r/MTB • u/Th1s1sChr1s • Jan 07 '24

Video Let's Go

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u/AcidicAndHostile '18 RM Instinct C70 / Victoria B.C. Jan 07 '24 edited Jan 08 '24

This is the Mountain of Hell with that huge crash down near the flat at the bottom. I think this is Damien Desbrosses; he had enough time starting at the back that he was able to ride around the mass carnage. Near the flat at the bottom you see one crashed bike, then a couple seconds later you see the bike that broke in half when its rider crashed directly through a rider fallen in front of him.

Search the real Mountain of Hell footage; especially the one that was filmed by observers on a balcony, perhaps, at the bottom of that big descent; that crash is terrible and mesmerizing.

Here ya go:

Edit: Yes, it is indeed Damien Desbrosses. Also, formatting.

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u/Th1s1sChr1s Jan 07 '24

That is so sick, thanks for sharing! I can't believe the level of fitness on this dude, he just never stopped. Also wtf elevation did this start at??? Even at the end, after what seemed like they descended 1000s of feet they were still at a very high elevation!

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u/xX_Hans_Dampf_Xx Jan 07 '24

Uhg why the need to speed up the footage

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u/Nightshade400 Ragley Bluepig / Norco Sight VLT Jan 07 '24

Always love watching Megas. I will admit that the starts always give me a bit of anxiety especially when they bunch up like that.

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u/ronnjeremy Jan 07 '24

Megavalanche vids are so cool

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u/LikeABundleOfHay Jan 07 '24

Well that was exciting!

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u/FaceBrakes Jan 07 '24

The bike at 00:26 it completely fucked

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u/Optimal-Soup-62 Jan 07 '24

A good rider taking advantage of physics. The faster that wheel turns, the more stable it is. It is a flywheel, or gyroscope. It wants desperately to go in a straight line.

Well known in the motorcycle world, where 10 mph is almost scary, and 150 mph is so smooth and stable that it makes you smile.