Tech Randoms - NotARace Test Session 2021

 They are likely tucked behind him in a hip pack.

 You learn something new every day

 Pet peeve: It's spelled 'peeve'.

 Telemetry does not necessitate the signal be viewed live. I use low-powered telemetry systems to get torque and strain signals off of rotating prop, axle and transmission shafts. The shaft mounted transmitters typically have ranges of only a few inches and the receiver output is wired directly to a data acquisition system. I don’t view the data live at all.

 According to Wikipedia: "Telemetry is the in situ collection of measurements or other data at remote points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment (telecommunication) for monitoring". It doesn't matter whether it's viewed live, what makes it telemetry is whether it sends the data to you over the air or whether you have to physically download it. But I agree with @gibbon-on-an-orange, this doesn't appear to be true telemetry.

 I'm angry about that routing

 Yep. Looks like an excess of brake line. The front brake line on my bike has the same problem, and it triggers my OCD every time. lol

 It needs that loop to compensate for the angle of the seat/chainstay opening as the suspension compresses.

 Why Trek designed it with a 180mm mount I'll never know.

 @M4tt12: Well, as long as Loris doesn't mind I'll turn a blind eye

 @Joecx: I can't say it needs that significant of a loop. Not to mention the Banjo fitting can be orientated in any direction. That's just a hack job, sorry.

 @jomacba:
The banjo is oriented to prevent the hose to not rub against the rotor.

 @Kanicula: there is a tremendous amount of available real estate within that radius without the hose coming anywhere near the rotor. Again, it's a hack job, and I expect better attention to detail from a world cup mechanic, especially given the amount of media a rider as talented as Loris and his equipment gets. Those brakes were pulled from the box, lines cut to length, bled, and thats it.

 @Trek: If the cable comes out from the toptube and the brake is mounted on the seatstay, why run the cable along the chainstay instead of down the underside of the seatstay???

 Never the less the ugly routing: It's PA's Bike.

 @SonofBovril: There is nothing wrong with the routing trek has outlined. Running it down the seat stays risks a potential pinch point. Running the route trek has keeps the line direct, and really eliminates any bunching. Even the change in degree between seat saty and chain stay is actually quite minimal. Rotating the banjo downward allows for a clean and direct connection, leaving a little slack to compensate for the change in degree in the seat stays and chain stays. Look at the brake line coming off the front caliper as well. Once again, it's clearly pulled from the box and slapped on with zero thought put into it. Terrible execution.

 @M4tt12: Good question!

 @Kanicula: That banjo can easily go 45 degrees to sweep that hose neatly in, without rub. This is really bugging me.

 I think they are the ODI Flow grips

 @coachkevin-llb: :'(

 @coachkevin-llb: Don't worry, i evened it out lol.

 I just want a motor that can idle

 @andrewfif: Yamaha

 I‘ve met people at trailheads whose bikes were set up as meticulous as pro riders‘, maybe you hang around at the wrong trailheads ;-)

 @Stokedonthis: Agreed!

 @Stokedonthis: I meant as a Pinkbike article.

 My fork has an O-ring around a stanchion. Bummer you wrote this clarification. I would have loved to call it telemetry but now it only passes for data acquisition/logging.

 @vinay: but if you glance down at the o-ring while riding, that’s telemetry!

 @VtVolk: Doesn't it only qualify as telemetry if people off the bike know what's going on? So maybe if keep yelling where it is so everyone on the hill knows?

 On the other hand, a lot of these pics really stretch the term “tech” randoms from the headline.

 I'm guessing it's an updated Sanction, something in between the Force and Fury that can be run enduro or DH