Bike Porn... 2008 proto SC V10.

[snotrag]

Mk1 v10 was an awful bike... The latest is much improved.

This one, however, it utterly gorgeous. Can't wait to see Peatys '08 race bike.



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More here

www.littermag.com/techno/v10proto/v10photo.html

For those of you un-accustomed with such things, THAT is a Downhill bike. Downhill race bikes are

Lots of technology on there, more than most people would think goes into 'a bicycle'.

[Frik]

I've been out of the game a while, but isn't that front cog a bit on the puny side?





Beautiful bike mind...

[matthew_h]

Peaty, Rennie and the MMBUK team are all racing that frame this year but it won't be appearing in shops unitl next year as it is still being developed.

Lovely bit of kit.

[snotrag]

Be a 38 tooth. Pretty much the norm nowadays for most tight courses.
New DX cranks though... mmmm.

I had a look at One of the 07' syndicate race bikes in February, wasn't a standard 07 V10 but I don't remember it having the carbon link.

Still, I'd rather have the Honda!

[Neil_Bolton]

snotrag said:

Be a 38 tooth. Pretty much the norm nowadays for most tight courses.
New DX cranks though...

Yep,

I run a 38 now - I would have preferred larger, but then as its only single ring, it gives you a better spread of gearing - you hardly ever use the largest ratios, and even in France in July, I still don't expect to be using it...

I wonder how much those DX cranks are goint to be?

Edited by Neil_Bolton on Tuesday 17th April 08:10

[mat205125]

Oh dear. I seemed to have messed myself.

That is simply a work of engineering function meets art.

It'll look even better when we see the Union Jack livelry on Mr P's bike.

[beyond rational]

like a beautified M3