Tech Geek - Nico's Lapierre

Postby jdog on Fri 8/Jun/07 3:04am

Looks similar to the floating pivot point system on the Giant, even has a similar 'Glory Hole'.
2 different bolt on replacable lower shock mounts to change bottom bracket height and head angle.
Prototype Formula brakes.
08 Fox 40's with new internal cartridge.
5 speed cluster.
XTR cranks with custom 83mm bottom bracket shell with 163mm arms only made for Nico
Mavic 819 XC front rim
Mavic DeeTraxs rear rim
Michelin tubless tyres.
Fox DHX 5 prototype rear shock.

Check out the photos below.
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The man and the bike
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5 speeds out the back... all you need.
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Another veiw of lower shock mount
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Interchangeable lower shock mount
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Prototype Formula brake lever
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Nico's Lapierre DH bike
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Postby snr_merv on Fri 8/Jun/07 3:39am

Looks hot, lets see what Nico can still do!
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Postby phunk on Fri 8/Jun/07 8:50am

:pmob: Sweeet! The 5sp setup, is that to save weight?
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Postby james on Fri 8/Jun/07 9:11am

Interesting!

the Bog standard one is here =} http://www.cycles-lapierre.fr/lapierre/ ... ons/DH-230

Good to see the specific customisations that someone like Nico does to his race rig.
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Postby goodvibes on Fri 8/Jun/07 9:21am

Is that the ex world champ Nico Vouilloz(?) or a new Nico? :eh:
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Postby Robbie on Fri 8/Jun/07 9:57am

One and the same..
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Postby JohnnyC on Fri 8/Jun/07 10:04am

phunk wrote: :pmob: Sweeet! The 5sp setup, is that to save weight?


A little bit, a mate did that on his glory last year. You don't need the top few cogs alot of the time. I've been thinking about doing it too when I get a new drivetrain
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Postby phunk on Fri 8/Jun/07 10:07am

:pmob: Rather than just running a roadie cluster?
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Postby NightKid on Fri 8/Jun/07 10:40am

Long(ish) chainstay, 65 headangle, good bb-height for the amount of travel (230mm).
I wonder how the suspension was designed - it looks like it'll have more rearward wheel movement than most 4-bars.
Dammit - I wish I could see how long that lower link is (and what angle).

Good luck to Nico. :thumbsup:

Holy crap - after sag his head angle is about 63 degrees with an 8" fork. :thumbsup:
bb is ~300-305mm after sag.
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Postby NightKid on Fri 8/Jun/07 11:06am

I've found the axle path goes from an S curve (vpp-style) to a very different one just by lengthening that lower link.
Dammit - now I need to search for better images to see that damn lower link.
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Postby james on Fri 8/Jun/07 11:20am

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Postby NightKid on Fri 8/Jun/07 11:22am

ah crap - bb height i put in was a bit too high - which means that his bb is even lower after sag! :thumbsup:
That bike is off the hook.

:blush: I saw that geom pic and didn't even look at it properly...cheers

[edit] and now that I look at it properly are you guys sure it's a VPP? It seems that it's a single pivot (i.e. that isn't a link at the bottom) that lines up just above the chainring to help with pedalling.
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Postby Wobbler on Fri 8/Jun/07 11:34am

It's a link at the bottom.
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Postby Scotty on Fri 8/Jun/07 11:44am

phunk wrote: :pmob: Rather than just running a roadie cluster?

Lots of in-between gears you don't need. ;)

I ran six speed on my slammer a long time back, was quite cool because I could tweak the chainline even further to run with the chainguide and I wasn't thinking about shifts as much.
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Postby NightKid on Fri 8/Jun/07 11:44am

Wobbler wrote: It's a link at the bottom.

Ah yeah I see now.
Awesome - check out the manual, it shows that all the FPS2 bikes have a sticker and marker on the swingarm which tells you how much sag you're getting. Fucking awesome.
Also they refer to correct sag as "Nico's sag" :D

And Nico runs really fast rebound (although running spds helps)
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