Must Watch: Matt Hunter Drags Bar and Defies Physics

hunter is a sick rider. that being said, wheel size is irrelevant when you’re cornering on a near vertical berm. see: velodrome.

Whoa. That is rad.
@Cpt Derp- your comment is barely worth even mentioning, but since it’s barely… riding in a velodrome has next to zero to do with what Hunter is doing here. The entry and exit of this amazing bar drag are light years ahead of any bike handling needed on a velodrome. I’ve ridden extensively in velodromes, and while fast and fun, it’s a far, far different ball game.

We’d probably be better off with a Canadian president without ties to corporate interest.

Hunter could probably hit that coming off a ladder with a 40ft gap.

@Bruce – my comment was in regards that the BR article seems to use this clip to refute the “29’ers can’t corner” notion.

look at the angle of incidence between the wheels and the trail surface he’s actually riding. it’s nearly perpendicular. when you embank a turn, the goal is to maintain this perpendicular orientation to prevent a bike from washing out. you’re not engaging the cornering knobs of the tires, you’re still predominantly using the center treads – this holds true for bmx, xc, trail, dh, and even track riding.

the standard argument i’ve heard of “29’ers can’t corner” is to the effect that 29’ers break loose (lose cornering knob traction) and wash out at less of an angle than bikes with smaller wheels. ie you can lean a 26″ wheeled bike over farther before washing out when compared to a 29’er.

and as much as i love bar drag videos, bmx riders have been doing it for years. and on flat ground.