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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on October 20, 2009 at 8:41am

That video is more like Insane Stairs. That is wild that the rider was able to descend all of those without wiping out - not to mention all the tight turns.

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Permalink Reply by S on October 20, 2009 at 9:13am

There's a race like that in Mexico called down the hill. The race course actually goes through someone's house at one point.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Jacque on October 20, 2009 at 9:50am

Sure, it's all fun and games until somebody wipes out in the living room.

S said:

There's a race like that in Mexico called down the hill. The race course actually goes through someone's house at one point.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on October 20, 2009 at 10:31am

These videos make me queasy. There's got to be a trick to the bike set up for these guys to get up to speed on the straights, slow to a near stop to make some of the 90 degree turns without just bouncing off along the original vector.

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Permalink Reply by S on October 20, 2009 at 11:55am

Kevin Conway said:

These videos make me queasy. There's got to be a trick to the bike set up for these guys to get up to speed on the straights, slow to a near stop to make some of the 90 degree turns without just bouncing off along the original vector.

The bikes in the videos are downhill bikes so weight is not a concern. If your bike can weigh 40-45lbs, then you can do things like getting big hydraulic disc brakes and ginormous shocks. Add in larger tires for better grip and stopping power and you get a pretty sweet ride provided you don't have to ride/haul the bike up the hill yourself.

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Permalink Reply by millenial removing Bernie tattoo on October 20, 2009 at 12:00pm

That was in Rio, not France (France isn't that run-down, yet).

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on October 20, 2009 at 5:40pm

insane!

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Permalink Reply by Tiberculosis on October 21, 2009 at 3:36am

Yes, that was what I was thinking about, found it. http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/check-out-this-downhill-run

Same video as Gibbles posted above ,a little better resolution but way slower to load.

M.A.R.K. said:

I think Dubi posted the Extreme Downhill one some time back(along with a map of the course). I was actually searching it out a few weeks ago but could not find it..

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Permalink Reply by Tim M Hovey on October 22, 2009 at 6:00am

a world cup class downhill race bike is a pretty amazing machine. generally they weigh between 35-40 pounds and will have very slack angles and a very low bottom bracket for stability and maneuverability. the suspension geometry, shock technology and lower weight of the latest generation bikes means that they pedal WAY better than you think they would. on top of that, the athletes at the world cup level are beyond exceptionally talented.

here's some fun downhilling at winter park resort in colorado. i've made the trip two years in a row.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tugUjTzqwlY

here's some fairly extreme ridding in downtown chicago for ya!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tugUjTzqwlY

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on October 22, 2009 at 7:38am

Tim,

Those are both the same videos.

Tim M Hovey said:

a world cup class downhill race bike is a pretty amazing machine. generally they weigh between 35-40 pounds and will have very slack angles and a very low bottom bracket for stability and maneuverability. the suspension geometry, shock technology and lower weight of the latest generation bikes means that they pedal WAY better than you think they would. on top of that, the athletes at the world cup level are beyond exceptionally talented.

here's some fun downhilling at winter park resort in colorado. i've made the trip two years in a row.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tugUjTzqwlY

here's some fairly extreme ridding in downtown chicago for ya!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tugUjTzqwlY

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Permalink Reply by Tim M Hovey on October 22, 2009 at 7:44am

whoopsie....

well of course that one was worth watching twice, but i think you should also check this out!

http://vimeo.com/5683269

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