Although Brendan Fairclough hasn't quite managed to unlock the secret to climbing onto that top podium step at a World Cup downhill race, the British rider consistently finishes in the top 30, and his effortless whips and nac nacs have made him a fan favorite. World Cup commentator/heckler Rob Warner has taken to teasing Fairclough about his career as a 'freeracer', which might be the best description for Fairclough's career, especially given his Red Bull Rampage canyon gap and performance in Brandon Semenuk's Rad Company. At this weekend's race in Leogang, Fairclough is riding the revised 27.5" Scott Gambler we first
caught a glimpse of at the British Downhill Series last month. Scott is still being cagey about releasing the full details of the bike, but we were able to snag some more detailed shots of the frame as well as the unique crown that the bike was fitted with.
yeah!
its all about the colours... they really tied the room together, did they not?
I am actually running about 1.5 bars up front but I definitely need more in the back if I want to keep my wheels round for more than a weekend...
1.5 bar is around 21.7557 pounds per square inch.
in Photo #1 (full size) I spy a second valve marked with with a red piece of tape opposite the valve marked with a white piece of tape. Different valve location than in the original release article - possibly to keep things balanced?
www.pinkbike.com/photo/11065704/?s6
Looks like he may be running them as well (or theres just a very shiny bit of spoke at the bottom), just not as obvious without the tags
WTF is a Freehiller
Warner has been calling him a "Freeracer"!
.... which has now just had a ninja edit
I do like the idea of freehilling though on ebikes. Perhaps Mike Kazimer could explain what he had in mind when he originally typed "freehiller" to clear up the uncertainty surrounding this new exciting niche
Yeah i think you always find pictures of cracked frames when you are looking for it. Good luck with your decision. They are both great for sure and you wont regret either decision. Which norco model would it be? And if you really want a gambler i would go for the 2015. those changes make sense.
Also, in motogp(16.5" rims) or F1(25.9"dry tires, 26.3" wet tires) where rolling over things is not even an issue they use smaller wheels. If bigger wheels are faster, why do the fastest machines that humans race run smaller wheels than the new fangled push bikes?
A motocross front rim is 1 inch smaller than a 26in rim but the tire is bigger thus the overall diameter is like a 27.5in wheel. F1 and motogp run smaller diameters because they race on tarmac! You don't see small diameter rims on offroad vehicles do you? Last I checks they have pretty big wheel diameters!
559mm/22in (26in)
584mm/23in (27.5in)
622mm/24.5in (29in)
By the way 24in rims are 20.5in/519mm
So a mx front rims is 2in1 making it between a 24 and a 26in.
lol
@ctmtb98 I don't say my way is the only way, feel free to ride whatever you want, I just want to point out that I don't like the direction mountainbiking is going these days. But that's just my opinion
You say all these 'new' things. You ride a 'new' thing. Its called a dirt jumper. They did not exist in 1995. Your logic is ritarded.