31pm
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Sometimes this industry just can't help itself - DH Bike sales (and the industry as a whole) are already suffering.

After the race this weekend or Ft. Bill, when 29ers leave 650b in the dust....no one in their right mind will be plunking down 4k-9k for a 650b DH bike that will lose over 1/2 it's value as soon as it leaves the showroom floor or warehouse.

wally 333 5/12/2017 2:31pm
5/12/2017 2:31pm
Dont worry the bicycle industry standard let me know that it will be 28 inch in 3 years tome then back up to 30 in another 5 years
Colin McCarthy 5/12/2017 5:57pm
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wally 333 wrote:
Dont worry the bicycle industry standard let me know that it will be 28 inch in 3 years tome then back up to 30 in another...
Dont worry the bicycle industry standard let me know that it will be 28 inch in 3 years tome then back up to 30 in another 5 years
Do you really think people will go thru that just to Downhill faster?
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scarface 5/13/2017 2:08am
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fun house wrote:
Anyone else see Danny's practice runs on strava? KOMs all over the place, including taking one Minnaar had held since 2012!!

https://www.strava.com/segments/1512909?filter=overall
Yeah and then he tries to play it down in that interview like we should all get a life and just ride our bikes and not worry about 29ers in DH but it's basically like somebody just put a bigger engine in their race car and now WE SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT? If he's not worried how about not racing the big wheels, since it's no big deal YEAH RIGHT.
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tmano2 5/13/2017 2:40am
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fun house wrote:
Anyone else see Danny's practice runs on strava? KOMs all over the place, including taking one Minnaar had held since 2012!!

https://www.strava.com/segments/1512909?filter=overall
that can have no meaning what so ever, firstly, the route can be a little different and faster, or the track can be in better shape and faster.
second , most pro riders don't use strava there, so you don't have an up to dat picture of the times, and even the ones that you have are just a few
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sspomer 5/13/2017 9:19am
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practice times from today - danny and gee up there, but greg and marcelo not on 29ers and don't seem like they're much off the pace than they may normally be?



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sspomer 5/14/2017 6:42am
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Seeding from the BDS just wrapped up. race runs soon. Gee fastest. Danny OTB (don't know why) and Loic is there too.



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sspomer 5/14/2017 8:17am
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women's final results - manon takes it. assuming myriam flatted on 29er?



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sspomer 5/14/2017 8:34am
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Finn Iles wins juniors with a 4:40 pretty gnarly considering Gee's 4:39 in seeding



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MattPatt 5/14/2017 8:40am
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sspomer wrote:
women's final results - manon takes it. assuming myriam flatted on 29er? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2017/05/14/5145/s1200_Screen_Shot_2017_05_14_at_8.12.46_AM.jpg[/img]
women's final results - manon takes it. assuming myriam flatted on 29er?



Bit bummed Tahnee didn't take the win on her first race on the new bike.

What happened to Rachel, she was there right?
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adamdigby 5/14/2017 9:58am
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Danny was on fire in the first split for seeding, more than 3 seconds up on Gee! Loic was also faster than Gee at the first split.
iceman2058 5/14/2017 10:07am
5/14/2017 10:07am
Final results are in from the Fort! Hart wins, 8 seconds faster than Gee's fastest qualifier. Gee and Rachel did not take part in the finals apparently, we don't know why at this point.



onenerdykid* 5/14/2017 10:24am
5/14/2017 10:24am
Damn... Loic only a second and a half back.

Despite the track, I am super looking forward to the WC race in June. Gonna be good racin'!
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Bigburd 5/14/2017 10:35am
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What happened to Gee?
Solidautomech 5/14/2017 10:41am
5/14/2017 10:41am
Gee and Rachel flat, crash, or just not race?
Nice to see Danny and Loic are in top form and ready for battle at the next WC. Can't wait to see Minnaar and Gwin mix it up with them.
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nickb01 5/14/2017 11:16am
5/14/2017 11:16am
To put the result into perspective Danny won by 1.8 seconds over Gee last year, 1.4 over Loic this year.
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trex84 5/14/2017 11:47am
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Bigburd wrote:
What happened to Gee?
big crash according to loic's facebook
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sspomer 5/14/2017 4:47pm
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hearing that gee may have dislocated hip. ouch
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kidwoo 5/14/2017 7:36pm
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LTrumpore wrote:
Wait, but the internet told us just last week that 29ers were unfair because short guys can't ride them?
Ha!

Little guy's already having to patch his britches.





Yeah I looked at his ass. So what?
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Scrub 5/14/2017 9:06pm
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kidwoo wrote:
Ha! Little guy's already having to patch his britches. [img]https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb14725332/p5pb14725332.jpg[/img] Yeah I looked at his ass. So what?
Ha!

Little guy's already having to patch his britches.





Yeah I looked at his ass. So what?
You could be onto something Woo, 29er bum runners/ass patches. The market for these should never hit rock bottom once DH 29ers flood the scene. Rubbin's Racin'.
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smelly 5/15/2017 4:32am
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Man, it'd be pretty sweet to see what Gee would do if he'd go a season without some gigantic crash.
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metadave 5/15/2017 11:21am
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Mo(n)arch wrote:
Gee definitely dislocated his hip:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUG79TNlp0b/
That's a shame. He seemed fit, fast and seemed to have a much better attitude going into this season, a bit more relaxed. The last few season DH fans have slagged him a big for his bad attitude, myself included, but in all the interviews so far this season he just seemed like a happier person. Hope he heals up well and keeps it up.

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