@1:51 you can count the chainring teeth quite well. should be a 17x2 = 34. but as others mentioned: used a SRM powermeter during the race, so could have been changed in size as well.
I can't figure out what possessed him to go with the 34mm forks if he's as particular about weight gains as most XC racers seem to be. Yes they're stiffer than the 32's but it seems like the more practical sacrifice to make would be to add the dang dropper post (and you're right, Doddy, no need to elaborate on 6:30). Also, I recently looked into putting an oval chainring on my CF 8. When I emailed Canyon to ask about the maximum diameter the chain stays would allow they said 38 T, so a 40 T chainring is out of the question unless they factored it into his custom build. Ultimately I abandoned the idea when I realized the minimalist design of the chain guide would likely allow dropped chains during half of the crank rotation. And I agree with some of the other comments here, this one's a 34 T.
He is quite a heavy guy for a xc racer so i think he wants the stiffnes of a 34 over the lightweight if a 32 Sam gaze also runs a 34 and he is quite heavy as well
As a humble intermediate rider, im getting sick of 32mm even on run of the mill trails. 34 feels way stiffer and no flex. Some of them are under 4 lbs.
They run just fine on 25mm. My rekon and rekon race are 2.4WT and they worked great on my Spark 910. But I recently upgraded to 30mm ID carbon wheels anyway.
@@stevetdesigns , any appreciable differences moving to 30mm IW rim? Do the tires provide better traction? Is the ride more comfortable with these wider rims?
@@malabou75 depends on what you're riding and how hard. If I had to go it again I might of went to 32-35 but 30 still provides some benefit for sure. It's up to you whether it's worth paying for or not. I think it is. 25 is way too small for today's standards.
All the team tires come from different molds and measure closer to 2.3 in this case. The 2.25's are like 2.125. Both measured on 29mm internal rims with same pressure compared to "standard" tires. Interestingly my "2.4" team tires are heavier than the standard 2.4 - both measured in 120 TPI.
It's easy to count the teeth on that chain ring. The left shell has 10T, therefore the symmetrical right shell also has 10T. The remaining top and bottom have 7T each, for a total of 34 teeth
Didn't know this was happening at Cross Coffee. It's the only cafe in Japan where you aren't asked to leave if you came by bike. I need to go again soon.
The chainwheel has to be a 34t because I compared it to my 36t XTR chainwheel and my chain in this position of the crankarm goes over the "R" of the XTR- logo.
He didn’t race on this ring, took off the power meter set up. This is just whatever they had on hand to put on for display. Likely raced on 36. ( I was on the course but obviously couldn’t really tell that when he went whizzing past)
Strange that the Getty Images pictures show a SRM power meter on his bike while the one in the video just has normal XTR. Must have been changed at some point...
this is the same fantastic bike that flipped upside down :D lol! definitely a reminder to everyone to pay attention to instructions about training ramps
Would have beenn cool to confirm the name of the artist that did the graphics on MvpD's bike. I believe it was done by well known Japanese pop artist, Takeshi Murakami. Super cool!
amazing bike but I guess it would be rather uncomfortable for most of us casual riders, especially with that reveres stem. is it possible that he runs 180mm up front? and I'm glad Doddy likes XC riding. you're da man!
The inner tubes might be latex because the roadies found out that they are still faster than tubeless. Also interesting that you say that he should run at least 175mm cranks. Many tall roadies run short cranks. Maybe you could do a cooperation with GCN Tech on such details.
What do you mean by the "reach" when you mentioned "450 reach", is it the distance from the forward saddle to the stem? And is it inches, centimeters, or millimetres?
Considering Gmbn is cooperating with Canyon I would expect a little more informed material. To many guesses for my taste. I wouldn't be surprised if this bike was based on new Lux Trial frame with new geometry and all this speculation was wrong.
@@Jeanphifornie don't be an idiot. Oh wait.. To late. I know the owner personally and was one of the very first sponsored ESI Grips riders. They are simply not foam.
I am thinking they do not want the weight. I am riding 2 pot XT's on my trail fat bike and have never needed more. I ride aggressively but I do not have any extended downhills near me.
I love the colors of the frame, but I think the bike is too hampered by sponsor obligations. The shimano stuff is outdated, the fox fork looks totally out of place with the other colors, the cashima coating is different color on the fork and on the shock. I wouldn't trade my bike for this
Tbh he was pushing down on that drop because he was not informed that the ramp will be removed on race day. Yeah slacker head angle could possibly saved him from otb
Doddy you are really good at what you are doing, but please take the time to learn the names of foreign riders, and don't make it sound british. Isabeau cordurier is not the same as isabel cordura, and mathieu van der poel is not the same as mathew van der pole. Thx in adv.
That bike is not suited to modern xc tracks... not the way he set it up. That's why he was the only one to go over the bars on that rock drop at the Olympics... prolly shouldn't glorify that bike
If you don't like it, don't watch it.... I'm a enduro biker, no bib shorts or any licra, maybe in my gloves or knee pads, don't know, but do like to see the tech behind a pro XC bike.
@@jeffv.akaonsjeffke9865 well I don't so your option is very many useless, none of the tech on xc bikes interests me in the least I don't ride short travel weight weenie bikes so I don't care for xc xc bikes tech or xc in general good day fine sir
