Is Pumping Your Mountain Bike Faster Than Pedaling? | Pumping Vs Pedaling

Is pedalling down a downhill run faster than using the terrain to gain speed by pumping? Neil headed to Bikepark Wales, riding a mixture of tech and flow trails, to find out 🤘

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There have been a few instances in recent history of legendary DH race runs done without a chain. Aaron Gwin's win in Leogang, Rachel Atherton's 3rd place in Fort William or Neko Mulally's Career Best of 4th at Hafjell... but just how much difference does it make to the bike when riding chainless and can Neil recreate a similar result with a chain and just by pumping in this test?

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