Aaron Gwin and his Specialized S-Works Demo 8

[SideFX]

He`s an ugly dooode , theres not much hope for him even in TLD . Plenty of ride style but no inercool .

 

[indica]

God is with him though.

 

[heavyp]

 

[rider124]

It just looks all wrong with 40's on it

 

[dirt lover]

Took me a while to realise that the bars were turned in the last picture, thought that the HA had suddenly gotten extremely steep.

 

[floody]

Looks like they took one of Sam's old testbikes and slipped a pair of 40s on.

 

[rednightmare]

Gwin beaten in a US national

I blame the Demo...:biggrin1:

 

[dunndog]

Haha.. the Wrath of God. I notice they make a mention of the winner riding 650b wheels..

 

[Reece.]

Does anyone know if Jacy is going to CRC or is he learning to apply polident?

Negative, Jacy and Sam are no more

 

[Lt Dan]

Notice the modifications so he can run 40s and turn the bars past 20 degrees?

this mite be a stupid question but what stops you or needs to be changed to run 40tys on a demo frame

 

[Rider15]

Negative, Jacy and Sam are no more

I know I for one am pretty disappointed about that.

 

[Luke.Z]

this mite be a stupid question but what stops you or needs to be changed to run 40tys on a demo frame

On a carbon frame you do not need to modify anything, i almost get the same turning circle as my brothers v10. On an alluminum frame you get barely any turning because the headtube area is slighlty different.

 

[brendonj]

On a carbon frame you do not need to modify anything, i almost get the same turning circle as my brothers v10. On an alluminum frame you get barely any turning because the headtube area is slighlty different.

The main issue is in the garage isn't it - not on the track?

 

[Luke.Z]

Once the bike is on the track you don't notice it at all, until you get to a really tight corner but even there you just lock it and slide and it's fine.

 

[rider124]

Once the bike is on the track you don't notice it at all, until you get to a really tight corner but even there you just lock it and slide and it's fine.

i notice it on track when im doing hektik bar turns mid air. the forks touch closer. But its alright, because then it turns into a whip

 

[heavyp]

 

[ChopSticks]

what shifter is that?? x0 with blackbox?

and interesting rear mech/axle support..... do most DH bikes have that?

 

[B.utters]

what shifter is that?? x0 with blackbox?

and interesting rear mech/axle support..... do most DH bikes have that?

Yep, Blackbox X0 and that little thing out the back is a deraileur hanger protector or some such thing. It's purely a Specialized thing which pretty much defeats the purpose of having a derailleur hanger.

 

[donthucktoflat]

Yep, Blackbox X0 and that little thing out the back is a deraileur hanger protector or some such thing. It's purely a Specialized thing which pretty much defeats the purpose of having a derailleur hanger.

Loops like an additional Mount to have it in double shear. Looks burly

 

[heavyp]

http://www.mtb-news.de/news/2013/04/08/nachgefragt-mit-aaron-gwin-zu-gast-bei-specialized/ Video also