Bike Check: Darcy Coutts Kona Operator CR

The Downhill crew at Maydena Bike Park are riding on a high. Not only has the 2021 AusCycling MTB National Championships landed in a gravity park – the trail crews have delivered a course that by all accounts is one of the best ever! At least according to Kye Hore anyway.

Darcy Coutts is 21, from Ballarat, and he is here in Tasmania racing Downhill in Elite Men. And that is a stacked category, and has been for over 20 years. Australia has a pedigree in Downhill the belies the size of our nation and our remote location compared to the hotbed of European racing.

Darcy is supported by Kona Bikes Australia, along with Schwalbe Australia for tyres, DT Swiss Australia for wheels, Deity, SRAM, Reckless Race Concepts, Krush and Bikes on Latreobe. Any bike racer's best support is typically a bike shop. They're the problem solvers.

Bike: Kona Operator 2020 CR/DL 

Fork: RockShox Boxxer Ultimate DebonAir 190mm. 130psi, 2 HCS, 4 LSC, 6 rebound

Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Ultimate Trunnion, 200mm travel. 425lb spring, LSC 3, Rebound 5

Shifter: SRAM GX DH

Derailleur: SRAM GX DH

Crank: SRAM Descendant DH, 36t chain ring 

Chain guide: MRP ISCG 05 alloy 

Hubs: Dt Swiss 240 

Rims: DT Swiss model 1950, 29”, 30mm internal 

Tyres: Schwalbe Magic Mary’s size 2.4" casing – pressures 24psi front, 28psi rear

Tyre Liners: CushCore front and rear

Brakes: SRAM Code RSC, 200mm Centreline rotors, organic pads 

Stem Deity 31.8mm

Handlebars: Deity black label 25, 780mm wide

Seatpost: Kona OB 31.6mm

Grips: ODI 

Saddle: WTB High Tail Trail Pro

No specific modifications made for Maydena National Champs – run what you brung!