Brook Macdonald on Fresh Starts, DH Race Bike Design, Moving to Forbidden, & More
Description
Racing World Cup DH isn’t easy under any circumstances, but doing so after a spinal cord injury — and needing to relearn how to walk, much less ride — is something else entirely. Brook Macdonald pulled it off, but he’s also struggled with bike setup, burnout, and more over the last couple of seasons. For 2024, though, he’s got a new team, a new bike, and a renewed hunger to race — we sat down to hear all about it.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Getting a fresh start for 2024 (2:24 )
Coming back from breaking his back in 2019 (4:09 )
What does (and doesn’t) work in a DH race bike (18:06 )
Moving to Forbidden (23:40 )
Hardline Tasmania (26:58 )
Losing weight (35:44 )
The evolution of DH racing (39:04 )
Changing race tracks (50:05 )
Brook’s 2024 goals (54:42 )
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