The reigning UCI World Cup champion, Canadian Stevie Smith, is on a brand new bike from his sponsor, Devinci Cycles. The new bike is total redesign, although it takes elements from the existing Wilson downhill bike, while incorporating new ones, primarily the 650b wheelsNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
Smith’s new Devinci sports the new e*thirteen LG1+R carbon chainguide, modified with velcro on the inside to reduce noise from the chain bouncing, while helping to remove debris at the same time. Smith’s mechanic, Nigel Reeve, also applies adhesive 3M mastic tape to the inside of the swingarm to manage chain slapNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
The new Devinci DH bike has gone from a 3.5in stroke shock to a shorter 3in stroke. It also incorporates a new yoke design. Also spotted was this rather sweet-looking blue titanium spring mounted on the RockShox Vivid shock from Ti-Springs.comNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
More BlackBox touches here with Smith’s 7-speed SRAM shifter. He also has his name on the ODI lock-on collars, which is a nice touch tooNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
After years of development, the Charger damper-equipped RockShox Boxxer fork is mere weeks from being available to the general public. But while the trickle-down effect is great for customers, unfortunately you won’t get to have your name on them unless you’re ‘factory’Nathan Carvell / BikeRadar
The new Devinci DH bike (no name yet, but it is more than likely to be another variant of the existing Wilson platform) sports a few alterations to the tried-and-trusted Split Pivot design that Smith took the 2013 overall series title onNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
Smith is a born-and-bred Vancouver Islander, and his new Red Bull adorned Fox Rampage Pro Carbon helmet pays homage to his country’s roots and indigenous peoplesNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
Not many bikes are made in the good ol’ US of A these days, especially not ones made of carbon by the big manufacturers. Trek is keeping it real with its bikesNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
Sporting some of the neatest looking internal cable routing, the new 650b Trek Session looks every bit the super bike. It’s also the bike that Neko Mulally is riding here at Fort WilliamNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
This as-yet-unnamed prototype rear shock from Fox bares the RAD (Research And Development) stamp that means it’s still very much a prototype, but judging by the location of the dials and their configuration, it looks set to be a huge overhaul of their existing coil line and more akin to shocks found on moto-cross bikes. It has both high- and low-speed compression, and rebound damping adjustments, located close to the piggybackNathan Carvell / BikeRadar
With the threat of mud and rain constantly on mechanics’ minds, Jacy Shumilak, Sam Hill’s mechanic, applies ‘moto-foam’ to any parts of the bike that’s prone to absorbing moisture and mud, which will increase the bike’s weight on a race runNathan Carvell / BikeRadar