[Closed] XC gone mad?

That Scott rider looks like he has the right line, on the extreme left.

That Scott rider!?!

It's quite a famous shot of multiple World Cup winner, World Championship winner and Olympic silver medallist Nino Schurter, but if you didn't know that then you'd be forgiven for not being to recognise him frankly.

Famous?

Who?

I remember Frischknecht describing his test ride around that course to Warner a couple of years ago and saying that he nearly wet himself when he got to that bit.

Same course:

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I know of Shurter but wouldn't recognise him in the street. I don't think outside of the sport any mtb riders are famous.

I'm crap at recognising sportspeople who are on telly all the time, never mind these guys!

All typical riding it seems.
Some of the Cathkin course at the Commonwealth would put many a rider off. Some was also glorified BMX track / 4x.
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Even some of the less confident were well up for giving it a go...
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Famous?

Yeah, it means "popular, or otherwise noteworthy" - a lot of folk who know about that stuff will know if you said "that photo of Schurter riding down the logs at Pietermaritzburg" - notable in part for the fact he's leaning right forward, which is somewhat counter intuitive.

Rider video from the same course:

Love me some proper XC photos. Pinkbike has been doing a great job in the last couple of years of improving the quality of reporting, getting some interesting photos and beginning to make people realise the skills involved.

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I remember watching the Albstadt world cup last year on Red Bull. There's a shot of Schurter and Absalon climbing up the switchbacks. The camera angle made it look pan-flat, and like they were crawling along. It wasn't until you looked over at the spectators crawling on their hands and knees up the same slope that you realised how steep it was. XC is never going to look particularly good on camera, but we just have to live with that, and enjoy the amazing photos that do occasionally get captured that really reflect how fun and challenging some new courses are.

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I know what famous means and I would suggest that out with MTB geeks not many are aware of it.

I totally agree, I thought it was implicit, given the topic of conversation that I meant "within the context of people who know about XC racing". Apologies for not being entirely explicit.

It's a thread about XC racing on a bike forum. I wouldn't assume that your man on the street knows the difference between a SID and a Fox 40 without decals, but you don't have to spell that out either.

This is a bike forum?

notable in part for the fact he's leaning right forward

That vid nee posted looks like a great CX'er course, except the rock garden.. you can get rid of that. 😛

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Lovely scenery, there.

look properly.
"fact" is he is not leaning right forwards at all.
His weight is centred.
Exactly where your weight should be riding 5 or 6 straightforward steps with a nice smooth easy run out.

Surprised it took you that long to arrive Gary. Remind us all where you finished in the Pietermaritzburg World Cup?

You're right, I was over simplifying, my point is that most people lean right back, Schurter most certainly isn't - see Wrecker's photo taken in exctly the same place.

3/10.

Rorschach - Member
3/10.

Harsh. Very harsh. I'd say at least a 9!

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You're right

no need to backpedal, just learn from your mistakes and move on.

Rorschach - Member
3/10.

*nods at cfh*

Did SimonFBarnes take that pic Flashy?
Looks like one of his trademark shots..

njee20 - you are a funny. I think you need a little hug, and maybe a biscuit.

Am I? I have low moron tolerance, and I think GW is a waste of bandwidth, that's all. I'm quite a cheery person IRL.

Few [url= http://www.fullysussed.co.uk/fully-sussed-news/2015-newnham-nationals-course-a-photo-map ]pics[/url] of what they planning for the next Nat XC race Newnham, Devon.
Always a good course down there!

Few pics of what they planning for the next Nat XC race Newnham, Devon.
Always a good course down there!

That really would be interesting!

loving me some professional looking graphics on that link

Surely the best XCO track preview video ever...

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Where the hell is his front tyre????

Where the hell is his front tyre????

Err yes, it appears not to be installed on the rim.

There's something a bit odd going on with his glasses as well. Is that picture legit?

Where the hell is his front tyre????

I'm guessing it a Dugast Pipistrello in white, but there seems to be some black in there too which is a little confusing.

if you look closely at the front wheel right next to the down tube you can just see the black rim and there is a tyre on it.

It certainly doesn't match the back tyre, which appears to be white walled. Different angle here, so appears legit, but his glasses still look weird. Obviously custom tyres, rear has WC stripes on the sidewall.

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Different one:

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Fair play, I cant jump for toffee!

bigyinn - Member
Fair play, I cant jump for toffee!

You'll learn quick enough in Wales next month!

Best practice not dropping the front then!
BANZAI!

Shouting "BANZAI!" is a very important building block of good technique. A lot of people don't bother to do it, but that is an error.

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