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Danny Hart just made it four races in a row, and his second World Championship, with an absolutely riotous run down the steep, dusty, rocky and rooty Black Snake run in Val di Sole.
Mondraker's Summum downhill bike dominated the Men's podium, occupying the top three spots — it's also clearly a special day for the Spanish brand. Here's our look at Danny's race-winning bike.
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Mondraker was the first big name brand to bring extra long front centres to its bike's geometry, branded Forward Geometry. This makes the Summum one of the longest bikes on the circuit, with Danny's size Large featuring a 1,250mm wheelbase and 442mm reach. At 178cm, Danny is still comfortable on such a large frame, but doesn't run any adjustable headsets to increase reach, like some other racers do.
For Val di Sole, and the previous weekend's Vallnord races, Danny's mechanic raised the bars by 5mm — a 10mm spacer is placed under the stem, but the crown is dropped by 5mm to give the right rise. Danny runs Renthal bars, but while standard ones have a 7-degree backsweep, Danny has 9 degrees. He also ran the 30mm rise versions, plugged into a 40mm stem — oh, and Fat Creations did a stunning job on the paint…
Like fellow World Champion, Rachel Atherton, Danny doesn't use lock-on grips, instead preferring super-soft compound versions wired in place — largely as he doesn't get on with the bulk of a regular lock-on.
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