{"id":163218,"date":"2018-01-24T16:29:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=163218"},"modified":"2018-01-24T16:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:30:07","slug":"video-markus-stockl-racing-icy-streif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/01\/24\/video-markus-stockl-racing-icy-streif\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Markus St\u00f6ckl Is at It Again: Racing Down the Icy \u201cStreif\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might remember Austrian rider and manager of MS Racing Markus St\u00f6ckl as \u201cthat guy who wore a tight weird red latex onesie while setting down the downhill MTB speed record in the desert\u201d from our previous article<\/a>. Naturally, he\u2019s one of Red Bull\u2019s daredevil stuntmen and because Red Bull always comes up with something very special on the occasion of the renowned Hahnenkamm downhill run in Kitzb\u00fchel, affectionately called \u201cStreif\u201d, they\u2019ve sent St\u00f6ckl on his way this time to make the best of it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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VIDEO: New Insane Downhill Mountain Bike Speed Record by Markus St\u00f6ckl\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n<\/div>\n

First a Formula 1 race car, then a Moto GP motorcycle, and now a Mondraker downhill bicycle \u2013 all these means of transport had the honour to tackle the 3312-meter-long tricky ski course under Red Bull\u2019s orders. St\u00f6ckl, a natural thrill seeker, didn\u2019t need much to persuade him to saddle up and have a face-off with the slope\u2019s average 27 per cent gradient and a number of icy traps, including the Seidlalm jump, the \u201cmousetrap\u201d or the dreaded finish passage that has an extra helping of icy surface just for the hell of it.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

St\u00f6ckl certainly didn\u2019t come unprepared; besides lycra gear and sturdy helmet, the aforementioned Mondraker bike had three special adjustments – special screws, carbon-fibre mudguard, and the tires donned 15mm-long metal spikes for a better grip. But those were the only changes made to the bike. As St\u00f6ckl put it: \u201cI don\u2019t ride downhill mountain bikes with special parts. It has to be a bike \u2013 not a motorbike without an engine.\u201d<\/p>\n