{"id":171356,"date":"2017-10-19T22:25:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T20:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=171356\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T22:25:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T20:25:40","slug":"road-to-rampage-darren-berrecloth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/road-to-rampage-darren-berrecloth\/","title":{"rendered":"[Road to Rampage] Darren Berrecloth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our next &#8220;Road to Rampage&#8221; feature, we&#8217;re touching base with freeride legend himself, Darren &#8220;Claw&#8221; Berrecloth. The B.C. rider has attended year after year and has taken some of the ballsiest lines on the hill. This year he&#8217;s looking to push himself just a bit further if the wind cooperates. Here&#8217;s what he had to say about 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMC3672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMC3672.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMC3672-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMC3672-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MTB-Mag:<\/strong>\u00a0What are some big changes you make to your bike for Rampage?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claw:<\/strong> I tend to shorten the rear end on my Canyon Sender and then I stiffen up my suspension a bit. Nothing major.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171364\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-171364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-1.09.22-PM.png\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-1.09.22-PM.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-1.09.22-PM-750x482.png 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-1.09.22-PM-768x494.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tease at Claw&#8217;s 2017 Rampage machine&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MTB-Mag:<\/strong> Do you have any major changes of kit or your protective wear?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claw:<\/strong> I started running a thin back protector recently and man it definitely came in handy in the U.K.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_143892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143892\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-143892 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/rampage2016-claw-ponder.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/rampage2016-claw-ponder.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/rampage2016-claw-ponder-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-143892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darren on the &#8220;Green Goblin&#8221; last year, right outta the start gate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MTB-Mag:<\/strong> Are you changing anything major in your line? If so what are you changing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claw:<\/strong> No, I got screwed by the wind on my line last year, so I didn\u2019t feel I really nailed it. I\u2019m pumped to spice it up a bit and shred it super hard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_112620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112620\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-112620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/KVV_3316.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/KVV_3316.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/KVV_3316-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rampage 2015. BOOSTING.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MTB-Mag:<\/strong> What&#8217;s your biggest fear or concern this year?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claw:<\/strong>\u00a0Wind as always, LOL. Always an issue out ther.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171362\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-171362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC1038.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC1038.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC1038-750x499.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC1038-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FREAKIN wind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MTB-Mag:<\/strong> Do you have any goals for your line or your result? Any tricks you want to do?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claw:<\/strong> No result or particular goal. I just want to get all the tricks down that I want to nail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our next &#8220;Road to Rampage&#8221; feature, we&#8217;re touching base with freeride legend himself, Darren &#8220;Claw&#8221; Berrecloth. The B.C. rider has attended year after year and has taken some of the ballsiest lines on the hill. This year he&#8217;s looking to push himself just a bit further if the wind cooperates. Here&#8217;s what he had to say about 2017. MTB-Mag:\u00a0What are some big changes you make to your bike for Rampage? Claw: I tend to shorten the rear end on my Canyon Sender and then I stiffen up my suspension a bit. Nothing major. 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