Manon Carpenter - Worlds Saracen Myst Team

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kwilliams420 (Aug 31, 2012 at 14:04)

I was hoping for some pics of her on the bike...she is easy on the eyes!

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Circes (Aug 31, 2012 at 13:56)

Last picture, no Union Jack Gamut Guide. Second to last picture? All about the Union Jack Gamut Guide. Funny.

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Downhill340 (Aug 31, 2012 at 14:44)

And , is it me or is there red on the downtube on the second last picture , and is the rear chainstay significantly narrower in the second to last picture with sponsors names on it on the lower tube of the chainstays , where as the bike in the last picture doesn't?

Has to be a different bike all together.

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barks5133 (Aug 31, 2012 at 16:07)

Downhill340, you are right, it is a different bike. The second to last photo is of the current Saracen team bike, which all the team are riding. I know that some of the team were already rocking those Union Flag gamut guides at nationals, obviously it hasn't been transferred over to Manons worlds bike. The team bike is also currently running the stock aluminium rear end, which is why it is noticably different. Hope that clears up the confusion.

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alazamanza (Aug 31, 2012 at 13:19)

thank you!!!! finally a bike company does carbon right, a carbon rear end makes more sense than a carbon front triangle as it moves the unsprung mass is significantly less by comparison to the opposite way round, i didn't believe the effect until i felt it having lighter unsprung masses massively improves the suspension performance and way improves the ride, i couldn't believe it when santa cruz, trek and specialized all announced that they were doing carbon at the front first!!! its ridiculas!! thank you maison you do things the logical way, the only problem i found with the myst ive had a go on is that it was a bit heavy..... problem... solved!!!!!

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ryanwt (Aug 31, 2012 at 14:00)

So Specialized, Trek and Santa Cruz, the biggest names in downhill have it all wrong do they?

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GabrielDugas (Aug 31, 2012 at 14:23)

Carbon is good for weigh saving, but it also add stiffness to your bike. Front triangle is actually the piece that hold everything together. Removing flex from there ain,t bad + you can definitely remove some good weight. Yes, the swing arm in carbon reduces unsprung weight but will remove less total mass from your bike. One or the other is a good upgrade i guess.

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moloch (Aug 31, 2012 at 14:39)

the bike is sexy but i miss the cuteness of Manon on the pics

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socommk23 (Sep 2, 2012 at 2:18)

nice bike! but wheres manon? no one clicked on this to see the bike!!!

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ridindurty831 (Aug 31, 2012 at 11:35)

Love!!!

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Manon Carpenter - Worlds Saracen Myst Team

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