Bike Checks: Vali Höll’s YT Fleet

Release time:2020/10/06 Views:160 Classification:blog

Subsequent week Vali Höll will take to the snow-lined monitor of her native DH course and face the Rachel Athertons and Myriam Nicoles of this world in her first-ever elite race. The World Championship in Leogang will definitely be a memorable one for the quiet, younger Austrian, however up to now stress and expectation appear to have solely fuelled her performances. Vali may have her trusty YT Tues beneath her for the occasion, however after all, there’s extra to her quiver than simply the massive bike.

So 4 bikes… what number of cables? We rely a really minimal 9 in complete amongst Vali Höll’s steady of all-carbon, full SRAM, YT machines. Apart from her nonetheless cable-operated downhill bike, it is all fairly futuristic for Austria’s quickest younger racer; wi-fi shifting by SRAM for her droppers and derailleurs are her favourite contact for flawless shifting and retaining her bikes trying additional clear.

Though one of many shorter racers on the market at 160cm, it is maybe a shock to see no mixed-wheel bikes in her armory. It’s one thing Höll has investigated, however she considers all of them work higher with the bigger wheel the frames have been designed round. There’s only one coil shock among the many quiver too, and it is not on her downhill bike, for which she prefers the tune-ability of air and a much less linear really feel from the Tues linkage. Allow us to now look upon these treasures one after the other.

YT Izzo

My Izzo is a beast on the subject of climbing and going far when the terrain isn’t so steep or tough—Vali Höll

Bike Specification:

YT Tues 29

I’ve a variety of love for this bike, it is unstoppable. Nicely it will be with out my SRAM set-up—Vali Höll

YT Tues Race Bike Set-up

Cockpit
Handlebars 760mm Descendant, 25mm rise
Stem 50mm 31.8
Grips ODI
Brakes SRAM Code RSC
Rotor Dimension 220mm entrance & rear

Suspension
Fork Rockshox Boxxer Final
Fork Stress 125 PSI with 3 tokens

Shock RockShox Tremendous Deluxe 250×72.5
Shock Stress 25% sag with 2 tokens

Drivetrain
Cassette XG-795 mini block
Chainring Dimension 32T
Cranks X01 DH 165mm
Pedals Crank Brothers Mallet DH
Saddle SDG Fly 2

Wheels & Tires
Rim Mannequin DT Swiss EX471 25mm
Tire Selection Maxxis DHF 2.50 & DHRII 2.4 DH casing
Pressures Entrance: 26PSI Rear: 28PSI
Tire Insert None

YT Jeffsy

The Jeffsy is all the time my go-to bike after I come house after races. It is tremendous simple to climb massive mountains, but additionally sick for using techy trails—Vali Höll

Bike Specification:

YT Capra

If the Tues and the Jeffsy had a child it will be the Capra. With the ZEB fork, it looks like a mini DH bike. So good for the bike-park or freeride stuff—Vali Höll

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