Gallery: pro DH tech tricks and experiments
DH World Cup kicks off in Lourdes with new gear
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Big data is everywhere these days, even on the bikes of world-class downhill riders. As the UCI World Cup kicked off this weekend in France, data acquisition sensors were found on many bikes. Some teams talk of using the data to compare suspension and gear setups; others aren’t quite sure exactly what to do yet with all the measurements of frame-mounted accelerometers and gyroscopes.
- Myriam “Pompon” Nicole’s Commencal Supreme DH
- Tech Gallery from the Lourdes World Cup
- Ride Furious with Commencal’s new DH bike
The pre-race hype was all about 29ers, but there weren’t actually all that many on hand in Lourdes.
Check out the gallery above for a closer look at the data acquisition setups, plus some unique bikes and brake-pad configurations.
Keep an eye out for more in-depth pro bikes from Lourdes in the coming days.
Authors
Tom Marvin is a technical editor at BikeRadar.com and MBUK magazine. He has a particular focus on mountain bikes, but spends plenty of time on gravel bikes, too. Tom has written for BikeRadar, MBUK and Cycling Plus, and was previously technical editor of What Mountain Bike magazine. He is also a regular presenter on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel and the BikeRadar podcast. With more than twenty years of mountain biking experience, and nearly a decade of testing mountain and gravel bikes, Tom has ridden and tested thousands of bikes and products, from super-light XC race bikes through to the most powerful brakes on the market. Outside of testing bikes, Tom competes in a wide range of mountain bike races, from multi-day enduros through to 24-hour races in the depths of the Scottish winter – pushing bikes, components and his legs to their limits. He’s also worked out that shaving your legs saves 8 watts, while testing aerodynamics in a wind tunnel. When not riding he can be found at the climbing wall, in his garden or cooking up culinary delights.
