Mitch Ropelato Running a Specialized S-Works Enduro 29 at World Champs 10

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didi
11 years ago
Loving how hes sporting the water bottle cage on his bike.
It´d be awesome to see him win it with a full water bottle on it
#likeaboss
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LTrumpore
11 years ago
Sounds like a great idea to me. Trail bikes are unbelievably DH worthy these days, better than some not-so-long-ago DH bikes. For someone like Mitch who rips but isn't likely to be fighting for a win (the only place that matters here really), why not put it through the paces and see what it can do
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pharcyde
11 years ago
Put it on the top step MItch, shut all the 9er haters right up once and for good
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JCL
11 years ago
Is there a better bike for that course? If Gwin doesn't run one he's nuts.
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Mr. P
11 years ago
Now things are just getting crazy. I treat my Enduro like a mini-DH bike, but 60 foot jumps? And boneyards at mach-stupid? Wow.

I would love to see him podium on that thing!

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scriz
11 years ago
Sounds like the dirt is loose and slippery with wide turns.. big wheels could be just the ticket for more traction. Monster-truckaloto!