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Mitch Ropelato's Santa Cruz 5010
Mitch Ropelato fresh off a U.S. National championship in Enduro and Dual Slalom all on the same Santa Cruz 5010 (which will always be a Solo to us).
Credit
Lee Trumpore
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Santa Cruz
SRAM
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UCI Enduro World Cup (EDR)
PIT BITS
Mitch Ropelato
Aspen, Colorado
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PIT BITS - Enduro World Series, Aspen, Colorado
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8 comments

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traildog
8 years ago
rocking the ground control rear, nice. seriously fast bust seriously drifty tire.
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bikeboardorblade
8 years ago
Granted Ropo rides at a level waaay above me (aka HACK), but him racing an EWS on a 130mm bike makes me question if I need as much bike as I think I do.
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Tehllama
8 years ago
Looking at shock sizing on the stock 5010, and where vivid coil shocks start at, that bike is probably in the 146mm travel range. Paired with a 160mm travel fork, it would be a bit more bike than it would appear to be, but still have a very responsive and 4x feeling bike.
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bikeboardorblade
8 years ago
The actual spring length could be due to a spring not being able to fit a 2" stroke. I'd think if he was running a longer stroke the Pike would be adjusted to match/balance it out. But then he'd probably just ride a Bronson...
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Tehllama
8 years ago
Considering that the pike on the next image is marked for 150/160mm, I suspect it is a 200x57mm shock on there as well. Coil bind may be a relevant concern, so it being a 150 f/ 140 r bike would also make sense.
I suspect that those two concerns together with the specific leverage curve of the solo are why Mitch prefers that to a Bronson
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LTrumpore
8 years ago
You guys are way overthinking it. This is just the bike he used at US nationals, he's racing a Bronson here in Aspen.
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Tehllama
8 years ago
Completely and totally... but perhaps this is a bit of insight as to why a lot of the Santa Cruz elite riders aren't on Nomads for even full chunk gravity racing, because the custom setups work a bit better on the smaller bikes