Downhill Vintage DH - Steve Peat

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  1. Marshall Willanholly

    Marshall Willanholly Active Member

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    Steve Peat, 16 years ago...

    [youtube]1X2i9S4r_yQ&NR=1[/youtube]
     
    Marshall Willanholly, Sep 26, 2009
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    Bar ends and Downhill!
     
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  3. Pain Freak

    Pain Freak Dead or Alive

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    Great find.
     
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    Adrian foesnasty no more....

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    sweet vid....
     
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    Good find Marshall:beer:
     
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    Not just bar ends, but water bottles on frames, extra gear in the back jersey pockets and everyone fighting their pedals - sweet video. Thanks for posting.
     
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    Mudman Mr. Angry

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    Thanks for the vid. :)

    I can't believe how sketchy those bikes look on the trail! It crazy to see how far bikes have come- if you took one of todays DH bikes down that course, you probably wouldn't even feel the rocks.
     
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    lycra, bar ends, hard tails, solid rear wheels LOL
     
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    Neccros Technically Canadian

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    Id love to see todays DH'ers on bikes like that and see how good they really are!
     
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    I think on those courses most would do just fine. They might not be as fast but some of top current DHers aren't into pedaling that much either.
     
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    project_d Steve Peat Wannabe

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    Look how straight his teeth were!
     
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    This was before the gravity dropper.
     
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    so glad I was not into mt. biking in those days! I think walmart bikes now are tougher than those things were.

    Thats how they got messed up....by riding dh on bikes like that. Somthing gotta give!
     
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    and not a single one thought to lower their seat at all. OUCH!!! :eek:

    Very cool to see this again though. Really puts todays bikes in perspective.
     
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    wow, cool to see how far things have come in the last 16 years or so
     
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    Looks like some cross country guys took a wrong turn!!! Much resect for those who came before me, looks like a rough ride! These guys have MAD skills.. love this video thanks.... Puts me in a very humble position
     
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    It looks like some of the riders were wearing face shields. Can anyone clarify what I'm seeing there?

    For reference, the rider in yellow at 1:12.
     
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  18. Marshall Willanholly

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    Probably something like this:

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    Oh, vous arme jusqu'aux dents... duh.

    That looks WAY more uncomfortable than the full faces that were available at the time.
     
    Rondo, Oct 1, 2009
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