Bikes for Enduro... The restart

[Ryanpmb]

CANYON CANYON CANYON!!!!!!

Can't see the above falling inline with this statement; "Brief is to get a mountain bikers mountain bike and offer it at a great price. Value for money."...

 

Mountain bikers mountain bike - sure.

Rest - not so sure...

[Ryanpmb]

For the GT fans

... are there any left?...

[Ryanpmb]

Bird Cycles - Aeris.  Long, low and slack.  Looks like it could be a nice ride:

 

Like that - looks a little "old school-ish" amongst the recent posts... nice!

[Ryanpmb]

Sigh... ok fine then.

Really?... matchy matchy... shirt, bike, chain, glasses... roadie by some chance

[banna]

Really?... matchy matchy... shirt, bike, chain, glasses... roadie by some chance

 

Er...nope dude. Not even close. That right there would be Brian Lopes. He might have a few road bikes, but he's certainly no roadie.  

[Ryanpmb]

Er...nope dude. Not even close. That right there would be Brian Lopes. He might have a few road bikes, but he's certainly no roadie.  

Either way, still looks remarkably intended. Be it himself or sponsors . Edited September 25, 2014 by Ryanpmb

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http://www.pinkbike.com/news/five-questions-enduro-racer-marco-osborne-on-winning-the-mammoth-mountain-pro-grt.html

 

Five Questions: Enduro Racer Marco Osborne on Winning the Mammoth Mountain Pro GRT

Sep 24, 2014

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Marco Osborne thunders down the rocky Pro GRT course at Mammoth Mountain - rocks that claimed many victims over the weekend's racing

Marco Osborne surprised everyone, and may have blurred the boundaries between DH and enduro, by handily winning the Pro GRT at Mammoth Mountain last weekend on the same bike that he uses for his day job as a professional enduro racer. Enduro bikes had already been used with some success at the pedally Pietermaritzburg World Cup DH course, and while the Mammoth downhill also featured a stretch where riders had to get on the gas, it also had plenty of technical and steep - with a couple of rock gardens that gave big bike competitors the shivers. Watching Osborne come down caused more than a few doubletakes. For one thing, you don't see too many DH racers sporting Leftys, and it's almost as rare to see one aboard a lightweight carbon machine like his Cannondale Jekyll. We caught up with the WTB/Cannondale rider to get the back story.



http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg What were you thinking, bringing your Cannondale Jekyll to a US National Downhill race? 

I knew that the course was rideable on a trailbike, as the year before, I raced the same track on my 26-inch Jekyll with a Fox 180 fork and finished eight. This year, I brought my new Cannondale Jekyll 27.5, equipped with a SuperMax Lefty and I knew that it was capable of riding this course. After racing the EWS race in Whistler, I knew that this bike could basically ride any trail. There were only two sections on the course where I had to sacrifice a little time and be smooth just to get down it safely. Once I got through those sections, I was able to open up and really throw down power everywhere I could. I just thought of it as another enduro stage, I just wanted to have fun.

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http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg The rock gardens at Mammoth are infamous. At any time, did you feel out gunned with only half a fork?

Yeah, there was one section where I felt like I needed a bigger bike, with more travel. It was a big rock section that was very rough and had pretty much one line. All the hecklers were in that section making noise, so it was a little stressful. Although, the Lefty felt great through that section - very stiff and responsive.

http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg Did you use any special components for the DH, or did you run your standard enduro setup? 

I used the same bike setup for the downhill as I did for the enduro race the next day. I didn't have to change anything. My bike is equipped with a mix of Shimano XT and XTR group-set and the new VX series pedals from VP components. I ran a WTB prototype Carbon front wheel and an aluminum WTB frequency I25 wheel in the rear. The WTB tires I have been racing enduro on all season are about 1050 grams, so I never have to worry about flats. I use the new WTB Breakout in the front and the WTB Trailboss in the rear. Both tires have thick casings and roll very well.

http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg What type of trails do you train on?

The trails I train on at home are fairly steep and loose, but not very rough. I have to earn all my runs by climbing big steep fire roads that tear your body apart. When I train with Mark Weir, we do shuttle runs out at the ranch. All the trails at the ranch are ridden-in tire ruts that flow through oak trees and wide open fields where you can reach over 45 miles per hour.

http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg In the beginning of the EWS, many DH riders switched to enduro to leverage their technical skills to podium in a new venue. Now that younger faces are dominating, what are the chances of the next enduro star emerging from DH? 

Any downhill star who wants to start emerging into enduro definitely has a high chance of being successful, since they already know how to ride fast downhill. However, in enduro you need to be a complete package. You have to want to go on big rides and do big climbs. You have to be able to last all day and ride more than one DH trail without much practice. You have to be very fit on the bike, as well as have the skills to go fast on the downhill stages. You have to learn to suffer and push through the pain.

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And you can buy it direct.

[Ryanpmb]

And you can buy it direct.

Would need to bring frame set in to make it worthwhile.

[Capricorn]

There's a thread on Pinkbike about YT Capra owners suffering frame cracking where the hanger is situated. Apparently the original hanger cuts into the frame as shown below. The frame was 3 weeks old.

 

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anyway, its related to a drop out issue. apparently, they have issued capras with the revised hangers, and spare hangers ordered by owners are given the new revised version.

 

Apparently week 35 frames onward have the revised hanger as stock item.

 

Revised hanger on the right in the following image:

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Revised hanger at the bottom:

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[Capricorn]

A communication from YT to someone with the issue as described above:

 

 

Dear Darri,

thank you for your inquiry and interest in our products.

In some cases it happened, that while detaching the Mech Hanger from the CAPRA some seat stays got damaged in the area of the intake
for the Mech Hanger. This damage is only in the upper coatings / painting of the seat stay.

This damage is just a cracking of the outer paint coating or the upper carbon coating of the seat stay, caused by the detaching of the
Mech Hanger through a misshandling.

While loosening the Mech Hanger bolt with a 19mm wrench it can happen, that the Mech Hanger is turning (moving) a little in the intake.
This movement of the Mech Hanger causes the damage in the upper coating as described before.

This damage has no influence on the durability or performance of the seat stay. It is NOT a break or damage of the carbon fiber structure.

This fact has lead us to redesign the seat stay for future models. This changed seat stay will be assembled in CAPRA shipments from September 2014 on.

After checking every single case very carefully, we will decide if we change seat stays under warranty or if we sell the new seat stay for a reduced
price of 199,- Euros.

We are always giving our best to optimize our products and let you, our customers know about these changes.

This is why we will check on every single case to find the most cost efficient solution for you.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

For further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me again.

[Capricorn]

and another email:

 

 

Dear Capra Customer,

 

Thank you very much that you decided to buy one of our CAPRAS. The PRO and COMP 1 Version has a 1x11 Drivetrain from SRAM.

 

Unfortunately the combination of this rear derailleur and the Mech Hanger causes the problem, that the contact-surface between the rotation-stopper of the rear derailleur is too small. Because of this the Mech Hanger is exposed to very high torques in this area, wich can cause the Mech Hanger to break.

 

The CAPRA's Mech Hanger was specified and constructed strictly according to the requirements by SRAM. While testing the CAPRA this problem did not occur and therefore the Mech Hanger's design went into production. We very much want to make sure to offer products wich work, are purchased and handled responsibly. Therefore, we decided to redesign the Mech Hanger in this neuralgic area.

 

We are very hapy to send you the redesigned Mech Hangers in the quantity of your original order to your original shipping adress in the next days. As soon as the parcel is handed over to DHL you will receive your Tracking Number by Mail.

 

 

 

Thank you very much for your understanding and have lot's of fun with your "goat". 

 

Best regards, 

Your YT-Team

[Capricorn]

i've tried to distill the more pertinents posts of the whole 16 page thread into the 3 posts above. So it seems like a fairly small issue, but i'm sure it will cause local Capra owners no end of heartache if things if this should happen to their very hard2get frames.

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