Pro DH Bikes from New Zealand - Brook, Blenki and Chapman

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Edited Date/Time 2/5/2016 7:00am
At a local NZ race (photo report coming soon) this past weekend, Brook MacDonald was on a GT Fury (we're assuming it's probably not his 2016 World Cup bike), Blenki was ripping the Norco Aurum w/ the pulley and Rupert Chapman on a prototype Bergamont DH whip with some wine-inspired mods.

photos by Digby Shaw & Sven Martin

Brook's GT Fury


Blenki's Aurum



Rupert's Bike




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CuddlyToast 2/4/2016 10:17am
2/4/2016 10:17am
Interesting with the cork. My current Sled (Trek Session) has some pretty bad slap, from when the top of the derailleur smacks the underside of the chain stay. All of the paint has been chipped off. I have used a bunch of gorilla tape in the past, but i wonder if there is something to this. Maybe something less greasy looking...
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Big Bird 2/4/2016 4:52pm
2/4/2016 4:52pm
What is Rupert's bike? That's a sexy beast, and quite advanced if homemade. I like the turned up top tube under the brace.
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TomJones 2/4/2016 6:58pm
2/4/2016 6:58pm
CuddlyToast wrote:
Interesting with the cork. My current Sled (Trek Session) has some pretty bad slap, from when the top of the derailleur smacks the underside of the...
Interesting with the cork. My current Sled (Trek Session) has some pretty bad slap, from when the top of the derailleur smacks the underside of the chain stay. All of the paint has been chipped off. I have used a bunch of gorilla tape in the past, but i wonder if there is something to this. Maybe something less greasy looking...
Mastic tape works wonders!
app-uncture 2/4/2016 9:56pm
2/4/2016 9:56pm
"At a local NZ race (photo report coming soon) this past weekend, Brook MacDonald was on a GT Fury (we're assuming it's probably not his 2016 World Cup bike), Blenki was ripping the Norco Aurum w/ the pulley and Rupert Chapman on a prototype Bergamont DH whip with some wine-inspired mods."

Why do you assume its not his 2016 bike?
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UpDawg 2/4/2016 10:26pm
2/4/2016 10:26pm Edited Date/Time 2/4/2016 10:32pm
app-uncture wrote:
"At a local NZ race (photo report coming soon) this past weekend, Brook MacDonald was on a GT Fury [b](we're assuming it's probably not his 2016...
"At a local NZ race (photo report coming soon) this past weekend, Brook MacDonald was on a GT Fury (we're assuming it's probably not his 2016 World Cup bike), Blenki was ripping the Norco Aurum w/ the pulley and Rupert Chapman on a prototype Bergamont DH whip with some wine-inspired mods."

Why do you assume its not his 2016 bike?
Hey sspomer...want me to take this one?

@app-uncture - the athertons were running that frame (color way and AL) almost a year ago. I would assume the same. Bulldog will be on carbon...I assume

@ Big Bird - "and Rupert Chapman on a prototype Bergamont DH whip with some wine-inspired mods."

2 birds, 1 stone

Nico_Hrndz 2/4/2016 10:41pm
2/4/2016 10:41pm Edited Date/Time 2/4/2016 10:41pm
Big Bird wrote:
What is Rupert's bike? That's a sexy beast, and quite advanced if homemade. I like the turned up top tube under the brace.
That's a Bergamont. Not in production yet, but Eddie Masters and the whole team were already riding this bike at the world champs in Andorra.
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TRex 2/5/2016 7:00am
2/5/2016 7:00am
Brook and Blenki are dead to me. They swapped from flats to clips, and they aren't as fun to watch. Their best results were on flats as well. Bah.

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