RockShox Rules Downieville
Jul 14, 2008
News Source: Eric Schutt
Heralded as the unofficial ‘All Mountain World Championships’, the Downieville Classic in Downieville, California has become a much talked about event. Racers compete on the same bike for both the 29 mile XC point-to-point race as well as the epic 17 mile DH course.
Heralded as the unofficial ‘All Mountain World Championships’, the Downieville Classic in Downieville, California has become a much talked about event. Racers compete on the same bike for both the 29 mile XC point-to-point race as well as the epic 17 mile DH course.
Ross Schnell (Trek-Volkswagon) won both the XC and the DH event, therefore solidly claiming the overall title. Not only did Schnell win both events, he set a course record in each discipline. Ross won pedaling his Trek Remedy 9 with a RockShox Lyrik Solo Air suspension fork and RockShox Monarch 4.2 rear shock.
Schnell had this to say about his victories, “It was fun coming away with a couple wins and a couple course records. It was a stacked field with a bunch of big-hitting riders. The record course runs feel really good, because Mark Weir had an open course, while I started 43rd and had to pass 9 guys. I ate dust the whole run, but I did it. I am so stoked.”
Miles Rockwell competed at Downieville for his first time, and finished 4th in the DH. Miles raced on SRAM X.0 trigger shifters and rear derailleur, RockShox ‘09 Revelation fork and Monarch 4.2 rear shock, Avid Elixir R disc brakes, and a Truvativ Noir crankset
Rachel Lloyd (Santa Cruz) won the Women’s All Mountain racing on SRAM X.0 trigger shifters and rear derailleur, Avid Juicy Ultimate disc brakes, and Truvativ Noir crankset. Susan Haywood (Trek-Volkswagon) claimed 2nd place in the Women’s All Mountain event on her Trek Fuel EX 9.5 with a RockShox Revelation suspension fork.
Schnell had this to say about his victories, “It was fun coming away with a couple wins and a couple course records. It was a stacked field with a bunch of big-hitting riders. The record course runs feel really good, because Mark Weir had an open course, while I started 43rd and had to pass 9 guys. I ate dust the whole run, but I did it. I am so stoked.”
Miles Rockwell competed at Downieville for his first time, and finished 4th in the DH. Miles raced on SRAM X.0 trigger shifters and rear derailleur, RockShox ‘09 Revelation fork and Monarch 4.2 rear shock, Avid Elixir R disc brakes, and a Truvativ Noir crankset
Rachel Lloyd (Santa Cruz) won the Women’s All Mountain racing on SRAM X.0 trigger shifters and rear derailleur, Avid Juicy Ultimate disc brakes, and Truvativ Noir crankset. Susan Haywood (Trek-Volkswagon) claimed 2nd place in the Women’s All Mountain event on her Trek Fuel EX 9.5 with a RockShox Revelation suspension fork.
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18 Comments
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mark523
(Jul 14, 2008 at 14:19)
if he "raced on SRAM X.0 trigger shifters and rear derailleur" then why dose the bike have an XTR rear derailleur?
actualy, the NEW XTR read D is now compatable with XO shifter because shimmano now uses the 1:1 action ratio in their new stuff.
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Where did Mark Weir finish??? This is his race, I bet he is bummed! Not only didn't he win, but he had his couse record broken too! Next year, Mark.
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Weir probably would have taken it but flatted then took off his tire and rode bare rim for the rest of the course until the rim gave out. He walked the rest of the course. Because he removed his tire he was disqualified, as his bike was incomplete.
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