Heartbreak at Worlds - Vital's B Practice Podcast 3

What could have been…our grassroots podcast almost came home with a World title in Andorra. We won't say we are disappointed in our co-host superstar Stack-Attack-Dak for throwing it away in the second to last turn, but dang, did that one sting. This week, Jason Schroeder chats with Dak about his week in Andorra, what happened in his race run, the tuned mass dampers strapped to his bike, and how he's dealing with the highs and lows of almost winning World Champs. Then, Tanner Stephens and John Hall jump on to discuss what stands out from Worlds, why people are running mass dampers, why Loic isn't fast just because of his bike, overall standings heading into the last two rounds, and who's looking poised to have a strong result this weekend in Loudenvielle. Enjoy!

Show Notes

• 3:06 - Dak's wild week at Worlds
• 4:56 - Race day game plan
• 7:52 - Where it all went wrong 
• 15:08 - Dealing with the heartbreak of crashing at Worlds
• 23:29 - Bike setup for Andorra
• 23:48 - Loudenveille setup and approach
• 26:22 - Tire choice in Andorra 
• 27:31 - Dak's "stock" tire pressure
• 30:39 - Unintentional Maxxis sponsor plug - DH casing convo
• 33:47 - Tuned mass damper hearsay 
• 42:36 - New (Shimano) brakes
• 46:27 - Dak's current bar height, stem length, stack height
• 57:06 - Industry Buzz Report: John's thoughts on tuned mass dampers
• 1:03:42 - pranks in the pits
• 1:06:27 - Fav Worlds Kit
• 1:09:06 - MTB TMZ
• 1:11:29 - Why Bruni isn't fast just because of his bike
• 1:25:58 - Importance of team environment 
• 1:34:17 - Junior results, race highlights, Loudenveille predictions
• 1:38:46 - Loic going top 3 in the last split after crashing…
• 1:40:35 - Back to Junior discussion
• 1:49:30 - Elite results, race highlights, Loudenveille predictions
• 2:05:52 - Burgtec Labour of Love

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