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Brakes are Magura Marta hydraulics. A custom carbon bracket from Parlee secures the Di2 front derailleur in place.Theres more tech geekery in the wheels. The carbon Edge Composites rims are mated with magnetic hubs from SoulKozak, a Polish company. Where most rear hubs use springs to push the pawls into place, the SoulKozak hubs use replica Omega Constellation Quadra watches opposing magnets. (Pawls are retractable metal nubs that push out of place when you stop pedaling, so the rear wheel can spin independently of the cranks, but then pop up to engage the hub when you start pedaling again). I would love to do a longterm test with these hubs, but my hunch is that, all other things being equal, eliminating the springs could only enhance durability.
SRAMs fantastic XX mountainbike group has brought the benefits of 2x10 gearing to the dirt world in a full production replica Omega Constellation Double Eagle watches package (two chain rings in front and 10 cogs in back, as opposed to the 3x9 systems on most mountain bikes). Word is that Shimano engineers have already had a look at this bike. I wonder how long it will be before we see production 2x mountainbike groups coming out of Osaka.Oh, yes, the Fair Wheel bike is fully rideable. We had it on the trails yesterday.—John BradleyTwitter: johnwbradley
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