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Big props to Ventana for coming through yet again by sponsoring Team Go-Ride for 2007!
There were a handfull of the new geometry Cuervos around in 2006, but here's the lowdown on the 2007model.
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Biggest change is the lower BB height. Sherwood achieved this by lowering the BB shell in the frame and leaving the pivot and the rest of the moving parts at the original height. This keeps the original strike angle of the rear wheel, and makes the bike accelerate better. Sherwood was very concerned about effectively raising the pivot in relation to the BB but after he cut off the BB of a couple of our team bikes for us and lowered them we discovered that the pivot is now in line with a 40t ring which offers some better acceleration and still no noticeable feedback at the pedals. We convinced him that a hair of chain torque is a good thing when trying to get a 40lb bike up to speed to clear a jump! Since practically everyone runs between a 36 and a 40 this was the right choice.
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The swingarm yokes are thicker than ever to reduce flex and improve long term durability in this critical area.
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The head angle is relaxed one more degree to improve high speed performance for really fast riders.
The chrome Powdercoat may look a little different to some, but the "not black" DH frame is a relief to my eyes. Hopefully through the different angles you can get a good perspective of how it really looks. In other words in person it is absolutely awesome!
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There were a handfull of the new geometry Cuervos around in 2006, but here's the lowdown on the 2007model.
Biggest change is the lower BB height. Sherwood achieved this by lowering the BB shell in the frame and leaving the pivot and the rest of the moving parts at the original height. This keeps the original strike angle of the rear wheel, and makes the bike accelerate better. Sherwood was very concerned about effectively raising the pivot in relation to the BB but after he cut off the BB of a couple of our team bikes for us and lowered them we discovered that the pivot is now in line with a 40t ring which offers some better acceleration and still no noticeable feedback at the pedals. We convinced him that a hair of chain torque is a good thing when trying to get a 40lb bike up to speed to clear a jump! Since practically everyone runs between a 36 and a 40 this was the right choice.
The swingarm yokes are thicker than ever to reduce flex and improve long term durability in this critical area.
The head angle is relaxed one more degree to improve high speed performance for really fast riders.
The chrome Powdercoat may look a little different to some, but the "not black" DH frame is a relief to my eyes. Hopefully through the different angles you can get a good perspective of how it really looks. In other words in person it is absolutely awesome!
