Thursday, June 23, 2011

BikePark Shootout JUNE 2011 Part 2/3

Second day in our 3 day bikepark shootout  was in Hahnenklee bikepark. An eventfull day, read on:

Chasing scene in Hahnenklee, im followed by Drea, gopro cam is strapped to Janus's back with the chest mount, worked surprisingly good.
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Drea going fast in the northshore section, even tho its a bit odd constructed, we did have alot of fun there. Considering Drea's 160mm front and rear (air) on his Norco range, this guy did really good, and there was no holding back.
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Janus checking (and trying) out a drop/stepdown, its ill design meant that this particular construction didnt allow us to ride it, it required silly speed, which could not be archived in this section of the trail. Makes me wonder what the park designers had in mind. Even tho' I flame this park a bit, I would say that most of the work done here is pretty decent. But coming from places like Whistler and Winterberg suddenly makes everything looks a bit different.
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A kid crashed. Hard.
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Im really happy with the Vivid Coil, and Boxxer setup. The bike is fast and very playfull, unlike other DH bike ive tried. Next up is a direct mount stem.
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Treating Drea's multiple fractured hand after a failed, but huge backflip on a wall gap. Nah, he actually sprained it while dicking around in the pool area : ) Good story tho' : D
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I dropped into a big water drain canal (!) and slammed my balls full force into the saddle, so much so that it cracked from the seatpost. I had a stinging sensation in that area for an entire hour. Note how the "rail" system is torn in different directions on the saddle.
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The plan was to visit a third bikepark the third day, namely Schulenberg Bikepark. Turned out it was closed this day, so we went for Braunlage Bikepark once again. Glad we did, becuase this had to be the most crazy and eventfull day of all, stay tuned.

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