Marc Beaumont’s GT Fury is one of the few carbon fibre downhill bikes on the World Cup circuitJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Marc Beaumont is on the SRAM group’s hush-hush BlackBox product development squadJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Beaumont uses CrankBrothers Mallet clipless pedals for downhillJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Marc Beaumont’s GT Fury has a carbon swingarm with internal cable routingJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Marc Beaumont’s wheels have two valve caps – one black…James Costley-White/BikeRadar
… and one red, on the opposite side of the wheelJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Marc Beaumont runs a BlackBox rear mechJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
The chunky carbon chassis has plenty of room for graphicsJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
The chunky carbon chassis has plenty of room for graphicsJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Hope provide this custom seat collar emblazoned with Marc Beaumont’s nickname, ‘Slugger’James Costley-White/BikeRadar
Marc Beaumont’s GT Fury – check out the BlackBox RockShox Boxer forkJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
A custom stem riser helps Beaumont achieve his preferred fairly high front endJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Marc Beaumont runs a titanium spring on his GT FuryJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
If your frame’s made of carbon fibre, you might as well show it offJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Marc Beaumont runs SDG’s I-Beam seating systemJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
The Fury uses GT’s Independent Drivetrain suspension system…James Costley-White/BikeRadar
… and all the parts are meticulously machinedJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
This is the specially painted GT Fury that Marc Beaumont ran at the 2011 World ChampionshipsJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Check out the metallic paint and Union Flag name decalJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
It’ll be interesting to see what GT come up with for Mark at this year’s World Championships in ChamperyJames Costley-White/BikeRadar
Marc ‘Slugger’ Beaumont has been a stalwart of the British and international mountain bike scenes for over a decade now and he shows no signs of slowing down, taking his second World Cup win in Val Di Sole, Italy last year.
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We caught up with him and his mechanic, Mark Maurissen, in the pits to check out his unique-looking ride, the GT Fury. One of just a handful of carbon fibre machines on the downhill circuit – the other notable example being Santa Cruz’s V-10 Carbon – this burly beast weighs a svelte 36lb, thanks to its lightweight frame and some choice finishing kit.
Marc’s ride is very similar to the production bike you or I could buy (if we had £3,000 for a new frame), but with some custom tweaks to slacken the angles (for stability at speed) and combat punctures. Check out the video below to find out more:
