Bike Check: Baxter Maiwald's Canyon Sender
Baxter Maiwald's murdered out Canyon Sender is truly at home at Maydena Bike Park for the Downhill National Championships.
Baxter Maiwald is a 21 year old racer, from Emerald, Victoria, and he is here at the 2021 AusCycling MTB National Championships to race Downhill in the Elite Men's category.
Baxter is sponsored by Canyon, Etnies, Fly Racing, Krush, DMR – and the venue Maydena Bike Park! So we reckon he knows a thing or two about setting up his bike for race day.
Bike: Canyon Sender
Fork: RockShox Boxxer World Cup, 200mm, 6 Lsc, 2 hsc, 11 rebound, 3 tokens, 110 psi
Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Coil, 400 pound spring, 6 Lsc, 9 rebound
Group set: SRAM XO 7spd DH group set, E13 chain guide
Hubs: DT Swiss 570
Rims: 29" spank spike 35, vibrocore
Tyres: Maxxis Minion DHR2, Dh casing, 28.5psi rear, 26psi front
Brakes: SRAM Code RSC, 220mm rotor rear, 203mm rotor front, sintered pads
Stem: Williams racing products, 50mm stem
Handlebars: Chromag fu40, 760mm width
Seatpost: Canyon stick post
Grips: DMR death grips, thin, soft, black race model with flange
Saddle: DMR saddle
Any specific mods for Maydena to your bike or setup?
"I focused in my suspension, getting that dialled was important for the big hits on course. The bigger rear rotor is something I've been playing with to even my breaking distribution."
