Steve Peat- Worlds Number 1 Downhiller in the 1993 7UP BMBF DH Final, Eastridge Forest Shrewsbury 

Ha. I was actually at this event. I was at a funeral in the morning and almost at my own in the afternoon. I snuck down the course (unofficially) on a Kona Lavadome, and smashed my front wheel on the jump into the field at the end of the course. I ended up in the first aid tent (just visible in the video) having been knocked out. To this day I can't recall riding the course or the jump. In addition I used to hang out in Dave Mellors shop, and he fitted my 92 Rox Shox for me. At one point he had Chris Boardman's 1992 Gold Medal wining Lotus time trial bike in his shop and I got to sit on it, but he would not let me try it at Eastbridge. Some of us from Shrewsbury were downhill riding in the 70's, long before the sport had a name. We put MX bars and knobbly tyres onto 3-speed bikes. I was one & am very proud of this. Its amazing how this great sport has progressed since the 70's and indeed 1993. And its not, as the Yanks say "An American invention" It was Made in Shropshire. People today cant believe we rode down tracks like Eastridge (and indeed the massive hill at the Hawkstone Park MX track, on bikes without suspension, but this video proves it. It's even more amazing that Steve Peat is still racing!! More power to him. He seems a top bloke.

Hardtails, narrow bars, Lycra, spindly forks, bar ends FFS!! Old skool DH.

0:09: impressive cornering with a centre of gravity of about 9ft above the ground!

Downhill back then was so awesome, basically a time trial that also requires skill

Thats Awesome. Titley hasn't changed a bit!

There’s sooo much quality comment banter in here I’ve decided just to leave a like 👍🏻

I recorded this off BBC Grandstand in 93, when I was 15. This is so amazing that you've uploaded to YT, thank you. Was and still obsessed with MTB

downhill has changed so much!!!

truly hard core, 80mm shocks (if that) hard tails bombing down trails like a boss

Great old vid. Robin symore and john pennyfether from ireland are still legends. You can here richie byrne egging on robin when he crashes. Irelands godfather of mtbs. We all miss him. He was the best mate anyone could have. Hope valhalla was ready for you.

I'm so glad I'm a downhill in the year 2019

I was there!! How technology has changed since then.😳

wow, back in the day! :D

Once the courses became wet and with roots and not just clean dry transitions, thats when the USA started failing and the Europeans and the Canadians started hitting hard as the wet is part of the deal.

Look at them racing downhill with fully raised saddles :D

The bikes and clothes have hardly changed!

Steve Peat starts at 6:13 , classic!

r.i.p jay mac

Wow - nostalgia! I'm glad the lycra look has disappeared from downhill!. Wonder where all those old bikes are now? A modern downhill rig is a far cry from those things. Also, look how high Peaty's seat post was!

Those handlebars though 😳

wow 93! rip mcroy!

Today's Pedal powered YZ125's make those Root Sections laughable.

Love how the thumbnail is of a guy cycling uphill

these guys could give most downhillers a run for there money nowa days :O good riders!

If you MTB in the pedals you cant use your foot in the turn (right?) so should you put your feet in the pedals in the beginning or later when you`ve learned to keep control in the turns?

Whats up with guy in yellow shirt? He is wearing the mask??

why are their seats up? in a 3 minute race theres no reason for that

check him out in his lycra!

why did any one think MTB were any good at going down hill back then....you were better off on a 20'' wheeled BMX than basically a road bike with straight handle bar....

6:14

Lol he won downhill races??!!!!! :) :0 :)

them were the days wen courses wer so shit cross country riders won the dh races, oh and riders used tioga disk drive rear wheels, GT`s RTS-1, elevated chainstays........, champion