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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Too many people in the world cup

5/23/2010 9:07am
Spomer said: "even though there's a top 80 practice session)" Thus totally destroying my point. If top pros don't have to practice with all the midpack guys, then it doesn't really matter. But it still sucks to be an almost good enough racer in the U.S.

TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Too many people in the world cup

5/23/2010 9:05am
Is 300 too many people? Yeah, of course it is. Sure the group gets pared down to 80 after qualifying, but that means that the 80 best riders in the world still have to get stuck behind the 300th best rider in the world during practice. Why are there so many riders at Maribor? Look at the rules. Every country...

TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video This is Arizona

4/30/2010 10:55pm
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Looks like chainsaws and rock bars are a necessity for trailbuilding out there. Sick trails.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video The Art of "Hucking"

4/30/2010 10:49pm
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All bangers! Ten minutes of pure bangers. Music choice was inspired, too. Probably my favorite Vital movie ever. I was so stoked.
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video Danny MacAskill filming for "Perfect Moment"

3/15/2010 11:00am
FIre the cinematographer. Did he capture the pretty mountains in nice light? Yes. Did he film a TEN FOOT SIDE HOP from 200 feet away so it looked tiny and inconsequential? Yes, he did. Fire him. The mountains are nice, but bike movies are about bike riding, so your job is to make the bike riding look as impressive as possible. There were jaw droppers in that movie that were framed, edited, and put to music to make it feel like light-hearted messing around.
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TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Looking at new brakes... Suggestions?

3/4/2010 10:13pm
Just remember Alex, Patrick's best season ever was on an old blown out set of Hayes nines, so sometimes being able to slow down isn't the best way to go fast. On the other hand, that is the worst advice ever. Better advice would be to suggest that no brake is easier to bleed than shimano, and they are really...

TEAMROBOT Added a reply to Die Trend, Die.

2/22/2010 11:17pm
15 qr must die. Maxle light weighs 19 grams more than 15qr. It was a stupid idea in the first place. Another standard was not necessary. 29ers are fine, I guess, if that's what you want. What sucks about 29ers is the same thing that sucks about Apple computers: it's not the product, it's the people. When you build a...

TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video Simon Leclerc's bike check

2/18/2010 9:13am
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It's a joke. I'll explain: In America, we have disliked the French so much at times that we even renamed French fries "Freedom" fries. Animosity towards the French has been an ongoing theme in American pop culture for much of the 20th century, and especially in this last decade. While French-Canadians are not actually French, they share a common language and identity. By commenting on his language in such an extreme manner, I was using sarcasm to fulfill a dual purpose. I was both light-heartedly making fun of his French-Canadian language, and by using poor grammar and language also caricaturizing...
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TEAMROBOT Added a comment about video Simon Leclerc's bike check

2/17/2010 8:25pm
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Yeah, and it felt like my ears were burning the whole time while I was watching it. What was that poison coming out of his mouth hole? It certainly didn't sound like freedom or liberty.
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This is stupid. If you think professional downhill racing isn't about: "training, calories, heart-rate, vo2, rest, taper, train, train, train" and all that other "necessary horseshit" than you have been living under a rock. Sure, bike skills are a way bigger factor in downhilling, so DH isn't as singlemindedly focused on conditioning. But what the hell do you call developing...