These guys are all champs in my books. Look at those bike. Sizes L and XL, weak suspension/ no rear shock, seat post raised way up, tires small and so on but they are the ones who brought the sport to where it is today. Thanks dudes
Grundig Cup, Stevens Cup, Kirchzarten,Kaprun.Da ging das noch richtig ab.Ich war als Amateur dabei und wenn mir heute meine Knie weh tun...ich weiß warum 😂 Narben an Schienbein und Knie,Knöchel an den Händen voller Narben...das war es mir wert.Danke das ich dabei sein durfte mit den ganzen Verrückten.Wenn ich mir das heute anschaue bin ich wieder jung.Nur ein Bike hat die Zeit überlebt.Ich habe es noch 🥰
Catcrumbs back in the 90's they might have thought something like "HEY, high saddle is a GREAT idea!" xD Jeeez, also the down the stairs ... even i managed them better with a woman bike back in the 90's as 12 yr old child xD Must have been funny times for them :D
+Catcrumbs In the 90's there where a lot of tracks with long pedaling sections. Sometimes even uphill sections. So it has always been a descision how much you will lose on the downhill with a high seat post or loose at the pedaling section with a low seat post.
Vintage riding style. No one did knew better at this times… All todays riding techniques developed during 1990-ties… ;) And in XC/Olympic they still ride hardtail without dropper seat post.
Damn, so many neon spills! This must be wildly steeper than it looks, I've never seen so many tacod wheels before. I remember riding Whistler in the early '90s with a 1 inch travel fork and all 4 fingers pulling on those damn canti brakes, forearms so sore...
20 years ago, these were probably top technology in bikes. Crazy to think that in another 20, we will probably be looking at mountain bikes from today thinking how ridiculously lowbrow the technology is too.
If a modern downhill rider were to go back in time with todays gear and bikes these guys would call him a pussy and they would have all the right to do it. This is hardcore!
they would think he's a god since he'd be doing lines that they thought were impossible, a mediocre downhill rider would look like hes riding Redbull Rampage to them
Those white tires some of the drivers drove were white Onza Porcupines. These tires go on ebay for 300 Euro each (often much more). I remember these tires well. On rain wet streets it always laid me down when I had these tires on my bike. Many scars and scratches on myself and my bike were a result of these slippery white onza tires ;)
Kann mich selber erinnern auf meinem Univega „Racebike“ mit 150mm Vorbau und abgesägtem 40cm breitem Lenker waren Abfahrten ein Eiertanz. Jede Treppe war eine Herausforderung, weil man unablässig das Gefühl hatte über den Lenker zu fliegen. Die Geometrien waren damals ein kompletter Irrweg, aber man kannte es nicht anders und es galt als Hardcore, halb liegend auf dem Rad zu sitzen. Heute auf einem modernen Enduro kann man über solche Fahrkünste echt nur lachen.
der typ bei 5.43 versucht nen barspin hinzulegen. zum glück fährt er nur in eishockeyasrüstung. finde ich sehr vernünftig. super video, hat mich sehr unterhalten ;)
So hardcore!! Doing this without all our modern stuff... The worst thing is their high saddle but also they dont have that fat and grippy tires and almost no braking power! Further, no or very little suspension to keep the wheels tracking the ground, a geometry with a steep head angle and a long stem that put your weight too far forward. :). Seems to be nothing wrong with their racing attitude though :) A lot of hard crashes.
Were all those flashy colours actually trendy back in those days? Dude from 1:00 in sea-green coloured suit is my idol. He fights for speed to the last meters. How on earth did he expect to take that turn??
Granted that rigid forks + fast bumpy DH = tricky combination, but the level of skill seen here is underwhelming. 0:30 shows how it's done. 4:23 is amazing, but forgets braking. Saddles are too high.
HIGH SEAT HILARITY'S....I'd sure a shit stopped to lose a second and make Up way More by rippin that Simple Trail to shreds...2021....but been downhillin since 86' Mamoth California days...
Zur der Zeit bin ich noch 3 Gang Shimano-Narbenschaltung gefahren. Jetzt fahr ich Fully, damals undenkbar. Hoffe ich flieg nie so auf´s Maul wie in diesem Video. Zum ansehen sehr geil und lustig.
That was some fucking fantastic shit right there!! Shitty brakes, skinny bars, terrible suspension, seats way up for climbing, no trail knowledge, what could possibly go wrong??!! Hilarious.
See I used to want a full suspension bike, but watching this makes me realize that would just make trails boring and I would just have to seek out sketchier trails.
Could be, but it's a combination of speed and terrain. These guys appear to be riding completely rigid frames, so at 20mph+ and roots/rocks/ruts are going to be flying at you pretty fast with nothing to absorb the impact, which makes for some pretty spectacular endos and whatnot.
Ich überlege mir gerade ein solches Bike zu kaufen und dann die ganzen Trails abzufahren bis entweder ich oder das Bike den Geist aufgibt. Wäre sicherlich einen neue Herausforderung :-)
Have you ever ridden a Mid 90's frame? The geometry has advanced so far alone in the past 20 years its unbelievable. Don't believe me? I have a Proflex hanging on the wall you can come ride whenever you want.
Wow, I never thought about them having clampers only. What they are doing resembles cross biking but there is no downhill cross biking and for very good reasons.
Tja stimmt. Bist schon mal in Kaprun gefahren . Siehe start des Vids. Die ersten paar km waren Forststraßen.. also treten bremsen und treten , dann wurde es erst technischer . Dann gab es sogar eine leichte bergauf Passage ...
Und 1.9er Reifen mit ner Kirmesgummimischung wie beim Tioga John. Mann, was war das Material im Vergleich zu heute "puristisch" - hat aber Spaß gemacht!!!
These guys are all champs in my books. Look at those bike. Sizes L and XL, weak suspension/ no rear shock, seat post raised way up, tires small and so on but they are the ones who brought the sport to where it is today. Thanks dudes
Week suspension?😂 NO suspension.
Я лучще их катаюсь😅
I am so thankful for all the advancements in MTB technology and techniques looking at this. Salute to the pioneers and innovators.
Grundig Cup, Stevens Cup, Kirchzarten,Kaprun.Da ging das noch richtig ab.Ich war als Amateur dabei und wenn mir heute meine Knie weh tun...ich weiß warum 😂
Narben an Schienbein und Knie,Knöchel an den Händen voller Narben...das war es mir wert.Danke das ich dabei sein durfte mit den ganzen Verrückten.Wenn ich mir das heute anschaue bin ich wieder jung.Nur ein Bike hat die Zeit überlebt.Ich habe es noch 🥰
Mi más estricto respeto para cada uno de esos locos que aman con pasión lo que hacen, aunque les signifique algún daño.
How is it possible to sent 100 guys racing down a hill without any of them figuring out that dropping their saddle might be a good idea?
That's what I thought to
Catcrumbs back in the 90's they might have thought something like "HEY, high saddle is a GREAT idea!" xD
Jeeez, also the down the stairs ... even i managed them better with a woman bike back in the 90's as 12 yr old child xD
Must have been funny times for them :D
+Catcrumbs
In the 90's there where a lot of tracks with long pedaling sections. Sometimes even uphill sections. So it has always been a descision how much you will lose on the downhill with a high seat post or loose at the pedaling section with a low seat post.
Vintage riding style. No one did knew better at this times… All todays riding techniques developed during 1990-ties… ;) And in XC/Olympic they still ride hardtail without dropper seat post.
There was a lot of pedaling sections back in the day. No dropper posts, no quick release clamp, no time to change the height in a race.
4:23 a true downhiller, no brakes basically LOL
Those Magnificent Men And Their Flying Machines !!! True Heroes. True Bikes!
Damn, so many neon spills! This must be wildly steeper than it looks, I've never seen so many tacod wheels before. I remember riding Whistler in the early '90s with a 1 inch travel fork and all 4 fingers pulling on those damn canti brakes, forearms so sore...
Better than stamp brake 😂
20 years ago, these were probably top technology in bikes. Crazy to think that in another 20, we will probably be looking at mountain bikes from today thinking how ridiculously lowbrow the technology is too.
Not really 1995 already first rockshox boxxer were out... But they done funny shit here
Respect to all of them. Low quality brakes, frame, components, no sprung fork, lower quality equipment...ahhh, real adventure.
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I think this is a good example of how cameras smooth out obstacles
I only laughed all throughout the video because they looked so pissed after crashing. Haha. Those guys were hardcore though and that trail was scary!
That and all the a-holes in the crowd were openly laughing at them.
@@DIRTYBadgerMTB they were laughing at their clothes
If a modern downhill rider were to go back in time with todays gear and bikes these guys would call him a pussy and they would have all the right to do it. This is hardcore!
they would think he's a god since he'd be doing lines that they thought were impossible, a mediocre downhill rider would look like hes riding Redbull Rampage to them
@@4c107 but in the pedaling part they will drain out and die
@@jalubo420id say an xc bike or downcountry would be more suited to this, you can still beat all of them easily and be able to pedal.
rewelacyjne ujęcia, ten klimat :)
this is hardcore, today riders are so spoiled.
that one leg trick at 1:12 was awesome
Thank god tyre/suspension/frame technology has improved since then!
Oh man waren das Zeiten. Wenn ich die Bilder seh denke ich es war erst gestern. 😄. Heut ist das nicht ansatzweise so krass .
stimmt..heute sind Strecken, Geschwindigkeiten und Fahrkönnen nicht mehr so krass ;-)
Ein sehr unterhaltsames Stück Zeitgeschichte.
Those white tires some of the drivers drove were white Onza Porcupines. These tires go on ebay for 300 Euro each (often much more). I remember these tires well. On rain wet streets it always laid me down when I had these tires on my bike. Many scars and scratches on myself and my bike were a result of these slippery white onza tires ;)
Respekt. Das warn noch richtig harte Hunde im Gegensatz zu uns :) schon krass was sich in 15 Jahren alles an der Technik geändert hat.
15... 30:)
Pisastudie
Nowadays, race like these are called XC.
And thank god they dont look that dumb anymore
it's too dry for CX, it needs more mud.
Even for XC way to easy!
Gravel race.
It just comes to show how the sport has changed in the last 20 years. You could do all of this track on a unicycle if you wanted to!
Wow, I never knew a fire road could be so tough, but I guess with the technology of the time it makes sense 😆
Watching this makes you understand modern MTB geometry.
OMG, these are some of the GNARLIEST crashes i've ever seen...all in one place haha!
Kann mich selber erinnern auf meinem Univega „Racebike“ mit 150mm Vorbau und abgesägtem 40cm breitem Lenker waren Abfahrten ein Eiertanz. Jede Treppe war eine Herausforderung, weil man unablässig das Gefühl hatte über den Lenker zu fliegen. Die Geometrien waren damals ein kompletter Irrweg, aber man kannte es nicht anders und es galt als Hardcore, halb liegend auf dem Rad zu sitzen. Heute auf einem modernen Enduro kann man über solche Fahrkünste echt nur lachen.
die bikes sehen nach jedem sturz aus... nenene
und alle haben den sattel so hoch ..
sooo geil !!!
der typ bei 5.43 versucht nen barspin hinzulegen. zum glück fährt er nur in eishockeyasrüstung. finde ich sehr vernünftig.
super video, hat mich sehr unterhalten ;)
oh ja... schön zu sehen das es so ein Video hier gibt. Ist wie eine Zeitreise. Damals... ja damals...
True... lowering down the gravity axis would definitely help. But i actually wonder that some of them were able to stand up and continue :)
Once in a time where purple pants meant freedom! :) MTB forever...
LMFAO.....FUN as Hell too much speed BRO
really shows how far mountain bikes have progressed.
Great pioneers.🤝
Germans+retro+eurohouse= hilarious
I love the seat height and the way they get all angry when they fall off.
Der Typ ab min 4.12 is der geilste!!!
Bedenke das sind 18 Jahre Radgeschichte....und die Jungens waren hart drauf!!!
HO HA HA what the fuck is this? Comedy Relief? How not to race on a mountain bike? HA HA love the dude crashing sideways into the tree. Made my day!
...Unquestionable proof of just how much help we now get from suspension and dropper posts.
best bike edit i ever seen from 90s! :D
I love this video. so. much.
Clipless pedals would have helped a lot. Great video, thank you.
3:36 When he realizes his wheel is bent anyways
I used to own one of those Trek 930s bike. I may still have it in storage somewhere.
Reschpeckt!
Für die echten Kerle die damals ihre Stahlrösser die Berge rauf und runter gequält haben!
Echt geil auch die 90er Lycras!
So hardcore!! Doing this without all our modern stuff... The worst thing is their high saddle but also they dont have that fat and grippy tires and almost no braking power! Further, no or very little suspension to keep the wheels tracking the ground, a geometry with a steep head angle and a long stem that put your weight too far forward. :). Seems to be nothing wrong with their racing attitude though :) A lot of hard crashes.
absoluter burner!!!
Were all those flashy colours actually trendy back in those days? Dude from 1:00 in sea-green coloured suit is my idol. He fights for speed to the last meters. How on earth did he expect to take that turn??
Fluoro was really popular back then, not just with body armour and clothing but also bike parts and of course Klein bikes
how did they ride without suspension ?
very carefully
@@sound7846 nothing in that video looks "very carefully" done :)
in 20 years people will write "How did they ride without batteries" Trust me.
balls. also the bikes where smaller and more easy to throw around, so you had to avoid more stuff.
Granted that rigid forks + fast bumpy DH = tricky combination, but the level of skill seen here is underwhelming. 0:30 shows how it's done. 4:23 is amazing, but forgets braking. Saddles are too high.
It's crazy how easy these things break.. That hill really doesnt look like much...
HIGH SEAT HILARITY'S....I'd sure a shit stopped to lose a second and make Up way More by rippin that Simple Trail to shreds...2021....but been downhillin since 86' Mamoth California days...
Zur der Zeit bin ich noch 3 Gang Shimano-Narbenschaltung gefahren. Jetzt fahr ich Fully, damals undenkbar. Hoffe ich flieg nie so auf´s Maul wie in diesem Video. Zum ansehen sehr geil und lustig.
lol this is hypnotic, can´t stop watching
Still remember the early 90th....steel fork no suspension...your hands got numb during a long downhill section
You know these bikes had reinforced aluminum or titanium frames. The only problem was the lack of breaking power and no shock absorbers.
That was some fucking fantastic shit right there!! Shitty brakes, skinny bars, terrible suspension, seats way up for climbing, no trail knowledge, what could possibly go wrong??!! Hilarious.
Die mit dem Trinkflaschenhalter sind die Besten :P
weilst beim Downhill eh so oft zeit hast zum Trinken XD
verschleiß war schon ganz schön hoch, aber echt hammer das sich die da so runterstürtzten. zieh ich doch glatt meinen helm
See I used to want a full suspension bike, but watching this makes me realize that would just make trails boring and I would just have to seek out sketchier trails.
Wie stark!!; wo man damals den Sattel noch hängen hatte.
Could be, but it's a combination of speed and terrain. These guys appear to be riding completely rigid frames, so at 20mph+ and roots/rocks/ruts are going to be flying at you pretty fast with nothing to absorb the impact, which makes for some pretty spectacular endos and whatnot.
Suspension forks are a very good invention...
haha nice if i had a modern high end downhill bike and safety gear back in these days i would have won..lol :D
With today's bikes they would do this descent at a comfortable 70 km per hour
Ich glaube der Fahrer bei 0:47 hat eine Federgabel, weil beim bremsen sieht man wie sie federt.
Aber ansonsten knallhart die Jungs!
These guys are tough as nails.
4:46 bike is worse than an angry girlfriend....gave him a good beating. ha ha
Survived = won the race.
4:04 Cheater. Alter die höhe der Sattel. AMAZING
Sehr fein. :)
Cool Crashes😂💪💪👍
outta control!
Bestes Downhill Video auf UA-cam
Yeah, colours of their suits are beautiful ;D. I think man in 1:00 simply lost control in half of the slope and cannot brake efficiently ;)
I love the disk wheel too
Oh this video always cheers me up. I just want to give them a Grim Donut.
in dem ganze vid hat es einer durch die bäume gepackt ohne abzustiegen und einer die treppe runter echt geil xD
die waren einfach nur Krank, aber man hat nunmal das genommen was damals da war, wer kanns denen Verübeln^^, hätten wir genauso gemacht.^^
Ich überlege mir gerade ein solches Bike zu kaufen und dann die ganzen Trails abzufahren bis entweder ich oder das Bike den Geist aufgibt. Wäre sicherlich einen neue Herausforderung :-)
самое смешное что если бы они опустили седло и перевесили вес назад 90% падений на видео не было бы
the only reason they crashed so much was the narrow handlebars.
OH MEIN GOTT !!! na man jut das ich erst 2004 mit diesem sport angefangen hab, da konnte ich mir diese zeit mit diesen Drahteseln sparen !
Have you ever ridden a Mid 90's frame? The geometry has advanced so far alone in the past 20 years its unbelievable. Don't believe me? I have a Proflex hanging on the wall you can come ride whenever you want.
jajajajajajajajajajjajajajajajajajajja me encanta eso seria antes en los viejos tiempos
ganz ehrlich, diesen krassen hügel würd ich auch mit meiner bmx heizen :D
Die 90er
Wow, I never thought about them having clampers only. What they are doing resembles cross biking but there is no downhill cross biking and for very good reasons.
Back in the day when most people, including myself wore dainese body armour
those bikes were tough but the riders were tougher
zu geil :D das sind nie im leben Profis... so wie die fahrn
Make it Funny but its Old School DownHill hahaha great !
Traumhaft! Danke an die Pioniere des DH;-)
Sattel runter hätte schon viel geholfen...Schwerpunkt!
Neon rules!
Tja stimmt. Bist schon mal in Kaprun gefahren . Siehe start des Vids. Die ersten paar km waren Forststraßen.. also treten bremsen und treten , dann wurde es erst technischer . Dann gab es sogar eine leichte bergauf Passage ...
Those rim brakes, though!
ROFL haha muss so lachen einfach nur hammer lustig ;D ^^
Rigid forks and the RS Judy DH FTW!
Und 1.9er Reifen mit ner Kirmesgummimischung wie beim Tioga John. Mann, was war das Material im Vergleich zu heute "puristisch" - hat aber Spaß gemacht!!!
Awesome vid and I absolutly "love" the colours we had back then. /pukes ;)
Long time ago bike not have it the Front Shock that why difficult with downhill cause danger rough. Today MtB is better ready the front shock.
@italioss
from 3:10 it's Commander Tom "Are Am Eye?", but i don't know what is the first part...