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Ollie Mckenna | 161 Bike Check

Ollie Mckenna, Privateer mtber riding local trails

The Rider:

Name: Ollie Mckenna
Height: 180cm
Weight: 85Kg
Location: Brighton, Sussex, UK

Rides: Privateer 161
Frame Size: P3

 

The Fork :

Travel: 170mm
Offset: 46mm
PSI: 75PSI
Sag: 25%
Tokens: 0
Compression Damping: High Speed-2
Low Speed-9
Rebound: 9

 

The Shock:

Pressure: 150PSI
Sag: 30%
Rebound: 6
Low Speed comp: 8

“I always run my bike pretty firm coming from a DH background a stiff bike feels like a fast bike”

 

The Contact Points:  

Handlebar: Rise: 25mm/ Width: 800mm

Stem: Length: 35mm/Spacers under stem: 10mm

Cranks: Length: 170mm

Pedals: DMR Vault: King Pins

Brakes: Magura MT5
Rotor size: Front 200mm/Rear 180mm

Wheels: Hunt Enduro Wide V2

Tyre Front:
Tyre: Maxxis Assegai 29x2.5 wt
Casing: EXO Plus
Pressure: 23psi
Insert: Rimpact Orginal

Tyre Rear:
Tyre: Schwalbe Magic Mary 2.35
Casing: Super Gravity
Pressure: 27psi
Insert: Rimpact Pro


“I am pretty hard on bikes, I am not really worried about weight I just want a bike that I can depend on and that shouldn’t break unless I do something really stupid. One area this is really key with is wheels the guys at HUNT Bike Wheels built me a protype set of wheels for my heavy riding style, which have now be developed into the Enduro Wide V2’s.

The seatpost angle has been a revolution on those longer days winch up those steep climbs keeping me feeling fresher when it comes to the stages." - Ollie Mckenna

All photos by Dan Clark

 

Ollie Mckenna, Privateer mtber riding local trails

The Rider:

Name: Ollie Mckenna
Height: 180cm
Weight: 85Kg
Location: Brighton, Sussex, UK

Rides: Privateer 161
Frame Size: P3

 

The Fork :

Travel: 170mm
Offset: 46mm
PSI: 75PSI
Sag: 25%
Tokens: 0
Compression Damping: High Speed-2
Low Speed-9
Rebound: 9

 

The Shock:

Pressure: 150PSI
Sag: 30%
Rebound: 6
Low Speed comp: 8

“I always run my bike pretty firm coming from a DH background a stiff bike feels like a fast bike”

 

The Contact Points:  

Handlebar: Rise: 25mm/ Width: 800mm

Stem: Length: 35mm/Spacers under stem: 10mm

Cranks: Length: 170mm

Pedals: DMR Vault: King Pins

Brakes: Magura MT5
Rotor size: Front 200mm/Rear 180mm

 


All photos by Dan Clark

 

“I am pretty hard on bikes, I am not really worried about weight I just want a bike that I can depend on and that shouldn’t break unless I do something really stupid. One area this is really key with is wheels the guys at HUNT Bike Wheels built me a protype set of wheels for my heavy riding style, which have now be developed into the Enduro Wide V2’s.

The seatpost angle has been a revolution on those longer days winch up those steep climbs keeping me feeling fresher when it comes to the stages." - Ollie Mckenna


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