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  1. Kris Holm out MUnis everyone on a bad day.

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  2. boe hoover
    he pwns all of you.
    and then offers to take anyone else on

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    gordito8me said:

    it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
    but not really that fun.

    skianduniaddict said:

    never give 4 teenagers a camera... they go crazy

    johnfoss said:

    Yes, being old makes you stupid.


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  3. torkerdx said:

    boe hoover
    he pwns all of you.
    and then offers to take anyone else on

    word

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  4. mango said:

    If we're saying straight balls-to-the-wall huge (slightly stoopid) DH
    muni I'd have to volunteer *Cody*. Cody is like someone throwing a hand
    grenade at a pile of rocks just to see what happens.

    [/I]

    I wish you were talking about me right there🙁

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  5. cody said:

    I wish you were talking about me right there🙁

    Cody Williams😉
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  6. Keny Banks and Mike Parentenau hands down.

    [image: http://i5.pinkbike.com/photo/1543/pbpic1543580.jpg] - keny
    banks

    [image: http://i5.pinkbike.com/photo/1536/pbpic1536830.jpg] - keny
    banks

    [image: http://i1.pinkbike.com/photo/1442/pbpic1442112.jpg] - keny
    banks

    [image: http://i1.pinkbike.com/photo/1440/pbpic1440452.jpg] - keny
    banks

    I have no shots of mike but I can vouch for both of these kids, 16
    years old and the most amazing riders I have ever seen in my life.

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  7. if we are talking uphill or racing definately boe
    cody for technical DH though

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    gordito8me said:

    it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
    but not really that fun.

    skianduniaddict said:

    never give 4 teenagers a camera... they go crazy

    johnfoss said:

    Yes, being old makes you stupid.


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  8. kerosian said:

    boo hops? what about pecking? Should pecking be banned?

    I think the guy that invented pecking deserves a vote:

    George Peck

    He was the best for more years than anyone

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  9. As far as all round good riding goes, best riders I've ridden with are
    Tony Melton and Tue Johannsen

    They're both very good technical riders who will happily do a 30 mile
    technical muni ride and ride all the uphills as well as the downhills.

    It seems like there are loads of riders out there who are all out
    technical downhillers, and loads of people like me who can do long
    rides but won't do scary big drops and stuff like that, but very few
    who can combine the two.

    Although we did spend a week downhilling in Morzine in the summer, and
    hey the steep stuff does get a lot less scary when you've been riding
    every day for the last week, even for scaredy wusses like me.

    Joe

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  10. 2simpl said:

    Who are the best MUNI riders in the World ??

    The ones who enjoy themselves the most.😄

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  11. munidobs said:

    The ones who enjoy themselves the most.😄

    Aww yeah! Ill drink to that!
    The best Muni riders in my opinion are Joe Baxtor, Pete Stewart, Kit
    Jonson, Neil (Norry) and Leo. Just because we have so much fun out on
    the trial!
    Reading this thread makes me want to do another Muni meet.

    Edd

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  12. I don't think anybody has an overall view of the Muni riders. In France
    we have a few very good ones ("Vasipaulette, Monomaniak" are two very
    good groups). I do think they have an international level, even if I
    have no proof of it, and no real reference for comparison (except
    vids).

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  13. I'm certain there are riders out there without a forum presence that
    have achieved an exceptional level of muni skill. Luckily, these
    people are probably easy to find - local terrain is what forms the
    skills. World class terrain = world class riders 🙂

    Also, I vote Mango. Not only is he totally the man on the 24, he's in
    it for fun, and riding with him makes for a great time. World-class
    company 😉

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  14. Muni comes in so many colors and flavors it's not very conclusive to
    lump it all under one title in terms of "best." Rolling and tractoring
    are very different skills than high flying gaps and drops, and steep
    dirt is anther animal than steep rock. Style varry as well. Some attack
    via street techniques; others launch al a trials skillz; still others
    try and keep the tire on the ground at all times and roll or try and
    roll everything. I still consider grim rolling to be the hardest and
    purest Muni technique, the one that's most difficult to stay sharp at,
    and the one that the fewest people have truly mastered. And man does
    rolling technique go quick if you don't practice it.

    JL

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  15. First of all "Pecking" or hoping are an integral part of MUni. I
    encounter rocks all the time that you can't ride up. It is impossible
    to roll up an 18" rock but it is very possible to hop up it. Also there
    are sections where there just isn't enough room for pedaling like
    between two tight boulders or logs. What we shouldn't peck these areas?
    Pecking and hopping take up tons of energy and are skills in
    themselves. I always prefer to ride up rocks or steep banks if possible
    just to save energy. Many times I UPD trying to roll over something
    that I could have easily rolling hopped or pecked. While we are at it
    why not eliminate "Gapping" and SIF from MUni. In MUni you are supposed
    to do whatever it takes to ride over hard terrain. I will not give up
    or ban any tools that can help me do that!

    Now for best riders that is a hard one. Would a swamp riding expert
    from Luisiana be able to compete with a rocky desert rider from
    Arizona? Is speed the most important aspect? I mean some riders might
    be slower but be able to ride more dificult terrain!

    Unicorn

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  16. Unicorn said:


    Now for best riders that is a hard one. Would a swamp riding expert
    from Luisiana be able to compete with a rocky desert rider from
    Arizona? Is speed the most important aspect? I mean some riders might
    be slower but be able to ride more dificult terrain!

    Unicorn

    I think that was the point many of us were making. MUni is not one
    sport but many. It would be as ridiculous as trying to figure out who
    the best bicyclist or even mountainbiker is. Best at what?
    Roadracing? Track racing? XC Mountainbike? Bike Trials? DH MTB? Dual
    Slalom or 4x or whatever it's called now?

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  17. Unicorn, do rolling hops!! Muni needs to have flow otherwise it's just
    natural trials.

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  18. Hi Goats.

    In my opinion this is the order of what you should be doing in MUni.
    Now this order takes into consideration speed and flow and energy
    consumption.
    I always try to maintain an comfortable speed with flow while trying t
    ride. I also try to conserve energy.

    1) Riding or just plain rolling over objects.
    2) Rolling Hoping objects that are to big to ride up.
    3) Pecking or hopping up obsects when you don't have the speed or room
    to rolling hop or if the objects are just to big to rolling hop. Also
    to peck and hop in tight places where there is no room for pedaling.

    Also when going downhill.

    1) Always try to roll of ledge.
    2) Only stop and still jump if there is not enough room or if there is
    a turn or if the ground slopes up after the drop.

    Always gap what you can.

    Keep in mind that some sections of technical trails are actually
    natural trials! This is especially true when going uphill. I mean when
    you encounter rocks that are over a meter high but have a couple of
    crannies in them then you hop up them and maybe even pedal grab the
    top.

    Unicorn

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  19. Yeah, man. I totally see where you're coming from but to tell you the
    truth, I just don't like hopping. The best muni riders are able to
    rolling jump/drop both in their normal stace and switch and are able to
    make the trail one constant flow which is what I think a main
    charecteristic of muni is. Flow.
    In my opinion, the only styles that require hopping are trials and
    possibly flatland.

    But that might just be me. =P

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  20. truth to say, i don't know that kris holm is the best. i would have to
    go on a ride with a bunch of top muni riders to tell that.

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