a call from the past (92 World dh championshios vid)

[exvitermini]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KFxL8yQakrk

just thought this might interest some of the older memebers of farkin

[Air time erik]

REtro, nice find man intresting watch. Imagine the arm pump with that little suspension, but i guess tracks where alot smoother then (correct me if i'm wrong)

And why did some of the racers have water bottles and water bottle holders?

[jamis7]

damn i just found this yesterday searching youtube for inspiration but you beat me to post it

[Old Shagger]

Ahh, that was great, thanks for the memories....Johnny Tomac...he was the man....him and that Greg Herbold dude....
And i remember Thredbo when it was all way fast Fire roads and water bars...and i had my new GT LTS with the origional Z1 bombers and Vbrakes that over heated.....memories.........

[---Matt---]

That was great to watch! It's amazing to think that those guys were riding bikes that are at about the level of todays $600 bottom of the line bikes.

Great find!

---Matt---

[mushroom]

How things have changed. Jimmy Deaton did it with his seat up high, lycra on and water bottle attached!

[old4dy]

but what is the opinion of people regarding the race tracks

i think todays tracks would leave that lot floundering

cheers

[joy boy]

are you sure that that was DH, they had their seats up really high? and riding hard tails, boy has DH changed

[izac]

How much has downhill changed in the years. Riding bikes which almost look like their cross country bikes and have hardly any front suspension. Great vid though.

[fatass]

are you sure that that was DH, they had their seats up really high? and riding hard tails, boy has DH changed

Still rocking it oldschoool :p. Listen to the commentators, should go back in time and show them hill or peaty :D

[nedz33]

ha, instead of the 8" duallys and tc's with disk brakes there is hard tails with rim brakes and probs less than 100mm travel forks. :rolleyes:

[downhiller_1]

i just got handed a whole heap of really old amb magz from my local bike shop. i might have some from 92 but i'll check. the bikes they ride in the mags a crazly ugly and would ride dodgerly than the people at sunshine station

[Dozer]

Unreal! Cullinan, Tomac........some of the names that have shaped the sport that we all enjoy. The track doesn't look too different to the current standards. Obviously there is some minor changes but they are still fast!
Fantastic stuff.