2022 Rampage

[jm2e]

Hardline is more interesting.
It too is becoming more like Fest Series event with giant air prioritized over racing down gnarly terrain. But at least it’s bikes doing cool bike shit in a reasonable amount of time that’s fun to watch and the final score feels fair (except for last year when Bernard got an extra week of practice)


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[toast2266]

Hardline is more interesting.
It too is becoming more like Fest Series event with giant air prioritized over racing down gnarly terrain. But at least it’s bikes doing cool bike shit in a reasonable amount of time that’s fun to watch and the final score feels fair (except for last year when Bernard got an extra week of practice)


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I dunno, for all its faults, I still like rampage over hardline. Hardline is everyone riding the same course, supposedly racing, but really only like 8 guys are actually trying to put in a good race run. So it's mostly just watching everyone ride the same line. Which is certainly entertaining, because the line is ridiculous.

But rampage is watching everyone ride different lines, which are also ridiculous. Plus they built those ridiculous lines in a week, and the build videos are fun to watch in and of themselves.

[grskier]

I love both.

In Hardline, I do miss the other tech portions that have been brought out of that race, but get that big/fast airs are MUCH more translateable than the tech gnar.

In Rampage, as I've said a few times, the chutes should be scored higher, but I'm coming from an oldschool ifsa ski scoring angle.
Linescore being a more major component.

[toast2266]

I love both.
In Rampage, as I've said a few times, the chutes should be scored higher, but I'm coming from an oldschool ifsa ski scoring angle.
Linescore being a more major component.

I sort of agree, but I also think that pretty much all the riders at rampage are so good, pretty much any of them could ride any (ridable) chute that got built. So the super gnarly chutes end up losing a ton of vert really quickly, but without any real opportunity to differentiate the rider from the rest of the field.

Just as an example, in this year's rampage, the chute that Sorge and Storch rode right off the top was super burly. But I'm pretty sure any of the guys in the comp could have ridden that chute without issue, and it didn't look nearly as impressive on TV. So I get why most riders shy away from that sort of thing. The best riders can better differentiate themselves from the field by tricking a large air.

[simple]

Glad I didn't tune in for this year's rampage. Yet another windy day and too much bullshit between drops. Can we be done with it now?

[Boissal]

Just as an example, in this year's rampage, the chute that Sorge and Storch rode right off the top was super burly. But I'm pretty sure any of the guys in the comp could have ridden that chute without issue, and it didn't look nearly as impressive on TV. So I get why most riders shy away from that sort of thing. The best riders can better differentiate themselves from the field by tricking a large air.

It's odd, to me the giant airs are completely unrelatable (I can't jump for shit on the bike) so they all look the same and have an almost fake video-game vibe that doesn't impress me all that much. It's just way to wild to comprehend so it doesn't speak to me at all. The chutes otoh are something I can understand, having ridden steep committing stuff before (including in that zone). The fear of standing on top of something steep and exposed and dropping in is much more relatable due to experience so I end up getting more excited about the raw techy lines. When Semenuk started his run I thought the drop was not that impressive (cause he made it look as easy as I make getting on my bike in the parking lot) but the second his wheels touched the ground and he reached terminal velocity skipping across the dirt and getting all wild I was up shouting at the TV.

[toast2266]

It's odd, to me the giant airs are completely unrelatable (I can't jump for shit on the bike) so they all look the same and have an almost fake video-game vibe that doesn't impress me all that much. It's just way to wild to comprehend so it doesn't speak to me at all. The chutes otoh are something I can understand, having ridden steep committing stuff before (including in that zone). The fear of standing on top of something steep and exposed and dropping in is much more relatable due to experience so I end up getting more excited about the raw techy lines. When Semenuk started his run I thought the drop was not that impressive (cause he made it look as easy as I make getting on my bike in the parking lot) but the second his wheels touched the ground and he reached terminal velocity skipping across the dirt and getting all wild I was up shouting at the TV.

Well, there's an obvious solution here.

Rampage: 2 day event. Day 1 is more or less the same as what we're currently getting. On day 2, the riders have to ride a completely natural line. They get 2 hours to do a little touch up work - kick in goat paths to connect sections, cut out bushes in the run outs, etc. But that's it.

[grskier]

I was thinking Andreu Lacondeguy was a little underscored. But, I'd have to go back and watch Sorge and Jaxson's runs to see if he's bracketed in... I loved his top chute. He didn't have any of the massive drops. Only other knock I had was the 4 variations of the backy/flatspin. The top one on that hip upper on the venue was SICK thoug

https://youtu.be/CCy-jHjaXkU?t=1610

[grskier]

Well, there's an obvious solution here.

Rampage: 2 day event. Day 1 is more or less the same as what we're currently getting. On day 2, the riders have to ride a completely natural line. They get 2 hours to do a little touch up work - kick in goat paths to connect sections, cut out bushes in the run outs, etc. But that's it.

I love this idea. I doubt it would ever happen, but that would be fun.

[t.odd]

Would've been nice to see second runs, but overall it was good viewing, incredible riding, and it was really good that it wasn't crash filled.

[muted reborn]

Glad I didn't tune in for this year's rampage. Yet another windy day and too much bullshit between drops. Can we be done with it now?

Overall it really was awesome, you missed out. Despite my petty gripes there is nothing like it out there.

[simple]

Overall it really was awesome, you missed out. Despite my petty gripes there is nothing like it out there.

I went for a moto ride on my local trails. Caught the replay. The bummer was when I had people over the Redbull replay didn't work for two days. We ended up watching Straight Rhythm. When it worked it was nice to fast forward through all the nonsense 4 hours broadcast and 15 minutes of riding. Sure there is, World Cup DH is much better than Rampage. Rampage is better than Freeride Tour so there's that. I might even say that Crankworx is better than Rampage. More events and better spectating. Better competition as well. It is unique but it isn't the best event of the year like it is hyped up to be.

[muted reborn]

Fair, but I disagree.

[simple]

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[Buzzworthy]

Preview of a bit of this year’s big features.
It just keeps getting super gnarly big.
Wow.

https://youtu.be/pi9R_Akb5vo?si=YOvw7Phicvalczvc

[toast2266]

The super skinny gap up top is gnarly AF.

I mean, it's all gnarly AF, but that one's a bit different than the normal huge drop to huge jump kind of thing.

[grabtindy]

I have to think there's at least a 50% chance it will be too windy on the afternoon of finals for the Simon/Brendo spine gap to go. It usually whipping up there.

[toast2266]

Gee airlifted after trying his big drop.

Hopefully he's ok. That dude kinda needs to ease off a little bit.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Gee airlifted after trying his big drop.

Hopefully he's ok. That dude kinda needs to ease off a little bit.

Just watched the video. I hope he is OK but dude needs to step back. I don't really think he could have possibly ridden away no matter how he landed. We're getting to the point where these bikes just cannot take 60-70' drops.

[Canada1]

I feel a bit morbid watching it the last couple years. It is cool if it’s 50’ drops too.

[grskier]

Went to find the video, it is all over already. That was a HEAVY landing. Looks like he went just barely too far, which is way too far with that big of a drop and that sort of transition out of the landing zone.

Brutal.

[east or bust]

Rampage jumped the shark for me years ago.

Got no interest in tuning into an event where people are breaking themselves every year. Watched the crash video and agree there was never gunna be a positive outcome there. He nailed the trajectory and still looked like he landed flat.


While I’m on the topic of shitting on rampage, what kind of deal do they have worked out with BLM to be building this shit anyways? Used to think it was cool but now it just seems kind of privileged and lame to me. If it’s on private land that obviously changes things.


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[toast2266]

While I’m on the topic of shitting on rampage, what kind of deal do they have worked out with BLM to be building this shit anyways? Used to think it was cool but now it just seems kind of privileged and lame to me. If it’s on private land that obviously changes things.


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I think the current venue is on state trust land. I'm sure the Utah schools make a tidy chunk of change off the event.

[g_man80]

Yes, it’s on state trust land

[Phall]

have a former coworker down there, was posting pics of the battleship, he confirmed its 100x more gnarly in person.