so true. i got to ride it the other day at the alpine djs and it rips. awesome feeling bike

09 flatline has 8.5 inches of travel with a 9.5 x 3.0 shock. if 8.5 inches isn't considered much travel, I would love to hear about your bike.

he did. he flip whipped the kicker after the first drop, which he trucked. honestly, I thought both semenuk and bass deserved higher scores. they had the best complete runs in my opinion.

I think the course looks so rad. Unique obstacles will make for such a rad comp. And I disagree that this course is small. I rode the boneyard last year and very, very few people hit all the obstacles. This stuff is way gnarlier in real life. For example, the giro box is like what, a 12-15 foot drop? And they are going to be doing threes and whips off it consistently. Sure its not a 40' rampage stepdown, but slopestyle is meant for tricks not just sending.

actually that is harsh, no hate for him personally. just needs to learn how to chill out his announcing. it is embarrassing to listen to

brad needs to never announce again. he makes our sport look bad. honestly, i first heard that guy at a red bull rampage and i almost didn't go back because i was pissed at his ability to make something as sick as the rampage seem lame

its kind of pathetic how everyone rips on a bike for keeping a similar form over time. for some reason you all think that there should be drastic frame changes every year. konas ride really well. i have owned bikes from spec, iron horse, banshee, kona, rocky mountain, santa cruz and I think my kona rode as well as anything else. moral: chill out and go ride

kona rocks. keeping it simple and clean. i honestly think their bikes ride as well as anything out there. i have owned spec, iron horse, banshee, kona, rocky mountain, santa cruz and i still think my kona rode as well as anything else i have owned.