Evolution Of: World Cup Downhill

[@BenderRodriguezBender]

This first clip of Downhill would be a Flow Trail today. A blue one :)

[@carterlindblom6003]

Nah a green for sure

[@mojaverc1585]

Yeah green

[@zlpingylz]

A green one.. Family line

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

That’s why the guys that were good at XC and even road bikers did well. Also, no suspension, no discs. It was a totally different ball game.

[@cheekemunkee7623]

Not even a green mate

[@julianzurn1428]

The 2008 clip is pure savage😂

[@aRRakiri]

iron horse and sam hill are legends !

[@addywachol3292]

An the trikot was body paint :D

[@vong1540]

OHHHHH!!!! LOOK HOW FAST HE IS GOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@customtobi576]

LOOK AT THE TIME!!!

[@evanbarnes9984]

Sam Hill is such a beast

[@N.I.C.K.0.3]

This is so amazing, bars on 90s was so narrow and the seatpost is really high

[@deathstroke1537]

Pretty much XC racing nowadays

[@donczns]

What amazes me is how Greg Minnaar has won races through almost all the decades shown here and is still on top of his game, remember meeting him as a Fast Junior in 95 at Stellenbosch WC in South Africa.

[@JoshuaTootell]

Bad news for you bro...

[@EthanKroman09]

what@@JoshuaTootell

[@diegofcm92]

I like how it goes from almost all pedal to a chainless winning run!

[@tlinjr]

The bikes from the 90s look like the full suspension bikes you find at Walmart

[@RainytheNB]

That’s because the bikes you find at Walmart are tech from 30 years ago

[@antanis]

@@RainytheNB too bad even 30 year old tech at Walmart still isn't as good as it was at the time. Good coil shocks of the day were actually pretty plush.

[@syriansanta9717]

Im English we got tescos

[@charleswilmott520]

The early 90s was basically Xc

[@georgmtb9671]

Not really wc xc courses are much more technical than that.

[@gabecisneros5699]

It certainly seems that way. A lot.of pedaling!

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Early 90s? Yep, not late 90s, that was a horrible example and in the rain?

[@Bubblygoat]

And cyclocross, lolol

[@alexandremartinsfernandes9459]

xcm yeap

[@ions82]

I would've liked to see a clip from 2001-2002. '99-'05 was a huge gap to jump as a lot happened in DH during that time. Huge evolution in bike design.

[@icantgivecredit871]

Seeing the difference was incredible. It's making me wonder how today's courses compare to what was being ridden in the early-mid 2000s. I am willing to bet that the gap is smaller than that between the 1990s and the 2000s, considering the sport of DH has matured + DH bikes were more or less perfected by some point between 2004 and 2009 (tire size aside). The content of the video seems to support that notion.

[@MrRazorteeth]

The commentators got more excited as years goes by

[@miszter2730]

except the woman at 2005, why was she saying “the suspension is made for this terrain” that’s a mountain bike 🤦‍♂️

[@lestupidshoes]

They are getting paid to be network cheerleaders. The riders aren't hearing any of it.

[@ozo1010]

as crouds got smaller 😞

[@rolux4853]

@@miszter2730 but she learned her words 😂 berm, step down drop, etc. she really made herself a nice script

[@Ben126LP]

Thirty years ago it was more about peddling than jumping and you actually had parts where you sat on year seat

[@mackedwards303]

14:55 RIP chainsaw.

[@joeyriveira6697]

Man the memories came flooding in from the days I raced as a pro in the Norba & uci world cups . Mt Saint-Anne & around the globe seeing tomac in the early days of downhilling & Miles Rockwell . Should show some of Missy Giove & some of the women who pioneered the women’s downhill .

[@rolux4853]

Missys story is super interesting! Later in her live she got busted for a big drug haul through the country

[@BWT599]

Early 1990s when I was a teenager I remember Downhill MTB races had uphills :) I remember the bikes back then were so futuristic but as someone below says, they look like they were from Walmart today. Crazy how long the races were too vs. Today, over 6 minutes vs. 3 to 4 mins now. Lastly, Steve Peat is mega old and racing forever before being team manager guy for the Syndicate.

[@jasonexplores452]

Damm that intro though.

[@matthewbradshaw4280]

Yooo Han can I get your autograph

[@Eule153]

@@matthewbradshaw4280 obmam

[@jacksondaniels8169]

My first NORBA DH run was in Hawaii back in 93’ and was held on a fired road. The following year it was held at Kauloa a Ranch.. Both years John Tomac attended.

[@genuinesubtle6268]

That was cool and all the wining rides are unique!!!!

[@ronan7812]

I remember watching Tomac back in the day on his Raleigh and me and my mates would go out at the weekends to make or own downhill trails. Mostly relatively smooth flowy stuff and finished off with a fast fire road to the end of the hill. It was so fucking "extreme" on a hard tail with a rigid fork and cantilever brakes, we were right on the limit of what the bikes could handle and it was the time of my life. I've been to Andorra on a modern machine and it is spectacular but that sense of life or death wasn't there 🤣🤣

[@progkast]

I used to ride on a skinny tire 1- speed road bike in the 70s to mid 90s, lol. Done it all my life so I was used to it.

[@323gtr]

The biggest evolution is claudio commentating 😂👍

[@gr637]

One of the most enjoyable and interesting videos I’ve watched in the last few years

[@TeddyParker]

:( was fully expecting Dannys 2011 run. that was some of the most aggressive and skilled MTB riding of all time.

[@JosipRadnik1]

indeed

[@icantgivecredit871]

Where can we find it?

[@TeddyParker]

@@icantgivecredit871 probly the first thing that comes up if you search Danny Hart. has over 4 million views.

[@icantgivecredit871]

@@TeddyParker Thanks, I found it. It made my night and also made me wish I could ride like that. 😆

[@duroxkilo]

that was a fabulous victory but the commentary is just pure yelling in a mic :))

[@BrunoG03-Vichy]

Think of what Tomac does on that bike for a second then we can appreciate a whole lot more. He was a great rider.

[@adorito1565]

19:45 my mum when I'm running late for school

[@Creamer305]

its even better cuz the commentator says "LOOK AT THE TIME"(or was that the point? idk)

[@kaltonian]

Wow, blast from the past, i remember when Tomac came onto the scene, he made mountain biking cool like surfing,

[@customtobi576]

They had a Heli-Cam at World-Cups in 2005? Hey Red Bull you have a few Helis too - use them!

[@rolux4853]

The early to mid 2000s where full of Heli cams! Back the when your run was filmed with a heli cam, then you made it! Today they are obsolete, because of drones.

[@kanderson622]

For me, Hill 2008 was pure class. Not only the run but the positioning of the Freecaster camera operators. Redbull, take note.

[@kimbersal1]

It’s crazy how downhill racing went from how fast can you go down a fire road to how far can you drop and how high can you jump. I was there in the early days, not pro, but bike technology and rider fearlessness has truly brought us to the very edge of what is physically possible.

[@nakitojimo2001]

Gwin : Look ma, no chain!

[@klausschmutzhart2916]

Downhill was barely going down hill in the beginning! But thank you for laying the ground stones! You rule!

[@leocegarracupeiro8443]

12:43 that's Blake Samson screaming

[@rolux4853]

Is it really him? It definitely sounds like him!

[@Official.Yegmtb]

It is Blake Samson

[@RallyRanchMotorsport]

Wow, 90's must of been crazy for mountainbiking. In only 6 years they went from only having hard tails to dual suspension triple clamps.

[@squeakygiant]

In the 90's each year bikes took a quantum leap, you had to flip your bikes yearly. Early shocks were crap, I remember having to warrantee rock shoxs on a monthly basis. 30 years later and my current mtb trail bike is 10 years old. It looks about as dated as one year in the 90s.

[@maximilianoreyesa.1657]

@@squeakygiant lol you had to tighten the shit out of your stem bolts, they would come lose like every hour

[@stefhirsch6922]

@@maximilianoreyesa.1657 you also had to constantly be sanding your rims and brake pads to get those old cantis to somewhat work. It will be interesting to see how mountain bikes develop over the next 20 years. The big stuff seemingly has already happened suspension - that works, tubeless, brakes, shifting…. I have a feeling that aero (not that I want bikes to get harder to work on aero has made road bikes a pain in the a** to work on) is going to be one of the progressions as will more carbon. Time will tell.

[@dylanmatson3895]

First time watching this channel intro is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KEvinou]

Samuel HILL in 2008 : "Drop the breaks, drop some weight" Aaron GWIN in 2015 : "Hold my chain"

[@willomalley7619]

I think they need to go back to adding an uphill section 3/4 way through the race to get these guys a late race push, could make things a little interesting

[@ViperSRTnACR]

You have to give credit to the huge progression of early 90's DH to the late 90's runs like Steve Pete in the '99 clip. Night and day difference in only a few years time.

[@mrsmartypants_1]

Great stuff. Couldn’t take 93-95. Looked like mild XC trails. Go Sam.

[@O6i]

Sam Hill pushed everyone to the next level including the scientists behind the bike tech/geometry.

[@thomashenderson3901]

Tioga disc wheel! 😍😍😍😍

[@human4184]

2008 the disrespect is real 😂😂😂

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Cool video. I don’t think there was a huge difference from late 90s til late 2000s (obviously the early 90s with no suspension, was a huge difference). Mid to late 90s we finally started to figure out that everyone needed way more than 6-8” of travel. Some guys running 12-15”. The knarley courses back then would probably be considered “average” courses 10 years later, but they were out there. The Peat clip from 1998 wasn’t indicative of typical tracks and even riding style (he had to tip-toe down due to rain, plus he was so tall and lanky, it almost looks awkward, but down other courses he looked much better and fast AF!). Would have been sick to see some more old school, mid to late 90s pioneers when full suspension was really taking off. Guys like Eric Carter, Brian Lopes, mike king, Shawn Palmer and was super surprised to not see any Nicolas Vouilloz footage. I did some NORBA national DH events back then (not at pro level) and there was such a huge transition then with disc brakes, full suspension, open bath systems (marzocchi) coil over piggyback rear suspension systems (Noleen and Fox) as they got away from all the light weight air/oil crap back in those days. Coming from a MX background, always went for more suspension and hydraulic disc brakes.

[@TBdown70]

Yep I remember those days and yes as the years went by we got faster and faster bikes got better and better and now we have a lot more places to ride I am 50 now and I still keep up with the best but I get a kick out of seeing the little ones start there stoke.

[@contentdeleted670]

“The suspension is set up to handle all this rough terrain” *It’s a mountain bike* 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️

[@divigeogoose7745]

Women these days ( not all of u dont be OfFeNdEd )

[@asgerandreasen2957]

Not all mountainbikes are able to handle that dummo

[@divigeogoose7745]

@@asgerandreasen2957 ill go down that with no suspension scott yz 0.3

[@mazdarx-8rotary.97]

Asger Andreasen they basically are. Even an entry level hardtail nowadays can conquer that terrain.

[@rfldss89]

I think she was trying to explain stuff to the newbies or uninitiated that might be watching.

[@laubry]

2:11 words you won't hear about modern dh riders anymore :-D

[@TheDirthound]

I remember ripping some DH with the seat post all the way up. Good times.

[@cedricstoddard6958]

That’s the sickest intro i’ve ever seen

[@Iffy]

@7:13 "He loves it gnarly!" Possibly the first ever usage of the word "gnarly"

[@JC-kb5is]

Thanks for the vidéo !! 🤘👍👍

[@KoNiFluSh]

Amazing intro ! Congratz 😎

[@Cc-qt6ue]

Wtf the intro is incredible

[@c.w.8187]

Grew up with the races in 1990s and loved it. Most shocking is to hear again the Eurosport comentator. No clue at all what this sport is all about..could comment on curling with same emotions as well😂

[@neeemal4545]

Goddamn Sam was like nothing else in his prime.

[@juaneer]

Rob Warner's commentary is just so iconic

[@danielclayton-davies8063]

Aaron’s run is just unreal

[@andrelimal4056]

I can’t believe we don’t see ET Nico Vouilloz the most titled DH World Cup racer of all times ??

[@philoksera]

lenticular wheel on downhill !!!!!!! that one was great

[@mtbboy1993]

Steve Peat with a tiny bike way too small, now he has a bike that fits. He rides a Santa Cruz V 10 now

[@franciscodesousa3217]

No Nico Vouilloz?! How dare you? XD

[@MudmanDH]

Pure gold!

[@sportford75]

Отличные подобрали видео , спасибо вам за контент.

[@lagcross8173]

Idk what he’s saying but he’s lying 🤥

[@yevgeniyzakharov1321]

@@lagcross8173 He is saying "Great videos, thanks for content" Is he lying now?

[@88vok]

посути самое запоминаюшееся 08го и 14го года а слльнот полетело как прсто свалилось

[@88vok]

но как оно за якобы первое дестилетиет так шагнуло впрочем даже в 95ом уже судя повидео были подвесы и 2хъ коронки просто ..на уровне наверное нынешних ККшных подвесок работало причем не длинохъодныхъ и не топовыхъ размеется

[@88vok]

но чтоиентреснее эт то как в 80х оно проходило что именно умышлено непоказали

[@ngangshijamir1392]

The intro was soo good

[@tobyhowat8194]

I love how the old downhill is basically cross country

[@lembeckemil]

The Xc courses are much more technical than this, for example the Xc Course in Nove mesto

[@robertolioce1714]

11:30 Livigno 2005 😍😍

[@variszarins]

Barel was a beast on his day

[@a.m.a.b147]

Ahhh yes a competition downhill line I could actually do..

[@illuminate4]

its crazy how the early ninties DH races were what I casually ride on a saturday

[@icantgivecredit871]

What fork does the 1995 bike have?

[@alexmercer4918]

5:04 this bike have a reversed fork installed reverse

[@k.irsyad]

13:40 he could have won 1st place :( he's freakin fast dude !!

[@chrisc7764]

12:58 this is streets ahead, and if you have to ask then you're streets behind

[@kirboturbo6932]

Imagine getting third in a world champs crashing in a fast section lmao, Sam was unbelievable in his peak, too bad his prime featured injuries and the tracks were quite bad around that time

[@teok7735]

Today's racers would look equally "ridiculous" or slow in these muddy conditions.

[@95davep]

????????? Danny Hart - Champery 2011

[@thexitto]

Pro-flex was super bikes back then!!!

[@Luis_POGGERS]

Nice das da was aus Deutschland drin ist 😄

[@lachieslife2395]

The guy in the back ground in 2019 though 😂

[@nobodyshero200]

Wow. This was a trip.

[@maraisdekker2415]

They’ve always been fast. But they’ve always gotten faster. - P.s. A compilation of Greg Minnaar over the years... please :)

[@desmondyap5391]

I was laughing my ass off on the 2005 commentator

[@mariomoreno9954]

17:38 he won with a broken chain almost all course.!!

[@my_dear_friend_]

If it doesn't require human propulsion, ...is it still a bicycle race? ;)

[@blangeleven]

Steve Peat's bike from 1999 looks comically small for him.

[@wallyr.7854]

F'n AWESOME video 👍🏻

[@Legend-vi4xi]

Aaron gwin is a legend🔥😂

[@alanhajdusek2995]

Amazing video🔥

[@Kev.in-Bike]

Thanks for this amazing vidéo

[@kokosiktv3527]

Epic intro

[@md.moinulislam9467]

Good video....

[@jeremyjackson2897]

Nice just having a crowd and not hearing a cacophony of chainsaws, horns and cowbells like today

[@davidsouza9436]

These seats were so high up back then

[@kibazack1722]

Las primeras mtb brutales

[@jonahmiles5690]

14:13 I wish the UCI didn’t ban these skin suites. You can see just how fast they were going even with less advanced bikes. I wonder how much faster modern day World Cup riders would be if they could wear these.

[@loganmccallum3724]

Loving you Stevie You handled the bike & course beautifully and perfectly that day. ****In oath

[@mikhailroi7184]

22:53 what's up with loic and finn hmm?

[@johnfriedl7126]

Thus must be the most german pronunciation of Miles Rockwell ever 😂

[@JB-1138]

@19:45 the 2015 win with no chain!

[@annthonyreal7660]

Intro men😎

[@lemonhousecarnage8531]

man sam hill is a legend.

[@TheNforcer45]

Back when people just genuinely had fun.

[@lednawleinad]

That intro's so fucking sick

[@alexandremartinsfernandes9459]

2003... that guy is insane ...

[@WinterGameplays]

LONG LIVE CHAINSAW

[@aaroiseverything]

idk why im watching this. Its super scary, but I feel like I want to try hahahah

[@RandomUser_online]

Get in the sport. Its good

[@johnsterfer5906]

Best choice I made was getting into mtb. Try it

[@sensiblynumb]

@20:14 the other rider compliments him on winning lol