Schurter quietly confident ahead of World Title defence

[Matt]

SCOTT Swisspower rider Nino Schurter is quietly confident ahead of his Elite men’s Olympic Cross-country (XCO) title defence at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

 

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[Bat-ass]

The fork travel on his bike looks nice and long? Definetly longer then 100mm? good for rock gardens?

Compensating for 29er?

[Vetseun]

I love that bike

[SwissVan]

Those "white wall" tyres look krap, someone give him a big black koki pen to color them in...yes I know they are special hand made tubbies but they still look krap

[Bat-ass]

im more worried about his shoe then his white wall tyres!!

[jcza]

Can't see anyone catching him

[BrandonF_]

Rumors have it, his bike is below 12kgs,...amazing huh?

[SwissVan]

im more worried about his shoe then his white wall tyres!!

 

 

Eish ....good point

[jcza]

Rumors have it, his bike is below 12kgs,...amazing huh?

 

I don't get it? What amazing?

[SwissVan]

Rumors have it, his bike is below 12kgs,...amazing huh?

 

far below 12 kgs...my damn size L zula is about 12 kgs

[Ryanpmb]

Those "white wall" tyres look krap, someone give him a big black koki pen to color them in...yes I know they are special hand made tubbies but they still look krap

Haibo... Dugast tubulars are not krap...

 

Looks a fairly substantial chainring too...!

[jcza]

 

far below 12 kgs...my damn size L zula is about 12 kgs

 

Thats what I thought - I'm sure his bike is +/- 9kgs (or less)

[Lone_Ranger]

Rumors have it, his bike is below 12kgs,...amazing huh?

 

I wouldn't be surprised if it's below 9kg's actually.

[Eldron]

My money is still on Kulhavy. He's had a bad year but man can that oke ride on the big days.

 

Proper BMT that boy.

 

Plus he rides a duallie

[Lone_Ranger]

Bike weighs 7.8kg if you believe his website:

 

http://www.nsracing.ch/en/Bikes

 

That's insane!!!!!

[Shangri la]

Bat-ass, article comments the bike is a 27,5 not a 29