Brian Lopes is now working as a mechanic! by brule

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dirtmonkey1 (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:07)

I wish all forks were that easy to service

a1bike4me (Apr 20, 2011 at 21:16)

Dj Techron in the mix!! i Fricken love that rig!!

ASPOCKALIPS801 (Apr 20, 2011 at 22:28)

Nothing like having a hammered mechanic working on your hammered Marzocchi fork, Brian was tanked. That' s how Marzocchi rolls party all the time.

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arekieh (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:10)

lol spraypainting seals = criminally retarded

Brian Lopes is a boss though

epic09 (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:13)

haha yeah, im not sure who did it but they need a quick beating to get them back into line.

mtb1stdegree (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:27)

im proud to own a bell drop brian lopes edition

deadatbirth (Apr 21, 2011 at 7:24)

must have been a PB user that spraypainted the seals

brule Mod Plus (Apr 21, 2011 at 9:53)

D.A.B. Are you suggesting that you've painted your seals in the past? If so that's too bad man.

amando96 (Apr 26, 2011 at 8:22)

Some dude down here sandblasted and painted the stanchions, now that's retarded, he was also from a reputable bike frame painting shop.

deadatbirth (Apr 27, 2011 at 19:17)

doesnt sound too reputable to me

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dkidd (Apr 20, 2011 at 20:41)

Oh good... now he can take up 3 mechanics benches at every race.

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yuroshek (Apr 21, 2011 at 6:05)

so dumb, they changed the oil and put 2 stickers on it and they call that pimped? lol why not change the seals for the girl as well? get that fork in running condition! I feel like they were trying to be like Hayes and say "your bike is pimped" Hayes just started the "your bike has been Hayes'd" and now Marz puts oil and stickers on and calls it pimped! what a Joke!

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prana425 (Apr 20, 2011 at 19:49)

He IS a tool, the least he could do is learn how to use some tools.

deadatbirth (Apr 21, 2011 at 7:23)

well said

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hoolydooly (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:24)

"ahhhhhh whats that doing in there!!??"

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antmav (Apr 22, 2011 at 11:41)

'Sign this shirt, this is what you do best" Baaaaahahahahaha

What is worse:
1. Having Lopes work on your bike
2. Being a legit bike mechanic and having to put up with Lopes in the area
3. That music.

She was probably off to the Fox tent to have Jared Graves fix what Lopes screwed up.

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rickyretardo (Apr 25, 2011 at 9:39)

Gotta love all these nobodys calling Lopes out. He's having a good time joking around, CHILL OUT losers and get back to your job flipin burgers

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boo86 (Apr 20, 2011 at 23:38)

The guy's a legend.
Good to see a beat up bike too. Not everything in the world is shiny and new.

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GageFedato (Apr 21, 2011 at 8:55)

Every one who is saying "oh he just did it for the camera" even if that was so he still did it which i bet half of you or more still wouldn't even if the camera was out.

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surfer79 (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:05)

what a nic guy. imagine that chick done up. i think she'd be hot.

epic09 (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:13)

agreed

StuHaight (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:23)

Dude what rad-tastic song is that?

mountguitars (Apr 20, 2011 at 19:52)

a chick that shreds and looks hot. that'd be irresistible, LOL!

xNicolx (Apr 20, 2011 at 21:19)

Haha Thanks guys. Wink

surfer79 (Apr 20, 2011 at 21:27)

hahahahahahahaha, you chimed in. btw, done up or not. i ment hot either way. lol.

tom-cuthbert (Apr 20, 2011 at 22:08)

LOL

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richierocket (Apr 20, 2011 at 21:52)

I really enjoyed that vid. Fun times!

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stompeinator (Apr 20, 2011 at 21:37)

That dj was SO LOUD, i had to ask the marzo guys some questions and i literally had to scream for them to hear me

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epic09 (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:08)

Ha, good to see the pros helping out, funny guy too Smile

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monstertiki (Apr 20, 2011 at 19:01)

I hear all this bad stuff about lopes. This video is awesome and contradicts the bad stuff. Interesting fluid measuring technique.

mountguitars (Apr 20, 2011 at 19:51)

like what bad stuff have you heard?

he's awesome. the fact that he travels around the globe, spreading the love of mountain bikes (he was with hans rey a couple of occasions) makes him so cool. and check out his resume: he does DH, 4X, XC and cyclocross!

dkidd (Apr 20, 2011 at 20:42)

http://www.site.hbcutthecoursein1990.com/Announcements.html

he has a bad reputation. Amongst other things, he parks his car/RV/etc. really really badly.

Bmxerch (Apr 20, 2011 at 20:46)

I've HEARD that he's just generally an arrogant prick to people. But this video proves all the Haters wrong.

Looks like a genuine guy to me Salute

Motomaster (Apr 20, 2011 at 20:55)

Lopes is awesome. I've ridden moto with him and he rips. Plus he's a cool guy.

dkidd (Apr 20, 2011 at 20:57)

I believe he's a rad guy, but there is a lot of chatter about his.... less rad actions. But w/e. He's never been a douchebag to me!

mountguitars (Apr 20, 2011 at 21:06)

LOL! he rides road too.

http://www.site.hbcutthecoursein1990.com/images/lopes_again_2.jpg

richierocket (Apr 20, 2011 at 21:56)

How do you think he got the power and speed for those tanks of legs he's got? Training wheels?

Bmxerch (Apr 20, 2011 at 21:59)

You could lift weights.. I don't road ride and my legs are pretty muscular..

Some people just didn't know he rides road I guess ?

mountguitars (Apr 20, 2011 at 23:15)

i've seen him do cyclocross but i never thought he rides road too. i actually ride road as well and some people get dissed here if they find out you like riding road bikes.

stryke Plus (Apr 21, 2011 at 4:19)

lifting weights doesn't get you the same stamina needed for long explosive sprints lopes style, lopes has put a ton of road miles down, as has every other mountain bike pro

Bmxerch (Apr 21, 2011 at 9:15)

Oh I know, I'm not saying I have crazy stamina. I'm just saying you don't have to ride road bikes for your legs to get that gargantuous.

JHewitt (Apr 21, 2011 at 16:31)

@dkidd, f*king hell whoever made that site really needs to get a life... all the photos of him, its just creepy. I've met him twice and he seemed a pretty cool guy, the second time he was collecting money for a charity helping to buy bikes for people in Africa, who sometimes have to walk miles to get to school or work. Dont know where all this hate has come from...

Bmxerch (Apr 21, 2011 at 16:43)

The hate comes from Brian being a typical human being, like the rest of us, if that story is true, he obviously likes to have alot of fun.

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The-Dan-Jones (Apr 20, 2011 at 19:26)

That was pretty cool, I guess you shouldn't believe everything you read about Lopes.

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ryanreishripper (Apr 20, 2011 at 22:08)

I love it when the pros are down to earth and dont think of themselves higher up than the rest of us. Thats pretty cool, what Brian did. RESPECT.

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euforiaz (Apr 20, 2011 at 23:52)

Brian, please service my z1 too!! Smile

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skibiker (Apr 21, 2011 at 12:00)

She got that thing from the guy who stole it

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chris (Apr 20, 2011 at 22:00)

lol I hope that was a joke.

baca262 (Apr 20, 2011 at 22:08)

same here.

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Quinn-39 (Apr 21, 2011 at 15:09)

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connen31 (Apr 20, 2011 at 20:59)

there dj4s mate....

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meathooker (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:06)

huh...i made it to 1:21...thats time i'm never going to get back

commencal1supreme (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:23)

who gives a shit, good vid tho.

Quinn-39 (Apr 20, 2011 at 18:38)

That a minute and twenty one seconds that you spent watching a legend work on some lucky girl's beat up old fork. I dont see why you have a problem with that....

Motomaster (Apr 20, 2011 at 20:53)

Lopes is a legend. He can work on my fork any day.

DirtyDee (Apr 21, 2011 at 2:07)

Wouldn't let him work on my bikes. This is just a way to say "Hey I'm cool I do stuff for the people" and then slag off the real mechanics who do this everyday, not just when the camera is out and a pretty girl walks by.

stryke Plus (Apr 21, 2011 at 4:20)

hes a legendary rider, not a legendary bike mechanic.. i'd rather work on my own stuff

Motomaster (Apr 21, 2011 at 9:21)

You guys are retarded.

stryke Plus (Apr 21, 2011 at 9:57)

because we'd rather have mechanics working on our bikes? lol

Quinn-39 (Apr 21, 2011 at 15:09)

Look, its a promotion thing. this is Sea Otter, not the LBS. Having a guy like Lopes do stuff like this is great PR. ANd @ stryke.... do you think that girl could rebuild her own fork? It looks like she was just starting up so i dont think she would have done a better job. By my observations he did everything just fine too.

basically.... clam yo tits people. its basically a big Marzo ad.

maxdad (Apr 21, 2011 at 20:04)

lucky they have their sunglasses on, its "so" bright in there

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