Sam Gaze's World Cup Winning S-Works Epic | GMBN Tech Pro Bikes

Published on March 16th 2018

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Sam Gaze put in a personal best performance at the first round of the XC World Cup in Stellenbosch, securing his first ever victory in the Elite category and ending Nino Schurter's dominance over the men's field. Sam's turning a lot of heads this year, as is his black and white Kiwi themed S-works Epic. Subscribe: http://gmbn.tech/subscribetogmbntech The GMBN Shop: http://gmbn.tech/2x Frame: Specialized S-Works Epic size Large Rear Suspension: Rockshox Brain w/ Inertia valve Front Suspension: Rockshox Sid World Cup w/ Brain Inertia Valve Wheelset: Roval SL Control Team Carbon Fibre Wheelset w/ 25mm internal and 28mm external Tyres: Specialized Renegades front and rear Brakes: Magura Raceline MT-8s w/ Carbon levers Rotors: Magura 160mm Rotors front and rear Handlebars: 720mm S-works Carbon Flat bar Grips: Foamies Stem: 130mm -24° Specialized Stem Shifter: Sram Eagle XX1 Crankset: Rotor 2In Crankset w/ dual Powermeters Chainring: Rotor Q Ring Oval 36t Pedals: Look X-Track Carbon Chain: Sram Eagle XX1 Cassette: Sram Eagle XX1 10-50t Rear Mech: Sram Eagle XX1 Seatpost: S-works Carbon fixed post Saddle: Specialized Henge Weight: 10.3kg/22lbs 08oz Anything Else: Sam uses a Large frame despite being big enough to use an XL. This is due to the extra agility available on the large and the better riding position due to the XL's larger headtube. To compensate for this Sam runs his seat really far back on the rails and his bars long and low to keep the front end down whilst climbing. If you'd like to contribute captions and video info in your language, here's the link 👍 http://gmbn.tech/2w 🎵Traveller - Mhern - Epidemic Sounds 🎵 More GMBN Tech videos... Emily Batty's bike and more tech here: http://gmbn.tech/xctech 📹 Jaroslav Kulhavy's 'Cape' Epic: http://gmbn.tech/kulhavyepic 📹 Brought to you by the world’s largest mountain bike channel, the Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), GMBN Tech goes deeper into the bikes, kit and technology stories that help fuel your rides. Our mission is to help you discover, dial-in and get the best from the latest cutting edge bikes and technology available. With news and rumours, first ride exclusives, how-tos, the weekly GMBN Tech Show wrapping up and showcasing the week’s biggest tech stories, and more besides, if it’s off-road tech, it’s in. Every week, of every month we seek out, showcase, and ride the newest gear and innovations from across the globe in an authoritative, inspiring and entertaining way to help you get the best from your rides. And when we’re not riding, we get geeky in an accessible, easy-to-understand way about forks. And shocks. And more to help you setup and maintain your bikes perfectly. Engage with us every week on the channel and across social media – we’re here to answer every question you’ve got on mountain biking tech. Facebook - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechfb Instagram - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechinsta Twitter - http://gmbn.tech/gmbntechtwitte