From: www.maxxis.com
Geoff Kabush will represent Canada at the Olympics. He is currently sitting third after two podiums in Canada in the World Cup series. The five-time Canadian National Champion will make his second trip to the Olympics. He was ninth at the Sydney 2000 games. These spy shots were provided by Maxxis, Geoffs tires sponsor, of the Litespeed Ocoee hardtail he will be competing in Beijing.
We spoke to Litespeed insiders and learned that Geoff will race a stock OcoeeLitespeeds hardtail race bike with a slightly racier geometry. Geoff is well over six feet tall, so it is a small miracle his 3/2.5-alloy, butted-titanium-framed bike weighs less than 9 kg. The Ocoee frame features manipulated tubes all throughout. It has a diamond-shaped top tube and a flared downtube to increase the bottom bracket area. Quad Tech seat, chainstays and tirestays are rectangularly shaped to provide rigidity and not eat into the rear triangles tires and chainring clearances. Geoff spent this racing season dialing in his frame geometry. The Olympic Litespeed is the result of all that effort. We wish Geoff and Maxxis, Litespeed and Maxxis good luck in China.
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BIKE
Frame: Litespeed Ocoee
Suspension: Fox RLC 100 (w/ trigger lockout)
Brakes: Magura Marta SL Magnesium (Stans aluminum rotors)
Saddle: Fizik tundra in custom red or white
Cateye wireless: Computer and Heart Rate Monitor
Shimano XTR: Shifting and Drivetrain
ZTR 7000 Race Wheels
Bar, Stem, Post: FSA K Force Carbon Riser, OS 115, K Force
Pedals: Crank Brothers Eggbeater 4Ti
Headset: Chris King NoThreadset
Cable Housing: Jagwire
Maxxis offers a wide range of tires to suit all conditions.
