JMC FSR

[BoyBurning]

I've posted something similar on the eBay link page, but:


Anyone know why this bike has Mavic rims, and not the Z21 rims I would expect it to use?

I know that Team spec bikes occasionally varied from 'catalogue' spec due to mid season sponsorship changes, personal rider endorsements etc, but not aware of any tie-up between Specialized and Mavic?

Seems unlikely either that Mavic sponsored JMC directly?

What am I missing?


Cheers,
BB.

 

[jonboy]

Re:

I think Jason used Mavic 121 ceramics for all of the 94 season - pretty sure that's what was on the bike at Shrewsbury for the National Championships and Vail for the Worlds? I would guess it was simply rider preference due to the improved braking performance of the ceramic coating?

 

[fattiman]

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Indeed all Jason's bikes ran mavic 121 ceramics on hugi hubs built by wheelsmith.

 

[originalshinkicker]

Jason smashed alot of wheels. He would have used what was around.

 

[BoyBurning]

Jason smashed alot of wheels. He would have used what was around.

Yes, but he was a sponsored rider not a privateer, and this was a competition bike not a casual rider...

I think the previous posts clear things up nicely for my curiosity.

Unless you know any different of course?

Cheers,
BB

 

[klaw71]

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Looks like one of his co sponsors was Mavic by his race shirt. http://www.jasonmcroy.com/jmc/images/do ... per_01.jpg

 

[originalshinkicker]

Jason smashed alot of wheels. He would have used what was around.

Yes, but he was a sponsored rider not a privateer, and this was a competition bike not a casual rider...

I think the previous posts clear things up nicely for my curiosity.

Unless you know any different of course?

Cheers,
BB

I saw a lot of what Jason had on his bikes. Salsa, Hardisty, GT and Specialised. I often had his Specialised bikes in my workstand when he was back home in Newcastle. He wasn't a fan of them, he had loads of bad luck with them. I'm just telling you what I know from personal experience, that is all. Not everything you read on a spec sheet actually happens. Not everything that you would expect to see on a sponsored riders bike, you would actually see; Maybe you would in photo shoots but not necessarily in races.

 

[fattiman]

Jason smashed alot of wheels. He would have used what was around.

Yes, but he was a sponsored rider not a privateer, and this was a competition bike not a casual rider...

I think the previous posts clear things up nicely for my curiosity.

Unless you know any different of course?

Cheers,
BB

I saw a lot of what Jason had on his bikes. Salsa, Hardisty, GT and Specialised. I often had his Specialised bikes in my workstand when he was back home in Newcastle. He wasn't a fan of them, he had loads of bad luck with them. I'm just telling you what I know from personal experience, that is all. Not everything you read on a spec sheet actually happens. Not everything that you would expect to see on a sponsored riders bike, you would actually see; Maybe you would in photo shoots but not necessarily in races.

You obviously saw his SPECIALIZED bikes so frequently that you remembered how to spell it correctly