BikePark Shootout JUNE 2011 Part 1/3

I packed my gear and went south, heading once again for the German Bikeparks. 2 things made this trip different from the other trips. 1) We where destroying gear and equipment at an alarming rate - the bikes really took a beating. 2) The drama, oh the drama! Crazy high speed crashes was the name of the game, not only for us, but for other riders as well. More on this later.

Lets get to it.

Choose your line. Braunlage Bikepark has some very long tracks, often splitting into multiple lines. This allows for some competitive riding against fellow riders.

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Janus cracked his Reign X, so he had to go for a rental. He went for a Giant Glory. 2 fun facts; This bike is shorter and has a more steep head angle than my ONE. Makes me wonder if the Glory is under developed, or if the ONE is overdeveloped - regarding geo : )
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Braunlage Bikepark had some pedally DH sections as well. Not to my liking. The ONE didnt like it either, the very low bottom bracket causes issues, its obviosly build for more steep stuff when things get rough.

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Janus riding the wall. Such a cool pic.

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We had a quick look at the upper DH-RACE track this day, we didnt ride it, but acknowledged that it was tech. 2 days later we found out just how much.. Im not sure ive ever ridden anything like it.

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Time to wrap it all up for this day, Drea puts away his Norco Range, and priorities like food and a six-pack are on top of the list.

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Next up was Hahnenklee Bikepark, a place that somewhat splits me in two, its a love/hate thing, things has turned for the better tho'. The "tour of destruction" also kicked in this day, stick around for part two.