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Brendan Fairclough happened to be in town for a day passing through Santa Cruz en route to Rampage. \u00a0After a quick shred with him in the morning, we figured that we may as well nab some photos of his rad new Scott Spark 700. \u00a0He’s definitely running a bit of an unconventional setup, but clearly it’s working out for him…<\/p>\n

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Brendog is running the Spark 700 Plus Tuned frame; it’s meant for 29″ or 27.5″ Plus wheels but being the unconventional type, he runs standard 27.5″ wheels on this frame to get a freakishly low bottom bracket. \u00a0The frame has 130mm of rear travel, but he runs a 150mm travel FOX 36 up front to being the front end up, slacken it out a bit and make the bike a bit more aggressive. \u00a0Interesting setup for sure.<\/p>\n

\"_IMC2292\"<\/a>Deity cockpit – Black Label handlebar. \u00a0All black of course.<\/p>\n

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And a Deity\u00a0Cavity 50mm stem.<\/p>\n

\"_IMC2284\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Shimano XTR Di2 drivetrain.<\/p>\n

\"_IMC2295\"<\/a>Nice, clean routing with the electronic cable passing through the derailleur hanger.<\/p>\n

\"_IMC2290\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Fox EVOL Nude DPS out back with an internally routed lockout option going from inside the downtube straight to the shock.<\/p>\n

\"_IMC2299\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Brendog doesn’t use the lockout, but this is a better view of the porting\/connection.<\/p>\n

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Shimano XTR levers…<\/p>\n

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…and Saint Calipers.<\/p>\n

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Brendog’s signature DMR Deathgrips in Slim\/Soft\/Gum. \u00a0Good luck finding them. \u00a0Especially if you live in Europe. \u00a0Dialed lever for the FOX Transfer post.\"_IMC2286\"<\/a> Fox Transfer post – 150mm travel.\"_IMC2285\"<\/a>Syncros saddle with Carbon rails to save a little weight.<\/p>\n

\"_IMC2289\"<\/a>DMR Brendog signature Vault Pedals.<\/p>\n

\"_IMC2301\"<\/a><\/p>\n

DT Swiss XMC 1200 wheels. \u00a0Boost spacing, carbon rims – surprisingly tough.\"_IMC2302\"<\/a>Straight pull spokes coming from the DT Swiss 240S hubs.<\/p>\n

\"_IMC2293\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Schwalbe Dirty Dan up front – trimmed down center knobs.\"_IMC2307\"<\/a> Side knobs knocked clean off.\"_IMC2296\"<\/a>Schwalbe Magic Mary out back with LOADS of clearance.
\n\"_IMC2298\"<\/a> Some velcro on the chainstays to keep things running quiet.\"_IMC2305\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The linkage can be tightened with the T25 Torx that snaps into the rear axle. Nifty.\"_IMC2283\"<\/a>The Spark is super beefy down low and rather lean up top. \u00a0Brendog is loving it so we’ll try to line one up for test soon.<\/p>\n

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