Valentina Macheda and Manuel Ducci are riders, racers and trail guides, who make up the Life Cycle enduro team. The husband and wife duo regularly pose a threat to Italian Enduro podiums, thanks in part to an impressive eye for detail when it comes to their bike set up.
We met up on the trails to geek out on the finer points of their highly-fettled Ibis Mojo HD3 Enduro bikes, talk through their choices of sponsors and components, and find out why they have opted not to make any sponsorship deals for certain components. With the same parts to choose from, how would their bikes differ in terms of set up?
Chassis selection
Both riders use Ibis Mojo HD3 frames, offering up 150mm of rear travel. At 170cm tall, Valentina uses a medium frame, while Manuel at 177cm, chooses a large. That puts them both well within Ibis’ sizing recommendations.
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Interestingly, both have chosen to fit a 1-degree angleset, slackening the head angle to around 65.6 degrees, which they say makes the bike more stable on loose, rocky terrain.
Suspension set up
Getting to grips
On guards
Seatpost selection
Tyres
Wheels
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