When I first started riding, downhill racing was basically just going as fast as you could down a wide, gravel fire roads. 60mm was considered a downhill fork and the geometry of the bikes were sketchy at best for that kind of riding.
It is really cool riders as talented as Steve Peat and Claudio Caluori get on some old bikes and try to shred. Although it looks like Claudio kept to the real retro theme while Steve is on an old Heckler on coil suspension.
“Take Claudio to the Limit”
Claudio Caluori, the jack-of-all-trades of mountain biking, knows the trails of Graubuenden inside out. In “Take Claudio to the Limit” five famous mountain bike riders will challenge Claudio on the legendary trails in the five biking regions of Graubuenden. French downhill superstar Loic Bruni, German slopestyle and YouTube hero Lukas Knopf, Danish endurance specialist Annika Langvad, British downhill legend Steve Peat and French enduro rider Morgane Such will push Claudio to new heights on his home turf. The five showdowns will be held in the regions of Laax, Davos Klosters, Arosa Lenzerheide, Engadin and Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair. Anyone who wants to take on a new challenge on the bike can take part in the public “Home of Trails” challenge and win a bike holiday in Graubuenden. More information: www.homeoftrails.com
I founded Bike198 back in 2008 and started riding bikes seriously in 1994. A lot has changed since that time and one of the greatest releases is still getting out on the bike and shredding trail or tearing up the road.
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