Marvin rides like an alien

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Edited Date/Time 1/21/2012 2:23pm
Disclaimer,

No offense to Marvin at all, this is strictly my opinion. : )

After watching only half this video, as I had to stop watching it. I determined he has the weirdest riding style.

Every heard of elbows up when riding? I mean yeah the guy flies around the track. To see one French guy ride like poetry (Pourcel) and then see this. Wow!

http://motocross.transworld.net/1000112420/news/riding-with-marvin-musq…
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Ddavis 6/10/2011 1:07am
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How do you know what an Alien rides like?
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uk125250 6/10/2011 1:21am
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I think he's got a great riding style. Maybe I missed something though, I haven seen him too much.
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skidsteer16 6/10/2011 1:59am
6/10/2011 1:59am Edited Date/Time 6/10/2011 3:48am
"To see one French guy ride like poetry (Pourcel) and then see this. Wow!"

Ever seen DV ride? Cool


I think Marvin has an absolutely awesome style!
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EatAChode 6/10/2011 2:13am
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Yeah DV had more of a snake like style, hence is nickname Le Cobra.

To each his own! Its cool to hear different opinions. Im more of a fan of technical riders like KW.

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skidsteer16 6/10/2011 2:24am
6/10/2011 2:24am Edited Date/Time 6/10/2011 3:49am
DV's style is more reminiscent of a writhing worm after it's been cut it in half!

jk jk.
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tobz 6/10/2011 3:06am
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Love it, looks alot better than most of the kids out there at the moment.
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EatAChode 6/10/2011 3:26am
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Then it is just me! Its mostly the elbows that bother me. Get em up!
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beemac70 6/10/2011 3:50am
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Not even for one split second did I notice anything weird about his style. I honestly cant see what you are talking about. And actually, although K-Dub is poetry in motion on a bike, I think he keeps his elbows waay lower most of the time. I could be wrong though. Jus' sayin.
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BM255 6/10/2011 3:51am
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EatAChode wrote:
Then it is just me! Its mostly the elbows that bother me. Get em up!
mate, he has really long arms which makes it hard to ride with his elbows up. He's also really skinny so they look even longer. Guys with short arms (RC, Reed etc) look more stylish because their arm movements are far less exagerated.
Marvin rides really fast and moves his bike really well so overall his style looks good, but not much he ca do about his arm length unfortunately.
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jamma10 6/10/2011 4:00am
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He's also a double world champion... whether his elbows are up or down, it doesn't really matter anymore.

That old transworld video does him no justice imo. Once you've seen more of him you'll soon discover that he is one of the smoothest riders out there with style almost as effortless as CP's or Windham. He is in that category.
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skidsteer16 6/10/2011 4:03am
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CP may be taking his "effortless" style to a whole new level this weekend...

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Original Poster bro... I didn't see what you saw.
Yamaharider1474 6/10/2011 7:13am
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I think the kid has a different style for sure but the bike is going fast! and i for one like this style more than the Rox and Barcia gun slinger rear wheel in front of the front wheel crap. but hey they all make it work for them so be it........ pin it to win it boys!
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GODMODE 6/10/2011 8:25am
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lets all just admit it, 144 has the best style ever...
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Rooster 6/10/2011 8:25am
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From that video it looks like he's gripping hard with his legs and letting his arms relax a lot more. More of an elbows out than up style. I don't see anything wrong with it. In fact it looks pretty damn fast to me.
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GODMODE 6/10/2011 8:30am
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Rooster wrote:
From that video it looks like he's gripping hard with his legs and letting his arms relax a lot more. More of an elbows out than...
From that video it looks like he's gripping hard with his legs and letting his arms relax a lot more. More of an elbows out than up style. I don't see anything wrong with it. In fact it looks pretty damn fast to me.
that's what i was thinking too, and he doesn't get his head over the numberplate much, he seems to sit a little farther back, or that could also be his height. tall riders can have awesome style tho, just look at dean wilson, and k-dub is actually pretty tall also.
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EatAChode wrote:
Then it is just me! Its mostly the elbows that bother me. Get em up!
BM255 wrote:
mate, he has really long arms which makes it hard to ride with his elbows up. He's also really skinny so they look even longer. Guys...
mate, he has really long arms which makes it hard to ride with his elbows up. He's also really skinny so they look even longer. Guys with short arms (RC, Reed etc) look more stylish because their arm movements are far less exagerated.
Marvin rides really fast and moves his bike really well so overall his style looks good, but not much he ca do about his arm length unfortunately.
Yep. That's what I see too.
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Skinnly 6/10/2011 9:03am
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GODMODE wrote:
lets all just admit it, 144 has the best style ever...
Im with ya bro,kinda like Bayle.

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chrisgg90 6/10/2011 9:04am
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Wish I rode that weird
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kw859 6/10/2011 9:05am
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Its not the style...its how fast you go!
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I find it interesting that the younger the foreign riders are in the states, the better attitudes they have these days. They get to the states and appreciate their opportunities. I don't know if it's because their realizing thay they are living their dream of racing professionally or what. I know not every foreign rider is, or was, unselfish, so please don't kill me. It just seems like the days of good guys like Jeff Leisk were over and now it's coming back around. Regardless, I could care less what CP does anymore or who he races for. Guys like Roczen and Musquin have taken his spotlight. I think Jeremy McGrath said it best that "You see the same people on the way up as you do on the way down".
TripleFive 6/10/2011 10:30am
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Riding styles are like art.

Each style is unique and there really isn't a right or wrong.

Most people get bent out of shape when they see someone with their elbows down. If you have the strength to pull it off there is absolutely nothing wrong with it; in my opinion it saves some energy.
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toroP 6/10/2011 10:36am
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EatAChode wrote:
Then it is just me! Its mostly the elbows that bother me. Get em up!
Ever watch RV?
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Ddavis 6/10/2011 11:54am
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Ever notice that people that ride elbows down are usually WIDE OPEN? Personally if you're a newcomer to the sport, focus on riding with good technique but once you're fast do whatever works for you.
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Robgvx 6/10/2011 12:41pm
6/10/2011 12:41pm Edited Date/Time 6/10/2011 12:43pm
DV's riding style reminds me of this:



(No offence. He'd kick my arse)
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JB 19 6/10/2011 1:26pm
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What am I watching for again?
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It's his arm length, more than anything...that, and they are really skinny....that's where I'm getting a hint of the "alien" look from.

Not much he can do about that....and with his resume, who really cares?
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scooterB 6/10/2011 6:28pm
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^^^^ dude just has a bigass wingspan. not everyone in the sport is built like james/ricky
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cason402 6/10/2011 7:20pm
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DV's style is totally awesome, as per the video below

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MP818 6/10/2011 8:01pm
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I agree with the really long wingspan and skinny, lanky form he has. I think I ride similar do to the fact I'm about 6'2 and 170lbs. The thing that bothered me was it didn't look like he ever touches his front brake. Not even to drag it through the ruts, but hey, I dont have world titles either. That's just how I was raised

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