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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic ALL THINGS DH WORLD CHAMPS 2023
8/8/2023 8:26am
May have looked like GM was "on it" live, but that just compared to splits of others having come down. Checking UCI Results & individual segment times on Roots and Rain, he was not going to pull time back. Looking at final splits, Split #2 was the winning split for the race. The top 6 riders (excluding Daprela who exploded & Hart who is not a power pedaler) were ALL in the tops at the 2nd split. GM was 16th at the end of Split 2 FOUR seconds back of Kolb & Hatton. 3 full seconds behind Vergier at Split...
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic What Did You Think of the New World Cup DH Race Format?
6/12/2023 8:46am
"I’ll probably only watch finals live and watch semis sometime I can’t sleep at night. I think more racing will make for a dramatic overall and more opportunities for people to shine." This part is contradictory & you're basically saying semi-finals is too boring to bother with in anything other than "highlight" format. Rather watch ALL 60 come down from beginning to end in a single rip with tension slowly building rider by rider to the fastest qualifier. In the past, the #1 complaint was we would miss Bruni or Gwin or Amaury or Danny have some blistering morning run...
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VandR Liked a reply to forum topic What Did You Think of the New World Cup DH Race Format?
6/12/2023 8:44am
Having only ten women race finals is pure nonsense.
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic What Did You Think of the New World Cup DH Race Format?
6/12/2023 8:44am
Only awesome thing to come out of the weekend was to see Specialized Gravity ruin their own efforts to market/hype up a new DH platform by having their own new kid smoke their two alpha's on their own base model.
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bizutch Liked a reply to forum topic What Did You Think of the New World Cup DH Race Format?
6/12/2023 8:24am
1. The general exhaustion I felt after finals in the past wasn't there. Something didn't feel as intense and final about this race. 2. 210 guys trying to qualify is nuts. But then in the top 60, we got privateers (I don't know if they were rich kids or poor kids) who I've never heard of. Never seen on a camera either, which was good. 3. But man...watch the 60th-40th "fastest" guys come out of the gate knowing within 1 or 2 splits,they are going home for the next 2-3 minutes of viewing sucked. You're just watching in case they...
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RubberButter Added a reply to What Did You Think of the New World Cup DH Race Format?
6/12/2023 6:46am Thinking about my own general passion for mtb this year: it’s definitely down. I was way more passionate about riding (and buying components and gear) in years past, when I was stoked on the pro racing. So, it might just be some Rubberbutter burnout, but I’ll be interested to see if others respond to a “meh” racing and viewing format...
RubberButter Added a reply to What Did You Think of the New World Cup DH Race Format?
6/12/2023 6:39am I’ll watch five hours of racing on television, when a race covers 200+km of changing roads and landscapes and the visuals show the entire thing in entirety with different perspectives using a mix of television quality cameras shooting from moving motorbikes and helicopters. The same track all day, with limited fixed cameras and jank drones doesn’t cut it for me...
RubberButter Added a reply to E-bike longevity
6/1/2023 4:14pm @Primoz Dude, stop. I realise I'll going against my word by replying, but I'm in for one more. A motor that can't be fixed with 800 miles on it is ridiculous and consumer fraud. Motors have nothing to do with the intelligence of the person who turns it on. Motors, by definition, are already stupid proof. When they're on, they...
RubberButter Added a reply to E-bike longevity
6/1/2023 2:25pm @Primoz everyday idiot your mother. she probably feels exactly that every time you kiss her with those insulting lips… sheeezus, insulting someone for a stated opinion? You? Aren’t you some sort of ambassador here? I could care less about sharing a comment, but this site needs them. I know you’d love this place to be more like pinkbike, but I...
RubberButter Added a reply to E-bike longevity
6/1/2023 4:46am My 2021 ep8 motor died at 16 months and about 800 miles… no error code, dead as a doornail. Luckily I was (barely) inside the warranty period and got a replacement (took about two months, but I still use and love my muscular bike so I wasn’t without wheels). I shudder to think about the rage I’d have unleashed on...
RubberButter Added a comment about video GoPro POV - Fort William Madness 💥 with Loic Bruni
5/30/2023 7:49am
Life is change, FtBill is change with power. Track looks rough as always. And Bruni is smart to practice there, since it seems to favor the style (and brute force) of Pierron…
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RubberButter Added a comment about press release 400% of Pedaling Power - Bosch's New Performance Line CX Race Limited Edition
9/28/2022 11:46am
So, cough, I own an ebike. It has a place in my garage and gets it’s fair share of days, just like my muscular bikes do. But damn if I’ve never read a more convincing argument for why ebikes suck, are not bikes, and really don’t have the same soul as mountain bikes. Well done Bosch, that was the most ridiculous press release I’ve ever read on a mtb site. Perhaps it’s time to really draw that line in the sand… Never forget: “ smart Walk Assist, which is almost indispensable on steep mountain routes.”
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NoahColorado Liked a comment about Press Release Crestline Bike Co. & Cascade Components Introduce Their Inaugural Model - The RS 205 VHP
9/26/2022 12:33pm
Looks like a....really sweet bike!
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RubberButter Added a comment about video Rob Warner Quotes and Moments from World Cup Commentary 2009-2010-2011 (Freecaster Era)
9/26/2022 12:31pm
I hope someone someday in some new sport can match the brilliance and passion and looseness of Rob… but for now I’m pretty sure that his performance remains the greatest of all time and is impossible to match. Thanks for the shredit!
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RubberButter Added a comment about video Big Freeride Moves in Japan - Keep it Wild
9/26/2022 12:06pm
With a touch of Tate Roskelly! Nice and new schooling!
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RubberButter Added a comment about press release Crestline Bike Co. & Cascade Components Introduce Their Inaugural Model - The RS 205 VHP
9/26/2022 11:43am
That’s one hell of a debut bike, first-pitch home run! Best of luck to Crestline, hope you really do knock it out of the park.
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ekisoain Liked a bike check Santa Cruz Nomad V4 26"
9/15/2022 5:50am
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RubberButter Added a comment about feature Racing and Testing 4 Downhill Bikes - Vital's 2022 DH Bike Test Sessions | Episode 1
9/13/2022 12:34pm
Dang it Cougar, I’m looking for an excuse and that doesn’t help!
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Cougar797 Liked a comment about Feature Racing and Testing 4 Downhill Bikes - Vital's 2022 DH Bike Test Sessions | Episode 1
9/13/2022 12:31pm
Got one on my jedi too. The new dorados are simply amazing.
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RubberButter Added a comment about feature Racing and Testing 4 Downhill Bikes - Vital's 2022 DH Bike Test Sessions | Episode 1
9/13/2022 12:30pm
Seriously though, I’d rather you guys spend money on creating this kind of bike review/venue showcase content. Raw works! Authenticity has value! Plus you can travel and ride rad bikes! Sound design is really important but it costs a ton of money and I’d rather see stuff like this than a handy bike build with 40k acoustic overlays… Ps, even if I’m not personally buying one of these bikes (already ordered a new dh for next season), I’m way more interested to try them to compare notes. Also, if I ever go to NJ I want to visit Mountain Creek...
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