I would hate to start a huge debate here, but the top three guys were all on platform pedals...chalk one up to us...
PAMS 25 said:The real debate is why the top three riders are all Aussies...
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: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.
Nico clips in..........nuff said.blt2ride said:I would hate to start a huge debate here, but the top three guys were all on platform pedals...chalk on up to us...
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...
valve bouncer said:Bloody Kiwis, riding on the coat-tails of the Aussies. Typical.
Tell that to PascalJestere said:Its a proven fact only aussies can win on platforms.
Its public record, Rennie, Hill and Kovarik all ride flats. Thats fact.SylentK said:How do you know they were running flats? Did you see their bike set-up for that race? No offense, but do you have data to back up your claim?
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:Its public record, Rennie, Hill and Kovarik all ride flats. Thats fact.
Is he ex-Moto.......i thougth he was big time BMX'er.....?blt2ride 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...
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:Its public record, Rennie, Hill and Kovarik all ride flats. Thats fact.
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.
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:I would hate to start a huge debate here, but the top three guys were all on platform pedals...chalk one up to us...
(in my best Lebowski voice) "That's interesting man...that's f-ing interesting."Originally Posted by biker3
Its public record, Rennie, Hill and Kovarik all ride flats. Thats fact.
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.
Um, Rennie won in 03 on flats remember?stiksandstones 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.
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.
Ha ha...that's a good point!JeffD said:This argument is soooo late 90s BMX.
blt2ride said:I would hate to start a huge debate here, but the top three guys were all on platform pedals...chalk one up to us...
speedster said: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.
Ha, shows you how good Iron Horse marketing is.thaflyinfatman said:Um, Rennie won in 03 on flats remember?
Well unless he pulled some magical swip swap from being filmed instiksandstones said:Ha, shows you how good Iron Horse marketing is.
or just how piss poor your short term memory is...stiksandstones said:Ha, shows you how good Iron Horse marketing is.
industry cat-fight..."raarrrr" :redX:ska todd said:or just how piss poor your short term memory is...
-ska todd
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: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.