Some interesting stuff at the first WC DH round.
As far as i can gather. GCN+ has everything, so does Discovery+ in UK, highlights on Eurosport Monday lunchtime.
That Samux looks like something from the early 2000s and I haven't seen anyone with a decent suspension design use a brake arm since then either (Cube).
Love the Pivot - very tidy looking bike.
Which discovery channel is it on? I have discovery on firestick but all the channels just show programs like gold hunters and housewives of…etc. can’t see sports on there
Is this on the BBC red button?
Juniors and Elite Semis are on YouTube, Elite finals are on GCN+, Eurosport & Discovery+
That Pivot looks interesting - hopefully Bernard can get some good results this year.
The Gamux with the gearbox looks odd lol
Oh and even more exciting - SAM HILL is back on the DH bike for the full season!!!!!
Which discovery channel is it on?
It's not... it's on Discovery+ which is a whole new different thing. If you have a Sky Glass or Q you get access to it and sign up for free.
That Pivot looks like an Atherton bike but different
Watched a vid this morning with 1 rider having the most crude steering stabilising system I have ever seen. Was this thing
K.I.S. Steering Stabilizer by Canyon and Liteville | Bicycle Tech (bicycling.com)
FunkyDunc
That Pivot looks like an Atherton bike but different
I had read elsewhere that they are using the lugged construction just for prototyping, so chances are the finished bike will be regular carbon. Wondering if they got one of Dave Weagle's other brands to help with their prototype....
Wondering if they got one of Dave Weagle’s other brands to help with their prototype….
On which note.. looks like Rach will be racing this weekend. Tahnee back in the mix too.
Indeed Frog....that'll be an interesting one with both.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/photo-story-rachel-atherton-returns-to-the-world-cup-track.html
I'd like to see both do well..
So is it showing live on Discovery+, do we know?
Yes.
Sat morning for Semi and Sat afternoon for Finals.
XCC is on Eurosport 2 tomorrow afternoon
Juniors on Discovery+ from midday tomorrow.
Ohlins making an announcement/unveiling in a few hours from now... Are we finally going to see what's been hidden on Bruni's bike?
This page suggests finals are only live on GCN+, not Disco+
https://ucimtbworldseries.com/watch
Though the graphic at the top might be interpreted as finals live on Disco+ & Eurosport too
Slow handclap for Discovery
https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/sport/mountain-bikeThat one suggests the finals are on Discovery+ 🙂
I've checked on D+, shows as an upcoming show for all classes.
That Pivot is stunning. I heard Chris Cocalis on the pinkbike podcast earlier in the year talking about how they'd invested in the additive manufacturing kit to do the hybrid prototype construction in house.
OK cheers guys, now we're cooking with gas
That Pivot looks like an Atherton bike but better, Specialized are playing about with lugs too, shame that Pivot is only for prototyping, The new Giant with the retro paint job looks awesome apart from the orange fox 40's, black forks would look better.
@ocrider they're unveiling their XC forks/shocks etc. for sure, possibly more as well though. They interviewed an Ohlins engineer at the XC a few weeks ago and he was secretive but said to tune in on the 8th!
Edit: Cheers @jfab. You posted as I typed!
Ohlins making an announcement/unveiling in a few hours from now
I'm underwhelmed, think I'll go and watch that Instagram clip of Kade on the cargobike to lift my spirits back up.
Yes, that's more exciting than yet another £1000+ fork on the market!
Looking back at the original post, that Pivot is bloody nice though and makes up for it.
Indeed, there's something about that raw carbon and shiny lugs.
What am I missing??
Just signed up (£6.99 a month!) For Discovery+, go to the schedule and it lists the semis Saturday 9.15 to 11.30 (split women and women/mens) but at 1pm it's just showing tennis?!
Clicked Weeksy link above and that shows the same, scroll right on upcoming and last listed is the semi?
Ah now found it, but the site is a mess. It's probably worse than Red Bull and that's saying something. Dreadful
Only found it by searching "downhill" as doesn't show on the schedule (which shows only Roland Garros French open)
Still, very excited about seeing the new format to see how it works
For a moment I thought that Pivot had a John Tomac disc wheel in the rear
Sports > mountain bike
If you have BT Sport, access to discovery+ should be free, at least until 23 July (when BT Sport is subsumed into TNT; don’t know after that).
The new Giant with the retro paint job looks awesome apart from the orange fox 40’s,
black forksred Boxxers with white wraparound decals would look better.
Might be right, might be wrong place to post
Any ideas yet from this new format if it will still be a straight 50+ rider 1 run event for the Worlds? As before? Or of it is going to be a semi final and final like this new format?
If you have BT Sport, access to discovery+ should be free, at least until 23 July (when BT Sport is subsumed into TNT; don’t know after that).
as TNT is part of the discovery group i wouldn't think anything will change for BT sport subscribers, i'm less sure about what will happen for sky subscribers(me) in the future particually when eurosport merges with TNT at some time in the future
IT's a lovely thing and the new frame is aparently riding superbly... (As is Ethan on it). I was looking it over with the boy last week (not in yellow) and we wanted a frame to swap all his bits to. But it was apparently fairly unlikely we'd get one this year.. Hence moving to the Demo for his new bike.
Love the Pivot – very tidy looking bike.
2 chains, can get in the sea.
Well worth the watching on Discovery +
Wonder if Specialized are going to give Jordan Williams the trick shock and fork that Loic has now!?
What a race that was. Fair play, great coverage on discovery plus. Commentary and footage was spot on
Wonder if Specialized are going to give Jordan Williams the trick shock and fork that Loic has now!?
wonder if Loic is going to ask for the set up that Jordan has now? 🤣
