Competition is good, for everybody.

So, Where is the Vid where the spandex guys are hitting the big drops and jumps over at Chattel? Is that one next?

"How ya doin!"

Why no video tomorrow?

Um not really.

Freeriding is more than just mountain biking. Just because there you add the element of competition or professionalism to it doesn't diminish it at all. think about it. There's freeriding ski comps, snowboarding comps etc. They have only served to expand and popularize freeriding, not 'kill' it as the article would imply. What distinguishes it from a plain old downhill or crosscountry racing is an element of style, creativity, and an pushing past the boundaries of what once seemed impossible, not only on the level of the sport as a whole but on a personal level as well. That is why we can all be freeriders.

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YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!

Flat Bars suck. The whole ZERO stack low front end flat bars trend sucks. The reality of it is that it is mainly meant for newbs who are coming to FR/DR from CC more comfortable with slack headtube angles, longer travel and longer wheelbases. A more upright neutral, natural athletic riding position is best IMHO. But since CC riders are used to being hunched over, and so many are "crossing over" now, thats what appeals to them. Now that it has become trendy it has morphed into something else entirely. If Flat bars make you go faster it is only because they force you into a lower unnatural more aerodynamic postition, but they suck for riding.