UCI DH World Cup 2017 #1 - Lourdes 29-30 April

[popcorn_skollie]

And looking forward to the awesome Claudio course preview!

 

So many spiders...

[Hairy]

So many spiders...

LOL ... a good few years ago we did a Tokai night ride and we stopped on the upper levels....someone looked down after we were chatting for a while and the floor was COVERED in spiders. One of the riders is a "little scared" of spiders, for the remainder of the evening he refused to put a foot down at a stop. What a great night out that was!

[Eddy Gordo]

[Eddy Gordo]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/lourdes-world-cup-preview-and-track-walk-photo-epic-2017.html

 

 

some interesting observations. Maybe by sunday its completely dry, maybe not

[Eddy Gordo]

Doesnt look like alot of 29'er out there

 

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/tech-randoms-lourdes-world-cup-2017.html

[Nick]

Claudio's track preview: https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/articles/videos/course-preview-lourdes-world-cup-track-with-claudio-caluori-r6484

[Capricorn]

Doesnt look like alot of 29'er out there

 

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/tech-randoms-lourdes-world-cup-2017.html

just the syndicate and trek so far.

Brendan's scott looks really damn good! yum!

[Duane_Bosch]

just the syndicate and trek so far.

Brendan's scott looks really damn good! yum!

Are TREK really on 29ers?

 

That Norco looks TEEEEEERRRRRRRRIBLE IMO. The 80's style tube wrapped around the swing arm to prevent the sound of a dustbin lid rolling down a mountain. REALLY?

[Capricorn]

Claudio's track preview: https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/articles/videos/course-preview-lourdes-world-cup-track-with-claudio-caluori-r6484

 

Claudio: "get some catfood, cos there's a pussy on track" 

[Capricorn]

Are TREK really on 29ers?

 

That Norco looks TEEEEEERRRRRRRRIBLE IMO. The 80's style tube wrapped around the swing arm to prevent the sound of a dustbin lid rolling down a mountain. REALLY?

compare the PB article pic with this one, and note where the bottom of the shock meets the frame:

http://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/users/2/photos/78474/s1600_MeagherC_140616_0039.jpg?1404405124

 

in the PB pic, the rear triangle no longer seems to be floating as in the image above, suggesting a new frame from what's gone before. So just an assumption its the proto 29er, but could well be the proto frame being tested here by trek with some ambiguity about wheel sizes.

[Duane_Bosch]

compare the PB article pic with this one, and note where the bottom of the shock meets the frame:

 

 

in the PB pic, the rear triangle no longer seems to be floating as in the image above, suggesting a new frame from what's gone before. So just an assumption its the proto 29er, but could well be the proto frame being tested here by trek with some ambiguity about wheel sizes.

Ok. It's gonna be interesting for sure.

 

Gwinn MUST have known about the 29ers that Trek & SC are going to run. He seems to be the rider most closely aligned to Fox so they would surely have told him. The production ready 40 is pretty much the last piece in the puzzle for 29er DH bikes. All the other attempts I've seen have had that horrible dorado out front.

 

I reckon YT will be on a 29er by MSA. Gwinn is on an XL TUES and he's only 178cm which tells me he's looking for high speed stability.

[Duane_Bosch]

PS I think it's fair to say that 26" is d-e-d.

In euro bikeparks 26ers still rule the roost. You of all people should know this. Tsk tsk.

[Hairy]

Ok. It's gonna be interesting for sure.

 

Gwinn MUST have known about the 29ers that Trek & SC are going to run. He seems to be the rider most closely aligned to Fox so they would surely have told him. The production ready 40 is pretty much the last piece in the puzzle for 29er DH bikes. All the other attempts I've seen have had that horrible dorado out front.

 

I reckon YT will be on a 29er by MSA. Gwinn is on an XL TUES and he's only 178cm which tells me he's looking for high speed stability.

FLIP, now I need an XL bike frame too

[Capricorn]

Ok. It's gonna be interesting for sure.

 

Gwinn MUST have known about the 29ers that Trek & SC are going to run. He seems to be the rider most closely aligned to Fox so they would surely have told him. The production ready 40 is pretty much the last piece in the puzzle for 29er DH bikes. All the other attempts I've seen have had that horrible dorado out front.

 

I reckon YT will be on a 29er by MSA. Gwinn is on an XL TUES and he's only 178cm which tells me he's looking for high speed stability.

 

for sure. for all those on 29ers, the last piece of the puzzle is likely to be skidplates for their riding shorts To go along with with his buzzworks headset, Mr Minn might as well go with buzzkill buttprotection

[Formallyknownas]

[Piston ZA]

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