08 i issue 01 2008 nside rideculture2008 10 45 minutes with steve hoogendoorn gives us the lowdown on the engineering of our rides 16 our rides 2008 bikes in all their glory 46 killing time clay gives us his tips for surviving the race circuit 50 filming for first justin lays it down for a vid segment in colorado springs 56 british columbia it may be cliche but everyone should go to whistler at least once 68 down time the team riders take a break from the circuit in morzine france 78 our collaboration fox and yeti work together to achieve the best possible suspension settings 82 test camp suspension testing in the arizona desert with fitzy and mike 92 dirt jumps training or just fun at the fix dirt jumps 98 factory team five interviews with five very different riders 128 damion interviews damion see what he has to say about himself 132 our crew take a look at the people that make it happen damion smith justin leov monterey ca our
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a s r 7 in golden colorado we have number of trails that are littered with rocks and boulders we have learned to clean most of these trails on our 575 s but at the end of each ride we were left thinking what if we had a longer travel version of the 575 still light enough to climb well yet brawny enough to take on the toughest descents our goal create a bike with 7 inches of rear travel and make it less than 7.5 pounds here s how we did it first we went with a single-sided chain stay why we knew that we wanted a specific chain stay length and travel those parameters could not be changed without adversely affecting how the bike rode long-travel bikes create a lot of technical issues most notably fitting a crank front derailleur chain chain stay and pivot all in a very tight area we could have wedged all those things in a traditional frame but ultimately the design would be compromised we had a better idea eliminate the chain stay create custom parts to keep the derailleur out of t
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see yeticycles.com for more info.
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clay may be the hardest working filmer in the biz or the laziest depending on what time of the day you see him clay travels extensively throughout the year filming the best riders in the worldthe racersand has been doing it for some time now the agenda he keeps is dictated by the racing schedule this schedule consists of action-packed segments of riding where filmers and photo jocks alike have a fleeting moment to capture the action and then wait wait until the next round of practice qualifying finals or even the next event this hurry up and wait schedule creates a day filled with periods of downtime anticipating the next opportunity to fill the tape reel not to mention the time wasted in airports traveling from venue to venue so if you have seen clay shirtless in the pits capturing footage on his laptop or trying to scam on the few girls that surround mountain bike racing don t call him lazy he hates that rep it is just clay killing time the point is that over time clay has found t
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a week off in morzine france does that sound like a job probably not but for these fortunate riders and our company it is work.
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justin leov mt saint anne canada.
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justin leov champery switzerland
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that time but if i had a typical day it would go like this wake up eat big breakfast road ride mid morning lunch then ride trails dh/4x till dark how do you prepare mentally before a race what strategies do you tend to adopt to help you focus and do you have any quirky routines after years of racing i ve had lots of practice with my race routines mentally i m usually real calm during race day i tend to be a little on the quiet side my race strategies usually will be based on that particular course or the weather that day i definitely go through the same exact routine every time before i race but nothing to quirky or weird having clean or new goggles always seems to be a must for me explain your passion for carne asada burritos i grew up in washington state where there wasn t all that good mexican food but when i moved down to socal i was spoiled with some of the best mexican food in the world carne asada burritos just represent home to me how is your new house i ve been super busy sinc
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