2013 Scott Gambler 10

The Gambler 10 is Brendan Fairclough’s World Cup DH replica, a no-compromise DH weapon with custom race-tuned FOX suspension and podium proven components. The Gambler features lower and slacker geometry, a longer shock and tuned leverage ratio. This is World Cup level performance for everyone.

Build Kit

• Frame: SCOTT Gambler Alloy 6061
• Fork: Fox 40 RC2 FIT 203mm, Coil
• Shock: Fox DHX RC2 Coil Boost valve, 210mm travel
• Group set: Shimano Saint / Zee
• Brakes: Shimano Zee
• Parts: Funn
• Wheels: DT Swiss FR 600, Formula DH-92 20mm thru axle Hub

Features

Floating Link

The floating link enabled SCOTT engineers to mix comfort and support, providing the riders with exactly what they need to go fast. There is a subtle dual progressive curve to achieve the goals, but not too exaggerated to avoid shock tuning limitations.

 

The floating link creates a progressive feeling suspension with an almost direct compression of the shock, minimizing DU bushing rotation. This increases shock bushing life and improves small bump sensitivity.

IDS X Dropout

IDS-X dropouts enable the rider to hold a tighter line when the drifting gets rough. This is mainly due to the fact that sliding the rear end becomes easier with a more consistent feel. In addition, the axles are simpler to use and stiffer than traditional pinch bolt rear axles.

The combination of a conical interface and eccentric axle ends add torsional rigidity and ease of us compared to a traditional pinch bolt design.

Adjustable BB Height

When designing the adjustable WC DH race geometry on the new Gambler we knew we wanted to offer what the pros have as stock. However, we also wanted to make sure normal riders would not be held back. Therefore, this bike has two distinctly different feeling setups.

 

The Gambler has two BB height options adjusted by the lower shock bolt. The lower hole provides a 0mm BB Drop, while the upper hole gives a +10mm BB Drop.

 

The Gambler has two head angle options adjusted by the lower shock bolt. The lower hole provides a 62° head angle while the upper hole gives a 63° head angle. The head tube is also very short allowing an extra degree of adjustment by raising or lowering the crowns of the fork. Three centimeters of additional fork height equals one degree of head angle adjustment.

Downtube Protector

The down tube of a DH bike gets abused by rocks kicked up by the front wheel on a regular basis. This adhesive backed lightweight guard provides huge protection where it matters most.

Specifications

Weight

17,8kg / 39,21lbs

Frame

SCOTT Gambler Alloy 6061

Hydroformed Custom Butted

PF BB107 / IDS X 12 x150mm Dropout

BB height and chainstay length adjustable

ISCG05 / 210mm rear travel

Fork

Fox 40 RC2 FIT Factory 203mm travel / Coil

preload adj. / Reb-Comp High & low speed adj.

20mm thru axle / alloy steerer

Shock (Rear)

Fox DHX RC2 Coil / Boost valve technology

Reb.,low-speed comp., Bottom out force adj.

custom tuned / 267 x 89mm

spring rates S 250 / M 300 / L 350

Headset

Syncros DH

semi integrated straight / with adj +-1° or +-2°  cups

ID 49.6mm / OD 55mm

Derailleur (Rear)

Shimano Saint RD-M820-SS

short cage / 10 Speed

Shifters

Shimano Zee SL-M640

Rapidfire Plus / 2 way release

Brake Levers

Shimano Zee BL-M640 Disc

Brakes

Shimano Zee BR-M640 / Disc 4 piston

203mm F + R SM-RT76 IT Rotor

Crankset

Shimano Saint FC-M825

36T alloy chainring

Hollowtech II / 165mm

BB-Set

Shimano SM-BB71-41A / shell 41x104.5mm

Chainguide

E.thirteen LG-1 ISCG05 w/Taco

alloy backplate

Handlebar

Funn Fatboy

6069-T6 Alloy, 15mm rise, 810mm

Syncros Pro DH dual lock on grips

H'stem

Funn RSX MK2 Direct mount

30mm rise / 45- 50mm ext.

Pedals

nil

Seatpost

Funn Arrow / 31.6mm

Alloy 7050 / 0mm offset

Seat

Syncros DH 20 / CROM rails

Hub (Front)

Formula DH-92 20mm thru axle

Hub (Rear)

DT Swiss FR 350 / 12mm thru axle

150mm wide

Chain

Shimano CN-HG54

Cassette

Shimano CS-4600

11-25 T DH cassette

Spokes

DT Swiss super comp black

Rims

DT Swiss FR 600

32H

Tires

Schwalbe Downhill Evolution Line

front: Muddy Mary 26 x2.35 Vertstar

rear: Muddy Mary 26 x 2.35 Trailstar

Triple Nano Compound / Wire Bead

2-ply DH casing,

Snake Bite Protection / 67EPI

Best moment when you go riding is for sure the moment when you find your friends on the spot. At this time you remember every sessions with them and you know that you will have a lot of fun shredding. This video is just about friends having fun on there bikes between Morzine and Morgins.

Riders : Floriane Pugin, Julien Fournier, David Dondana, Gaetan Rey

Watch more on www.shaperideshoot.com

J'aime beaucoup le moment où l'on retrouve les copains en arrivant sur un spot. C'est le moment où toutes les connexions se font dans le cerveau pour se rappeler les bons moments passés avec eux sur le bike. Très rapidement on sait que la session va être bonne, à l'image des précédentes et avec l'espérance que les prochaines seront encore mieux. Rouler avec les amis sur les meilleures pistes du coin et en plus avec les Scott Gambler 2013 c'est ce qui nous fait aimer notre sport.

Riders : Floriane Pugin, Julien Fournier, David Dondana, Gaetan Rey

Plus d'infos et de photos sur www.shaperideshoot.com

Scott Gambler Press launch 2012 - Châtel from FASTFOKUS on Vimeo.

2012 UCI MTB World Champs By MS Mondraker

The UCI MTB world championships 2012 of Leogang/ Austria are over and even we missed the win of the rainbow stripes we end up with a 2nd place in the women’s race and pretty good team result. But lets start at the beginning…

After a couple of days with a lot of rain and temperature drop close to 0° we were lucky for race day. The weather turned back to good and so the conditions on the track changed quiet a lot from deep and slippery to a really fast and rough piste.

After a descent timed training on Saturday where Emmeline set the fastest time for women’s and all male riders end up in the top 15 we were prepared for the race.

Emmeline came down as second last rider with some little mistakes here and there. When she came to the finish she knew that it hasn’t been a winning run and so it was when she checked on the timing board . Emmeline came in in 2nd place and there was Rachel Atherton still to come. Rachel was handicapped by a back injury and so she was not able to put a winning run together as well. The winner of the day was the 19 year-old Chaare Morgane from France- maybe the unexpected racer of this weekend even she showed up already and the one or other worldcup podium.

The boys showed a strong performance in seeding already and the boys knew what’s possible. Starting by the current UCI ranking Markus Pekoll was the first to come down of the MS boys. He is Austrian and so he was in the position of being the local hero, which puts some pressure on him. Markus had a solid run on and managed it to hop into the 2nd position of the hot seat. He sat there for a while and a few top riders haven’t been able to beat his time and in the end this brought him into 9th position.
Second last of MS-RACING to come down was Damien. He has a good but not perfect run, but in the end he finished in 6th position. Brook was the last man of MS to come down and he was on his limits, but not without mistakes, which cost too much time in the end for being on the podium- Brook ended up in 8th position.
Even we haven’t been able to win the infamous rainbow stripes we are happy with what we have reached in co-operation with our partners. One rider on the podium and 3 others in the top 10 is an awesome result and makes us one of the best teams on the circuit.

Thanks to all our sponsors and partners, who helped us during this week with special products, service and hospitality.

Justin Leov Races His Last Worlds, Aaron Gwin Suffers Mechanical Failure

Race favourite Aaron Gwin (USA) saw his hopes of taking a 'bonus' title this year come to an end around 1min 20secs into his final race run, when inexplicably both his front and rear brakes failed, resulting in a crash. Shortly after the crash Aaron pumped the brakes to try and get some pressure going but it was insufficient to complete the course safely at speed, and he cruised to the line disappointed he was unable to throw down a run on the three and half minute course.

Justin Leov (NZL) was the best placed finisher of the three Trek World Racing riders, ending a decade of racing for his country at the World Championships with a 21st place. After suffering a repetitive strain injury 2 weeks ago, Justin had recovered completely for the event and was looking forward to the run, but in the end was a little disappointed.

At the World Championships there is no qualifying round or seeding run, but a timed practice session where riders can check their general race speed against official timing. Aaron was happy with his 4th in timed practice and as race day drew nearer, and the sun came out drying the track dramatically, all was set for a classic Aaron Gwin run. Unfortunately the brake failure, something he has never experienced before and in fact is his first mechanical in a race run since joining the team, really took him by surprise.

Aaron said at the finish line – "I really don't understand what happened. I warmed up as usual, tested the brakes as usual at the top, walked down the course to have a look at how the track was running, went into my run, brakes working fine for the first minute or so, and then bang, nothing. I crashed and got up as soon as I could, pumped to see what was there, but it wasn't enough, and knew my day was run".

The brakes have been taken back to Japan for further analysis as there was nothing immediately evident from the post-race inspection, and nothing new was done to these brakes that Aaron and the team has run for most of the season.

Justin said – "For sure I was chasing a top 10 here. The course had dried up really well and I was looking forward to running at speed and getting a great result. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and I'll have to settle for 21st, but it has been an amazing run from Kaprun (AUT) in 2002, to these World Champs in Austria 10 years later."

Neko Mulally who suffered a torn shoulder ligament in Whistler 2 weeks ago was happy to be competitive here and finished 27th. He's not yet 100% but expects to be so for Norway.

The downhill riders re main here in Austria this week to support their team mates in this weekend's World Championship Cross Country events in Saalfelden, then fly Monday to Norway for the World Cup finals where the team has something very special planned for Saturday, race day, to celebrate the victory that was sewn up at Round 6.

Greg Minnaar And Morgane Charre Are The 2012 Downhill World Champions

The first weekend of the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Leogang, Austria, concluded on Sunday with the crowd favourite Downhill. Morgane Charre (France) took her first world title in the Elite women's race, while Greg Minnaar (South Africa) returned to the top step of the Elite men's podium after a nine year absence. Holly Feniak (Canada) and Loic Bruni (France) won the Junior women's and men's titles, respectively.

The women's race was expected to be between defending champion Emmeline Ragot (France) and Rachel Atherton (Great Britain), the two riders who have been battling it out all season in the UCI World Cup. However, Atherton was not a factor in the race, suffering from an undisclosed injury and finishing fifth. After Canadians Micayla Gatto and Casey Brown came close to breaking the four minute barrier, Charre obliterated it, taking the lead time down to 3:50.654 with six riders remaining.

Countrywoman Floriane Pugin came within 1.617 seconds, with last year's Junior world champion Manon Carpenter then getting a tenth of a second closer. Ragot was next, but she could only get within 1.2 seconds, leaving Atherton the only rider who could deny Charre the championship. Atherton was within two-hundredths of a second after the first intermediate time check, but faded badly in the second half of the race, allowing the 22 year old Charre to step into the rainbow jersey.

"I did not expect this," admitted a visibly shocked Charre. "I thought that Emmeline [Ragot] would beat me for sure, or Atherton. I had a very good run and pedalled a lot, with only little mistakes, but I have never had a result like this before."

In the men's race, there were a dozen strong contenders, and Minnaar's victory came down to the wire. Australia's Bryn Atkinson set the first sub-3:30 time, with nearly 50 riders to go. Sam Dale (Great Britain) quickly took off three-tenths of a second and held the Hot Seat for 20 riders before he was replaced by Florent Payet (France), with a drop of two seconds in the lead time.

Australian Mick Hannah took the leading time below 3:24 with ten riders to go, but was immediately replaced by Canada's Steve Smith, who was bumped by Gee Atherton (Great Britain) with two riders left to finish. Minnaar came in next, half a second ahead of Atherton, but everyone knew that the final rider, American Aaron Gwin, could quite easily upset the standings. Gwin has won an incredible nine World Cups in 13 races over the past two seasons, so everyone was waiting to see what he could do.

However, it became apparent early in his run that Gwin was suffering mechanical problems, eventually finishing a distant 83rd. Minnaar jumped to his feet from the Hot Seat as he was mobbed by well wishers, ecstatic to win his second world title.

"It’s been nine years and this run it was tough," commented Minnaar. "I had a lot of pressure today, I was super nervous. To be honest, I tried to nail the top section, just after the bridge I lost a lot of speed, I had to pedal hard. But I held it together, in a way same as in the Pietermaritzburg World Cup earlier this season. I couldn't believe I crossed the line in first."

"I am a bit bummed for Gwinny, he seems to have a mechanical, I am not sure what happened. It is not exactly the best way for me to win, or how I'd like to win, but we are all out there trying our best. We all have mechanicals from time to time, that's part of racing."

2012 Leogang World Champs Downhill Final Results

2012 Downhill MTB World Championship Mens Final Results

2012 Downhill MTB World Championship Womens Final Results

2012 Downhill MTB World Championship Junior Mens Final Results

2012 Downhill MTB World Championship Junior Womens Final Results