BEST DH TRACK OF 2023?! Loudenvielle World Cup With Joe Breeden & Dakotah Norton 11

Intense Factory racers Joe Breeden and Dakotah take you down the 2023 Loudenveille World Cup downhill track!

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adamdigby
1 year ago

I just hope for more oil, and thicker pads/rotors so they continue to work 2 minutes in to steep tracks. I never had a problem with my 2010 Saint brakes with 203 rotors on 26” wheels when I was 40lb lighter. My current 29” wheels and non skeletal body don’t seem to pair so well to my 220 rotors and Code RSC brakes and they just sucked within a few turns racing DH at (very steep and brake intensive) Pajarito a couple months ago. I even bled them and put on new thick rotors and new pads for the event.

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Eoin
1 year ago

I have 2 very different sections of track, both of which will make my 223 galfer rotors completely fail and turn into Pringles in 30s from cold... Ridiculous. Also codes which might be the issue.

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Ceecee
1 year ago

Norton and Bruni seem alike in how they ride. I wonder how many total runs an elite rider will have by the time finals is done. Twenty?

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schwaaa31
1 year ago

Good lord. That’s mayhem during practice. Breeden almost got squashed there at the finish line. 

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adamdigby
1 year ago

That looks absolutely awesome, compared to normal helmet cam previews, being able to see Dakota and his bike sliding and bouncing about really helps to show how cool and off camber the track is. The Andorra B Practice Podcast discussing brakes is quite good timing for this track; more oil, thicker everything, and more power seems like it would be sweet here, especially for us over 190lb people. It's amazing how many commenters on YouTube are saying that this course is a flow trail and possibly the worst world cup track ever.

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