Must Watch: No Chain, No Problem – Aaron Gwin’s Winning Run at Leogang

Sounds like Aaron needs a new mechanic..or were they demo’ing a Shimano chain? KMC rules….

Turds happen. Ignoring the gear, that was almost certainly the greatest individual feat in the history of downhill racing, and one of the finest races I have ever had the pleasure to witness.

Amazing run. Crazy how much speed can be retained through momentum, pumping and iron appendages!

brosnan – “when did that happen?”
gwin – “outta the start gate”
brosnan – “you motherf*#%er!”
gwin – “this specialized works good without a chain”

@satisFACTORYrider
The quote was “suspension works better without a chain”

I’ve often wondered why some DH bikes even have a drivetrain to begin with, seriously. Besides the initial push out of the gate, often times they appear to be 100% gravity driven. Maybe drivetrain’less DH bikes/races will be the new trend.

Without a doubt, AG and Chuck Norris have something in common!

I’m working on landing my DH sponsorship with Strider.

@Matt, I agree. No endurance required.

If dh requires no endurance then perhaps for xc we should just put the riders in a training room and see who can pump out the most watts over 90 minutes since xc requires no bike handling skills and the downhill portion is irrelevant.

I recall reading that some World Cup downhill courses are going to be redesigned over the next few years to have more sections that would require pedaling, where if you DIDN’T pedal, you just won’t even make it through.