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klunky

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Has anyone got any pictures of the new V-10 Peaty is riding?

There is a small photo of it in this months MBUK apparantly its over 1lb lighter. The top linkage is carbon and I thought it looked kind of like a nomad. The picture is small and crappy though so thought somone here might have seen a bigger picture?

Ta
 
4xBoy

4xBoy

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Jun 20, 2006
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I kid, I kid.

Mountain bike fiction has a write up this month but it's his old bike. Steve comments that the new frame will be a "works" unit with carbon something.
 
Yeti

Yeti

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klunky said:
Has anyone got any pictures of the new V-10 Peaty is riding?

There is a small photo of it in this months MBUK apparantly its over 1lb lighter. The top linkage is carbon and I thought it looked kind of like a nomad. The picture is small and crappy though so thought somone here might have seen a bigger picture?

Ta
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seems the wrong place to shave some grams imo..but i havent graduated from mech. eng. so my opinion doesn t count.
 
Tame Ape

Tame Ape

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Mar 4, 2003
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Yeti said:
seems the wrong place to shave some grams imo..but i havent graduated from mech. eng. so my opinion doesn t count.
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I think the links are a great place. They're small solid chunks of material with some bolts in them.
 
sanjuro

sanjuro

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i just got a v10, this makes me sad that I am about to be outdated by a new generation.
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I wouldn't throw that bike on Ebay just yet. While Peat might be riding a "Works" version of the V-10, it might not be available to public, ever.

One thing to consider is that the carbon linkage could be replaced after every race, something I doubt any monkey could afford.

Considering that not even the Blur XC has carbon linkages, I would imagine this is a race program-only bike.
 
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DEVOTiON

Chimp
Jan 11, 2006
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I just read the article, and it says that it's a prototype.

The hump is more slimmed, looks kinda like the Jackal hump.

My guess is that it will go to production after this season, but not with the carbon linkage, that would probobly be syndicate only.
 
SuboptimusPrime

SuboptimusPrime

Turbo Monkey
Aug 18, 2005
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Agreed. The older large V10's in particular had what seemed like a huge hump...assuming that Peaty rides a large (at least) that looks like a major improvement--more svelt and speedy.
 
dhkid

dhkid

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Mar 10, 2005
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some how that bike doesn't look as insanely large as his old v10, maybe its just got a longer down tube? yea, that does look like a new lower link. maybe its a 8in version too??? coz they were testing a 8in version as some of the races last year.
 
dhkid

dhkid

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ahhh... fair enough... :monkeydance:

i got a american friend over here, and the other day we talking about how he could drive at 17(?) get guns at 18 and vote too, but cant drink till 21....
 
dhkid

dhkid

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watched the vid... good laugh...

back on topic, traction mag says that its a shorter stroke shox, so its most probably a shorter travel v10... heck, is it even correct to call it the v10? v8 anyone?;)
 
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