- Hey guys, this is my 2021 Nukeproof Giga race bike.
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Yeah, so round one, I raced the Nukeproof Mega 29,
something I'm pretty comfortable with and sort
of having a hard time deciding which bike I
prefer, the Giga or the Mega.
So I thought I would race round one on the Mega,
and then swap to the Giga for round two
if we're doing the same track.
Then I'll get a pretty good gauge
of which one I think I'm going to be happy
with for the season.
I'm running a medium frame,
got all the SRAM AXS group set on here.
The X0 cranks 165 in length.
I've got the Nukeproof Horizon wheels.
I've got this set up in the 29er front
and the 27 rear.
So I'm having a go at the old mullet set up.
Yeah. The Code, SRAM Code brakes.
And then I've got all my Nukeproof signature parts on it.
I run my dropper post 170mm length,
I've got my Wahoo computer on here,
so I can see sorta how I'm going.
And I like to keep a bit of a mental note
on, on the liaison times and
and make sure I'm on track to,
to get into my start time on,
on the time of I need to be there.
I'm running the the Michelin DH 22 tires front and rear
for this race, I think.
I ran the Wild rear on the Mega
at round one for a bit better rolling.
But now I've dropped back to the, the 27 inch wheel.
I've gone for the 22 to give me a bit more grip.
Yeah, I'm pretty fussy with where my brake levers
sort of engage onto the handlebar.
Something I'm always fiddling with and
trying to get that feeling pretty comfortable.
Other than that, I'm pretty, pretty easy
once I've got my set up.
I know what I like and how to have it.
Suspension, it's, I don't know,
I think it's all personal preference
but I like something that's quite supple and soft
on the ground, but that can take the abuse and the big hits
and, and hold up in some of those mid, mid size bumps.
Some people might say that it's quite hard
but it all depends on the speed you're riding and, and yeah.
I don't think it it's anything super special.
I just think it works really solid for me,
and doesn't do anything that it shouldn't do.
The Blackbox ZEBs that we've got,
they haven't told me too much.
There's obviously a couple of different internal parts
which are calling out for them guys.
It's been a program that I've been on for a long time
and it's pretty awesome to be one of the first athletes
that gets to ride and, and test the new stuff that's coming
and give feedback and help develop something
that's better for the future.
Round one, we just got away with the water bottle
in the frame.
I do all my training at home and stuff
with the Camelbak on, but here we've got access to water
so we don't really need to carry a lot of it around.
But yeah, later on in the year
if we get to some rounds with bigger liaisons
and the other in between stages, then yeah
I might get the Camelbak back out.
I've kind of always been a medium man.
Obviously bikes are growing so my medium now
is bigger than my medium was a few years ago.
But yeah, I don't buy into the
whole super long, super slack.
I'm not getting taller, so my bike
doesn't need to get longer really.
I don't have any weird superstitious things or
anything with the bike.
I don't know, it's just a set up that I'm comfortable
with and I always make my bikes feel that way.
And then, yeah, once they're like that, and then I'm happy.
Yeah. I've also got my, my OneUp components
multi-tool in there to keep me out of trouble
and that's got the tire plugs in it.
In case we get a get a hole in
the tires or anything like that.
So yeah, that's it.
That's my 2021 Nukeproof Giga.
And we'll see how it performs at round two this weekend.
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