What, no Rampage Thread?

Discussion in 'The Adrenaline Factory' started by herzalot, Oct 13, 2013.

  1. herzalot

    herzalot Well-Known Member

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    Are you kidding? Boy STR has gotten really tame if nobody has started a Redbull Rampage thread 6 hours after the event is over.

    The wind scrubbed out the last ten or so riders of the second run, so the contest was decided on the strength of the first run. Kind of a shame, since I am sure that the big names were gonna throw down some huge efforts to outdo the deceptively calm (even unspectacular) first round leader's run.

    Great runs by Cam Zink (spoiler alert - he didn't die), Andreu Lacondeguy, Kyle Strait, Kelly McGarry (all 6'5" of him), Tyler McCaul and many more. A few painful injuries including one of our Fontana regulars.

    RedBull TV or...

    http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Live-Today-Red-Bull-Rampage.html
     
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    surftime New Member

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    wow - some of that stuff is hard to believe -- thanks for posting
     
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    Awesome shit. Big gonads.
     
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    Been watching it as soon as the baby went to sleep . 1 1/2 hours in .
     
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    rojomas A.K.A The Oxx

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    Web site still sucks, Took over a month to get only a patch. Still can't give "thanks" or "likes". Has an owner that doesn't give a fuk! Hasn't had a make over in 9 years.
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    The Rampage discussion has either moved to Facebook or Pinkbike.

    Btw, Norbs got robbed, again...
     
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  7. Formu1fan

    Formu1fan Slow Down, Slower Up

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    I'm pretty sure there is a Rampage thread. I didn't see anyone else complaining about the site.

    Back on topic, I've been following the progress all weekend, but I have yet to watch the finals. Must be good, Can't wait!
     
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  8. Dino Brown

    Dino Brown Sir Smack-Alot

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    I'd "thank" your post.. If ony I could!

    (back to your regularly scheduled program)
     
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    I watched the whole thing. Super dope but bummed that it was stopped due to wind. Some of the biggest air tricks ever but also some of the most gnar falls which were horrible to see. Zink's flip looked too easy.
     
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  10. herzalot

    herzalot Well-Known Member

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    That's the amazing thing about this sport (and many others) - it looks and probably feels so easy when it's done right. But things can go so seriously wrong so easily. (Heal quickly Logan - hope to see you at Fontana).

    If you think about the physics of a backflip, there's only about a 10 degree "acceptable zone of success" in a 360 degree rotation - not very good odds. And that's not taking into account the rider/bike interface (slipping a foot) or yaw (off axis problems). Zink said he felt like he was upside down forever - so how did he know and control his rate of rotation off something that big, at the speed he was dropping, with no real practice? The human computer is amazing! His courage - unfathomable.
     
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    And his leg was still screwed up! Humans are amazing indeed.
     
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    (thanks button)
     
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  13. denmother

    denmother Gone riding....

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    I watched it, they needed a closeup camera!
     
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