Valparaiso Urban Downhill Results - Top 20 by fraserbritton

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NoahColorado (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:54)

The wide-angle lens makes that Fox 40 look like it's got about a foot of travel.

yeagerrr (Feb 19, 2012 at 21:02)

Haha 7th place: Santiago de Santiago

tabletop84 (Feb 20, 2012 at 1:06)

actual footage: http://vimeo.com/37091642

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MedellinColombiaDH (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:12)

Why is suddenly the Evil bike more important than the contest?...cant wait for the vid!

gnarbar (Feb 19, 2012 at 18:17)

makes sense....ridden by the guy that came second in the race being covered in the article, and it's a brand new 2012 frame...calm down, eh ?

good luck to Kevin and the guys at Evil, must be a hell of a mountain to climb to get back out of the hole but all the best with the Undead, MTB needs small companies like Evil to succeed

MedellinColombiaDH (Feb 19, 2012 at 20:21)

Well i see ur point but if they wanted to highlighted "Evil" I believe they could have done a different article dedicated to "Evil"...as u can see the post is named "VALPARAISO URBAN DOWNHILL RESULTS-TOP 20" so... They havent even posted photos of the contest, pitty. Im pretty sure the PB team posted that photo with the bike on purpose in this article, and u know why? "$$$$$".
And Im not saying it is wrong, but if I open an article named "Valparaiso Urban Downhill" i wanna read about the damn "Valparaiso Urban Downhill"...perhaps watch a vid or photos....

BTW Im chilled Wink

MedellinColombiaDH (Feb 19, 2012 at 20:24)

The first article was only about the top 4 and a photo of the Evil bike, to clarify*

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BeerGuzlinFool (Feb 19, 2012 at 18:10)

If I remember correctly the Evil Revolt had all kinds of problems and the owners who tried to get there bikes warrantied have been waiting for over a year to get their replacements. If this remains true i don't know how anyone could get excited about any bike that Evil puts out.

ORgrown420 (Feb 19, 2012 at 18:25)

"if i remember correctly" so you dont know what kind of problem they had for sure, but they got screwed over by the factory that was making there frames, im sure if there were frames available to replace they ones that needed to be warrantied they would have gotten sent out but there were none, new bike take time, personally ive seen this bike in person and it is an amazing looking bike on and off the track, and i would love to ride one

BeerGuzlinFool (Feb 19, 2012 at 18:49)

The problems i heard about were broken linkages and frames that dented way too easy. Whether or not the factory where the bikes were produced screwed up it is still the responsibility of Evil to take care of their consumers. And as of today they still have not. How would you like to drop a couple grand on a frame , ride it for a few months and then have it break on you and then get stuck without a frame for a full season. Its just not right.

dirtsMerchant11 (Feb 19, 2012 at 21:33)

I agree 100 percent. Rode the frame for 3 months, broke the linkage twice, and put a crater size crack at the bb. I have been waiting for over a year for a replacement. Frustrating!

carnivorous (Feb 20, 2012 at 2:07)

I got neg propped out for stating these facts. LoL

BeerGuzlinFool (Feb 20, 2012 at 9:22)

dirtsMerchant11, have you gotten any answers from Evil as to when they expect to start producing the new frames. If you can't get an answer out of them i would try and push for a refund. Waiting over a year for a replacement is total BullS**t.

carnivorous (Feb 20, 2012 at 10:20)

There are situations similar to this, although not quite as bad, from many boutique manufacturers. It's nice and romantic supporting the little guy, but from the perspective of someone that just wants to ride my bike with decent warranty back-up and parts availability, I'm buying from the big companies from now on. Smile

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fraserbritton Plus (Feb 20, 2012 at 6:16)

The Evil was there as that was the photo they had to work with when they assembled my article. The photos were not yet uploaded from yesterday. They are up and ready to go live now. Stay tuned.

For those of you whining that an Evil photo was used due to money, get a grip on your tinfoil hat, will you?

gnarbar (Feb 20, 2012 at 8:03)

lol

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etiennecelery (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:46)

Yeah the Evil looked amazing, so sad Filip didn't win... I went to the race and everything was amazing. Watch my profile later if you want some crazy pics and videos. And the best of all: the wall ride! AMAZING

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OliScale (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:49)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2y5R_MN5IA&feature=g-hist&context=G2d689e2AHT0GJ1QANAA - Marcelo Gutierrez street race in Columbia, sooo sketch

MedellinColombiaDH (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:03)

Columbia is a city in the States, COLOMBIA is a country in S.A. Wink

MedellinColombiaDH (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:23)

Thanks for the link mate! awesome riding!

jasonleebeer (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:51)

@MCDH

Learned something, thanks.

lalodh (Feb 19, 2012 at 17:30)

Did you hear Marcelo´s heart at the video??

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KBperu (Feb 21, 2012 at 8:21)

Mucho congrats to Kike, Antonio, Yannick,and all the other shredders - way to go Diego Sarmiento ! We love SA riding and our riders. See you at the next Inca Downhill - www.IncaDownhill.com

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f3lip3 (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:18)

Cedric was 3rd.
take a look
here the final times

http://montenbaik.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/20120219-185233.jpg

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oryx33d (Feb 19, 2012 at 17:49)

atta boy CG love seeing the oldschool fellas rippin it up

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jdigdog (Feb 19, 2012 at 20:08)

Where r the girls results??? (was there a female race too?)

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carnivorous (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:05)

I'm gonna neg prop myself now for being an a*shole to Mr. Evil..... Big Grin

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vwcabrio82 (Feb 19, 2012 at 17:19)

was it jaime rojas that had the crash at the finish?????
any update on his status or vid of the crash?

nehuen93 (Feb 19, 2012 at 18:46)

yes it was him

vwcabrio82 (Feb 20, 2012 at 11:51)

is he ok? it was a horrible incident ... and for the time the stream was up he was still being attended to.

nehuen93 (Feb 21, 2012 at 13:14)

yes it was a big crash. Broken ankle i think

naranjo (Feb 26, 2012 at 5:05)

Men, Jaime Rojas is ok now at his house. He had to have an emergency operation, a broken ankle bone. Thank you for asking.

here some videos. You hve to search "VCA 2012"
http://youtu.be/81Payz-A2O8
http://youtu.be/_QNCMxJHs0o
http://youtu.be/-Ha0E84mbjU (almost complete video)
http://youtu.be/F9FJjCz-5_0 check this video, Luana Oliveira from Brazil was the only woman in the race

Many people don´t respect the safety limits trying to make a better pic, some dogs croosing through even sleeping on the track, Hi speed, scary jumps and the amazing weather of the chilean summer, makes this race a great event that all the people need to see every year.
Valpara'so is full of bed`n breakfast, cool parties, this race, beauty chilean argentinian and brazilian girls walking around...See you there next year.

vwcabrio82 (Feb 27, 2012 at 1:28)

awsome vids... more to see than was offered by the coverage.
glad to hear no one was seriously hurt.
wasnt Luna O was the only girl last year too?
looks like a great time at a great place, thanks again.

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mtboldfartts (Feb 19, 2012 at 21:47)

How about the Womens results some people want to know.

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tabletop84 (Feb 20, 2012 at 0:49)

Stoked for Cedric and Marcelo!

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davehayz93 (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:46)

That evils nice! Kinder looks rubber like though ha!

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DHDH (Feb 20, 2012 at 10:58)

Nice going on the 5th, Antonio. Solid.

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DHmental (Feb 19, 2012 at 19:57)

That Undead is drop-dead gorgeous.

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Bikeman403 (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:46)

That's such a sick bike...... and the results were even sicker!

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JKSR (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:13)

Why not top 20 results?

easty123 (Feb 19, 2012 at 17:07)

i love how they changed it to top twenty after you said that

JKSR (Feb 20, 2012 at 11:11)

Stoked!

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kritonh (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:31)

Urban dh races, so cool! Muddy Mary tires for it though?

scott-townes (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:33)

Doubt you'd want to slip out on that course... haha

kritonh (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:36)

for sure!!! I ve used high roller semi slicks for much much lighter situations. I ve slipped moto gp style with minions on tarmac...

carnivorous (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:44)

I slammed SO hard thinking I could "roadbike" my way back to our chalet in PraLoup on the tarmac a few years ago with High Rollers on...trying to make my mate behind me giggle with a knee-down Valentino Ros.........SMACK! He giggled more than I could have ever hoped for. Big Grin

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Mick-Patriot (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:42)

Why have a picture of an Evil Undead and then not even mention it...

Mdcbiking (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:43)

ya tell us more about the evil!!!

Mick-Patriot (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:48)

I dont understand why theyve done that when the article isnt even nearly related to the Evil.

lewisstp (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:08)

Maybe they thought polc was going to win as he won the last santos urban dh thing that was on... Wink

tstep3 (Feb 19, 2012 at 19:04)

they probably posted it because everyone is curious about it and a lot of people doubt it, so they are showing that this one is here to stay.

Mick-Patriot (Feb 20, 2012 at 5:14)

Well when i orginally posted the comment there was only a picture of the undead with the top 4 or 5 and that was it

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LukasCZ (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:47)

Nice Polc!!! Great ride!

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crooker (Feb 20, 2012 at 2:25)

CG 3rd Woop!!

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danotattan (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:45)

That bike looks like shit.

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andrew404 (Feb 19, 2012 at 18:19)

yawn....

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carnivorous (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:53)

I will tell you more about the Evil if you want. It's made by a company that only just over a year ago let pretty much everyone down. They're now offering people a "free carbon replacement" - basically "this years frame" 18 months after yours disintegrated. So the same thing any big company would do, but you'd get it replaced immediately. They take a pretty ugly frame and think keeping it matt black and writing EVIL on it will make people buy it cuz it's "cool" - and a lot of people will - and probably be disappointed again. They have no real pedigree making downhill bikes, and nowhere near the development budget, distribution network, warranty support or purchasing power of a large manufacturer.
I don't care if it rides amazing - there's no way it's miles "better" than a V10/Session/insertwhateveryouwanthere - if at all. And to boot, it looks like an engineering student's unfinished carbon fibre college project.
"Support the little guy" if you want to, but I've made the mistake of buying "boutique" one too many times. Never again.

Can we get a video of the DH race now please? Freecaster was totally useless as usual.

Wow I'm in a good mood today...not hating at all. Hahahaahahahahaa.

davehayz93 (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:58)

Crap weekend! ;D

carnivorous (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:04)

Hahahaha, Nah not really. LOL!

curto (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:12)

you just sound like a cynical old prick.

carnivorous (Feb 19, 2012 at 16:21)

Hey! That's out of order! I'll have you know that I am NOT that old! Wink

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