Fabien Barel on a Prototype Canyon DH Bike?

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Edited Date/Time 3/15/2016 8:46am
This photo was sent to us from Crankworx Rotorua claiming it's Fabien Barel on Canyon's new downhill bike.



Fabien has alluded to a new DH bike on his Facebook page with this cover photo, and Canyon has a mini site dedicated to the bike's upcoming launch.



Here it is in action:



There's not a whole lot to see, but post any news or pics right here if you see it out there in internet land.

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bturman wrote:
Boom. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2016/03/09/3465/s1200_c71022bd7597a4000002fbbdcf13724d.jpg[/img]
Boom.



You sneak that photo acting like you were using your phone? Haha
fabdemaere 3/9/2016 8:09pm
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bturman wrote:
Boom. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2016/03/09/3465/s1200_c71022bd7597a4000002fbbdcf13724d.jpg[/img]
Boom.



When I see telemetry, I think of Gravity Republic right away.
Weren't there rumours of them riding for Canyon at some point?
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bturman wrote:
Boom. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2016/03/09/3465/s1200_c71022bd7597a4000002fbbdcf13724d.jpg[/img]
Boom.



fabdemaere wrote:
When I see telemetry, I think of Gravity Republic right away.
Weren't there rumours of them riding for Canyon at some point?
Why ? DH racers especially the french have been using Telemetry since back in the mid 90's on the World Cup scene!



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horst-link design with a carbon front and aluminum rear.
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Big Bird 3/10/2016 8:32am
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I like how they used the black and white cammo like the auto and motorcycle companies do.
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sspomer 3/11/2016 8:11am
3/11/2016 8:11am Edited Date/Time 3/13/2016 3:57pm
UPDATED - sven sent over this interview with fabien barel. he discusses the bike a bit as well as some things he's been working on with mavic and urge. since we've had this thread going for a bit now, i'm putting everything here instead of a separate feature article.



photos by Sven Martin












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mbikes1 3/13/2016 4:09pm
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Those are some funny looking Deemax wheels!
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Its called Razzle Dazzle you nOObs, they used it in World War 1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage

"the intention of dazzle is not to conceal but to make it difficult to estimate a target's range, speed, and heading" so it makes sense for a prototype frame to be conspicuous yet hard to hit with a torpedo, or measure head angle.
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sspomer 3/13/2016 8:30pm
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canyon/fabien canyon used it in 2014 too


photo by sven from EWS that year

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Capricorn 3/13/2016 9:11pm
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mbikes1 wrote:
Those are some funny looking Deemax wheels!
Don't see their usual ISM shaping around the nipples, so perhaps their first carbon MTB offering?
onenerdykid* 3/14/2016 12:36am
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mbikes1 wrote:
Those are some funny looking Deemax wheels!
Capricorn wrote:
Don't see their usual ISM shaping around the nipples, so perhaps their first carbon MTB offering?
Amer Sports (parent company of Mavic) just purchased Enve a few weeks ago. Perhaps this is an Enve wheelset painted to look Mavicy
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onenerdykid* wrote:
Amer Sports (parent company of Mavic) just purchased Enve a few weeks ago. Perhaps this is an Enve wheelset painted to look Mavicy
The rims have eyelets, so definitely alloy. Also enve has internal nipples.
I think it will be a while until we see results from that ENVE purchase. First MTB product will probably be XC and not rushing into the relatively small and literally tough DH sector.
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LLLLL 3/14/2016 4:29am
3/14/2016 4:29am Edited Date/Time 3/14/2016 4:34am
So is this cesar rojo's bike from last year?
Err, nope this is horst link rojo's looks to be dual short link. Wonder if it ever make production...
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Fredleth 3/14/2016 5:50am
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Notice he is using an oval chainring too.
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Hilleye 3/14/2016 9:18am
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Is he riding a smaller wheel in the front than in the back in the second to last picture?
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Big Bird 3/15/2016 8:46am
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Hilleye wrote:
Is he riding a smaller wheel in the front than in the back in the second to last picture?
I highly doubt it. But that picture does make it look kinda that way.

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