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Pro Bike Check: Manuel Fumic’s Jekyll 27.5 Carbon Team

20.12.2014
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Exceptional athlete and style-icon: Manuel Fumic isn’t just one of the fastest XC riders on the planet he is also the most stylish XC pilot. The multiple German champion and Cannondale Factory Team rider set himself against the world’s elite enduro riders at the Finale EWS round. On the one hand modern XC race courses are becoming increasingly technical whilst on the other the 2014 Enduro World Series were a succession of superlatives in terms of the fitness required. No wonder that the elite cross country riders see them as a challenge. For his venture in expanding his horizons Fumic chose to use the bike from his team colleague and 2013 EWS champion Jerome Clementz: here you find out about his Cannondale Jekyll.

Manuel Fumics Jekyll ibringt 12,6kg auf die Waage.
Manuel Fumic’s Jekyll weighs 12.6kg
Luftvolumen, Zug- und Druckstufe der 88+ Lefty SuperMax wurden vom Mechaniker für den Renneinsatz angepasst.
Air volume, rebound and compression damping of the 88+ Lefty SuperMax have been race tuned by the team mechanics
Der DYAD2 vereint zwei Dämpfer, zwischen denen über einen Gripshift Hebel umgeschaltet werden kann. So lässt sich blitzschnell zwischen Flow Modus für den Downhill und Elevate Modus für die Anstiege wechseln.
The DYAD2 is actually two shocks which Mauel can select using a Gripshift gear shifter. This allows lightening quick adjustments from the downhill flow mode to the uphill Elevate mode.
Schwalbes Rock Razor am Hinterrad in Kombination mit Magic Mary am Vorderrad - eine beliebte Kombination. Beim Hinterrad kommt eine ENVE 70/30 Felge in Kombination mit DT Swiss Nabe und Speichen zum Einsatz...
Schwalbes Rock Razor on the back wheel and Magic Mary at the front – a popular combination. The rear wheel is made up of a DT Swiss and spokes laced to a ENVE 70/30 rim…
...das Vorderrad dreht sich um die neue SuperMax Lefty Nabe. Mit einem verbreiterten Flanschabstand ermöglicht sie einen größeren Speichenwinkel und schafft damit ein stärkeres und steiferes Laufrad.
…whilst the front wheel spins on a SuperMax Lefty hub. The wider flanges allow for a bigger spoke angle which results in a stronger, stiffer wheel.
In Finale entschied sich Fumic für 34 Zähne am Kettenblatt. Für Sicherheit sorgt eine minimalistische Ketenführung von Truvativ.
In Finale Fumic chose a 34 tooth chainring. The minimalist Truvativ chainguide adds some security.

Words: Hannah Röther Photos: Manfred Schmitt

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