Pro Bike Check: Eric Porter's Diamondback Mission Pro

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When Eric Porter isn't doing hot laps on his backyard pumptrack with his boys, you'll often find him on some high alpine adventure or in the bike park aboard the new Diamondback Mission Pro 27.5.

This 160mm travel rig is built to do it all.

Porter has it set up with Manitou suspension front and rear. He has the Mattoc up front with an adjustable TPC cartridge, just like the Dorado.

Suspension adjustments can be made on the fly.

The IPA Compression Adjust has settings for everything from aggressive descents to aggressive climbs.

Sun Ringle's Charger Pro SL wheels use bladed spokes and a straight pull design.

Porter's drivetrain is entirely SRAM with the large 10-42 tooth X01 cassette out back.

For what Porter is up to, there's no guide needed.

He's rocking Answer's new Carbon SL bars and a stubby 35mm length Answer DJ stem.

Hayes Prime Pro brakes tackle stopping duties.

Routing the RockShox Reverb lever under the brake cleans things up and can prevent some issues.

SDG's new Bel Air 2.0 saddle keeping things fresh.

Flats or clips? P-Tucky switches back and forth.

Kenda tires front and rear.

Porter removes every other intermediate knob on the Kenda Nevegal X Pro tires for added cornering traction.

Nothing beats a silent bike!

When Eric Porter isn't doing hot laps on his backyard pumptrack with his boys, you'll often find him on some high alpine adventure or in the bike park aboard the new Diamondback Mission Pro 27.5. Sit back and listen in as he chats about his setup and preferences in this slideshow.

Porter runs Manitou suspension front and rear. Learn a bit more about the Mcleod rear shock and watch him rip it up on his home trails in this video:

For more details on the Mission Pro frame, visit www.diamondback.com.

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