Opening Day Survey 2021: What People Are Riding at the Whistler Bike Park
Slightly later than usual, but still a month before last year, the Whistler Bike Park opened on Monday, May 31. The lift lines were long, but the weather was perfect and the ideal trail conditions made the wait more than worth it. We once again had our eyes out to assess the statistics of the opening day, and to compare them to the previous years.
Flats pedals and 27.5" wheels reigned supreme with a record-breaking 84.21% of riders on flats and 67.36% sporting the smaller wheels. Despite an increase in the number of brands released mullet bikes, we saw just 2.11% of riders rocking a 29er up front and a 27.5" wheel in the back, which is the same percentage of riders that were on 26" bikes.
Trail bikes reigned supreme this year, with the Giant Reign taking top honours ahead of the Norco Range. However, the most popular fork was the RockShox Boxxer, meaning there were still lots of downhill bikes out, with the Norco Aurum, Commencal Furious and Commencal Supreme being the most popular. The second-most popular fork was the RockShox Lyrik with the Fox 36 close on its heels. RockShox were also the most popular rear shock out there with the Super Deluxe followed closely by the Fox DHX2. SRAM were once again the most popular in the braking and drivetrain department with the Codes and GX derailleur.
DT Swiss had a commanding share of the rims on show once again, with Maxxis being the go-to tire brand with its Assegai, Minion DHF and Minion DHRII taking the top three spots. Tubeless tires were the favoured tire setup over a tube option, although several riders said that they were running a half and half set-up after being unable to seat a tire due to too many dings to the rim.
Here's a look at all the statistics from this year's opening day compared to the previous three.
Opening Day 2021:
Male 76.85%
Female 23.15%
Opening Day 2020:
Male 74.23%
Female 25.77%
Opening Day 2019:
Male 79.44%
Female 20.56%
Opening Day 2018:
Male 79%
Female 21%
Wheel Size Opening Day 2021:
27.5 inch 67.36%
29 inch 27.37%
26 inch 2.11%
Mullet 29/27.5 2.11%
Mullet 27.5/26 1.05%
Wheel Size Opening Day 2020:
27.5 inch 55.91%
29 inch 26.88%
26 inch 12.90%
20 inch 3.23%
Mullet 1.08%
DH Wheel Size Opening Day 2019:
27.5 inch 67.92%
29 inch 26.42%
26 inch 5.66%
DH Wheel Size Opening Day 2018:
27.5 inch 49.00%
26 inch 44.83%
29 inch 6.00%
24 inch 0.17%
Opening Day 2021:
Clipless 15.79%
Flats 84.21%
Opening Day 2020:
Clipless 34.18%
Flats 65.82%
Opening Day 2019:
Clipless 21.5%
Flats 78.5%
Opening Day 2018:
Clipless 23%
Flats 77%
Frames Opening Day 2021
Giant Reign 6.32%
Norco Range 6.32%
Norco Aurum 5.26%
Commencal Furious 4.21%
Commencal Supreme 4.21%
GT Fury Commencal Supreme 4.21%
Kona Process 4.21%
Rocky Mountain Slayer 4.21%
Commencal Meta 3.16%
Giant Glory 3.16%
GT Force Commencal Meta 3.16%
Santa Cruz V10 3.16%
Specialized Stumpjumper 3.16%
Trek Remedy 3.16%
Trek Session 3.16%
Commencal Clash 2.11%
Devinci Wilson 2.11%
Knolly Warden 2.11%
Kona Operator 2.11%
Liv Hail 2.11%
Santa Cruz Nomad 2.11%
Scott Gambler 2.11%
Specialized Enduro 2.11%
Trek Slash 2.11%
YT Tues 2.11%
Zerode G2 2.11%
Canyon Sender 1.05%
Giant Trance 1.05%
Juliana Strega 1.05%
Norco Shore 1.05%
Norco Sight 1.05%
Pivot Mach 6 1.05%
Rocky Mountain Altitude 1.05%
Santa Cruz Bronson 1.05%
Specialized Demo 1.05%
Specialized Status 1.05%
Transition Spur 1.05%
Transition TR500 1.05%
Yeti SB150 1.05%
Yeti SB165 1.05%
YT Capra 1.05%
Frames Opening Day 2020
Specialized Demo 9.77%
GT Fury 6.02%
Giant Glory 4.14%
Trek Remedy 3.38%
YT Tues 3.01%
Commencal Supreme 3.01%
Norco Range 3.01%
Rocky Mountain Slayer 3.01%
Santa Cruz Nomad 3.01%
Commencal Meta 3.01%
Santa Cruz V10 2.63%
Rocky Mountain Maiden 2.63%
Trek Session 2.26%
Norco Aurum 2.26%
Specialized Enduro 2.26%
Commencal Furious 2.26%
Giant Reign 2.26%
Norco HSP 2.26%
YT Capra 2.26%
Transition Patrol 1.88%
Devinci Wilson 1.88%
Rocky Mountain Altitude 1.88%
Rocky Mountain Flatline 1.88%
Intense M16 1.50%
Trek Slash 1.50%
Kona Operator 1.50%
Scott Gambler 1.50%
Canyon Sender 1.50%
Liv Hail 1.50%
Norco Sight 1.50%
Specialized Stumpjumper 1.13%
Commencal Meta AM 1.13%
Yeti SB 150 1.13%
Yeti SB5 1.13%
Devinci Spartan 0.75%
Pivot Pheonix 0.75%
Transition Sentinel 0.75%
Yeti SB 165 0.75%
Scott Ransom 0.75%
GT Force 0.75%
Santacruz Megatower 0.75%
Santacruz 5010 0.75%
Transition TR 500 0.75%
Kona Process 0.75%
Cube Stereo 0.75%
Pivot Firebird 0.75%
Giant Trance 0.38%
GT Sanction 0.38%
Knolly Podium 0.38%
Transition TR 450 0.38%
Cove STD 0.38%
Orbea 0.38%
Knolly Delerium 0.38%
Nuke Proof 0.38%
Knolly Warden 0.38%
Yeti SB6 0.38%
RAAW Madonna 0.38%
Scott Spark 0.38%
Rocky Mountain Element 0.38%
Scott Genius 0.38%
Intense Tracer 0.38%
Banchee Scream 0.38%
Frames Opening Day 2019
Specialized Demo 7.08%
YT Tues 6.19%
GT Fury 6.19%
Giant glory 5.31%
Santa Cruz V10 5.31%
Transition Patrol 3.54%
Trek Session 3.54%
Devinci Wilson 2.65%
Intense m16 2.65%
Norco Aurum 2.65%
Trek Slash 2.65%
Commencal Supreme 1.77%
Devinci Spartan 1.77%
Kona Operator 1.77%
Norco Range 1.77%
Pivot Phoenix 1.77%
Rocky Mountain Altitude 1.77%
Rocky Mountain Flatline 1.77%
Santa Cruz Nomad 1.77%
Scott Gambler 1.77%
Specialized Enduro 1.77%
Specialized Stumpjumper 1.77%
Transition Sentinel 1.77%
YT Capra 1.77%
Banshee Legend 0.88%
Cannondale Jekyl 0.88%
Comencal Furious 0.88%
Commencal Meta 0.88%
Commencal Meta AM 0.88%
Evil wreckoning 0.88%
Evolve Alpha 0.88%
Evolve Sky Pilot 0.88%
Giant Reign 0.88%
Giant Trance 0.88%
GT Force 0.88%
GT Sanction 0.88%
Knolly Podium 0.88%
Knolly Warden 0.88%
NS Define 0.88%
Pivot Firebird 0.88%
Rocky Mountain Slayer 0.88%
Santa Cruz Megatower 0.88%
Scott Ransom 0.88%
Transition tr 11 0.88%
Transition TR 450 0.88%
Transition TR 500 0.88%
Trek Remedy 0.88%
Yeti SB 130 0.88%
Yeti SB 150 0.88%
Zerode G2 0.88%
Frames Opening Day 2018
Specialized Demo 8.33%
Norco Aurum 8.00%
Devinci Wilson 7.67%
Santa Cruz V10 7.33%
Giant Glory 6.33%
Trek Session 6.00%
GT Fury 4.67%
Rocky Mountain Maiden 3.67%
Devinci Spartan 2.67%
Knolly Podium 2.67%
Julianna Strega 2.67%
Giant Reign 2.33%
Santa Cruz Nomad 2.33%
Specialized Stumpjumper 2.33%
Transition TR250 2.33%
Rocky Mountain Flatline 2.33%
Intense 951 2.00%
Scott Gambler 2.00%
Hardtail 2.00%
Commencal Supreme 2.00%
Trek Slash 1.67%
Norco Fluid 1.33%
YT Tues 1.33%
Norco Range 1.00%
Banshee Rune 1.00%
Ghost Riot 1.00%
Kona Operator 1.00%
Rocky Mountain Slayer 1.00%
Santa Cruz Bronson 1.00%
Banshee Legend 0.67%
Canfield Jedi 0.67%
Commencal Meta 0.67%
Evil Following 0.67%
Pivot Phoenix 0.67%
Polygon Collosus DH 0.67%
Transition TR450 0.67%
Yeti SB6 0.67%
Evil Undead 0.33%
Intense M16 0.33%
Intense M9 0.33%
Kona Process 0.33%
Norco Vixa 0.33%
Norco Sight 0.33%
NS Fuzz 0.33%
Rocky Mountain Altitude 0.33%
Trek Remedy 0.33%
Yeti 303 0.33%
Cove Shocker 0.33%
Cannondale Judge 0.33%
Cannondale Jekyl 0.33%
Specialized Big Hit 0.33%
Forks Opening Day 2021:
RockShox Boxxer 25.26%
RockShox Lyrik 17.89%
Fox 36 16.84%
Fox 40 14.74%
RockShox Yari 8.42%
Fox 38 6.32%
RockShox Pike 3.16%
Marzocchi Bomber 2.11%
RockShox Zeb 2.11%
Fox 34 1.05%
RockShox SID 1.05%
RockShox Totem 1.05%
Forks Opening Day 2020:
RockShox Boxxer 19.80%
RockShox Lyrik 17.82%
Fox 36 16.83%
RockShox Pike 6.93%
Fox 40 6.93%
Fox 34 4.95%
RockShox Yari 3.96%
Marzocchi 58 2.97%
Fox 49 1.98%
Fox 38 1.98%
DVO Diamond 1.98%
Marzocchi Z1 1.98%
Marzocchi Monster T 1.98%
SR Suntour 1.98%
X Fusion 1.98%
RockShox Totem 0.99%
RockShox Sektor 0.99%
DVO Emereld 0.99%
DVO Onyx 0.99%
Manitou Dorado 0.99%
Marzocchi 66 0.99%
Forks Opening Day 2019:
RockShox BoXXer 36.07%
Fox 40 15.57%
Fox 36 14.75%
RockShox Lyrik 12.30%
RockShox Pike 3.28%
RockShox BoXXer w/ Ohlins 0.82%
DVO Diamond 0.82%
DVO Onyx 0.82%
Fox 34 0.82%
Manitou Dorado 0.82%
Marzocchi 66 0.82%
Yari 0.82%
Forks Opening Day 2018:
RockShox Boxxer (all) 34.00%
Fox 40 (all) 28.33%
Fox 36 10.00%
RockShox Pike 9.00%
RockShox Lyrik 6.00%
Fox 34 3.00%
Marzocchi 888 2.33%
Ohlins 2.00%
Marzocchi 55/66 1.33%
X Fusion Sweep 1.33%
DVO Diamond 1.33%
DVO Emerald 1.00%
Cannondale Lefty 0.33%
Shocks Opening Day 2021:
RockShox Super Deluxe 22.11%
Fox DHX2 17.89%
RockShox Vivid Coil 13.68%
Fox Float X2 7.37%
RockShox Deluxe 6.32%
RockShox Super Deluxe Coil 6.32%
Fox X2 3.16%
DVO Jade 2.11%
Fox Float 2.11%
Marzocchi Bomber CR 2.11%
RockShox Monarch 2.11%
RockShox Monarch Plus 2.11%
RockShox Vivid Air 2.11%
Cane Creek DB Air 1.05%
Float X2 1.05%
Fox DHX 1.05%
Fox Float X 1.05%
Fox RC2 1.05%
Fox Van RC 1.05%
Marzocchi MOTO C2R 1.05%
Ohlins TTX22 Coil 1.05%
Rock Shox Kage RC Coil 1.05%
RockShox SidLuxe 1.05%
Shocks Opening Day 2020:
Fox DHX2 12.68%
Fox Float X2 9.86%
RockShox Monarch Plus 8.45%
RockShox Vivid Coil 8.45%
RockShox Super Deluxe 8.45%
RockShox Monarch 5.63%
Fox Van RC 5.63%
Fox Float 5.63%
X Fusion Air 5.63%
RockShox Deluxe 4.23%
RockShox Vivid Air 2.82%
RockShox Super Deluxe Coil 2.82%
Fox RC2 2.82%
Fox DPX2 2.82%
DVO Air 2.82%
BOS 2.82%
Fox Nude 1.41%
Ohlins TTX22M 1.41%
Marzocchi Coil 1.41%
DVO Coil 1.41%
X Fusion Coil 1.41%
Cane Creek DB 1.41%
Shocks Opening Day 2019:
RockShox Vivid Coil 22.88%
Fox DH X2 Coil 9.32%
Fox DH X2 Coil 9.32%
RockShox Super Deluxe 8.47%
Fox X2 Float 6.78%
Fox DPX2 5.93%
RockShox Monarch Plus 5.93%
Fox Van Coil 4.24%
Ohlins Coil 3.39%
Fox / Trek Thru Shaft 3.39%
Fox Float X2 Air 1.69%
Fox X2 Coil 1.69%
RockShox Deluxe 0.85%
DVO Jade 0.85%
DVO Topaz 0.85%
Fox DH RC2 0.85%
Fox DH X2 0.85%
Fox DH X2 Air 0.85%
Fox DHX 0.85%
Fox DHX Coil 0.85%
Fox DHX RC4 0.85%
Fox DHX X2 Coil 0.85%
Fox DHX2 Air 0.85%
Fox DP X2 Air 0.85%
Fox Float CTD 0.85%
Fox Float X 0.85%
Fox Nude 0.85%
RockShox Lyrik Coil 0.85%
Marzocchi Coil 0.85%
Ohlins Air 0.85%
RockShox Super Deluxe Coil 0.85%
RockShox Vivid Air 0.85%
Shocks Opening Day 2018:
Fox DHX (inc X2) 21.33%
RockShox Vivid Coil 20.33%
Cane Creek DB Coil 9.33%
Rockshox Vivid Air 8.67%
Cane Creek DB Air 6.00%
Fox Float X (Inc X2) 5.33%
RockShox Monarch Plus 5.00%
Ohlins 5.00%
RockShox Monarch 4.00%
Fox Float 2.33%
Xfusion Vector 2.00%
Hard Tail 2.00%
Marzocchi Rocco 1.67%
DVO Jade Coil 1.67%
RockShox Kage 1.00%
Cane Creek Inline 1.00%
BOS Stoy 1.00%
Push 1.00%
Fox Van 0.67%
DVO Topaz 0.67%
Brakes Opening Day 2021:
SRAM Code 31.91%
SRAM Guide 21.28%
Shimano Saint 12.77%
Shimano Non Series 7.45%
Shimano Zee 7.45%
TRP 4.23%
Shimano SLX 3.19%
Shimano XT 3.19%
Formula Cura 4 2.13%
Hope Tech 2.13%
Shimano XTR 1.06%
Avid Code 1.06%
Avid Elixir 1.06%
SRAM G2 1.06%
Brakes Opening Day 2020:
SRAM Code 26.14%
SRAM Guide 22.73%
Shimano Saint 10.23%
Shimano XT 9.09%
Shimano Non Series 7.95%
Shimano SLX 6.82%
Shimano Zee 3.41%
Shimano XTR 3.41%
Hope 3.41%
TRP 3.41%
Avid Juicy 2.27%
Magura 1.14%
Brakes Opening Day 2019:
SRAM Code 42.06%
SRAM Guide 32.71%
Shimano Saint 12.15%
Shimano XT 4.67%
Shimano SLX 3.74%
SRAM GX 0.93%
Hope 0.93%
TRP G spec 0.93%
SRAM X01 0.93%
Shimano Zee 0.93%
Brakes Opening Day 2018:
SRAM Guide (all) 32.67%
Shimano Saint 17.67%
SRAM Code (all) 11.67%
Shimano Zee 10.33%
SRAM Elixir (all) 8.67%
Shimano XT 5.33%
Shimano Deore 2.67%
SRAM XO 2.33%
Shimano SLX 2.00%
SRAM Juicy 2.00%
Formula R0R 1.33%
Shimano XTR 1.00%
Hope 1.00%
Magura 0.67%
TRP 0.67%
Derailleurs Opening Day 2021:
SRAM GX 40%
SRAM XO 9.47%
Shimano XT 8.42%
SRAM XO1 6.32%
Shimano SLX 5.26%
Singlespeed 5.26%
SRAM NX 5.26%
Shimano Zee 4.21%
Shimano Deore 3.16%
Shimano Saint 2.11%
SRAM X7 2.11%
SRAM X9 2.11%
SRAM XX1 2.11%
Shimano XTR 1.05%
SRAM N9 1.05%
SRAM SX 1.05%
SRAM X5 1.05%
Derailleurs Opening Day 2020:
SRAM GX 35.85%
SRAM NX 11.32%
SRAM X0 11.32%
Shimano Zee 7.55%
SRAM X01 6.60%
Shimano Saint 5.66%
Shimano XT 4.72%
Shimano Deore 3.77%
SRAM X7 2.83%
Single Speed 2.83%
SRAM X9 1.89%
Shimano SLX 1.89%
SRAM X5 0.94%
Shimano XTR 0.94%
Black Box 0.94%
Box One 0.94%
Derailleurs Opening Day 2019:
SRAM GX 29.25%
SRAM XO 22.64%
SRAM XO1 14.15%
Shimano Zee 7.55%
Shimano Saint 6.60%
SRAM X9 4.72%
Shimano XTR 4.72%
Shimano XT 3.77%
SRAM NX 1.89%
SRAM G2 0.94%
SRAM X7 0.94%
SRAM XX 0.94%
Derailleurs Opening Day 2018:
SRAM XO 17.33%
SRAM GX 14.33%
Shimano Zee 14.00%
Shimano Saint 12.67%
SRAM X9 7.67%
SRAM X7 5.33%
Shimano SLX 4.67%
SRAM XO1 4.33%
SRAM NX 4.00%
Shimano Deore 3.67%
Shimano XT 3.33%
SRAM X5 2.33%
Shimano XTR 2.00%
SRAM X11 2.00%
Single Speed 1.33%
Shimano Altus 1.00%
Rims Opening Day 2021:
DT Swiss 25.26%
ethirteen 16.32%
Giant 9.47%
Race Face 8.95%
Bontrager 8.42%
Spank 5.79%
Roval 5.26%
Stans 3.68%
Chromag 3.16%
Sunringle 3.16%
We Are One 3.16%
WTB 2.11%
Easton 1.05%
Alex 1.05%
Hope 1.05%
NOBL 1.05%
NOX 1.05%
Rims Opening Day 2020:
DT Swiss 26.32%
WTB 10.53%
E13 7.89%
Race Face 6.58%
Mavic 6.58%
Specialized Roval 5.26%
Spank 5.26%
Stans 5.26%
Sun Ringle 3.95%
Bontrager 2.63%
Easton 2.63%
Alex Rims 2.63%
We Are One 2.63%
Reynolds 2.63%
Chromag 2.63%
Santa Cruz 1.32%
Syncros 1.32%
Zipp 1.32%
Crank Brothers 1.32%
Industry Nine 1.32%
Rims Opening Day 2019:
DT Swiss 25.23%
Race Face 12.15%
e13 9.35%
Sun Ringle 9.35%
WTB 7.48%
Specialized Roval 6.54%
Spank 6.54%
Bontrager 4.67%
Mavic 3.74%
Easton 2.80%
Stans 2.80%
ENVE 1.87%
Santa Cruz 1.87%
Syncros 1.87%
Alex Rims 0.93%
Atomlab 0.93%
Hope 0.93%
SRAM 0.93%
Rims Opening Day 2018:
DT Swiss 22.67%
Sun Ringle 11.67%
E*thirteen 9.33%
Spank 7.33%
Stan's 7.00%
Mavic 6.00%
Specialized Roval 5.33%
Giant 4.67%
WTB 4.67%
Raceface 4.00%
NOBL 2.67%
Bontrager 2.33%
Alex Rims 2.00%
ENVE 1.83%
Easton 1.50%
Santa Cruz 1.33%
SRAM 1.33%
Hope 1.00%
Industry 9 0.67%
Shimano 0.67%
Syncros 0.67%
NOVATEC 0.67%
FSA 0.67%
Tires Opening Day 2021:
Maxxis Assegai 22.63%
Maxxis Minion DHF 17.37%
Maxxis Minion DHRII 17.89%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 8.42%
Specialized Butcher 5.79%
Maxxis Minion DHR 4.21%
Bontrager G5 3.16%
Maxxis High Roller II 3.16%
Continental Der Kaiser 2.11%
ethirteen LG1 2.11%
Maxxis High Roller 2.11%
Bontrager G4 1.58%
Bontrager SE5 1.05%
Bontrager XR5 1.05%
Maxxis Dissector 1.05%
Michelin DH22 1.05%
Michelin Wild Enduro 1.05%
Bontrager SE4 0.53%
Maxxis Aggressor 0.53%
Maxxis Shorty 0.53%
Schwalbe Big Betty 0.53%
Schwalbe Dirty Dan 0.53%
Specialized Eliminator 0.53%
Vee Tire Gravity Co 0.53%
WTB Vigilante 0.53%
Front Tires Opening Day 2020:
Maxxis Minion DHF 46.60%
Maxxis Assegai 18.45%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 4.85%
Specialized Butcher 4.85%
Maxxis Minion DHR2 2.91%
Continental 2.91%
Michelin 2.91%
Maxxis High Roller 2 1.94%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 1.94%
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 1.94%
E13 LG1 1.94%
Bontrager G5 1.94%
Bontrager G4 1.94%
WTB 1.94%
Onza 1.94%
Schwalbe Black Jack 0.97%
Rear Tires Opening Day 2020:
Maxxis Minion DHR2 32.56%
Maxxis Minion DHF 16.28%
Maxxis High Roller 2 9.30%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 6.98%
Maxxis Minion DHR 4.65%
Specialized Butcher 4.65%
Maxxis Assegai 3.49%
Vee Tyre Co 3.49%
Schwalbe Muddy Mary 2.33%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.33%
Bontrager SE4 2.33%
E13 LG1 2.33%
Kenda 2.33%
Maxxis Disector 1.16%
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 1.16%
Bontrager G4 1.16%
Onza 1.16%
Goodyear Escape 1.16%
Continental 1.16%
Front Tires Opening Day 2019:
Maxxis Minion DHF 38.61%
Maxxis Assegai 9.90%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 8.91%
Specialized Butcher 6.93%
Maxxis High Roller 2 5.94%
Onza Aquilla 4.95%
Maxxis DHF 3.96%
Specialized 2.97%
Bontrager G5 2.97%
e13 LG1 2.97%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.97%
Maxxis HighRoller 1.98%
WTB 1.98%
Bontrager G4 0.99%
Bontrager SE4 0.99%
Continental Der Kaiser 0.99%
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 0.99%
Rear Tires Opening Day 2019:
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29.41%
Maxxis Minion DHF 11.76%
Specialized Butcher 6.86%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 5.88%
Maxxis High Roller 2 4.90%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 4.90%
Maxxis Aggressor 3.92%
Maxxis High Roller 3.92%
Onza Aquilla 3.92%
Bontrager G5 2.94%
Maxxis DHR II 2.94%
Maxxis DHR II 2.94%
E 13 LG1 1.96%
Maxxis Assegai 1.96%
WTB 1.96%
Bontrager 0.98%
Bontrager G4 0.98%
Bontrager SE4 0.98%
Continental Baron 0.98%
Maxxis DHR 0.98%
Maxxis Minion DHR 0.98%
Schwalbe Muddy Mary 0.98%
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 0.98%
Specialized 0.98%
Specialized Slaughter 0.98%
Tires Opening Day 2018:
Maxxis Minion DHF 34.33%
Maxxis Minion DHR 16.67%
Schwalbe Magic Mary 15.00%
Maxxis High Roller 2 7.33%
Maxxis Minion DHR 2 4.17%
Bontrager G4 4.00%
Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.67%
Specialized Butcher 2.50%
Maxxis High Roller 2.50%
Continental Baron 1.33%
Schwalbe Muddy Marry 1.17%
Specialized Slaughter 1.00%
Schwalbe Nobby Nick 1.00%
Continental Trail King 1.00%
Kenda Nevegal 0.83%
Maxxis Ardent 0.67%
Maxxis Shorty 0.67%
Bontrager XR3 0.67%
Kenda Honey Badger 0.67%
Schwalbe Wickid Will 0.67%
Maxxis Icon 0.67%
WTB Vigilante 0.17%
Continental Mountain King 0.17%
Schwalbe Racing Ralph 0.17%
Tire Setup Opening Day 2021:
Tubeless 54.74%
Tubes 33.68%
Half & half 11.58%
Tire Setup Opening Day 2020:
Tubeless 33.93%
Tubes 66.07%
Tire Setup Opening Day 2019:
Tubeless 50.93%
Tubes 49.07%
Tire Setup Opening Day 2018:
Tube 55.00%
Tubeless 39.67%
Insert 5.33%
Helmets Opening Day 2021:
TLD 26.32%
Fox 23.16%
100% 10.53%
IXS 6.32%
POC 6.32%
Smith 6.32%
Bell 5.26%
Kali 3.16%
661 2.11%
Giro 2.11%
Leatt 2.11%
Specialized 2.11%
Protec 1.05%
Scott 1.05%
Suomy 1.05%
Urge 1.05%
Helmets Opening Day 2020:
Troy Lee Designs 33.33%
Fox 16.67%
Bell 12.22%
Poc 8.89%
Giro 7.78%
100% 7.78%
IXS 4.44%
Specialized 3.33%
661 1.11%
Leatt 1.11%
ONE 1.11%
7IDP 1.11%
Blue Grass 1.11%
Helmets Opening Day 2019:
TLD 28.04%
Fox 19.63%
Bell 13.08%
IXS 13.08%
Giro 5.61%
POC 4.67%
661 2.80%
Kali 2.80%
Specialized 2.80%
Leatt 1.87%
6D 0.93%
Lazer 0.93%
MET 0.93%
ONE 0.93%
Shoei 0.93%
Urge 0.93%
Helmets Opening Day 2018:
Troy Lee Designs 26.33%
Fox 22.33%
Bell 10.33%
Giro 9.00%
IXS 5.33%
661 5.33%
Kali 4.33%
Other 4.33%
POC 3.67%
Specialized 3.00%
100% 2.67%
urge 1.33%
One 0.67%
O'Neil 0.67%
MET 0.33%
6D 0.33%
Neck Braces Opening Day 2021
No 88.42%
Yes 11.58%
Neck Braces Opening Day 2020
No 78.57%
Yes 21.43%
Neck Braces Opening Day 2019
No 89.72%
Yes 10.28%
Neck Braces Opening Day 2018
No Brace 82.33%
Yes 17.67%
Pads and protections Opening Day 2021:
Fox 22.35%
POC 16.47%
Race Face 12.94%
Dakine 9.41%
Chromag 8.24%
TLD 3.53%
Ion 2.35%
IXS 14.12%
7idp 2.35%
NF 2.35%
661 1.18%
Dainese 1.18%
G-Form 1.18%
Leatt 1.18%
Sweet Protection 1.18%
Pads and protections Opening Day 2020:
Fox 27.78%
ISX 13.89%
Race Face 13.89%
Troy Lee Designs 11.11%
Leatt 8.33%
None 8.33%
POC 5.56%
661 5.56%
Dakine 2.78%
G-Form 2.78%
Pads and protections Opening Day 2019:
TLD 20.00%
Fox 16.67%
IXS 14.44%
Race Face 12.22%
Dakine 8.89%
POC 7.78%
661 5.56%
Dainese 3.33%
G Form 2.22%
Leatt 2.22%
O'neal 2.22%
Fly 1.11%
ION 1.11%
None 1.11%
TSG 1.11%
Pads and protections Opening Day 2018:
TLD 19.00%
Fox 14.00%
Race Face 14.00%
N/A 13.00%
IXS 10.67%
POC 10.33%
661 4.67%
Dakine 2.67%
Dainese 2.33%
Alpine Stars 1.33%
GForm 1.33%
Fly 1.00%
Kali 1.00%
O/Neal 1.00%
Seven 1.00%
AsterISK 0.67%
Leatt 0.67%
Nukeproof 0.67%
Lizard Skins 0.33%
TSG 0.33%
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Now, clear that stuff off the table...
The big loser takeaway for me was seeing how few people are afraid to take their #YTrash to the world's #1 bikepark and be publicly associated with it on opening day. YT has gone from 8% of bikes 2 years ago to just 3% this year. Seems like alot of people have been learning from my blog.
The Specialized Demo also took a big hit, but the Big S made up for it by having more riders on their Enduro and Stumpjumper, which really shows you the capability of their shorter travel bikes.
The big disappointment for me was the lack of e bikes and gearbox bikes.
In regards to specialized, I think there are a few reasons for this. The Demo is no longer their flagship bike, that crown is held by their enduro. The pricepoint for their spec is high in comparison, and carbon is still highly desirable, even though it's been proven to not be superior in most cases. I feel there are only a few companies doing carbon right.
As far as ebikes and gearbox bikes, ebike prices are still quite high, and thus will negate a large portion of sales for new bikes. It's also early I the ebike Era, so I'd expect as some of these bikes go on sale as second hand, we will likely see a rise in the future, as the people who can afford them now, generally have more than one bike.
As for gearbox driven bikes, that is already a niche market, and until we see a significant rise in gearbox development and use in the OEM market, it will remain there.
"Seems like alot of people have been learning from my blog."
I have read your blogs.
I am hereon in going to officially call you not DoubleCrownAddict but DunningKrugerAsshat.
Your'e welcome.
Silly, most foreigners can't /won't go to Whistler right now. Canada's YT service guy pretty much blew it up there (maybe not his personal fault, of course) from what I heard,so I'm not at all surprised Canadians abandoned the brand. Isn't it time to go to band practice? You still singing for Electric Troll?
You can find all their blog posts on their profile page. Just click their user name and then their blog section.
You can't touch my YT blog, your just another desperate hack with no valid points. Call me DCA please, and thank you.
Add the evangelical tone of your opinions that leave little room for alternative viewpoints to the general sense of superiority that you give to those viewpoints and the end result is this: the idea of having a discussion on PB in which you are involved makes me depressed about how the internet has encouraged, among other things, a sense of self righteousness (that we all, including I, suffer from) in us that precludes most of us from an educated discussion.
I should just ignore you, however that is difficult given your evangelical nature.
In the same way that you react to the mention of YT as a brand, I react to many of your opinions in a similar way.
If you wish to retain the right to give us all the continued benefit of your obvious opinions of their company, so you may have to deal with my right to let you know how I feel about you as a member of this community.
There is no malice; it is me expressing my considered opinion about you as a member here.
It's something the owner of YT could learn from. By refusing to acknowledge their mysogyny and use of offensive Nazi Rune images in their marketing, he is just letting it linger and not letting the company move beyond it.
Oh Jeezas, I should refrain from this, but can't resist,
I, and I suspect many others here, have chosen not to respond to your blog(s), not because I think your assertions are falsehoods, but because, and read this carefully: I don't - give - a - shit about it.
You may well be correct in your assertions about YT. I don't know. I don't care. If YT wish to comment, they can. They have not, to my knowledge responded, and I - don't - care.
It is not incumbent upon anyone to have to engage with you just because you write a blog.
You are allowed by liberals such as myself to hold those opinions. No, criticism of you is not aimed at your beliefs, it is firmly aimed at your - constant - referencing to your beliefs and you - constant - issuing of challenges to others to somehow prove themselves to you through reasoned argument related to your blog contents.
So, I have no desire to discuss the merits of your opinions, however, that does not give you license to use anyone's silence as proof positive of a) their lack of intellect and b) the superiority of your position and intellect and c) justification for name-calling and general lack of decorum in your choice of language.
Forums are better, I believe, in the absence of such.
So, go ahead and believe what you believe. I believe I speak for many here who do - not- care about your personal crusade.
What I do care about is the community here.
And you sully it in my opinion.
I wish you would leave, however I am under no illusion that that is unlikely.
So, I politely ask you to desist in your calls to me to take up your crusade or challenge it. Thank you.
the past is imperfect
the present is tense
the future is malign
and immortality lacks evidence
lay down and eat roses
-Buk 1971
#KUUURWA
Or do you ask us all to just ignore then and let them run riot?
@brianpark
Can you see this if I tag you?
Classic desperate responses except to try to address the truth exposed on my blog. Macho internet guys who love skulls, goats, E13, bad customer service, and broken chainstays.
Block him, the ultimate solution!
southpark.cc.com/video-clips/m6vgma/south-park-try-to-block-me
They have far more to gain/lose than anyone here.
Contact them.
Ask them for a response and post it here.
Thanks for the tip! Cheers.
The truth on your blog? Lol
You sound like Qanon, flat earth tinfoil lunatic.
The funniest thing is how you talk about hypocrisy.
Like bruhhhhh, take a deep look into the mirror.
People don’t need to waste their time reading your delusional blogs. Most people don’t have the amount of spare time that you do.
I’m not sure why you think this amusing, but it’s not and it’s incredibly annoying. Waki is a troll, yes. But he’s a FUN troll and we like him because he adds value and quirkiness to the site and forums. You’re just a bully and many other words I can’t use here. So I’ll speak it to you slow because apparently you’re not getting it. S H U T U P A N D G O A W A Y
No, you're obviously struggling with reality and you're 100 times more toxic and offensive than Waki ever was.
I would replace you for Waki any time and I don't even like him.
@brianpark
@sarahmoore
I have a suggestion.
DCA,
1) get a response from YT,
2) add that response to your blog
3) Whenever you assert connections between YT, mysogynism, facism and Nazi symbolism that you add their response to your post.
Failure to follow these rules will result in (insert as moderators see fit)
I was making a suggestion to allow you to be able to give your opinion and for those you accuse to respond.
You chose to again throw around insults, rather than suggest any kind of compromise.
I suspect you are a coward.
I suspect you are scared of directly contacting YT for fear of what they would say.
I give not one shit about YT as I said, I am more concerned with removing the cancer that is you from this site now.
As I have said and you have failed to comprehend, it is your attitude to anyone who dares to do anything other than go along with you 100% that is a scourge on this community that riles me and others.
I do not easily throw abuse directly at people, but I will at you. You truly deserve it.
The way you interact in this forum is pathetic.
You, are pathetic for being little more than a cyber bully.
PB are verging on pathetic for allowing you to continue to interact as you do after warmings and suspensions.
Whether or not you have a point about YT is irrelevant to the above.
I wish never to have to interact with you again, and I reserve the right to take any action that would allow me to do so, starting with pressurizing PB directly to remove you.
I will let you and everyone know their response.
While I am doing that, why don’t you do something positive to further your cause and go on and contact YT.
Bet you don’t though, In fact I will take a leaf out of your book of intellectual fallacies and say, go on, prove me wrong.
You are so right; I know you are.
I wish there was some way of insulating the internet from trolling and loudmouths but as you say... there isn't really is there. I wish DKA would deal with YT instead of us all here, but hey, that's pie-in-the-sky thinking when it comes to a troll I suppose.
Anyways, thanks again for trying to help me out. Enjoy your day.
This needs to stop. My notification feed keeps blowing up because of this childish banter. I've said it before, and I will say it again. Keep the conversations constructive. If you can't, stay off the forums. Agree to disagree and move on. Thank you.
It would be great if Pinkbike could take action and delete this persons account, a ‘42 year old’ acting like a complete and utter child.
Here is the wording that was applied to his most recent suspension:
This account has been suspended. (28 hours remaining) Reason:Trolling, comment spam. Lay off on the conspiracy theories and posting unrelated comments in dozens of articles.
Drivetrain makes sense, but the margin over Shimano is staggering.
Hopes > Dominions > Curas> Mags> Trp > others.
The hate they get is total bs built on the old Avid days. They're absolutely reliable and powerful, just don't last as long on an extended downhill run, which they're not designed for.
Tubeless 54.74% + Tubes 16.84% + Half & half 11.58% = 83.16
No data on inserts for this year's survey?
Singlespeed 5.26% - we are taking over the world!!
0% of these Canadian Teams are from Toronto
100% of Toronto fans are upset
-Odds are good you are a Man/Boy
-Ride 27.5 tires/wheels in a tubeless arrangement
-Ride Flats
-You are likely to be riding a rig from Giant, Norco, Commencal, YT, Trek, or Specialized
-Equip SRAM Code or Guide Brakes
-Sport a Rockshox Boxxer Fork
-Sport a Rockshox Super Deluxe Shock
-Equip SRAM GX Drivetrain
-Equip DT Swiss Wheels
-Equip Maxxis Assegai or Minion tires
-Rock a TLD or Fox helmet
-Wear Padding from Fox, POC, or RaceFace
-Leave the neck brace at home
Most excellent market research. Thank you Pinkbike! I was really shocked that Fox 40 wasn't the prevalent offering, but maybe its the home country spirit shining through. US Bike Parks may be more heavy on the Fox kit.
Presume GX also include GX DH...
Should've kept the tyres split front & rear
All-in-All a good distraction from the monotony of working behind the desk
Also 27.5” is still king in my world.
Meanwhile first and second place are both dumbfounded at his enthusiasm.
Isn't every thing 7, 11, and 12spd X01 (plus XO1 DH 10spd)? Are there that many people using 9 and 10spd XO?
What kind of Frankenstein-Frame is that?
Beauty and the Beast?