Don’t worry, there’s plenty of stuff still to bring you. Mark and Chipps have been out in the desert, roasting to a natty pink colour and poking cameras in people’s faces. They didn’t seem to mind. So, on with the show.
This time we can show you Steve Peat’s Worlds bike, a full suspension belt drive bike and Titus’ limo…
With 23 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps is the longest-running mountain bike magazine editor in the world. He started in the bike trade in 1990 and became a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Over the last 30 years as a bike writer and photographer, he has seen mountain bike culture flourish, strengthen and diversify and bike technology go from rigid steel frames to fully suspended carbon fibre (and sometimes back to rigid steel as well.)
martinxyz – you’ve obviously not seen the pro XC racers in their attempt to reduce weight – road components, bar-tape for grips and I’ve heard of three alloy bolts used and – perhaps it’s just rumour – three NYLON bolts used by a top XC racer (until he discovered that the heads melted off under the heat of braking).
No,unfortunately i havent seen any pros bikes for a while(i missed this years world cup at fort bill where i like to have a beady eye close-up gander ;O))
i like srams idea of losing teeth from larger sprockets and i had leather tape on the 29er (so grippy in the wet compared to rubber)but nylon bolts lol. like 3 metal and 3 nylon? they will be drilling holes through the soles of their summer racing shoes next.
i agree on the polished titus graphics though, i love that.
Why is Mike Ferrentino wearing wellies?
Is that Spot really a Pivot?
Peaty’s rear xx seams to be missing a few teeth!! weight saving 😉 or damage hehe
he’s antipodean. horse riding boots pass for style
Odd weight saving ideas, – 3 Ti bolts, but + a rear mud guard and 1/2 a roll of tape on the chain stay.
He’s one of the best downhill riders in the world. Leave him be!
Shifting ramps.
World champs winning bike has 160 + 140mm rotors.
What do all those people with 200mm front and rear on their trail bikes think to that then?!
I brake more than him, weigh more and drag my brakes.
Next?
Why is there such a big fuss about 10 speed and XX? Road bikes have been 10 spd for years, and plenty of people run 2×9 now.
glenh – I think that Mr Peat has considerably more talent and balls than me.
Chris, with 203mm rotors on his full-susser.
lol. and if you think thats the last time you will see teeth missing from one of those.. think again.
as for the 3 bolts. someone please tell me they were removed for something else or someone forgot to fit them.
imagine all the money spent on racing,travelling etc etc.. only for a disc to fly off due to sheared bolts mid-run? its got to be a laugh..surely?
martinxyz – you’ve obviously not seen the pro XC racers in their attempt to reduce weight – road components, bar-tape for grips and I’ve heard of three alloy bolts used and – perhaps it’s just rumour – three NYLON bolts used by a top XC racer (until he discovered that the heads melted off under the heat of braking).
No,unfortunately i havent seen any pros bikes for a while(i missed this years world cup at fort bill where i like to have a beady eye close-up gander ;O))
i like srams idea of losing teeth from larger sprockets and i had leather tape on the 29er (so grippy in the wet compared to rubber)but nylon bolts lol. like 3 metal and 3 nylon? they will be drilling holes through the soles of their summer racing shoes next.
i agree on the polished titus graphics though, i love that.
ta for posting all the pics.
Mr Peat also has a face that rocks can’t spoil.
I’ll stick to my 200mm front and boyish good looks.
belt drive is the future hurry up and get them on production bikes please
Belt drive on a Norco for 2010…