DOWNHILL MAGIC - Fort William World Cup Downhill 2024

Today's modern downhill mountain bikes are high-tech machines with suspension and materials that can handle the roughest terrain thrown at them. See how the fastest MTB racers pilot their bikes with precision, skill and wreckless abandon at the Fort William World Cup through the beauty of slow motion.

Video by John Lawlor

[FreekaPista]

So cool! Perfect way to see some of the new tech in action, MTB looks so good in slo-mo

[barrakingbeatz]

Look like the Specialized team had the best and most compliant setup all weekend!

[cordless]

That slowed whistle sound is sending me rolling 😂. Good stuff as always Vital!

[brianspeed]

those specialized bikes are so smooth.

[stirfrybry]

Slow it down to 1/4% speed and it's unreal how active the suspensions are. amazing engineering these days.

[RickyDownhillRDH]

Oh oh, the rotor guards are back! I had the originals on my Santa Cruz Super 8 way back in the day!! They would flex and hit the front rotor on the rough stuff and make a very disturbing noice. Surly Loic's are of superior quality...

[adrianwilkinson]

Some slick editing there John, killer shots as always 🤘❤️🌈🕊️🌍

[joaoesdevao]

GAmUX is Magic silent. cheers Vital

[jptothetree]

The difference between Finn and the rider after him at 12:28 is crazy. Finn did that about as smooth and perfect as humanly possible, whereas the other guy lost a ton of speed on that landing!

[BestKiteboardingOfficial]

That commentary was better than the live broadcast.

[Peanutdenver]

Gotta admit those gold over gold/kashima colored forks look pretty dope...apparently a ton of riders agree with me

[amgoatee]

Some Indian tribes apparently watching the race 😆

[roflKartofflel]

5:02 for everybody that came for the thumbnail

What is Magura hiding here? And when can we finally see that swedish gold?

[MarkusFinholt]

It looks like high pivot actually has quite a large impact on rear wheel hangups

[Bluhawaii]

I missed the cows the bulls and the whole farm🤣🤣

[DavidLaburglier]

what kind of bird is making those beautiful calls?

[mountaincruiser]

I always thought these DH races were much faster. Also I would never thought night owls would hangout so close to these events.

[janicejackson]

We are exhausted just looking at this period why are there no knee pads or elbow pads

[gregggytt]

I didn’t see one privateer on this or any other content, is there a reason for this ?

[Lou-f]

Fantastic tracking shots John! The boxers have caught up but the other two have definitely moved on 👌🏻
The spec looks to be the most level bike and you can even see the commie rear end twisting on some landings.