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How Important is Bike Setup for the Leadville Trail 100?

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Does leadville 100 ecclesiology discuss extensively relevant conclusions based on bike setup?

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Due to the bike course terrain in Leadville Trail 100, optimal bike setup is of paramount importance. The right setup helps to optimize weight vs. aerodynamics and draft when needed in flat parts of the course. To this end, some riders use drop bars to increase aerodynamics while customizing their bikes.
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Great race coverage! And I, for one, like all the geeking over numbers and equipment.
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Great content! (+ Performance)
I'd like to know more about the whole Setup:
Why Schwalbe and not your beloved Race Kings?
Why full suspension and not a hard tail?
Any more special Details?
THX!
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Wouldn't there be an advantage to locking your shocks when the course permits? It looks like a lot of energy was being used bouncing up and down on the climbs.
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Great vid.  Remember to consider air density with those aero drag calculations.
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I've got to wonder what would happen if you cut your flat bars to a narrow 24 inches (620mm) wide?  I think you would get some aero advantages.
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Have you ever tried a suspension stem/seatpost as a halfway ground between rigid and suspended?
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