The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup XC season kicks off this weekend in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Andrew Neethling and Nino Schurter hit the cross-country course together while talking about what motivates Nino to keep competing each year.
We spotted a
mountain bike-specific version of SRAM's wireless 12-speed drivetrain yesterday, and in this video, Nino's POV camera also gives us a look at the SRAM wireless shifter on the right side of his handlebar. If you pause the video, you'll see that it's still a trigger-style clicker, not the compact ring-style system that some of us expected to see SRAM go with. Instead, it appears to employ a single paddle that can be reached from either side of the grip, thereby allowing Nino it use both his thumb and pointer finger to move the wireless derailleur.
MENTIONS: @redbullbike
"Must be the outfit that's not aerodynamic"
Nino is a legend.
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Jackson Goldstone.
I'm sure we'll still see the obligatory wildlife shots in the previews as if that shit wasn't all shot out of the Cape over 100 years ago and is still roaming around.
Lol, I guess Nino should just stop racing and start doing course previews full time so that @sosburn gets it.