The latest and greatest from the pits at the opening round of the 2017 Downhill World CupSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Greg Minnaar, along with the rest of the Santa Cruz Syndicate, will be racing on the new 29” wheeled V10. Despite rumours that other teams would be on big wheels, this is the only 29er we’ve spotted being ridden so far. Stay tuned for a more thorough look at this bike soonSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Loic Bruni’s Specialized Demo uses the same custom linkage that he used last year, now driving an Ohlins TTX coil shock. Moto foam is used to keep mud from collecting inside. Also, look at the distinctive gold coating on the damper shaftSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Details are still thin on the ground about Ohlins’ new downhill fork. All we know is that it has 200mm of travel (shocking!) and an air spring, which appears to have two valves, much like the Swedish firm’s RXF 34 and 36 forks. There’s also low and high speed compression dials, similar to the single crown forksSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Stevie Smith’s legacy lives on in World Cup downhillSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Specialized Phenom saddles for Loic Bruni and Finn IlesSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Loic’s minty fresh flecked paint jobSeb Stott / Immediate Media
2.5” Hillbilly tires all round in the Specialized pitsSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Finn Iles’ demo carbon painted to look like alloySeb Stott / Immediate Media
Finn has a one-degree angleset this weekend to make his bike a little slacker. Loic’s uses a standard headsetSeb Stott / Immediate Media
You know you’ve made it when your face appears on JesusSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Loic’s data acquisition bike is setup as close as possible to his race bike in order to give the best impression of what the Frenchman’s suspension is doingSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Trickstuff Direttissima brakes on Mick and Tracey Hannah’s PolygonsSeb Stott / Immediate Media
Tracey’s brakes are set to bite pretty close to the bar, as according to her mechanic, she has pretty small handsSeb Stott / Immediate Media