Gary Young bike check and Singapore Metro preview

Mar 16, 2007

Written by Bart de Jong

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Gary Young always does well at the Metro jams. It's the courses that somehow suit his riding. He finds lines that others don't and won't quit until he has pulled that last icepick(grind) that he had in mind. What does Gary think of the Metro Singapore course and what bike is he bringing?

How many Metro Jams have you visited prior to the Singapore one?

Gary: I have been to three in Toronto and three in Vancouver.

What are you expecting of the trip?
Gary: A good time.

Being in a different part of the world together with fellow riders does that automatically mean good times?
Gary: It doesn’t matter where you are, when you have good friends around, the good times always seem to follow.

What do you think of the drawings of the street course?
Gary: It looks like it is going to be a lot of fun to ride.

Did you work on some new tricks over the winter that you want to do at the Metro Jam?
Gary: No not really, I have spent the winter filming and having fun, plus I am just not the training guy.

Your pick for the win?
Gary: Ooh that is a tough call, but I am guessing Morgan Wade, but Josh Harrington probably wants the title back so we will just have to wait and see.

The bike I'm bringing to the party looks like this:

Frame: MacNeil Gary Young
Fork: Odyssey Director
Headseat: FSA
Crankset: Wombolt
BB Set: Macneil
Sprocket: MacNeil Light
Chain: KMC
Pedals: Odyssey Trail Mix Prototype
Handlebar: Odyssey Gary Young
Stem: MacNeil
Grips: Odyssey Gary Young (the ones on my bike right now are orange)
Saddle: Macneil Fat Capital
Seat Post: Pivotal
Seat Clamp: Odyssey Mr. Clampy
Front Hub: Marmoset?
Rear Hub: Odyssey Hazard Casette
Rims: Odyssey 7KA
Spokes: Odyssey
Tires: Front Dirt Path Plyte 2.1” Back Path 1.8”
Pegs: Front left is a pleg the other two are MacNeil
Brakes: Odyssey Evo 2
Brake Lever: Odyssey Modulever

Modifications: I put a small screw in between my axle and frame that acts as a chain tensioner. I cut my bars and seat post down a bit. I take a bit of the paint off of my dropout so my wheel doesn’t slip. Lastly, I run a larger gear ratio than normal (30 - 10).