Troy was one of the hot favourites for the World Championships at Val di Sole this year, but while his race run didn’t quite achieve the top step, his specially built Demo 8 was definitely one of the hottest bikes to roll out of the paddock.
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As bikes go, Troy’s mechanic certainly spends a lot of time going over it throughout a weekend, with roughly six hours spent on the bike before it’s ridden and then a further 3-4 hours after each session.
During the weekend Troy can expect his brakes to be bled three times, his suspension to receive a full service, his chain to be replaced and, depending on the track, two to three sets of wheels to be built.
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Troy ran Specialized Hillbilly tyres at Val di Sole in 2.5” width. Usually he’d run the 2.3”s, but on the rough Italian track he wanted the extra volume and support offered by the bigger tyres. These were run on 28mm internally wide DT Swiss EX471 alloy rims, at between 26-29psi up front and 30-33psi at the back. These are at a relatively high pressure for his 65kg weight, but Troy doesn’t like the feeling of his tyres moving around on the rim, so higher pressures are used to keep them super stable.
While Troy raced on Hillbillys, he did try the older more spiked versions with cut down spikes, but found that there wasn’t enough support in the side spikes so reverted to the latest version of the tyres.
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