Nathan Rennie and Mitchell Delfs' World Champs Morewood Bikes

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ronniealio (Sep 2, 2009 at 0:20)

SIIIIIIIIIIICK bikes, i want one, or both

theminsta (Sep 2, 2009 at 5:28)

Big wheels or small front rotor??

alcapwny (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:06)

Small front rotor. The worlds track has almost no vertical.

audeo03 (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:50)

Weird. One of them does have a 185mm front and 203mm rear. There's no reason why you'd want a small front rotor IMO. Just lay off the lever.

But, then again, I aint pro...

audeo03 (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:53)

Those are really nice looking. I'm slightly concerned by the 3 "feather" looking cut-outs on the shock pass-through on the seat-tube. That looks like a weak point/stress-concentrator. Otherwise, pure class!

hustler Plus (Sep 2, 2009 at 7:07)

audeo03 - it looks like a dedicated 203mm mount in the back, there isn't a smaller rotor option.

chochocho (Sep 2, 2009 at 8:49)

if the worlds have almost no vertical, then why wont they just use one of their shorter travel bikes? its lighter and more pedal efficient.

alcapwny (Sep 2, 2009 at 15:12)

Some people are. Hill and Brendog are running SX trails.

chochocho (Sep 2, 2009 at 16:40)

oh yea i know about how theyre using the sx trails. but doesnt team morewood have similar bikes? i think they would get better runs with the pedal efficency.

jarrod12 (Sep 3, 2009 at 4:22)

dunno...but ill be watchin...cool

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mojoloz (Sep 2, 2009 at 2:05)

haha, they scrubbed the maxxis logos of the tyre. they should get the tip x out and turn them into limited edition kendas. tup

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Scully85 (Sep 2, 2009 at 1:05)

BOS suspension is French, they are made by a guy called Oliver Bossard he used to be Nico's mechanic, he has done alot for formula 2 rally cars in europe

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samthomasorange224 (Sep 2, 2009 at 1:16)

Good to see the "Kenda" team running.. err... Kenda tyres. Haha

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dhiller661 (Sep 2, 2009 at 0:31)

that would be cool if deemax's came in that green

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cyrix (Sep 2, 2009 at 1:00)

The track must a lot of straight on it for them to be running those tires in the back.

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sjones10 (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:29)

the bike reminds me of commencal. And Jamaicans.

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iddo (Sep 2, 2009 at 3:12)

they run formula R1 brakes ! thoes are XC brakes! what racers do to save weight lol

Muttley (Sep 2, 2009 at 4:01)

Nope, those are 2010 prototype "The One" Brakes that use a lever similiar to the R1

laars (Sep 2, 2009 at 4:22)

I have 2010 the one brakes and they don't look like that..

fantaman (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:59)

+1 because the 2010 The one brakes have black levers,gold bolts and The one decals written on the lever body.Nathan is running the R1 and im not blind because i see these brakes all the time.

Muttley (Sep 2, 2009 at 9:03)

I almost forgot you guys get to use the prototype stuff? bloody hell.

laars (Sep 2, 2009 at 9:33)

Well obviously they aren't prototype. They aren't out yet, but they come with complete bikes prerelease model 2010.

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sk8erstrt (Sep 2, 2009 at 0:25)

sorry but what kinda suspension are those bikes running? they look sick!

mhopper (Sep 2, 2009 at 0:29)

BOS suspension

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benchwarmer (Sep 2, 2009 at 4:39)

don't let that van outta your sight , you hear to many stories about bikes getting stolen and those are beauties ;-)

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donch15 (Sep 2, 2009 at 9:07)

Anybody think these bike kind of look like that Sette Vexx/Fezzari Widow's Peak??

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piwhy (Sep 2, 2009 at 4:22)

Anybody thinks that front disc of Rennie's is ridiculously small??

dannyram (Sep 2, 2009 at 4:31)

^^ Most of the riders are running smaller rotors due to the track being very pedal worthy thus not much need for heavy braking.

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dhowie (Sep 2, 2009 at 2:53)

Its a single pivot, BUT driven by a linkage. Very like a commencal.

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nick94 (Sep 2, 2009 at 1:52)

Rennie is running minions, look at the tires in the second last pic

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dieguux (Sep 2, 2009 at 2:17)

i like the fork!

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mae-fr (Sep 2, 2009 at 10:34)

are they really gonna use these tires??

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gusts (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:59)

little bit more red colours, and...
rasta Smile

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AlexHaukrogh (Sep 2, 2009 at 3:54)

love these two bikes!

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marlon-d (Sep 2, 2009 at 7:30)

coolish

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progressionobsession (Sep 2, 2009 at 17:08)

nice lookin bike

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whipitdude (Sep 2, 2009 at 5:41)

BOS is sooo expensive Frown

sup3rc0w (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:16)

Worth it though!

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byron1 (Sep 2, 2009 at 5:04)

i reckon delfs' is nicer but still both are sick

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mr-sam (Sep 2, 2009 at 1:41)

blowfish they're not single pivot. I'm guna look like a tw*t if I'm wrong!

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Themaninthenorth (Sep 2, 2009 at 1:53)

They're very much a single pivot bike... Oh look, a tw*t! ;-)

owengd97b (Sep 2, 2009 at 3:04)

linkage driven though.

sup3rc0w (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:14)

Still a single pivot, with super low leverage ratio Smile

owengd97b (Sep 3, 2009 at 4:44)

yeah but i imagine that is where mr-sam's confusion came from.

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blowfish1 (Sep 2, 2009 at 0:33)

i wish they were not single pivots . i would of got one then

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xppydexter2006 (Sep 2, 2009 at 0:27)

b.o.s. they're canadian I guess,,,

lozzi (Sep 2, 2009 at 1:42)

how'd you end up guessing that?

bisk (Sep 2, 2009 at 2:27)

they're french actually (i believe)

alastaircv (Sep 2, 2009 at 3:00)

German?

I love how BOS claim that steel springs are better (hence why they don't sell them) yet rennie is running a ti one. contradiction? I think so!

freerider404 (Sep 2, 2009 at 3:11)

they re french!
The old mechanic from nicolas vouillouz is the owner of BOS!

ctd07 (Sep 2, 2009 at 3:53)

'alistaircv' - its Delfs' bike that has the grey spring actually, and by the way its wound, it looks just like a normal steel spring but painted grey instead of black

bisk (Sep 2, 2009 at 6:43)

yeh, they're both steel springs, just delf's is grey

dlowebiker (Sep 2, 2009 at 7:45)

they arnt painted grey you idiots... if you read the article you would notice that it said they are partnered with obtanium...they make titanium springs....

bisk (Sep 2, 2009 at 8:01)

but they don't make TI springs in rates low enough for the maluku

ctd07 (Sep 2, 2009 at 9:57)

I know it says Delfs is sponsored by Obtanium, but Obtanium only make one spring type for each spring rate and use spacers to make the spring fit each shock, Obtanium springs have a much larger diameter and bigger spacing between the coils than that spring too - I'm not saying for sure that it isn't, but many pro riders run Maxxis tyres whilst flying the flag of another tyre mfr... I think the same is going on here, it looks identical to the Bos spring Rennie has on his bike, just grey so it looks like a Titanium spring at a glance - it wouldn't hurt to have your brand name written on Mitch Delfs' bike now would it? even if he wasn't actually using their products!

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