Not sure if it was posted yet....Fabien shows some nice riding in South France
http://vimeo.com/25176773
http://vimeo.com/25176773
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That ridge line is unreal!
I love learning new stuff!
I have always tried to have low heals for rock gardens and hard braking but I have never really trained myself to drop my heel in a turn. Also putting your knee against the frame is new to me (although I am a little wary of having my knee next to moving parts of the frame).
I have always tried to have low heals for rock gardens and hard braking but I have never really trained myself to drop my heel in a turn. Also putting your knee against the frame is new to me (although I am a little wary of having my knee next to moving parts of the frame).
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That looked a lot more like over mountain riding to me. Or was is black diamond? Velo-shushing?
that video is incomplete without a chapter on how to sipe tires.
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When does the video of Damian Spaghetti doing the exact same thing come out?
Hmm, looks more like over mountain riding to me. 
@Polandspring88: Indeed, which makes all his advice completely useless and lame. I mean does he even know how to ride overmountain? How about letting some true overmountain/allmountain (there are some great crossover riders out there!) get a chance to state some correct information. Nowadays everyone is an expert, huh?
Awesome video. Anyone else notice the elliptical chainring?
he's been running that since he blew up his knee in PMB a few years ago. I think one leg is like 5cm shorter now.Awesome video. Anyone else notice the elliptical chainring?
My sarcasm meter is broken. You serious or trolling?
Great vid. Fabian is supprisingly good at breaking everything down.
@atrokz: Really depends from what Cannondales intentions are. Are they Trolling or are they Serious or just Stupid? Another factor is Polandspring88: Is he Serious or Trolling or maybe just Stupid?
One could say, that there is also a third factor... Is Barel competent enough? I mean, he clearly can't discern Overmountain from Allmountain from Downhill. Is he Serious? or Trolling or perhaps just Stupid?
Those are the life's greatest mysteries.
We need an Overmountain PRO to clarify this mess. There has to be some on RM, right? If there are no Overmountain PRO's here. I mean they have to be here. I'm feeling dizzy.
One could say, that there is also a third factor... Is Barel competent enough? I mean, he clearly can't discern Overmountain from Allmountain from Downhill. Is he Serious? or Trolling or perhaps just Stupid?
Those are the life's greatest mysteries.
We need an Overmountain PRO to clarify this mess. There has to be some on RM, right? If there are no Overmountain PRO's here. I mean they have to be here. I'm feeling dizzy.
the Overmountain Pros are busy discussing which superthin flat pedal is best, or which $100 Schwalbe tire is best, or which new variable pivot suspension design is best.
one thing they all agree on: if you aren't on an All Mountain bike, you can't do the things Barel was doing... since it's really about having the right bike for the right niche. as the brits are fond of saying, horses for courses... and we're all dressage riders now!
one thing they all agree on: if you aren't on an All Mountain bike, you can't do the things Barel was doing... since it's really about having the right bike for the right niche. as the brits are fond of saying, horses for courses... and we're all dressage riders now!
this thread sucks a lot more than the video
I made a through-mountain bike out of neutrinos but during the test ride it passed through the earth and headed out towards Jupiter. V2.0 will have a TBM mounted on the front. It will be a lot heavier but drawbacks to low interacting particles are just too much to overcome.
winnar. /thread.
His locked rear wheel skid turns would destroy trails around here.
video is gone 
I saved it down and unsquished the aspect ratio. Was it not meant to be shared?video is gone
I think it came with a mag, so no... they want you top buy the mag.
I liked the vid, the section on drops where he's pushing the front end toward the tranny before the rear wheel clears the takeoff is sick. Don't want to mess that move up...