The rim of the front wheel has a weight secured to it, a hack that is said to improve the bike’s handling in the air. These are laced to Chris King hubs via 28 spokes – front and rear. We are told they strike a good balance between stiffness and compliance. Thibaut’s bike is rolling on 30mm internal width carbon rims from Enve that are still under development. There are three possible mounting positions for the idler Thibaut prefers the setting that reduces pedal kickback but doesn’t eliminate it entirely. This being a high pivot design, an idler pulley routes the chain close to the main pivot position to manage the effects of chain growth on the behavior of the suspension. Thibaut runs the “medium” brace that delivers… medium rear-end stiffness. Not shown (apologies) is a seat stay brace, of which there are three options. This weekend, the team is running the 6-bar linkage seen on the production Supreme DH V5, but mechanic Maxime Auguin tells us they do have some not-so-stock links waiting in the wings, ready to be switched onto the bike if the track and conditions demand it. Like the rest of the Commencal Muc Off team, Thibaut likes to run rebound fully open for a super fast return. Its air can is home to 255-260 PSI and 3 volume spacers. With an air shock in the form of the Fox Float X2, Thibaut prefers the bike configured in the more linear of the two possible settings. In Lenzerheide last weekend, Thibaut ran the higher of the two BB positions, but has switched to the lower setting here in Leogang. A four-position flip-chip at the lower shock mount allows for two possible progression settings, and two possible bottom bracket heights. There are more adjustments available elsewhere, making the Supreme DH V5 versatile enough for the full spectrum of World Cup Downhill Tracks. A TR7 EVO derailleur is paired with a SRAM 7 Speed cassette, Race Face chainring and a 165mm Race Face Atlas crankset. In Leogang this weekend, Thibaut is running the bike in the middle setting. The bike is a dedicated mullet with rear-center length adjustable through 12mm via a three-position flip-chip at the dropout. The air spring is pressurized to 85-90 PSI with 2 or 3 tokens dependent on the track. Thibaut Daprela’s Commencal Supreme DH V5Īt 177 cm (5ft 8.5″) tall, Thibaut Daprela is riding the large Commencal Supreme DH V5 in the shortest possible reach position of 484mm, with the 200mm Fox 40 Factory fork at a head angle of 63.5°. It’s worth noting that the Commencal Supreme DH V5 prototype scored no fewer than 28 podiums throughout the 2022 season, securing the Overall Title in both the Men’s and Women’s Elite Categories. Despite such adversity, Thibaut produced a strong run, qualifying 19th for today’s semi-finals, in which he placed 8th – see full results here.Īhead of the big day, we grabbed Thibaut’s bike to learn more about his preferred settings from Commencal Muc Off head mechanic, Maxime Auguin. By the time the Elite Men’s qualies rolled around, the moisture had taken its toll on some sections of the track leaving riders with some unpredictable surface conditions to manage. Fingers crossed this year he will stay on his bike clearly the young french man has unfinished business here in the Austrian Alps.Īfter deep dusty conditions for practice, high winds and heavy rain put a halt on proceedings right in the middle of the Junior Men’s Finals. Last year, a crash in finals put Thibaut back in 59th. In 2020 we saw him place 11th at his first World Championship, and in 2021 he bettered that by a significant margin, missing out on the top step by just over a second to winner, Troy Brosnan. On a now dry World Cup Downhill Track in Leogang, Thibaut Daprela of the Commencal Muc Off team will be looking to better the 15th place finish he secured in Lenzerheide last weekend.Īs a junior in 2019, Daprela took the win here in Leogang, but his more recent results in the Elite Men’s field have been a mixed bag.
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