- Whilst 2017 hasn't seen revolutionary tech being launched,
there have been a number of things
to make it easier for you as a rider.
In this video, we're going have a look
at the most wanted tech of 2017.
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Okay, so the first one that I want to talk about
is this little guy right here.
Now he is called the ShockWiz.
What this is is it connects onto the air cartridge
of your suspension fork.
Note that it only works for air and not coil.
It actually works on a number of algorithms
to take 100 readings per second
of the air part of the fork.
So every time that you're moving up and down,
it's giving you a sensor,
telling you how your compression systems doing,
your rebound, whether you have enough volume spacers in,
and it's giving you a really accurate measurement afterwards
of what you could adjust
to make your suspension even better.
If you don't know your settings,
then this could be the tool for you
to get your bike dialled in.
Okay, so the next bit of tech is inside this box.
It's from Cush Core and if you're watching
the downhill World Championships in Val di Sol,
you might have seen that Aaron Quinn
had a piece of foam on his tyre,
which no one really mysteriously knew
what was going on.
But it turns out, it's a very similar system to this,
and all you're gonna need to do is put it on a wheel.
Okay, it's on a wheel and basically what this does,
if you imagine having your air volume on the outside,
and then your tyre would normally sit around like that,
and what this is actually doing
is just giving you some extra damping.
So what it's supposed to do
is give you extra corner grip,
have better tyre stability,
and it's gonna take away some of those absorptions,
meaning that the suspension can actually
work a little bit more productively.
You've got more grip, you've got more traction,
and this technology actually comes
from motorcycle enduro racing.
So it's not exactly new, but it is new to mountain biking.
Okay, so Shimano DI2 might not be new technology,
however it has got to be one of the most wanted
piece of tech of 2017.
Why wouldn't you want electronic shifting?
There are so many great benefits of it,
and every time I've tried it, I always want it,
and I'm particularly jealous
because Neil has just got himself some,
and it is really nice.
The battery life on it is great,
it's so easy to adjust and set up,
and then there's a whole synchro-shift thing
where you can actually use one single shifter
to control both the front and the rear mech,
meaning you have such a wide range of gears.
What's not to love about it?
But then, there's also the SRAM Eagle group set.
Now this is really cool,
and for me, in the black and gold edition XX1,
it looks particularly trick.
But all for the trail users, there's XO12,
which is a bit more robust, it's built for longevity,
and it's a little bit tougher
for those enduro riding days.
But the cool thing about it is the fact
you have such a wide range of gears
with a single chain ring up front.
They've got a 10 tooth all the way up to 50 tooth,
so you've got a 500% range of gears,
meaning that you have a gear selection for almost everything
whether you're out doing cross-country rides,
or you're enduro racing,
and then at the bottom end, you can get up to max speed,
using that tiny 10 tooth ring.
Now, it is always particularly exciting
when new suspension products are launched,
and this time it comes from Cane Creek.
They've released their helm fork.
It took five years to develop.
It's an air-sprung fork.
You've got high and your low speed compression adjustment,
you've got rebound, and you've got adjustibility
of travel in 10 millimetre increments.
It comes in weighing just 2000 grammes,
so it's still quite a lightweight fork,
but right now it's only available in 27-1/2 inch.
29 inch is being developed and coming further down the line,
and it's available in a black,
and a particularly bright blue colour.
So there you go, some of the best tech of 2017,
but what I want to know from you guys is,
is there some standout parts that really just
make your bike that little bit pimper,
really make it stand out from the rest?
Let us know in the comment section down below.
Or, have we missed something that is absolutely massive?
Who knows?
But if you want to watch some more videos from GMBN
then make sure that click right up there
to see Is Upgrading Your Wheels Worth It,
and click down there for where we have a guess
of what the 2017 mountain bike trends might be.
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