Tech Trends That Will Decide Cross-Country Olympic Gold
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Published 2024-07-26
The world’s best XC riders have been battling it out all year on the World Cup circuit, in preparation for the biggest race of the year, but what tech can we expect to see on their bikes on race day?
In this video, we cover the latest tech trends sweeping through the XC pits, as well as speculating on what some teams and riders might pull out of their hats in search of that winning edge.
What is the most interesting XC tech trend you’ve seen this season?
Let us know in the comments below.
#xc #mtb #olympics
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:18 Electronics Everywhere
02:49 More Travel & Bigger Forks
04:04 Dropper Posts
05:07 Larger-Volume Tyres & Inserts
07:25 What Weight Saving?
Credits:
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Steve Wobser / Getty Images
Billy Ceusters / Getty Images
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All Comments (7)
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Are XC bikes too complicated now? Let us know what you think to today's machines 👇
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130 front and 120 rear will be the new XC norm . Flight Attendent makes longer travel set ups more efficient via tuning the algorithms
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All we need now is electronic legs to pedal this full electronic bike
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What can we expect to see in paris? Kanye West starts playing
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Why does everything have to be electric these days???
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100% BS on XC bikes needing more travel for World Cups. The more travel is so the bike industry can SELL more bikes to average riders Go listen to the Pinkbike interview with Pinarello. Pros are complaining about being forced to ride 120mm bikes They pros don’t need trail bikes
