Reilly's Focus Sam C SL - Suzuki Nine Knights - Press Release

 It says that the bike is just part of the prize package for winning the vid contest along with sponsorship, I'd assume they will be giving him another bike soon that will suit his riding better. Just speculation but hey ho

 Alberta is pretty flat so a full dh rig would be a bit much

 @eddardstark40: Oh yeah for sure, most of the freeriding he does is probably on flat ground, because he's from Alberta. That makes sense.....that's why he's so good, because he trains on flat ground all of the time.

 @eddardstark40: What are you talking about Alberta is flat? I live in Canmore and looking out my window or thinking about a list of at least 20 trails/zones that offer at least 750m of DH on trails that range from shuttle access to hike a bike. Alberta is flat is like saying BC only offers rain forest riding. If you leave south or north of Calgary and don't drive to go and ride...I might accept your statement. But right now I can go an pick one of at least 4 major zones in town that will give me descent that are over 800m of elevation loss. Alberta riding is not flat my friend, it has some large climbs and some considerably long downhills. Have you ever ridden in the Crowsnest pass, Canmore, Bragg creek or some of the K-country rides? Alberta might be flat in general...but where its riding is found i would suggest its not. do we have lots of shuttle zones? No but if you are into earning your turns there is frankly more riding than Trailforks will suggest and even just with trail forks...there is a hell of a lot of long descents.

 having said this....all of this...lol. DH rigs are mega fun but not as useful round here and in most areas now unless their is gondola access. The percentage of people riding DH bikes has gone down tones in recent years in my circle of friends and not just in Canmore but in the interior and the coast. Lighter capable bikes are being used tones. Go to Pemberton, tones of shuttle options will have you notice way more people choosing to opt out of the truck assist. Even the shore that has paved roads. DH is not dead just not an indicator of what locations have what type of riding anymore.

 @eddardstark40: uhhhh well somebody has lived under rock for a good while

 Says that so thanks captain obvious

 @eddardstark40: Yeah so thanks captain sarcastic but it's been edited since my comment!

 What, you're saying Olly Wilkins is going to leave DMR? That can't be. I've got a DMR in the same colour so no need to move to Focus just for that.

 @vinay: yes move confirmed by olly s instagram... DMR still rocks dont worry

 @RedBurn: I find it hard to picture Olly riding anything other than DMR, especially Focus who (currently) don't have a DJ bike. More imporantly to me DMR was about just general blasting about, not being too worried about being the sleekest, lightest, most "high performance" brand out there. Which is refreshing as that is what so many brands gravitate towards nowadays. The recent Trailstar and Bolt Long frames also seem more aimed at this Enduro type of racing and not so much about the jumps. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have a go on those and I'll surely enjoy it. My point is that they're drifting towards a market that may be bigger but is also more saturated. And in doing so I'm a bit afraid they're leaving the beautiful niche the used to occupy. Back in the day Planet X bikes used to be about what's best described as kind of hardcore trials riding. The brand still exists, but Planet X now is pretty much exclusively about road, CX and triathlon. There is On One with a couple of nice frames (including some proper Sheffield steel type hardtails) but it is nowhere close to what it used to be. And with the departure of Olly, I'm a bit afraid DMR will drift into the mainstream. I love the brand too much for that.

The flip side would be that Focus will start making more simple general fun bikes. That new Vice looks like a step in the right direction. Not PB crowd material (Boost and metric shock, you're mad I know) but still proper fun geometry and proof that single pivot bikes can actually be simple (and cheap).

 Focus real hard on the piston and you'll see next to it that the carburetor has hidden nitrous in it that will only detonate when going too fast

 No. The new Jam model does though.

 @clarky78: thank you for answering my question.

 I think he did already.....