Originally Posted by
dminor
It may be noted that there really was not much difference between a rigid and a 2"-travel hardtail in those days.
I got a kick out of all the riders walking their bikes down the steep section. Would be so unnecessary today; and speeds carried through a lot of the other descending sections would be quite different:
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Maybe, but if the bikes and riders are less optimized for the long climb than they were in '94, rigid fork guy could win by an even wider margin.