Brandon’s Trek Ticket S is set up with a 7-Speed SRAM X01 DH derailleur and cassette. Always thinking about keeping weight low, the SRAM X01 DH cassette is the lightest production mountain bike cassette available and offers Brandon more than enough gear selection for whichever style of slopestyle course he is competing on in a given weekend. Compare this to his 2011 bike, which was set up with a 10-Speed SRAM X0 derailleur and SRAM RED road bike cassette. The 2014 set up is lighter, quieter and more efficient. His SRAM X01 crank arms are as short as possible at 165mm. When Brandon does opposite tailwhips he kicks his bike with his front foot, which has to slide back to the center of the bb. The shorter crank length allows his foot to travel less distance before kicking his bike around. Also to note: Brandon’s SRAM X01 DH crank arms have a combination of inner tube and electrical tape wrapped around the bb to dampen the rotation of the cranks during tricks. This is a simple hack, which has been used for many years by the top riders. Brandon runs a 1X set up with a 32-tooth X-Sync chain ring without a chain guide. The loss of chain guide is bonus points towards keeping the overall weight of the bike down, and a testament to the X-Sync and Roller Bearing Clutch technologies keeping the chain on his front ring during the big hits of a slopestyle contest.