I would hate to start a huge debate here, but the top three guys were all on platform pedals...chalk one up to us...
Schaldming WC DH Results--Opinions...
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The only advantage clipless pedals have is out of the gate...there is no advantage anywhere else when you ride your respective pedal all the time and are used to it. I ride flats, always have...and even in 4X or slalom I can snap guys with clips out of the gate. Experience pays off more than equipment sometimes. It's all personal preference.
The real debate is why the top three riders are all Aussies... 
PAMS 25 said:The real debate is why the top three riders are all Aussies...
Theres no debate about that, the best riders in world right now come from the southern hemisphere...
Nah, when you're plowing through really fast/rough stuff, you can rest a lot more with clips. That said, I prefer flats.speedster said:
Nico clips in..........nuff said.blt2ride said:
Bloody Kiwis, riding on the coat-tails of the Aussies. Typical.Banga said:Theres no debate about that, the best riders in world right now come from the southern hemisphere...
Its a proven fact only aussies can win on platforms.
valve bouncer said:Bloody Kiwis, riding on the coat-tails of the Aussies. Typical.
yeah, for sure
... all kiwis can manage is to chuck phones at peoples faces...crowe yet again proving he is an a$$hole...
Did it rain for the finals? Just looking at the times for the semi's and the finals... a lot of people were slower.
Good result for Chris K. Really good considering he's coming back from a year off competition.
Good result for Chris K. Really good considering he's coming back from a year off competition.
flats/clips,
personal preference really some guys can work the bike around much better clipped in and some do it with the ability to ride feet off easier.
there is some truth to the statement about feet staying on easier when it's really rough while your clipped in.
although it's not dh i think lopes ran flats and clips this weekend to suit the quali & race situations
personal preference really some guys can work the bike around much better clipped in and some do it with the ability to ride feet off easier.
there is some truth to the statement about feet staying on easier when it's really rough while your clipped in.
although it's not dh i think lopes ran flats and clips this weekend to suit the quali & race situations
Tell that to PascalJestere said:
Its public record, Rennie, Hill and Kovarik all ride flats. Thats fact.SylentK said:
It's not like it's a big secret that these three guys run platform pedals. I know that Kovarik was messing around with clipless pedals a few years ago, but has stayed true to his moto roots and has stayed on flats...biker3 said:
Is he ex-Moto.......i thougth he was big time BMX'er.....?blt2ride said:
i'm not 100% sure, can anyone clarify.....?.....
Either way, Nico never ran flats.
yeah Hill can't even clip in when he rides XC...I recall this interview were he said it took him like 2 mins to clip in the only time he tried clipless pedals.biker3 said:
I know that he rides his dirt bike a lot, but not too sure how he started his career.Cant Climb said:Is he ex-Moto.......i thougth he was big time BMX'er.....?
i'm not 100% sure, can anyone clarify.....?.....
Either way, Nico never ran flats.
Some fotos from Schladming for you:
It would have been nice to have a foto from the backflips cedric and a guy from the msc/maxxis tea did in the 4X final. I don't know the name, but he did it at least 4 times and he crashed twice. They were pretty amazing, I don't expected to see a backflip on this little jump.
It would have been nice to have a foto from the backflips cedric and a guy from the msc/maxxis tea did in the 4X final. I don't know the name, but he did it at least 4 times and he crashed twice. They were pretty amazing, I don't expected to see a backflip on this little jump.
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it's because Five Ten asked me what pro's they should sponsor and I told them to ship Rennie and Hill brand new Impacts back in the Winter....blt2ride said:
(in my best Lebowski voice) "That's interesting man...that's f-ing interesting."
Obviously I'm not a golfer....errr...not a flat pedal guy. Thanks for setting me straight. I now have no respect for the aforementioned riders.....
HA HA just kidding!!
Some other pics : http://www.sportbild.at/html/gallery.asp?Query=Nofirevsh2o said:Some fotos from Schladming for you:
It would have been nice to have a foto from the backflips cedric and a guy from the msc/maxxis tea did in the 4X final. I don't know the name, but he did it at least 4 times and he crashed twice. They were pretty amazing, I don't expected to see a backflip on this little jump.
Sam is my hero. :love:
Pascal is a closet aussie.heikkihall said:
I always said a flat pedal rider will never win the world cup series....my theory is on edge this year. Winning on flat pedals is not supposed to be, but a few do it.
Lopes won the 4x on flats, he hasnt used flats in years...
Weather and conditions made this flat pedals rage this weekend fire up.
Lopes won the 4x on flats, he hasnt used flats in years...
Weather and conditions made this flat pedals rage this weekend fire up.
Um, Rennie won in 03 on flats remember?stiksandstones said:
Yep, kids are always ahead of adults when it comes to trends, and since the average age of a BMXer is 8, that makes perfect sense.JeffD said:This argument is soooo late 90s BMX.
This just in, following his acquittal, Michael Jackson just applied for his NBL license.
this one throws a spanner in the works - the last time kovrick set the fastest quali time in 4x it was in clips not flats.
Ha ha...that's a good point!JeffD said:This argument is soooo late 90s BMX.
blt2ride said:
it was wet
Ha, shows you how good Iron Horse marketing is.thaflyinfatman said:
Well unless he pulled some magical swip swap from being filmed instiksandstones said:
Earthed then he DEF rode flats. When I first bought the movie I was wondering what the hideaous hiking boots rennie was riding in, then I looked closer and they were high top intense shoes.
industry cat-fight..."raarrrr" :redX:ska todd said:
I was wondering why he was riding flats. It must have been a stange course with some nasty weather for flat pedals to be better in a 4X race. Much like BMX, flat pedals tend to put riders at a big disadvantage...stiksandstones said:
living in a bleak desert wasteland, in the destitute shadow of history (australia was a former british penal colony), it is no wonder that aussies feel 'incarcerated' by clipless pedals.......
often feeling 'trapped' or 'caged' by these technological wonders,
flat pedals are the only real viable options for these
historically scarred riders.....
used to fleeing for their lives for a myriad of felonious reasons,
these very fleet-footed individuals are often found standing ontop of
podiums worldwide -- a high ground vantage point, which lends itself to
combative defense, & optimum champagne pouring....
thank you for your time,
edwin p. frankenmeyer
president, Encyclopedia Brittanica
often feeling 'trapped' or 'caged' by these technological wonders,
flat pedals are the only real viable options for these
historically scarred riders.....
used to fleeing for their lives for a myriad of felonious reasons,
these very fleet-footed individuals are often found standing ontop of
podiums worldwide -- a high ground vantage point, which lends itself to
combative defense, & optimum champagne pouring....
thank you for your time,
edwin p. frankenmeyer
president, Encyclopedia Brittanica
bizutch said:
I'm ready.
Juicey.bizutch said: