The Downhill Bikes Taking on Whistler's Hardest Track

What kind of downhill bike do the pro riders use to tame one of the worlds gnarliest DH tracks? Henry catches up with 7 pro racers to check out their bike of choice.
00:27 - Sam Blenkinsop's Crestline
02:43 - Vali Hoell's Trek Session
04:15 - Mick Hannah's Yeti Prototype
06:36 - Eliot Jackson's Santa Cruz V10
09:12 - Asa Vermette's Frameworks
11:04 - Dante Silva's Canyon Sender
12:32 - Matt Walker's Pivot Phoenix
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[@trevors2041]

Elliot seems like such a joy to be around! Such a sick dude and does amazing things for the community!

[@DavidFelipe03]

10:19 "Do you give a f... do you care what your bike looks like" 😆

[@LooseWheelFilms]

Good to see Asa Vermette in here. He and Ali Ostgaard are going to be the next big stuff in downhill.

[@deadlytreadly]

mechenic asking pro riders about their bikes and throwing them off opening with the GOAT questions is pure gold, great stuff Quinney 👍👍

[@ethannishimura2619]

Love the banter between Eliot and Henry! :)

[@reubenneate3492]

Henry is working so hard. Everywhere I look on pinkbike I just see him. Someone bring Levy back to give the man a break

[@TheOtherPlayer]

lol at henry stopping himself from asking asa if he gives a fuck about the mismatch

[@criticallycanadian]

Glad I'm not the only one that caught that

[@koosb8162]

Excellent job, Henry 🤙

[@doesnotknowwheretopuit]

I did not want that to end. 😁

[@wolf-riders]

I love it rockshox !! ❤❤

[@anianprice5642]

cool

[@mattcaruthers7832]

Asa will be killing in a year or two when he gets out of the junior division

[@qwasd0r]

Valli Höll is great, love her.

[@trbotimmmmmmmeh]

please make sure no one misunderstands, norco has a low pivot alloy aurum dh bike as well, that rides completely differently than the high pivot HSP carbon aurum. the crestline looks dope.

[@TheDingopaul]

OK Sheldon 😂

[@danharvey3096]

Yeah and Blenky would've ridden most of the Aurum generations, he rode for Norco for 6 years..

[@Tazznbk]

They've also just revealed a new prototype DH bike.. Looks the goods, and nothing like the old gen Aurum, HSP, or Range.

[@derekbaker8791]

That was good entertainment!

[@martinhagen2913]

All time is quite a staple, i agree with Minaar, but what about John Tomac... i meen... yeh Tomac!

[@possevillage]

oh Henry them glasses mate, you been there too long

[@JacquiPenar]

My favorite segment of my favorite TH-cam Channel

[@nickfragedakis5511]

Is it just me, or did the Trek seat tube at 24 sec look like it has a huge crack?

[@Tazznbk]

Just a mud mark mate.

[@louislienard]

Nicolas Vouilloz and Anne Caroline Chausson are the two goats for me.

[@gapaification]

Where is YT Tues?

[@alanmartinezrodriguez884]

Can't believe nobody mentioned either Nicolas Vouilloz or Anne Caroline. Objectively (numbers), they are the two best DH riders of all time. Minaar and Rachel are close seconds though. Don't forget those legends guys!

[@wonderwatch2239]

Guess they included personality, and results, it’s a personal choice 🤣🤣

[@hobmarg]

Thought the same, also I am partial to Greg/Rachel because they are from the era that I have been watching WCDH, maybe the same for some of the racers on this video?

[@stephanesaffin2516]

No commençal and no ohlins ttx22m and rxf ? 😮😢

[@dgw6448]

Loam is actually mineral soil. It is found beneath the organic matter which is the top surface which is called duff.

[@marcvanderwielen]

Vali: "male??" 🥰

[@Whyusadd]

On the booger sugar hey?

[@tobiaskosina1694]

I love that do you give a fu. Do you care on 10:15

[@patrickgarrison7640]

Wow, anyone notice how just like todays SUV's, downhill mountain bikes are all starting to look the same? Weird

[@nickthaskater]

They all look pretty different, actually.

[@danharvey3096]

Actually they look alot different from each other than they used to.. Have a look at late 90s photos when different brands, like Giant, Haro, Foes, litterally just re-stickered the same Intense M1 frame.. While some methodologies might be similar, the differences in linkage & pivots is way more diverse than even just 10 years ago..

[@patrickgarrison7640]

@@danharvey3096 you're wrong about Foes they made their own frames

[@andyboy198577777]

The dude talking about the steering stabilizer on the canyon didn’t sound convinced that it’s actually a good thing. Lol

[@luca_dierks]

love quinney