[Bike Check] Fabien Barel’s Canyon Strive

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Here are some up close and personal details on Fabien Barel’s Canyon Strive.

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Fabien – Always smiling

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No reservoir on Fabien’s Rock Shox Monarch Debonair. Instead he has a bar mounted lock out.

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Fabien has been running oval chainrings for ages now. 34T up front.

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No lower bash on his guide, but a block up top weighs very little and is quite reassuring.

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A tidy internal routing leading to his full XX1 drivetrain.

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Dropper post lever with a tiny patch of sandpaper for the slippery days, and the travel adjust switch for his rear suspension down below.

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Rear shock lockout atop his SRAM guide ultimates. The brakes look about the same, but it seems they have carbon lever blades and ti hardware.

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Always a fan of short stems, this looks like it comes in around 40mm. Renthal Apex.

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Interesting tire choice up front. Looks like a Schwalbe Magic Mary. The new sharpie choice.

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Ti rotor bolts.

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Yep – Definitely a Magic Mary.

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