Unless you have been living under a rock for the first quarter of the year, then Keegan Wright will be a name that many of you are now familiar with. The young phenom has been a local quick kid around Rotorua, New Zealand for the last few years but 2017 has been his breakout season. Having won the New Zealand Enduro overall in 2016, he then went on to start 2017 with a bang, winning the Downhill National Cup series overall, Most enduro races he has turned up to, and then really showed what he could do by winning the New Zealand Elite Downhill National Championship ahead of a field that looked like a World Cup weekend.
| We are really stoked to be working with Keegan for the coming season and have him riding Specialized frames and tyres on the world circuit. We’ve been talking with Keegan for a while and from our first meeting in Rotorua, it was clear that he had his head screwed on and the right attitude towards his sport. Our goal in supporting Keegan is to help him make that next step up to a pro team, following on from the awesome potential he has shown in the last few years. Hopefully, it’s a team that rides Specialized, but we also won’t stand in his way should a good offer from another team come along. Keegan has a massive season of travel coming up which sees him planning to race every EWS, every DH World Cup Round and each of the four Crankworx events. This will be a year he gains a lot of experience and hopefully crack through with a couple of big results. We will definitely be following his progress closely and tuning in to watch him take on the world!—James Elvery, Specialized |
How has having WideOpen and Matt helped you so far and helped to influence your racing?It's been a massive help being with wide Open the past few years, having them only 5/10 minutes from my house is also super handy! Matt has created so many door openings and opportunities, I wouldn't be anywhere close to where I am without the support they have given me, advice and mechanical support! I owe so much to Matt and the boys down there.
What are your goals for your overseas season this year?Just try and get some super solid results as well as get to know all the teams. Try and make it onto a world cup team or an Enduro world series team! I would be stoked to try and make the world's team for downhill and try and get some top 20s somewhere. The main thing is to have a heap of fun doing it!
It sounds like you've got a pretty busy season ahead of you, just what does your Schedule look like?Busy! I plan to race all 4 Crankworx world tour stops, all EWS rounds, and all DH world cup races plus hopefully World Champs in Cairns.
FSA Contact Points
Tyre Choice:
Dry – Butcher 2.3 Grid F and R
Wet – Butcher 2.3 Grid F and R
Pressures for this weekend's EWS - 19-21 PSI Front - 23 PSI rear
General:
Bar Width and Rise – 760mm x 25mm
Stack – 20mm
Dropper – 125mm Travel
Drivetrain:
34T front chainring – Sram XO1 10-42t Cassette
Suspension:
Front Pressure: 83PSI – 4 tokens
Rear Pressure: 180 PSI – Rebound fully open
What rear shock will you be running? – Float X2
Keegan's 2016/17 Results
1st – NZ DH Series Round 2 – Napier
1st – NZ DH National Series Overall
2nd – Dodzy Memorial Enduro
2nd – Oceania Downhill Championship
1st – NZ Elite DH National Championship
2nd – December 2016 2W Enduro
1st – Feb 2017 2W Enduro
Keegan's Sponsors:
Specialized Frames and Tyres
Fox Suspension
FSA bars, stem, chainguide, crank, headset
Stans No Tubes
Chirs King
Hope - Brakes
ODI Grips
Juice Lubes
POC
SDG Saddles
Keegan Wright is a must watch for a podium position this weekend in the opening round of the 2017 Enduro World Series here in his home town of Rotorua, NZ. It will be interesting to see how he does in the testing conditions, and on a bike he has only had just over a week to ride.
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Thanks for the info though.
everything has been progressing up too, stumpys now 150 and enduros 170. (actually just had a look out of curiosity, its pretty funny how similar a 2009 enduro is in geometry to a 2016 stumpjumper! www.pinkbike.com/product/specialized/Enduro-SL-Comp)
Plus Rotorua is almost all trail bike suitable trails. basically zero rocks and not a lot of big drops.
dh casing maxxis 2.5 13-1400 gram tires .... yeah
and my dh bike 27mm internal
yeah lol
anybody know the sollution?