[norbar]

Sorry for posting a facebook video link but that's where the video comes from. Can anyone confirm it's really a trail feature on the xc track?

https://www.facebook.com/manuel.fumic/videos/852822814771862/

 

[dump]

It is. Was mentioned in one of the coursebuilding videos.

 

[TrumbullHucker]

that... looks friggen awesome

 

[Nick]

hey! it's like mountain biking again !!

 

[norbar]

It is. Was mentioned in one of the coursebuilding videos.

And the xc'ers have no problems with that? Usually they complain when the grass has bigger leaves than usual and it makes their bikes bumpy.

 

[slimshady]

Count Argentina into the wrong-thinking countries then:

 

[jonKranked]

i think it was last year, maybe the year before, there was an xc world cup. riders were complaining about a 8 foot drop on the course. when video finally surfaced of said feature, it was a 5 foot roller.

 

[CBJ]

Really @jonKranked ? It seems like the top guys are doing fine but I am happy to see the course getting more technical as both bikes and riders can handle it. I watched some the the races last year and there were some cool sections. I almost just almost wanted to race XC again

 

[Bikael Molton]

I'm guessing this has to do with Schurter in some part.

 

[jonKranked]

Really @jonKranked ? It seems like the top guys are doing fine but I am happy to see the course getting more technical as both bikes and riders can handle it. I watched some the the races last year and there were some cool sections. I almost just almost wanted to race XC again

yea. really. they were being a bunch of crybabies.

 

[gemini2k]

Where do you even find a modern video device that creates such a shitty video? Even the cheapest Xioami smartphone can take a higher resolution video.

 

[norbar]

Where do you even find a modern video device that creates such a shitty video? Even the cheapest Xioami smartphone can take a higher resolution video.

Facebook compresses videos down to shit.

I like the idea of that being on track though. It means xc is really mountain biking.

 

[tomasis7]

Enduro..now xc.. Dh riders shake in fear.

 

[dump]

And the xc'ers have no problems with that? Usually they complain when the grass has bigger leaves than usual and it makes their bikes bumpy.

Sure there will be complaints, but there are go-arounds as well. There's a growing movement to put the mountain biking back in XC.

 

[eric strt6]

Maybe next to go will be the trail sanitizers creating their "Flow trails" out of technical sections

 

[Bikael Molton]

 

[jonKranked]

 

[DaveW]

*shrugs* if you look at any of the XC world cup courses from europe over the last few years they have all had some super techy bits (not super tech for a DH bike but with a short travel bike with the seat up it really aint easy.
And the tracks are getting more technical every year.

 

[norbar]

Sure there will be complaints, but there are go-arounds as well. There's a growing movement to put the mountain biking back in XC.

I must be getting old. XCers want mountains, when we build our local dirt jump track people actually show up to build. Jesus. The world has changed.

On the bright side the Enduro riders on the local circut boycotted the nats because the track was to downhilly and had no uphills on the timed section...

 

[Dogboy]

*shrugs* if you look at any of the XC world cup courses from europe over the last few years they have all had some super techy bits (not super tech for a DH bike but with a short travel bike with the seat up it really aint easy.
And the tracks are getting more technical every year.

Quoted for truth.

 

[kidwoo]

On the bright side the Enduro riders on the local circut boycotted the nats because the track was to downhilly and had no uphills on the timed section...

I'm going to mail you some guns from freedom land.

You'll know what to do.

 

[jonKranked]

I'm going to mail you some guns from freedom land.

You'll know what to do.

i'm not sure he'll be greeted as a liberator

 

[dan-o]

i'm not sure he'll be greeted as a liberator

Those left alive, should they desire to remain so, will call him a liberator.

 

[kidwoo]

I don't know what any of that means. I was just talking about shooting some whiny enduro twats.

 

[jonKranked]

I don't know what any of that means. I was just talking about shooting some whiny enduro twats.

Nah, you wanna get to them cut their brake lines. You know half the field is dragging bakes the whole way down the mountain

 

[StiHacka]

I'm going to mail you some guns from freedom land.

You'll know what to do.

You can do better - send him a box of procore toobs.

 

[kidwoo]

You can do better - send him a box of procore toobs.

Any dipshit bitching about 'not enough uphill sections' in a timed descent would never ride fast enough to take full neko of them.

Advantage. I mean take full advantage of them.

 

[norbar]

I'm going to mail you some guns from freedom land.

You'll know what to do.

Naah it's easier to just build real tracks and see them hurt themselves. It's funny since the stereotype here is true that enduro is for people who were too slow and afraid of dh. One section last year was on a relatively easy dh track with maybe a few jumps and one mellow rockgarden and there would be less casualties if you randomly blasted Nickleback at people during the race.

 

[Flo33]

... randomly blasted Nickleback at people during the race.

Is this even within the Geneva Conventions?

 

[norbar]

Is this even within the Geneva Conventions?

George W. Bush made an exception for the supposed terrorists, I will make an exception for Enduro.

 

[tomasis7]

Aim for Plus size wheels.