--Suspension-- Fork- Fox 36 180 Shock- Fox DHX RC4
I rode the bike with a dual crown 40 and a single crown 180 and ended up deciding on the single crown. It's the same length as the 40 so it doesn't change how the bike feels, and it keeps barspins and tailwhips in the bag of tricks if the opportunity pops up.
I think bikeman403 is partialy right. The chainstay and seatstay look different. They look a lot like the ones from the slash, or maybe the trek scratch.... thoughts??
Cam McCaul: I've actually been tinkering around with my bike for the last few weeks leading up to Red Bull Rampage. Trek dialed in some special frames for us that have shorter chainstays and a bit more progressive suspension. It makes the bike easier to throw around and strong on the landings, stuff that's always important at Rampage! I'm also planning to run the FOX 180 long travel single-crown fork. It’s the same length as the dual crown and it keeps barspins and tailwhips alive in the trick bag. As far as extra safety gear, I'll probably add a Leatt [neck] brace to my usual quiver of pads
Cam was at first undecided about running the 40 or the 36 fork. He swapped them on the build but didn't record that part. Here's a photo of the final build that he will be running at Rampage. www.pinkbike.com/photo/8736891
cmacdougall read the first comment he tried both forks on the bike but he decided to put the single crown in the end because it's the same length and he can do barspin and tailwhip if he wants so it's the same bike he was building through out the video but he swapped the fork to get the feel of it with the 40
This goes without saying. But I just want to say. That having been given the opportunity to meet Cam at a recent event in Las Vegas, that this is the coolest Cat of all time. He truly is. And if there is a community of mtn biking, Cam McCaul is it. Thanks for being genuine man. We love you.
This might be a dumb question but I'm not into riding slopestyle myself. How do the riders pull off tailwhips and barspins with no gyro? Is it just a matter of leaving a bunch of slack on the rear brake/derailleur lines. and making sure not to spin them the same direction too many times in a row?
Yeah on the subject of forks - how is a 180mm fork "the same length" as a 203mm fork? I assume that Cam knows what he's talking about and I don't, but I do not understand. Is it just where you clamp the stanchions? (If you haven't already guessed, I ride a single crown.)
the length from the crown race to the axle is the same. If you look at single crown forks, they usually have a more beefed up crown. For example my 180mm totem has the same axle to crown as my 200mm boxxer. the crown on the totem is 80mm tall while the boxxer lower crown is 45mm tall.
I love that bike, the paint is sweet! I know trek does the project one custom paint job for their road bikes, why not for MTB? I want to trade in my Session 88 for a 99, but want a bad ass paint job like Cam's bike and I don't want it to look like crap because I did it myself.
when ive got my bike company off the ground im going to produce loads of custom frames tell everyone about it and show them off and never release them to the public too... just 'cos
The XTs I recently got came pre-bled, had to swap the hoses over (as American's have them on the wrong side and you can't swap levers) but thanks to a mate who's a bike mechanic helping out, even then a bleed wasn't necessary, just have to be careful. Ended up doing a bleed anyway just to check out the new (for me) system with the oil funnel...and it's pretty easy!
he didn't bleed them. He mounts them, but at 1:06 they magically appear. I'm guessing he doesn't bleed his own brakes. I don't mean that in a negative way, but I would think he has access to someone who will do that for him. I'm surprised that he builds his own bikes. That's awesome.
I'd guess closer to 34 pounds or lighter. I have a Session 9.9 with heavy FSA cranks but an otherwise pretty similar setup (SRAM X0 gear instead and a TALAS 180mm) and it's in the 33-34 range. It might be nice to have a lighter DH bike like that since it has the potential to feel a little more like the slopestyle bikes they're so used to....maybe...
See... That's hard to answer... And that right there says it's not really a soundly justified dislike, it's more "bike racism" than anything... But really, I think it's because I have such a love for Specialized, and I'm the personality type that commits to one and shuns the rest, and in the category of "HUGE bike makers" they are competition. I also own a Ragley, and that syndrome does not play in there, for the simple reason that they aren't competition, so much as another option. I appreciate Trek's innovations and their contributions to the biking community - without a doubt very influential - but unless you handed me the keys and said "Here! It's free!" I probably wouldn't go shopping for one. Call me crazy, please, but you asked!
Haha I hear you Dude! Its part of what makes it fun for me. I feel the same way about Specialized, even though they are an amazing company, and I know that their stuff is killer, I am a Trek guy! Cheers!
so it's the same bike he was building through out the video but he swapped the fork to get the feel of it with the 40 
Such a sick build too. Best of luck at rampage!
