PRESS RELEASE: Cycles DevinciFor 2018, riders of the Unior/Devinci Factory Racing Team will tackle the world’s toughest courses on the newest rendition of our podium-proven Wilson. This bike was developed specifically for UDFR riders to race on the World Cup circuit and will not be part of the Devinci product lineup for 2018. USA-based UDFR rider Dakotah Norton is currently preparing for his first Pro GRT race of the season this coming weekend at Windrock Bike Park, TN, and this is the race bike he’s been practising on for the past few months.
Dakotah uses Sram X01DH cranks with 165mm crankarms and a 34T Sram X-Sync chainring paired with a Sram PG-795 10-24T Cassette.
He has worked closely with Rock Shox technicians over the last few weeks to dial in his optimal suspension set-up.
The Wilson 29er uses the metric shock standard and Dakotah is on the Rock Shox Super Deluxe WC with a 450lb-spring with a thrust bearing.
Dakotah uses a 35mm rise cut down to 800mm, and uses an external reach extension headset.
Code RSC brakes from Sram on stopping duties, with lever positioned a little bit lower than neutral.
Many riders want the bars as low as possible on a 29er DH bike, but Dakotah goes the opposite way and uses the "high rise" version of the Race Face SixC bars. This setup gives him a more upright position that relieves hand pressure and results in better brake modulation. The bars are in a slightly forward position with Lizard Skins Charger lock-on grips to finish off the build.
Maxxis Minion DHR2 with 28 psi in the back, and a DHF with 25 psi up front. They are mounted to Race Face's gravity-oriented Atlas wheels.
Dakotah's Wilson 29 Technical SpecificationsFrame Devinci Wilson aluminum 29 Size L
Suspension Rock Shox DH 29 Fork | Super Deluxe WC, 450lb coil
Wheels Race Face Atlas 29
Rear Tire Maxxis Minion DHR2, 29x2.4wt 3C TR, DH Casing
Front Tire Maxxis Minion DHF, 29x2.5wt 3C TR, DH Casing
Brakes Sram Code RSC
Rotors Sram Centerline 200mm
Shifter/derailleur Sram X01DH, 7 speed
Cassette Sram PG-795, X-Dome 10-24T
Cranks Sram X01DH, 165mm
Chainring Sram X-Sync 34T
Chainguide E.Thirteen LG1r Carbon
Chain Sram PC-XX1
Seat Post SDG I-Beam
Saddle SDG I-Fly
Handlebar Race Face SixC 35, 35mm rise, 800mm width
Stem Race Face Atlas 35 Direct Mount
Pedals HT Components X2
Grips Lizard Skins, Lock-On Charger
| This bike is unreal. With modern tracks getting rougher and faster, I think this bike has the capability of putting me up there on the podium. It has the confidence to accelerate over chatter that would normally make me tighten up, but turns just as well as any 27.5 downhill bike I've tried. My initial impression of a downhill bike with 29’’ wheels was that you needed to ride wider lines, but now I can ride the same corners in the same way with more grip. The suspension progressive through big jumps and harsh compressions, while being plush enough off the top to not deflect over wet roots and rocks.—Dakotah Norton |
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Compare Fort William from 2000 to Fort William 2017 for example. So much more sustainable now (smoother and faster). To be honest though you get a similar buzz from both tracks but less injuries and mechanicals from the groomed trail.
They are getting faster as they have smoothed out the tracks, removed the rough section and fortified the corners to ensure there are is the minimum number of holes in them.
They have now even reduced the field size so that the tracks are even smoother come race day.
I have ridden a few WC DH tracks and the really techy ones have sections I couldn't even ride, I just stood there looking at he section like 'wtf' - faster more open tracks are more rideable, even if most do ride them at snails pace in comparison and miss out some of the bigger features.
Speed is your friend when it comes to riding the roots etc.
I don't understand.
When you are making a prototype you have clear paper and possibility to design whatever you want. And then you make a bike that is too short from the day one!
From all the way back to forwards 15mm is quite a bit.
The only way i see Devinci messing up here is if they keep sticking to their ridiculously small sizing they had in the past, but that´s not something we can determine from a team rider choosing to use a reach adjust headset.
As this isn´t a production bike yet and there´s surely a limited number of frames available i´m pretty sure they had to go by their best estimate on what would fit their rider since there was no real testing platform before. Maybe it just turned out 7mm too short for him, that certainly is within the realm of "just personal preference".
“Dakotah titillating us from Tennessee on a hush hush Devinci 29er!!!”
Then release this a week later.
Actually, i do like what they did. Makes me sympathize a lot more with Devinci than most other bike companys who obviously leak their own spy shots just to hype things up.
Keeping it real and straight forward without any bullshitting around prototype testing and generating unnecessary hype with marketing buzzwords.
I particularly despise the big players for that because they show stuff to journalists months before release and have them not release the info until later. Then we get hit by Boost, Trunion mounts and the like right before the season starts and when all purchases are made. All the while we get fed crappy mobile pics (seriously, why do all those spys use potato cams?!) to keep the hype machine going.
While i agree with you that the normal marketing approach would be to do as you said, i feel that in a small market like mtb (and even more so downhill) there´s a lot of room for "honest" marketing. MTB riders tend to be rather loyal to companys they feel are worth supporting and devinci has always been about that "core" identity.
What about the new norco aurum? hasn't Blenkinsop been riding that for a while or am I mis-remembering?
@WAKIdesigns : Never tried a bulldozer. Are they fun? I thought they were on caterpillars. Sounds good, should do away with all the wheelsize nonsense. Heard people elsewhere say 26" is for kids because a 14yo is on one. Tell someone 27.5" is for kids. After all they're more eager to adopt the latest technology and standards than us stubborn old riders.
@jaame: Correct me if I'm wrong, but my perception is that MX riders also use their throttle, brakes (or throttle and then suddenly let the clutch snap while in the air) to tweak their motion in the air. Not just to play with their rotation when doing flips, but also for whips (using the gyroscopic precession of their relatively heavy and fast spinning wheels).
BTW I thought the suspension ate up the rough stuff and the wheels are there for traction.
Wagon wheels for very tall riders on a smooth track yes.
Gnar :26 inch wheels respond faster. Lighter weight , stronger........
that's why tanks have tracks (they kinda work like a really big wheel)
Weighs about 22 kilos.
Carbon one is the one that will be for sale.
a little dimmer and i'd start to think they're trying to hide something.
i wonder how some people here breath with their head so far up in the ass
Allows the coil to spin on itself while compressed. Making the suspension more sensible.