{"id":106180,"date":"2015-08-24T10:19:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T08:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?p=106180"},"modified":"2015-08-24T10:24:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T08:24:55","slug":"bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin&#8217;s Specialized Demo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3]<\/p>\n<p>We found Aaron Gwin&#8217;s bike propped up against Troy&#8217;s bike in the media scrum that surrounded the riders and the podium after his win in Val di Sole (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/racing-val-di-sole-dh-results\/\">gallery and highlitghs video here<\/a>). We had been trying to get close all weekend for our bike-check series, so we took the chance and have some up close shots of his setup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106184\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106184\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-21-750x462.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-2\" width=\"750\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-21-750x462.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-21.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not a typical pose, we felt we shouldn&#8217;t touch the bike in this moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-3-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106185\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-33-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-3\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-33-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-33.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The special rear linkage Aaron runs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-4-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106186\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106186\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-42-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-4\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-42-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-42.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His Fox Float X2 rear air shock, with a completely &#8220;Aaron&#8221; tune.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-6-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106188\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106188\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-62-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-6\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-62-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-62.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His saddle set-up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-7-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106189\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-71-750x508.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-7\" width=\"750\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-71-750x508.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-71.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ODI grips are relatively similar to Renthal and are easily confused at first glance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-8-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106190\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-81-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-8\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-81-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-81.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Butcher tyres, and DT Swiss rims.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-9-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106191\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-91-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-9\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-91-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-91.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HT 2 pedals, the main competitor to the Crank Bro&#8217;s DH that many riders use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-10-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106192\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106192\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-101-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-10\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-101-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-101.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The front drive system is in one piece! No broken chains here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-11-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106193\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106193\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-111-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-11\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-111-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-111.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rear gear system is well protected on the Demo behind the chainstay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-12-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-121-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-12\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-121-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-121.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is how much of the travel Aaron used.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-13-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106195\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-131-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-13\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-131-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-131.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aaron apparently uses slightly bigger seals and bushings to speed up lowers movement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-14-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106196\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106196\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-141-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-14\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-141-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-141.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bottom out?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-15-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106197\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106197\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-151-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-15\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-151-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-151.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bar is a Carbon Fat Bar and direct mount stem from Renthal, no spacers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-16-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106198\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-161-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-16\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-161-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-161.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notice the milk has leaked as Aaron pushes the limits and the tyres almost off the rims.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-17-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106199\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106199\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-171-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-17\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-171-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-171.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Code brake levers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-18-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-181-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-18\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-181-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-181.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Definitely 2015 number\u00a01.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-19-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106201\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-19-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3-19\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-19-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-19.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/slide-3-20\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106202\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106202\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-32-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"slide-3\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-32-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-32.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aaron next to his bike taking the trophy.<\/p>\n<p>[ad45]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad3] We found Aaron Gwin&#8217;s bike propped up against Troy&#8217;s bike in the media scrum that surrounded the riders and the podium after his win in Val di Sole (gallery and highlitghs video here). We had been trying to get close all weekend for our bike-check series, so we took the chance and have some up close shots of his setup. Not a typical pose, we felt we shouldn&#8217;t touch the bike in this moment. The special rear linkage Aaron runs. His Fox Float X2 rear air shock, with a completely &#8220;Aaron&#8221; tune. His saddle set-up. The ODI grips are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172966,"featured_media":106184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4537,3674],"tags":[416],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.3 (Yoast SEO v19.7.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin&#039;s Specialized Demo | MTB-MAG.COM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin&#039;s Specialized Demo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[ad3] We found Aaron Gwin&#8217;s bike propped up against Troy&#8217;s bike in the media scrum that surrounded the riders and the podium after his win in Val di Sole (gallery and highlitghs video here). We had been trying to get close all weekend for our bike-check series, so we took the chance and have some up close shots of his setup. Not a typical pose, we felt we shouldn&#8217;t touch the bike in this moment. The special rear linkage Aaron runs. His Fox Float X2 rear air shock, with a completely &#8220;Aaron&#8221; tune. His saddle set-up. The ODI grips are\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MTB-MAG.COM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mtbmagcom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-24T08:19:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-08-24T08:24:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-21.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"985\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alex Boyce\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mtbmagcom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mtbmagcom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alex Boyce\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alex Boyce\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8183276a5f7fc78c6fdac23c88e83c64\"},\"headline\":\"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin&#8217;s Specialized Demo\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-24T08:19:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-24T08:24:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/\"},\"wordCount\":232,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"aaron gwin\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Bike Checks\",\"Races\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/\",\"name\":\"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin's Specialized Demo | MTB-MAG.COM\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-24T08:19:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-24T08:24:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin&#8217;s Specialized Demo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/\",\"name\":\"MTB Mag\",\"description\":\"Mountain Bike Magazine\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MTB Mag\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mtbmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMFGf3qU0pdIpSx9VaV7qOw\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mtbmagcom\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtbmagcom\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MTBMAG-800X800.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MTBMAG-800X800.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"MTB Mag\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8183276a5f7fc78c6fdac23c88e83c64\",\"name\":\"Alex Boyce\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/author\/alex-boyce\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin's Specialized Demo | MTB-MAG.COM","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin's Specialized Demo","og_description":"[ad3] We found Aaron Gwin&#8217;s bike propped up against Troy&#8217;s bike in the media scrum that surrounded the riders and the podium after his win in Val di Sole (gallery and highlitghs video here). We had been trying to get close all weekend for our bike-check series, so we took the chance and have some up close shots of his setup. Not a typical pose, we felt we shouldn&#8217;t touch the bike in this moment. The special rear linkage Aaron runs. His Fox Float X2 rear air shock, with a completely &#8220;Aaron&#8221; tune. His saddle set-up. The ODI grips are","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/","og_site_name":"MTB-MAG.COM","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mtbmagcom","article_published_time":"2015-08-24T08:19:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-08-24T08:24:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":985,"url":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/slide-3-21.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alex Boyce","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mtbmagcom","twitter_site":"@mtbmagcom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alex Boyce","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/"},"author":{"name":"Alex Boyce","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8183276a5f7fc78c6fdac23c88e83c64"},"headline":"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin&#8217;s Specialized Demo","datePublished":"2015-08-24T08:19:24+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-24T08:24:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/"},"wordCount":232,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["aaron gwin"],"articleSection":["Bike Checks","Races"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/","name":"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin's Specialized Demo | MTB-MAG.COM","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-08-24T08:19:24+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-24T08:24:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/bike-check-aaron-gwins-specialized-demo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"[Bike Check] Aaron Gwin&#8217;s Specialized Demo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/","name":"MTB Mag","description":"Mountain Bike Magazine","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#organization","name":"MTB Mag","url":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mtbmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMFGf3qU0pdIpSx9VaV7qOw","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mtbmagcom","https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtbmagcom"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MTBMAG-800X800.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MTBMAG-800X800.jpg","width":800,"height":800,"caption":"MTB Mag"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8183276a5f7fc78c6fdac23c88e83c64","name":"Alex Boyce","url":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/author\/alex-boyce\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172966"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtb-mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}