2020 XCO Olympic Games set your DVR's

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  1. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    Given how technical xco courses have become, they would almost have to do some modifications.
     
  2. ongster

    ongster Member

    Location:
    Chino Hills
    Name:
    August
    Current Bike:
    Ripley V4/Mojo HD3/Levo SL
    They have to include the Coyote drop and Rock Garden at Bonelli plus other man made features I’ll be glad to pre-ride it
     
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  3. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Ouch.......

     
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  4. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Video Playback Unavailable...

    But I watched it on YouTube. If you have to suffer a catastrophic handlebar snap, the wood track is the best possible place to do it. Do it on the road or on a mt bike descent and you could die. So listen up, manufacturers. Please over-build your products!
     
  5. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Funny I should mention this. I was watching the flat water kayak events (like rowing, but even more boring) and they mentioned they are not doing one of the flat water events next Olympics, but are adding extreme slalom!

    (Yes I quoted myself. I'm just that profound. :whistling:)
     
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  6. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Can you imagine the mayhem if he was LEADING at the time of product failure?
    Shimano. Why I trust them... Not a dig on anyone else.
     
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  7. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Track Cycling is a bit different than traditional road racing. The bikes are generally build more sturdy. (Have you seen track cyclists? They look more like powerlifters than cyclists).

    the loads they put on the bikes is a lot more than road bikes. Watch them out of the start gate…the pulling on the bars to get those humongous gears going….the power is obscene. Have you noticed that they all clip in….then run toe straps as well.

    with all that said, on the track it’s more about aerodynamics than weight.
     
  8. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    sometimes failures happen…just sucks to fail on such a big stage. The wood burns just looks painful.
     
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  9. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    With as big as the equine world is in the USA, I’m shocked that you never dated a horse gal. I dated one who was a dressage competitor. The idea in dressage is to have a well trained/obedient horse that responds to the most subtle signals from the rider. In other words, the signals by the rider should not be detectable. Precision at its finest.
     
  10. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Give the horse a medal!
     
  11. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    You callin' my ex a horse? :eek:
     
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  12. jaime

    jaime Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Corona, ca
    Name:
    jaime
    Current Bike:
    '20 YT Jeffsy carbon 27'5
  13. tick

    tick Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    Tick
    Current Bike:
    Process 111
    My favorite part of Olympic cycling was when NBC announcer Steve Schlanger described the e-bike pacing the Keirin final as a “motorbike.”

    props to Steve and NBC for embracing what we all know to be true.
     
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  14. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    They never even called it by it's real name, a derny.
    And to be honest, that one was disappointing.
    Most dernys are gas powered, electric would of course be preferred by racers. But what this was missing was a fender with a roller. So, racers can get real close.
     
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  15. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    I'm ecstatic for US Womens Water Polo - but then, that's partly because I have some personal connections to the team. 7 of the team members including the head coach are OC products. Two came from Laguna Beach High School. Super down-to-earth girls who were awesome to have on campus. In contrast, most of the boys water polo team were arrogant frat-boy jerks. The boys competed in Division 4. The girls were 6 time CIF Division 1 champions, oh and Rio gold medalists.
     
  16. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Greece took its first men’s water polo medal, a silver, losing to defending champs from Serbia by 3. The sport will explode in Greece because of this. Hellas!
     
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