VITAL RAW - Bike vs. Rocks - Arizona Gnar with Jonathon Simonetti 21

When he's not running quality control at Pivot Cycles, Jonathon Simonetti is trying to break every rock in the Phoenix, Arizona area on his mountain bike. Full #MTB gnar in this Vital RAW from a brutal, unrelenting trail with no traction and death plants waiting to eat you alive. Even the dogs and coyotes at the end approve of the shred level.

Credit: Brian Cahal

Phoenix, Arizona Pivot Vital RAW

Phoenix, Arizona Pivot Vital RAW

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sspomer
1/24/2020 8:58 AM

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44097 GO-RIDE https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/44097/avatar/c50_Gnarly_Sheen_MonoCog_1492479585.jpg?1492478617 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/GO-RIDE,44097/all 04/02/17 3

GO-RIDE

1/25/2020 6:33 PM

Awesome edit and sick riding! Pivot Trail 429 short travel shredding!!!

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1184 Yuroshek https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/1184/avatar/c50_Explosion_11_of_12_1456382389.jpg?1456382134 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Yuroshek,1184/all 11/02/09 4 257 36 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Yuroshek,1184/setup 3 44 440

Yuroshek

1/25/2020 5:25 AM

Damn this makes me miss the old stomping grounds! Sick riding, how tall are you and what size bike are you on?

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1489 jonathon Simonetti https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/1489/avatar/c50_image.jpg?1361867971 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/jonathon-Simonetti,1489/all 12/21/09 3 31 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/jonathon-Simonetti,1489/setup 22 32

jonathon Simonetti

1/25/2020 8:56 AM

6’4” I ride a size XL Trail 429 with a 485mm reach

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756 Scrub https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/756/avatar/c50_90973730_1283011954.jpg?1290151549 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Scrub,756/all 09/03/09 4 6 35 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Scrub,756/setup 4 123 896 2 2

Scrub

1/24/2020 9:43 PM

Quality controlling that trail. Yeah boy!

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2091 JimEG https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/2091/avatar/c50_CFC_SD_Gene_Simmons.jpg?1315017784 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/JimEG,2091/all 03/01/10 1 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/JimEG,2091/setup 5 28 250 1 2

JimEG

1/24/2020 7:41 PM

Could use some of that AZ sun and rock right about now. - Wet in The Great PNW

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7746 Daniel_Goss https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/7746/avatar/c50_fb_picture_1193606255.jpg?1302932077 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Daniel-Goss,7746/all 04/15/11 34

Daniel_Goss

1/24/2020 5:58 PM

How a local ripper does South Mountain, AWESOME!

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boaz

1/24/2020 5:10 PM

Awesome. Trails look rough

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11660 Allen_Gleckner https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/11660/avatar/c50_fb_picture_616265455.jpg?1321321061 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Allen-Gleckner,11660/all 11/14/11 33 99

Allen_Gleckner

1/24/2020 1:30 PM

whoa that was nutty. would be fascinating to know his rim/insert/tire/pressure setup

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1489 jonathon Simonetti https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/1489/avatar/c50_image.jpg?1361867971 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/jonathon-Simonetti,1489/all 12/21/09 3 31 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/jonathon-Simonetti,1489/setup 22 32

jonathon Simonetti

1/24/2020 6:41 PM

Running the Reynolds Blacklabel Enduro Wide Trail 34mm rims, no insert, Maxxis Minion DHR 2 Exo casing front and rear, 26psi Front, 29psi rear

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30478 bman33 https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/30478/avatar/c50_headshotpinkbike_1517420629.jpg?1517420008 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bman33,30478/all 04/10/14 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bman33,30478/setup 15 189

bman33

1/24/2020 6:57 PM

Damn. All that on just EXO casing. I live in Colorado and run EXO +. DD in the rear if in an Enduro race

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34379 Eoin /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Eoin,34379/all 03/06/15 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Eoin,34379/setup 42 56

Eoin

1/25/2020 3:17 AM

Does not compute

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11660 Allen_Gleckner https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/11660/avatar/c50_fb_picture_616265455.jpg?1321321061 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Allen-Gleckner,11660/all 11/14/11 33 99

Allen_Gleckner

1/25/2020 4:51 AM

😳😳. Seems like those trails are made for cushcore.

But more power to ya, makes the riding even more impressive. Smooth AF

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9246 G.R._Fielding https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/9246/avatar/c50_fb_picture_601623503.jpg?1309370230 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/G-R-Fielding,9246/all 06/29/11 6

G.R._Fielding

1/27/2020 3:25 PM

You skipped the gnarliest of rocks by flying above them... so, that kinda almost makes sense.

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128 NoahColorado https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/128/avatar/c50_88160290_1258334763.jpg?1290150194 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/NoahColorado,128/all 08/01/09 1 6 364 29 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/NoahColorado,128/setup 5 125 463 6

NoahColorado

1/24/2020 12:12 PM

Super sick! Love it. Nice shredding!

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2927 bandit350 https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/2927/avatar/c50_17527ED5_61BC_4E4D_8FCA_BC8FD3F778AB_1583252870.jpg?1583252594 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/bandit350,2927/all 05/27/10 1 1 13 1

bandit350

1/24/2020 10:02 AM

Is that a new Troy Lee Speed knee pad?

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bizutch

1/24/2020 11:19 AM

Enduro that is supposed to be out in February.

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Dave_Camp

1/24/2020 9:50 AM

SMOOTH

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44475 Hollywood Gainey https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/44475/avatar/c50_20180209_073745_1518760341.jpg?1518759415 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Hollywood-Gainey,44475/all 05/23/17 47 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Hollywood-Gainey,44475/setup 52 117

Hollywood Gainey

1/24/2020 9:50 AM

top notch

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39726 Trouterspace https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/39726/avatar/c50_trouty_400x400_1457631865.jpg?1457631659 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/Trouterspace,39726/all 03/10/16 2

Trouterspace

1/24/2020 9:47 AM

Trail 429?

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jonathon Simonetti

1/24/2020 6:38 PM

Yea 429 Enduro Build

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6112 vathana.song https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/6112/avatar/c50_29683777_1844785748868069_3505010153981429001_n_1534520018.jpg?1534519755 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/vathana-song,6112/all 01/08/11 https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/vathana-song,6112/setup 2 12 78 4

vathana.song

1/24/2020 9:15 AM

This is a proper Arizona edit!! Soo sick!!

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