World Cup Privateer Bike Secrets

We caught up with some of the privateers in Les Gets to go through bike setups and how they are making it work on various budgets to get racing.
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[@cryx4]

freakishly tall south african kid has great vibes. hope he goes far

[@jeranemo5504]

These folks are the best. Such a core part of the sport and they are pure dedicated to living the dream. Hats off to all of you, its awesome what you do, keep doing it. I love DH bikes!

[@Nick-pq6ij]

I love seeing Pinkbike, Wynn etc giving airtime and acknowledgment to privateers. You guys do so much more for the sport than UCI...

[@darrenwright6713]

Wynn needs to go give that first guy a spot on the privateer project for the weekend.

[@danharvey3096]

These privateers getting by with what they can and how they can are legends! More of this please! As the owner of a frankenbike myself, Shigura brakes, SRAM drivetrain, Galfer rotors. I would love to see someone on the worldcup with Shigura brakes ;) .. The lever feel of Shimano, minus the on/off, but with the stopping power & modulation of Magura. Actually the different piston design in the lever & the pistons in the caliper combine magically somehow to make a much more powerful brake than either of the 2 as factory. And a Magura MT5 setup is much cheaper than a Saint setup, or even a shitty CodeR.. but when you break a Magura leaver, the biggest drawback of Magura, an XT or XTR lever body is cheaper. So you combine the 2, & you not only save money but you get Trickstuff level performance for a third of the price! Combine that with Galfer rotors & you have a winning brake setup.. Sponsored team riders cant do this, but it would be so dope to see a privateer on it.. Any Shigura riders out there would know what im talking about ;)

[@mathewselin8704]

Ohlins just turns Pieter away? What a sales pitch of support services.

[@Nick-pq6ij]

Yeah thats pretty dodgy and elitist... I wouldve thought they'd be happy to help out the occasional privateer.. Surely that would be good business sense.

[@mrvwbug4423]

They only help riders named Loic and Finn.

[@Bigred10101]

Honestly hearing stuff like that would make me avoid them, all the sram and fox mechanics i have been involved with would defs try to help out privateers when they could or advise them when they could help, comes across pretty snobby that they just flat out turned him away

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Dario sounds more alive when he's sleep deprived. Pinkbike you know what to do 🙂‍↔️

[@Jackofafewtrades]

Dario: so tell me about your bike. Fourie: Ja so...

[@charlesjordaan4731]

Great to see the SA guys ripping! 🏴‍☠🤘

[@MightyFireL]

This video is awesome. The ending is so brutal, I wanted to hear more about other lads!

[@spencerking7777]

More of this please!

[@Happy_Biker]

My first thought was that the first fellow's bike was too small for him- surprised to hear it's an extra large!

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

When you reach a certain height, most all bikes are too small for you.

[@MtbwithFourie]

Its a strugle 😂

[@Jackofafewtrades]

Die boertjie bloed.

[@aweldum]

Bro is 17?!

[@benoc9966]

Yeah wtf! That's one huge 17yr old.

[@gurdevsingh4503]

Commencal bikes are so nice👍👍👍❤️❤️

[@teamdoa]

Commencal seems popular as a privateer bike.

[@DaveDaveson]

relatively cheap, decent spec OTP and an aloy frame so likely to last a season even with a crash. Makes sense tbh

[@Kenshiken]

@@DaveDaveson wdym relatively cheap? I think they relatively NOT cheap for a long time now

[@JeremyFacer]

They also provide a lot of support to privateer riders

[@skippylegrandgourou2069]

@@Kenshiken they are cheap in Europe and you can easily get some discounts if you know the right person.

[@alexander827]

@@DaveDaveson relatively cheap xd 3200 e no shock mad in Tawain

[@MrEtienne6657]

5:18 Revolution grips ! The best in the game by a long margin. I ride it since years now, and let me tell you, once you try it, you don't want to ride without it! The ultimate solution to armpump !

[@justsayin3600]

Behind setting up the suspension correctly. I'm going to check them out. Never heard of these honestly. Edit: I just looked at the website. I definitely am getting a set. So glad I saw this! I'm running CushCore, with Fox 38 and carbon rims.This should be a nice add on.

[@ROSE-by5su]

Just get a slip on grip, No plastic core just pure rubber better than any bolt on grips.

[@elchile007]

I like the stick with the mic! 😂

[@D00MER_]

Noé sur pinkbike trop fort🔥🔥🔥

[@casestudymtb]

Dude, sick.

[@AndreasScharl]

yay, pancho wheels from austria!

[@snat6299]

Who was the winner? Love the different levels of PT bikes some dialed and some rode hard and still getting whipped!

[@corrado9076]

Pieter is the man!

[@brokenlegz]

That’s awesome. Does the head angle on the last bike look steeper than normal?

[@ericthedesigner]

@4:30 time stamp. I need that bike for my electric conversion. Good for aiming off road when blue lights come on.

[@anthonyrosso6942]

Salut ce débrief, je me suis juste demandé qu’est ce que c’était ces grips sur les leviers de freins ? Aussi, quand tu parles des settings amortisseurs, on peut les faire changer dans un démontage ?

[@matthewchorlton8657]

Max Commencal likes this

[@jdubz22]

Should've spoken to Hayden Stead. Top guy grinding it out all the way from NZ

[@johnsuarez2609]

One of the best tuners in the USA 🇺🇸 @fluid-focus being name dropped by Tyler Ervin!

[@michaelmilliron1181]

Front tire on the second bike is on backwards. Def a privateer secret

[@brokenlegz]

16:19 best grips in the game are? ODI long neck?

[@shanejohnson8886]

10 seconds ago is outlandish

[@chicken8950]

The secret is that there not sponsored.

[@PavelisLord]

*they're* (Sorry...)

[@megatryn]

Where?

[@mikeburgh3956]

Who?

[@DrGRUUU]

commencal baby!

[@aldosantillana281]

I know what my DH bike brand will be.

[@SubversionGarage]

Considering the number of riders participating is limited, manufactures should extend servicing courtesies to all privateers (the ones who need it most)

[@JavierGonzaleziii]

How can we support the riders from the vid?

[@tbaldaia7732]

which is the best bike?

[@owenhildebrand1297]

Is that a serious question?

[@jasonstella74]

Sick is used at Pro Levels on this Vid…

[@literallyanythingelseother]

First guy is the biggest 17 year I've seen lol, or its just Dario. I'm 6'8, I was a stick a 17 lol

[@nic_actual]

Hail Saffa's

[@benoc9966]

Pieter rocking up to Ohlins with a Fox T-Shirt on wondering why they told him to go away.

[@jeremykiel8799]

Fox clothing & fox suspension is two different company’s but were the founders were brothers

[@ROSE-by5su]

​@@jeremykiel8799well it's rare to find someone using Fox suspension sponsored rider that doesn't have Fox clothing and Raceface parts

[@danharvey3096]

@@ROSE-by5su Not true at all.. 2 eg of the top of my head from last year & year before, MS Mondraker, & Intense Factory Racing.. Mondraker used Fox Sus & 100%, then Oneal kit. & Intense Factory Racing used Thor kit.. Actually theres more, Muc-off Commencel use Fox sus & Dharco kit, pretty sure Mondraker Factory Racing use Fox sus & they dont wear fox either.. Also there's Pivot Factory Racing, Fox Sus, Shimano parts, Leatt kit.. Fox Sus, Fox Clothing, & RaceFace parts all at once is actually a minority.. Fox Head (clothing), & Fox tail (Sus) are completely different companies now & have been for ages..

[@ROSE-by5su]

@@danharvey3096 "Fox sponsored rider". FOX sus and FOX clothing are sister companies most likely FOX suspension sponsored rider will get picked up by Shimano, FOX Clothing, Raceface and other more brands connected to them.

[@danharvey3096]

@@ROSE-by5su maybe riding Shimano, but that could also just be team manager preference.. Heaps of Fox Sus riders wear Leatt, 100%, Dharco, Troy Lee, Alpinestars etc.. And that use Renthal, Burgtec, Deity etc.. There's actually not that many that are all Fox & Fox sister brands.. Far as I'm aware they're actually under different parent Cos after they split & got bought out.. There's no reason for Ohlins to turn away someone for wearing Fox clothing when even Specialized Factory don't wear Fox clothing.. It's just pure elitism is all..

[@danbourne11]

First guy is the youngest 28year old I’ve ever seen 😬

[@robertmoore119]

They guy at the end, he seems to be French. Hello from America! He should know, I think he misunderstood, that finding some tires behind a van is a reference to theft. He might not know that in America that is a saying. He likely either purchased those or someone sent them to him as a sponsorship contribution.

[@Happy_Biker]

I'm this context though, the big teams will change tires after one race and discard the "used" ones; I doubt they are stolen.

[@-tr0n]

I know some race teams will unofficially donate their good used stuff to privateers. Some of them are changing tires every run or two. Maybe there's some free used tires to be had around the pits.

[@pedanticinternetuser]

Often the mechanics just leave used tyres behind the team paddock purposefully for the local groms and privateers to pick up.

[@Radln_Jeden_Tag]

I wonder why öhlins didn't want to service his parts when he goes there with a Fox T-Shirt

[@danharvey3096]

No relation, different companies that split ages ago.. last year: MS Mondraker & Intense Factory Racing- Fox Sus, not fox kit.. This Year, Commencel Muc-off- Dharco kit (for years), Mondraker Factory- Fox Sus, not kit.. Pivot Factory Racing- Fox Sus, Leatt kit.. Fox Sus & Kit together is actually a minority.. Trek Factory Racing & Union both on RockShox, but Union wears a Fox kit, do you think RockShox turns away "Fox" riders? No, because Fox Sus & Fox kit, are 2 different companies..

[@alexander827]

only commencal poor community

[@boriscima8134]

i think Commencal is as good if not better for racing then the competition, look out for the next worlds cup winner

[@mrcarlincool]

The face twitching of the pinkbike interviewer almost makes this unbearable.

[@leeghathaway]

Pretty shitty comment.

[@yomommastupid]

could someone explain to me what privateer rider/bike means? i know it is also a brand from the UK....so im confused...are these private athletes sponsored?

[@matthewbuttle]

Privateers aren’t paid to ride and they use their normal jobs to pay for the racing

[@ROSE-by5su]

​​@@matthewbuttleprivateers are riders that wasnt signed by factory teams, They can be paid to ride (Sponsored).

[@joshuaallswang8016]

Commencal for the win!🔥🦾

[@francisdee9955]

Pancho Wheels is an Austrian brand… fyi @pinkbike