Hot off the press – GT Factory Racing (the Athertons) just unleashed their new-for-2015 race bikes. Here’s the details, and some gorgeous images from Sven Martin.
Both bikes are said to be the result of 3 years of development with the Athertons and are an evolution of the bikes that have taken all 3 of them family to World Cup success.
The Athy’s jumped on to 650b in 2014 and will continue with this in 2015. 650b was they say “not without a few teething problems as the athletes adapted to new courses and a slightly different “feel” to their bikes but the Downhill team’s haul still included a World Cup and a World Championship win for Gee, two World Cups for Rachel and World Cup wins for both of GT Factory Racing’s junior riders, Taylor Vernon and Martin Maes”.
Gee says: “This will be our fourth season riding for GT. We had a lot of input into the design of the Fury, especially with the frame and getting the geometry perfect. We made quite a lot of changes to the Downhill bike last year and we ended up in a good place so basically this year’s bike is the bike that carried me to victory in World Champs.”
The Fury will be specced liked so:
Frame GT Fury
Shock Fox DHX2
Fork Fox 40
Stem Pro Atherton Star Series 50mm
Headset Hope Integrated
Grips Pro Prototype
Bars Pro Atherton Star Series
Shifter Shimano Saint
Derailleur Shimano Saint
Brakes Shimano Saint 203mm
Seatpost Pro Atherton Star Series
Saddle Pro Atherton Star Series
Crank Shimano Saint 165mm
BB Shimano Saint
Ring Shimano Saint 36t
Chain Guide Shimano CD
Cassette Shimano XTR 1136 modified 6speed
Chain Shimano XTR
Wheelset Shimano Saint 32h on Stans Flow rims
Tyres Continental Kaiser Projekt 2.4
Tubes n/a Stans no tubes system
And the Sanction will be no less pimpin’:
Frame GT Sanction
Shock Fox Float X Factory Series
Fork Fox 36
Stem Pro Atherton Star Series 35mm
Headset Hope Integrated
Grips Pro
Bars Pro Tharsis
Shifter Shimano XTR
Derailleur Shimano XTR
Brakes Shimano XTR Levers/Saint Calipers 180mm
Seatpost Fox Doss 5”
Saddle Pro Atherton Star Series
Crank Shimano XTR 170mm
BB Shimano XTR
Ring Shimano XTR 34t
Chain Guide Shimano CD
Cassette Shimano XTR 1140 11 speed
Chain Shimano XTR
Wheelset Shimano XTR Trail Wheelset
Tyres Continental Baron Projekt 2.4
Tubes n/a Stans no tubes system
Dan said “ The bike is unchanged since 2014, apart from a fresh lick of paint. People often underestimate the severity of the EWS courses – basically they are six World Cup tracks to be ridden in a day, it’s not terrain that all Enduro bikes can deal with. The Sanction has the suspension and pedaling characteristics of the GT Fury but in a scaled down chassis. It’s a tough bike and 2015 is going to be the year that Martin and I push it even harder.”
