The countdown is on...
With only a few days to go, the team is getting its final preparations together. The 2 bikes that were outstanding are now completed and have been picked up by the riders. Jack also picked up his F55 road bike today as well, so we'll post up some pics of that soon.
Last night I took out my new RXC Pro for racing at the Full Gas Crits and I can say that the prep work done on the bike over the last week by GV RaceTech has paid off! Things that were done include re-aligning the chain line, changing the cables to improve the cable line and cable drag to improve shifting accuracy, fine tuning derailleurs and brakes and generally greasing and caring for a bike fresh from the box.
The RXC Teams were finished today also, and we have a few photos.
Working away at the pop loc on the Rock Shox Sid Team forks, making sure that it works first time, every time. As a method of getting it to work flawlessly, GV RaceTech uses a gear cable in a brake housing to provide friction free operation and to not bind the small spring that operates the lockout.
Fitting up the new Hutchinson Pirahna tubeless airlight tires was a breeze with the Mavic CrossMax SL's and we squeezed in a good squirt of the Preventative Liquid to make short work of punctures, and away we go! Pumping them up, we put about 32 PSI in each tyre, a touch more for the heavier more aggressive rider, which allows the tires to work the way it was designed, and not be too low to avoid burping. The amount of traction the low pressure achieves is amazing, and they roll over rough terrain far better than their over-inflated counterparts. I've run these tires for a few races now and love the ability to spit mud out, and use their freshly cleaned shoulder knobs to bite into the terrain for cornering. They fit into the range with a touch more aggression than a Python, but faster than a barracuda. And they should be spot on for Beaconsfield 6 hour this weekend.
If you look carefully, you can see the gear housing sweeping around the head tube, to where the wire cross back over midway down the down tube. The reason for this is it provides a smoother cable routing and less problems should the handlebars swing 'round in a get-off, and gives the XTR every chance to work flawlessly.
And in its completed form, albeit with a bad photo, Jason and Jacks' RXC Teams are ready to roll! And to finish off, I'll leave you with a picture of the new Felt Full Suspension bike, The Virtue, due into Australia later in the year.
Last night I took out my new RXC Pro for racing at the Full Gas Crits and I can say that the prep work done on the bike over the last week by GV RaceTech has paid off! Things that were done include re-aligning the chain line, changing the cables to improve the cable line and cable drag to improve shifting accuracy, fine tuning derailleurs and brakes and generally greasing and caring for a bike fresh from the box.
The RXC Teams were finished today also, and we have a few photos.
Working away at the pop loc on the Rock Shox Sid Team forks, making sure that it works first time, every time. As a method of getting it to work flawlessly, GV RaceTech uses a gear cable in a brake housing to provide friction free operation and to not bind the small spring that operates the lockout.
Fitting up the new Hutchinson Pirahna tubeless airlight tires was a breeze with the Mavic CrossMax SL's and we squeezed in a good squirt of the Preventative Liquid to make short work of punctures, and away we go! Pumping them up, we put about 32 PSI in each tyre, a touch more for the heavier more aggressive rider, which allows the tires to work the way it was designed, and not be too low to avoid burping. The amount of traction the low pressure achieves is amazing, and they roll over rough terrain far better than their over-inflated counterparts. I've run these tires for a few races now and love the ability to spit mud out, and use their freshly cleaned shoulder knobs to bite into the terrain for cornering. They fit into the range with a touch more aggression than a Python, but faster than a barracuda. And they should be spot on for Beaconsfield 6 hour this weekend.
If you look carefully, you can see the gear housing sweeping around the head tube, to where the wire cross back over midway down the down tube. The reason for this is it provides a smoother cable routing and less problems should the handlebars swing 'round in a get-off, and gives the XTR every chance to work flawlessly.
And in its completed form, albeit with a bad photo, Jason and Jacks' RXC Teams are ready to roll! And to finish off, I'll leave you with a picture of the new Felt Full Suspension bike, The Virtue, due into Australia later in the year.
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