Moving into ‘retirement’, Fabien Barel has plenty ahead of him yet. Despite having a pro mountain biking career that spans two decades, he’s only now reaching his mid-thirties.
With this, 2016 will see the French fast man continue as an integral part of both Canyon’s and Mavic’s product development, as well as working hard on his helmet brand Urge. Exact details of all that are to be announced, but in no way is this the end of ‘Fab’.
We caught up with the twice downhill world champion during his recent visit to Australia, where he was bombing descents among the Kangaroos to help spread the word that Canyon Bicycles was coming to town.
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Even across the world, Barel clearly has a far-reaching fan base. Young riders out for a morning session were in shock to see the legendary name on the back of a Canyon Factory Enduro team jersey, with the nice man from near Nice insisting on them getting some selfies, where they were too nervous to ask it.
A true professional at his craft, the fact that Barel is a qualified engineer has made him just that much more of an asset to his equipment sponsors. He has a long history of being hands-on in the development processes of the bikes he races, and the new Canyon Strive is no different.
With this, we take a look at Barel’s ‘training’ bike from the past season. It’s extremely similar to that of his race bike, but perhaps just a little more beat-up.Either way, it's an interesting setup.
The shapeshifting Strive
The suspension
The rolling stock
The specific setup
Personal gear and accessories
- Frame: Canyon Strive CF Team, size large
- Fork: RockShox Lyric RCT3, 170mm, three Bottomless Tokens, 90psi
- Rear shock: RockShox Monarch XX, seven volume spacers, 190psi
- Headset: CaneCreek
- Stem: Renthal, 50mm
- Handlebar: Renthal Fatbar Carbon, 780mm
- Grips: Ergon GA2 prototype (now released)
- Front brake: SRAM Guide Ultimate,
- Rear brake: SRAM Guide Ultimate
- Rear derailleur: SRAM XX1
- Shift levers: SRAM XX1 trigger
- Cassette: SRAM XX1 10-42t 11-speed
- Chain: SRAM XX1
- Crankset: SRAM XX1, 34 or 36t chainring, 175mm crank
- Bottom bracket: SRAM GXP threaded
- Pedals: CrankBrothers Mallet DH
- Wheelset: Mavic Crossmax Enduro
- Front tyre: Mavic Charge 2.4in
- Rear tyre: Mavic Quest 2.4in
- Saddle: Ergon SMG Saddle, carbon rail
- Seatpost: RockShox Reverb Stealth, 125mm, separate lever clamp
- Bottle cages: Canyon Cage SF
- Other accessories: E-13 XCX chain guide
- Rider's height: 1.81m (5ft 9in)
- Rider's weight: 79kg (174lb)
- Saddle height from BB, c-t: 750mm
- Saddle setback: "Slammed forward"
- Seat tube length (c-t): 460mm
- Head tube length: 135mm
- Top tube length (effective): 648mm
- Weight: Barel says his bike weighs about 12.8kg on race day, although we weighed this ‘training’ bike at 13.3kg including pedals and bottle cage.
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