Good choice. I've done it last year and already got my entry in for this year.
An AM would be the ideal bike for the Mega....actually it was an AM (riden by Franck Schnieder) that recorded the highest speed down the glacier at 96.532kmh last year.....that's 60mph in old money. He went on to finish 29th overall in the race.
The Mega isn't a DH race although it is mostly DH. The DH tracks are very narrow and hard to pass so the idea is to have a bike that can be ridden down the technical bits to hold position then pedalled well on the level or uphill bits which you can pass on. I rode an FR last year with Fox 36's and I think it makes an ideal Mega bike.
Just make sure you have large volume, heavy duty tyres running more pressure than normal as there is plenty of sharp rocks at the top just waiting to ruin yer day.
Are you doing the full week? The qualifying track and the Mega course are two different tracks and it's far to much to learn in just a day.
An AM would be the ideal bike for the Mega....actually it was an AM (riden by Franck Schnieder) that recorded the highest speed down the glacier at 96.532kmh last year.....that's 60mph in old money. He went on to finish 29th overall in the race.
The Mega isn't a DH race although it is mostly DH. The DH tracks are very narrow and hard to pass so the idea is to have a bike that can be ridden down the technical bits to hold position then pedalled well on the level or uphill bits which you can pass on. I rode an FR last year with Fox 36's and I think it makes an ideal Mega bike.
Just make sure you have large volume, heavy duty tyres running more pressure than normal as there is plenty of sharp rocks at the top just waiting to ruin yer day.
Are you doing the full week? The qualifying track and the Mega course are two different tracks and it's far to much to learn in just a day.
