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Video pro bike: Cameron Cole’s Lapierre DH Team (Bike Radar)

“Aw, it looks small but it’s pretty big, eh?” As the locals peer in at our
hastily erected ‘studio’ in a back room at the Cross Keys Hotel in deepest,
darkest Risca, South Wales, Cam Cole hits the nail right on the head. At first
glance, the busy looking Pendbox suspension linkage and the ultra smooth lines
of his Lapierre DH Team do indeed mask its true size.

One look at Cam himself though, who’s making a pint of cola look like a shot
glass, confirms that the DH Team is anything but small. Indeed, this very bike
steered the big Kiwi home to a seventh overall in the 2011 World Cup, with his
teammate and compatriot Sam Blenkinsop bringing his home in 13th.

On the subject of size, Cam’s race mechanic, Andy Ward confirms that the bike
before us is slightly larger than an off-the-shelf size large DH Team courtesy
of a longer front triangle, which adds an extra 20mm worth of space up front.

**Podium genes**

Lapierre have a bit of a pedigree for building quick bikes – with Nico
Vouilloz on board this will tend to happen. The French legend set …

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Downhill Mountainbike Maintenance REAR AND FRONT SUSPENSION Marzocchi 888 VF2 and Fox DHX 5.0

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