Frameset Frame FACT 11m carbon chassis and rear-end, S-Sizing Enduro Race Geometry, SWAT™ Door integration, threaded BB, internal cable routing, 12x148mm dropouts, sealed cartridge bearing pivots, replaceable derailleur hanger, 170mm of travel Seat Binder Alloy, 38.6mm Suspension Rear Shock Roc...
The rear was fast rolling but braking and control on steep trails was nowhere near DHRII I had on previously and I know a lot of people replaced them with something that digs in and actually stops you when you get in that omg moments. Maybe if those center knobs on rear tire were tall...
Light-eMTBs are a new world to me. The FOCUS JAM² SL 9.9 doesn’t break the bank and it’s super easy to ride. It’s the perfect introduction to eMTBs, and because I’m smart and bought two batteries, I can quickly replace them and shred all day long. ...
Once activated it is imperative that Racers DO NOT Allow their Race chips to be idle near the start or finish beacons; The chips will constantly read the times broadcast by the beacons. The timing chips have a capacity of 100 time stamps and will quickly run out of space. After reading ...
but isn't guided on the Strive CFR to keep the weight down and uses a universal mech hangar so finding replacement parts at a race should be easier. There are two has two sets of bottle mounts so you can run a full size water bottle, and a tube/tool/bag setup on the other mounts...
guys showing up out of the AMA series, but you just can’t expect anything until you are there. I didn’t let it worry me too much; I just knew that I had a program I had to follow to be prepared for this race. So I just put my head down and didn’t think ab...
start. It was hot out and I just threw my gameplan out the window and pushed hard to will myself to the end. I stopped and took a few pictures including a selfie which I’m not sure why, but knowing the end of the race was near I really wanted to make sure I soaked it all ...
Carrick-Anderson: Yeah, Andy’s just been so helpful. Just super easy. I ask him a lot of questions and everything. And even from when I went to my first Enduro World Series race, and he was there helping me, the team had no idea if I was any good at all, but he w...
which was a 14 mile off-road loop that was a race against the clock with the riders taking off in 30-second intervals in the order of their Hot Lap Times. Robert surprised Webb by catching him near the end of the lap and passing him for the physical lead and finished with a thirty-...
The inverse of this concept applies as I go downhill, where now it shows me that it’s easier to run downhill than flat-ground: Of course, none of this changes your race time or finisher place. But it can be super useful if you train on hillier routes, but want to understand roughl...