Incredible XC World Cup tech — video

Skimpy droppers, extreme positions and massive gearing

Watch Jack get in a spin at the Albstadt World Cup in Germany

Helen Cousins

Published: May 27, 2018 at 12:00 pm

We sent Jack Luke into the pits at the Albstadt round of the XC World Cup with one simple objective: find the most extreme pro tech and setups and get excited about them.

Check out out video above to see how he got on and what he spotted.

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_{We take a look around the pits at the XC World Cup in Albstadt}

Operations manager

Helen Cousins has been at BikeRadar since 2016 and has more than 13 years of writing and editing experience on a wide range of consumer and specialist titles. Helen is now our operations manager, working across BikeRadar, Cycling Plus and MBUK, and can be found riding her Liv Devote Advanced on the gravel tracks of Wiltshire and Somerset, or her Cannondale Synapse road bike on local country lanes. In winter, Helen prefers to head indoors on Zwift, but her favourite place to ride is Mallorca, for sunnier climes and epic climbs.