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Pro bike: Geoff Kabush's Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Element Team RSL
Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) raced a brand-new Rocky Mountain Element Team RSL carbon full-suspension bike at this year's Sea Otter Classic.
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Sea Otter's non-technical course afforded use of a fast, narrow and light tire.
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Kabush is running a base-level R-spec Fox fork? Nope, it's just a camouflaged Terralogic model with terrain-sensitive lockout.
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ODI Ruffian Lock-On grips are etched with Kabush's name on the collars.
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The installed Fox fork has a straight 1 1/8" steerer but the head tube looks sized for a tapered unit.
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Kabush's front wheel is built around a 15mm thru-axle compatible Shimano XTR hub.
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The low-slung frame offers heaps of standover clearance but comes up high to support the seatpost.
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Kabush is running Crank Brothers' latest Egg Beater 11 pedals.
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Rocky Mountain's SmoothLink suspension system apparently gets around the Specialized FSR patent by moving the dropout pivot above the rear axle.
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Kabush has been a long-time user of Stan Koziatek's NoTubes ZTR rims.
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Mounting the front derailleur directly to the swingarm allows for a bigger and more curvaceous seat tube.
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An aluminum linkage drives the Fox Racing Shox RP23 rear shock.
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Rebound is adjusted up top but down below is a threshold adjuster for the auto-lockout.
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Kabush is running a prototype Fox Racing Shox 32 F100 FIT Terralogic fork.
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Travel on Kabush's new bike looks to be adjustable but via a separate link given that the multiple mounting positions and the fact that the link shown won't fit as is in the rearmost position.
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Kabush's carbon Race Face Next 3/4 Riser bars are full-width at 685mm.
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Press-fit bottom bracket cups allow for a wider and stiffer down tube.
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Main pivot bearings are widely set to prevent lateral and torsional flex. Mud clearance looks quite good, too, and the front derailleur cable stop is integrated into the chain stay on its way up to the swingarm-mounted front derailleur.
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The XTR disc brake caliper is attached with titanium bolts from Wheels Manufacturing.
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Lezyne's Alloy Cage is fitted to the down tube.
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A bit of personalization comes with the team-colored Cateye Strada Wireless computer and custom-etched headset top cap.
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Kabush's bike was fitted with a single MRP 36T chainring and 1.X chain guide when we shot it on Saturday but team mechanic Gary Wolff swapped it to a double prior to Sunday's fast cross-country race.
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Kabush has long championed clean racing.
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A mid-cage Shimano XTR Shadow rear derailleur is fitted to the replaceable derailleur hanger.
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The new frame uses Rocky Mountain's SmoothLink pivot placement at the dropout.
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Kabush says he and team mechanic Gary Wolff are experimenting with 'NASCAR-style' wheel changes using a custom 15mm thru-axle.
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