Rampage Pro Bike Check: Andreu Lacondeguy's YT TUES 2.0

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<b>When Andreu Lacondeguy returns from orbit, he counts on his YT Tues 2.0 to deploy the landing gear and set him down safely on Mother Earth again. Andreu keeps it real with a RAW frame "Party Unlimited Edition".</b>
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<b>"Party Unlimited"</b>
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<b>Andreu runs his RockShox BoXXer World Cup pretty much as low as it will go, and not many spacers in sight either.</b>
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<b>Continental Der Kaiser Projekt 2.4, 26" rubber helps Andreu stay on line for those few moments when his tires are actually on the ground.</b>
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<b>Hope Pro 2 EVO (40T version in the rear) hubs laced to Mavic EX721 rims. You know they can take a beating if Andreu trusts them to land on...</b>
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<b>RockShox Vivid Coil shock, with beginning and ending-stroke rebound adjust to make sure Andreu butters those big landings, as well as low-speed compression adjust.</b>
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<b>Andreu runs a Renthal Fatbar high rise, and he has scribbled some useful reminders on it to keep the important stuff in focus.</b>
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<b>Hope DM stem, 50mm.</b>
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<b>SRAM X01 DH transmission, no chainguide needed.</b>
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<b>SRAM X0 Carbon DH cranks, DMR Vault pedals, and a "big-ass chainring".</b>
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<b>YT's "Virtual Four Link" provides Andreu with the progressiveness he needs when stomping those 75-footers.</b>
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<b>Sensus "Disisdaboss" grips, of course. So named after da boss himself...</b>
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<b>To go fast, sometimes you have to slow down. Avid Code brakes on stopping duty for Andreu.</b>
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<b>Will we see the diminutive Spaniard break his Rampage 4th place curse and climb the top step of the box on Monday?</b>
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<b>Turn the knobs until awesome has been achieved. Then, just send it mang!</b>
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<b>Andreu has dominated the FEST Series. Can he do the same here at Rampage? Time to find out!</b>
Andreu Lacondeguy likes to go big, and go fast. As big and as fast as anybody, basically. Riding for YT Industries, the natural choice for the 2014 Red Bull Rampage was the company's Tues 2.0 DH bike. Check out the set-up Andreu hopes will carry him to glory in the Utah desert - first or last, that's how Andreu himself called it when asked...

Photos by Brandon Turman
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Capricorn
10 years ago
I hope Lacondeguy crushes it this year. I dont understand why he hasn't won in previous years. He might not have that 'one trick', but he sure as hell throws down a helluva show top to bottom. Everyone that's won recently seemed to have that 'one trick' that seems to rake in all the points. Maybe i dont understand the points system,but outside of that 'one trick', their runs are relatively indistinct from other runs. Andreu throws down hard and mixes it up all over the place. i hope its his year. The dude deserves it.
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canadmos
10 years ago
On top of him throwing down hard, has he ever been majorly injured? That's just as impressive these days, with how big they are going.
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cz
10 years ago
Wouln't hold my breath. Godziek just barely made it down the mountain (not that I would be better), threw the flip and it got him 3rd
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sino428
10 years ago
I'm not really sure what your talking about with regards to. 'One trick' winners recently. That may have been the case back in 2010 with Zzinks 360 of the oakley drop but it certainly wasn't the case the past two years. The only trick strait did last year was the no hander if the big drop. He won because he took a big steep like, hit the biggest drop, and did it completely smooth. Not because of one trick.

Same for Sorge the year before. He did do any tricks until the bottom sections where he threw a superman and a backflip. He too won mainly because he road a gnarly line and did it smooth and fast.
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Capricorn
10 years ago
Sorge's ride i might agree on, but straits and zinks.. sorry, still not as exciting. As close to one trick scores as they come.
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Pininator
10 years ago
Sounds like somebody is determined to not finish in 4th. That would be one way to remedy that. Damn!