Bike Check: Dakotah Norton's Devinci Wilson 29 - Maribor DH World Cup 2019
Dakotah Norton is coming into his second season on the Unior Devinci Factory Racing team and, if last year is anything to go by, he will be coming in hot. Dak picked up the shock result of Losinj when he spent most of the afternoon on the hotseat and ended up with his first ever World Cup podium and a fifth place finish.
He backed it up with a sixth in Leogang, but the rest of his season was cut short with injury. He's looking fit again coming into 2019 and already has two pre-season podiums under his belt. He'll be hoping to convert that into World Cup success this year, and here's the bike he's hoping to do it on.
He's aboard a Devinci Wilson rolling on 29 inch wheels - let's dig into the finer details to see exactly how Dak has set up his ride for the 2019 season.
He backed it up with a sixth in Leogang, but the rest of his season was cut short with injury. He's looking fit again coming into 2019 and already has two pre-season podiums under his belt. He'll be hoping to convert that into World Cup success this year, and here's the bike he's hoping to do it on.
He's aboard a Devinci Wilson rolling on 29 inch wheels - let's dig into the finer details to see exactly how Dak has set up his ride for the 2019 season.
Rider Name // Dakotah Norton
Age: 26
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Height:5'11" / 180cm
Weight: 175lb / 79 kg
Instagram: @daknorton
Age: 26
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Height:5'11" / 180cm
Weight: 175lb / 79 kg
Instagram: @daknorton
The team are sticking with RockShox / SRAM for suspension, brakes and drivetrain this year, and there's plenty of red matching kit to be found, from the Boxxers packed with air and tokens at the front through to the XO derailleur at the back.
Maxxis provide the rubber and Dak has gone with a Minion DHR II and Assegai combo for Maribor's deep woods and sniper roots. Finishing kit comes from Race Face.
Frame: Devinci Wilson
Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Coil, 450lb/in & 3.5 tokens with MegNeg can
Fork: RockShox Boxxer, 157psi & 5 tokens
Wheels: Race Face Turbine
Tires: Maxxis Minion DHR II rear (28psi), Assegai front (24psi)
Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
Cockpit: Race Face
Size: Large
Weight: 38.5lb / 17.5 kg
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Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Coil, 450lb/in & 3.5 tokens with MegNeg can
Fork: RockShox Boxxer, 157psi & 5 tokens
Wheels: Race Face Turbine
Tires: Maxxis Minion DHR II rear (28psi), Assegai front (24psi)
Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
Cockpit: Race Face
Size: Large
Weight: 38.5lb / 17.5 kg
More info
Dak uses a 7mm offset cup to get his reach just so.
A RockShox Bokxxer fork with 157psi & 5 tokens to manage the demands of Maribor's rooty woods and fearsome rock garden.
Norton runs CushCore front and rear to keep flats at bay.
HT X2 pedals
Dak runs 20mm bar spacers with 35mm rise to give himself a high front end.
The SRAM brakes are loaded with metallic pads and 220mm rotors
The plastic bashguard is likely to see a lot of action in the burl of Maribor.
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Just get some with some quality adhesive backing from 3M or simply buy some 3M tape for your old obes.
It's the same stuff like on the gopro mounts. Mine hasn't shown any signs of wear yet, granted it's only been on 2 park days though. However Gopro mounts never budged in my experience so i'm quite optimistic. There's also not really any force applied to them either if the routing is done right and cables are trimmed correctly.
These are the ones i used:
www.bike-discount.de/de/kaufen/radon-aufklebbare-zugfuehrungen-2-stueck-449535
I doubt you can get the same ones in canada, but i´m pretty sure they´re just rebranded anyways. I think i´ve seen them from POINT and Magura too.
If you can´t get any quality ones, just buy any for the plastic bit and add your own adhesive. You can buy a roll of the stuff which they use on the back of GoPro mounts from 3M. Just google for the exact product number.
As they are slightly curved it´s also important to make sure you stick them in the correct spot.
If you want i can upload a picture of where i put mine.
I've been able to play a bit with shortening the cable lengths, but of course want to err on the side of caution with length while limiting rub.
Thanks for the link.
Check my photo galery
Wat?
They listed them on the (coil) shock though.
Probably just a mistake by PB.