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Tugboat
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Depends on what perspective you want to define "better" by....
"Better" mountain biker on race resuts = Absalon.
"Better" mountian biker on fan boi marketability = Peat.
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jeremyb
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:28pm Post subject: |
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| Soba wrote: | | RHR_Rob wrote: | Are you comparing DH'ers against XC?
If so Peaty always the bridesmaid, Absalon usually wins. so that should settle that. |
Pretty much. I'd say Absalon would be closer to Peat in a DH race than Peat would be to him racing XC. |
DH boys are fitter than you give them credit for, Justin Leov does pretty well on an XC bike 
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Soba
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:31pm Post subject: |
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Fit yeah, not Olympic XC winning fit.
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Tugboat
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:31pm Post subject: |
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| jeremyb wrote: |
DH boys are fitter than you give them credit for, Justin Leov does pretty well on an XC bike |
So the poll should be "who is the better mountain biker... Absalon or Leov" then?
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Spokes
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:32pm Post subject: |
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| Tugboat wrote: | Depends on what perspective you want to define "better" by....
"Better" mountain biker on race resuts = Absalon.
"Better" mountian biker on fan boi marketability = Peat. |
Who makes more money?
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Joel
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:33pm Post subject: |
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where is the sam hill option? 
everyone is going on about how fitter elite DH'ers are than you give them credit blah blah. It should be noted that the elite XC rides are far better techincally than you wanna be MX scum give them credit for as well
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freddie
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peat would have way more mtb skill making him the winner. if peat was as fit as this other guy he would own him
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Tugboat
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:35pm Post subject: |
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| Spokes wrote: | | Tugboat wrote: | Depends on what perspective you want to define "better" by....
"Better" mountain biker on race resuts = Absalon.
"Better" mountian biker on fan boi marketability = Peat. |
Who makes more money? |
Rough guess I'd say Peat... who probably also pulls more skanky chicks of dubious legal age as well. Comes back to fan boi marketability that one.
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thekiwi
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:35pm Post subject: |
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| Joel wrote: | where is the sam hill option?
everyone is going on about how fitter elite DH'ers are than you give them credit blah blah. It should be noted that the elite XC rides are far better techincally than you wanna be MX scum give them credit for as well |
Woohooo the Vorb page 2 Popcorn mark has been reached 
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CaptainCaveman
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:36pm Post subject: |
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| Tugboat wrote: | | Spokes wrote: | | Tugboat wrote: | Depends on what perspective you want to define "better" by....
"Better" mountain biker on race resuts = Absalon.
"Better" mountian biker on fan boi marketability = Peat. |
Who makes more money? |
Rough guess I'd say Peat... who probably also pulls more skanky chicks of dubious legal age as well. Comes back to fan boi marketability that one. |
Hell yea - skankage pullage should be an Olympic event too 
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thekiwi
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| freddie wrote: | | peat would have way more mtb skill making him the winner. if peat was as fit as this other guy he would own him |
There is that word .... "IF"
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Tugboat
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:38pm Post subject: |
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| Joel wrote: | where is the sam hill option?
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He must be best... if Peat or Absalon were any good Monster Energy would have sponsored them.
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banga
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:38pm Post subject: |
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| jeremyb wrote: | | Soba wrote: | | RHR_Rob wrote: | Are you comparing DH'ers against XC?
If so Peaty always the bridesmaid, Absalon usually wins. so that should settle that. |
Pretty much. I'd say Absalon would be closer to Peat in a DH race than Peat would be to him racing XC. |
DH boys are fitter than you give them credit for, Justin Leov does pretty well on an XC bike |
And the DHer who has done a couple of sub 4.30 Taupos.
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Joel
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:42pm Post subject: |
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| banga wrote: | | jeremyb wrote: | | Soba wrote: | | RHR_Rob wrote: | Are you comparing DH'ers against XC?
If so Peaty always the bridesmaid, Absalon usually wins. so that should settle that. |
Pretty much. I'd say Absalon would be closer to Peat in a DH race than Peat would be to him racing XC. |
DH boys are fitter than you give them credit for, Justin Leov does pretty well on an XC bike |
And the DHer who has done a couple of sub 4.30 Taupos. |
to be honest, that ain't particularly hard and i would expect any top flight cyclist to be able to do that .. well maybe not a BMX'er
| thekiwi wrote: | | Joel wrote: | where is the sam hill option?
everyone is going on about how fitter elite DH'ers are than you give them credit blah blah. It should be noted that the elite XC rides are far better techincally than you wanna be MX scum give them credit for as well |
Woohooo the Vorb page 2 Popcorn mark has been reached |
i try my best
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Jono
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| Posted: Mon 25/Aug/08 3:44pm Post subject: |
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| Joel wrote: | where is the sam hill option?
everyone is going on about how fitter elite DH'ers are than you give them credit blah blah. It should be noted that the elite XC rides are far better techincally than you wanna be MX scum give them credit for as well |
Yeah - I was going to say something along those lines. I remember seeing the italian XC team hitting double down (sans helmets) on their XC bikes with the seats all the way up during the 'vegas world champs.
There's no lack of skill there - just a lesser amount of travel.
It's a dumb question - kinda like asking if Valentino Rossi or Ricky Carmichael is a better rider.
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