- Right, it's a pro-bike check
of an extra special, one-off, Nukeproof Mega,
this is Sam Hill's Enduro World Series race bike.
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Standard Nukeproof Mega, that carbonfiber frame,
of course the one thing that is completely one-off,
is that paint job.
So, it's absolutely amazin' up close,
that proper black and white.
It's the Day of the Dead theme, that Mexican festival,
so, that comes from Sam's tattoos on the back of his calves.
We've got lots of ones and threes
and thirteens all over this,
we also got some cool, like, caricatures of Sam, his wife
and his three boys on the back.
Super cool, the detail on this is absolutely amazin'.
And that sort of black, stealthy theme continues
on the rest of the bike.
Got this RockShox Super Deluxe on the bike.
I'm actually told it's a one-off,
it looks like a different shape to the normal one.
We've got a RockShox Lyrik up front,
180 mil fork on the front.
Got a Sam Hill Signature cockpit, that 50 mil Horizon Stem
and the bars are 750, so relatively narrow
by today's standards.
We've got some one-off components on the front,
we've got that multi-tool, that slides down
and into that steerer tube, so it's a multi-tool
and a Co2 cartridge, in case Sam punctures.
Also got that spacer,
but it's got a Garmin mount on there as well,
it runs that tiny Garmin, just to keep track
of time and distance,
so he knows if he's on time for the next stage.
Sam's showin' his support for fellow Aussie
and his old teammate actually Jared Graves.
He's got a Strength for Jared sticker
and the 53 there and another one back there
on the swingarm as well, super cool.
Some more of the Signature bits, it's got those Nukeproof
grips with the signature right on the very end of them.
Those AVS hand guards, we've sort
of got used to seeing Sam run,
again in those Day of the Dead sort
of custom stickers on there.
SRAM code RSC brakes are the big downhill brake,
we've got 200 mil up front and 200 mil on the rear
for those roadsters, so big stopping power.
Bike looks immaculate
but I think any bike is always improved
by a lovely number one plate on the front.
The wheels, we've got the MAVIC DEEMAX brand new ones,
they've got 30 mil width,
also got some custom painted hubs on there.
So again, super glossy, nice and black,
really suits the rest of the bike.
Sam's been runnin' these MICHELIN DH22s tires all year,
to great success obviously.
First time I've seen 'em actually up-close
and they're super aggressive looking tires.
Really deep knobs on there,
they look almost like, you know, five or six mil tall
and the compound is super soft.
Race day tomorrow and, of course,
a brand new fresh set on there.
Full SRAM drivetrain on this bike,
so we've got the XO rear mech shifter,
1x12 runnin' that Eagle cassette on there,
so that a 10-50 big cassette.
Got the carbon XO cranks on there,
Sam was always notorious for runnin' really short cranks
in the downhill days and again, these are 165s so,
got plenty of clearance to try
and pedal through those rough gnarly sections.
Some Nukeproof Horizon Sam Hill Signature pedals on there.
Check out the length of those pins.
These pedals come as standard
with two washers behind that bolthead,
so Jacy, Sam's mechanic, takes 'em out
and they stick out massively.
I'd imagine with those Five Ten shoes
and those pins you've got a crazy amount of grip.
Of course, that wide-narrow chainring's a 32
so plenty low gearin', especially here,
you have got some really serious climbs
you've gotta winch yourself up.
So definitely need that smaller chain ring.
Got that MRP top guide as well,
just to make sure everythin' stays on there.
Got the RockShox Reverb drop post in that longest version
and got that lever underneath the bar on the left hand side
which matches the shifter on the right.
Sam also runs his brakes Moto style like we do in the UK.
I think most Aussies do as well,
so right hand is the front brake, left is back brake.
Lovely lookin' bike, if you wanna see some more of it,
if you wanna see Sam Hill teach us how
to take the inside line,
when he shows Blake just how he corners,
click over there for that one.
If you wanna see the bike, the high road here
and either of us click over there for that one.
Thumbs up if you like the look of this bike.
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