Jack Fogelquist Photo at Aptos in Aptos, California, United States

The Rampant with shifter on the top tube and gyro setup for rear brake.

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elpichy (Sep 21, 2009 at 3:01)

Why is the shifter there?

nz-brendan (Sep 21, 2009 at 3:08)

so he can barspin/tail whip

KonaKane (Sep 21, 2009 at 3:21)

its a suicide shifter, cam mccaul runs it aswell

taylorglorydh (Sep 21, 2009 at 12:01)

Its there because when the shifter is on the handlebar, the cable stretches and shifts in the air when doing tailwhips so its hard to pedal for the next jump with a shifted derailuer in a super low gear. With the shifter on the toptube, the cable wont stretch or shift at all so pedaling for the next jump is doable, plus there is more space on the handlebar!

foesrider (Sep 22, 2009 at 9:37)

yellowpurple (Oct 28, 2009 at 23:27)

its because hes running a starnut in his topcap so if he ran his shifter on his bar that would be useless, he can barspin and whip as much as he wants without worrying about tangling his cables...

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shiftypowers (Sep 21, 2009 at 3:08)

cos u cant turn your bars for 360 otherways..

LEVIB (Sep 21, 2009 at 8:35)

my friend had that done on his bottle rocket wen i 1st saw it i was like thats so stupid but its sick

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kutcsafreeride (Sep 21, 2009 at 11:58)

if the brake kable can spin around with the handlebar the shifter can too.......

bever-lover (Sep 21, 2009 at 12:03)

hes got a hydro giro and his front hose is routed through his head tube. looks sweet. its a good idea having it down there then he got no worries at all about cables tangeling up Smile

jordanb890 (Sep 21, 2009 at 12:46)

hows the hydro gyro work?

bever-lover (Sep 21, 2009 at 13:01)

i duno how it works exactly but its the same principle as a normal gyro jus for hyro fluid i guess. ive seen em b4 but i cant be bothered gettin mi head around them. ace idea tho

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bever-lover (Sep 21, 2009 at 12:01)

am i right in thinking that thats a hydro giro? either that or some funki assed spacers

foesrider (Sep 22, 2009 at 9:34)

You're right, indeed. It's a hydraulic gyro made by AtomLab called the Hydro Twist (http://www.atomlab.com/brakehydro.html).

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Caiokv (Sep 21, 2009 at 12:47)

hydro giro, never saw that before!

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DirtParkCowboy (Sep 21, 2009 at 14:08)

set up for whips and barspins Smile

i like

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reecewallace (Sep 21, 2009 at 18:58)

Way too much going on.

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mayardmtbeames (Nov 23, 2009 at 9:59)

how many times was this answered jesus

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in: Dirt Jumping

Aptos, California, United States

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Date: 2009-09-17
Trail: Aptos
Riders: Jack Fogelquist
Description: The Rampant with shifter on the top tube and gyro setup for rear brake.
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