Race run at Canberra World Champs

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flag Rattsl (Sep 16, 2009 at 8:53)
I got a simple question, whats the little red thing on the right fork leg...right under the "X" in "FOX"
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flag downhillerloz (Sep 16, 2009 at 8:57) (Below Threshold) show comment
it measures the ammount of travel used for tuning and performance purposes. Smile
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flag elcielo (Sep 16, 2009 at 8:58)
I don't know what they are called but it's a little device that is picked up through the splits times and finish lines to get perfect accurate times. All the riders have them.
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flag Rattsl (Sep 16, 2009 at 8:59)
Great, which one of the two answers is correct lol
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flag ruktion (Sep 16, 2009 at 8:59)
maybe a transponder for timing?
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flag elcielo (Sep 16, 2009 at 9:00)
Mines is, lol
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flag sam264 (Sep 16, 2009 at 14:22)
sounds like what elcielo said, downhillerloz was looking at the zip tie on the stanchion
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flag patto (Sep 16, 2009 at 23:58)
It is for slip times during race runs. All riders have them
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flag Larkey1 (Sep 18, 2009 at 3:07)
i was talking to the officials, and yes it is a split time and Finnish thing. timingSmile
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flag OSK09 (Sep 18, 2009 at 2:40)
I thought it was a speedo?
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flag RobbyBriers (Sep 18, 2009 at 9:49)
When downhilling at speeds like these, you wouldn't have the time to watch how fast you're going haha!
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flag OSK09 (Sep 18, 2009 at 18:14)
they look at there speedo at the end to see what there top speed was
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Date: 2009-09-16
Trail: Mt Stromlo
Riders: Jared Rando
Description: Race run at Canberra World Champs
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