It's an XC race bike, pretty normal. The most time in an XC race is made up on the climbs hence the low front end for the most efficient climbing position.
Nino Schurter's race bike:
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That's even wrong(er).. but thanks for the good response 🙂
It’s an XC race bike, pretty normal.
Yeah, that's how XC bikes used to normally look 20 years ago. I used to run Rockshox U-Turn forks with 40 mm adjustment, plus a flipped stem. I could raise the bars by 3" by extending the forks and flipping the stem over, good for if you have a long climb followed by a steep descent.
I could raise the bars by 3″ by extending the forks and flipping the stem over, good for if you have a long climb followed by a steep descent.
good job we don't have to do that sort of thing mid-ride these days, now bikes are so much more capable 😀
Yeah, that’s how XC bikes used to normally look 20 years ago.
I dunno, with smaller wheels and less BB drop you didn't often need a negative stem. I think that's a response to bigger wheels? See also flat bars on enduro bikes.
I dunno, with smaller wheels and less BB drop you didn’t often need a negative stem.
Pro racers had negative stems, right, so don't you want to ride like a pro?
Nothing unusual about that, it's a small frame with 29er wheels, stack height vs saddle height would leave it difficult to weight the front end without the dropped stem - look at the bar height against saddle height.