Gamux Sego Gearbox DH Prototype Switches to Belt-Drive Ahead of World Cup
Last week, Gamux Factory Racing made the trip from Switzerland to Scotland, to race Round 2 of the British Downhill Series in Fort William. They were in good company; the Santa Cruz Syndicate, Madison Saracen Factory Racing, Commencal Muc-Off, Nukeproof Factory Racing, and Canyon Collective FMD all rocked up on Aonach Mòr to get some invaluable time on the track that will crown the 2023 Downhill World Champions.
The Gamux prototype in question is named the Sego, an Old Celtic word meaning “to win” or “winning”. With intentions clearly set out, Junior rider Mike Huter did his utmost to achieve that goal, sending it into P2 on Sunday with a time of 4:42.523. That’s a way off Henri Kiefer’s winning time of 4:36.476, but still very admirable in the context of this being Mike’s first race down the infamous pinball-like rock gardens of Fort William.
, but the swingarm has a wildly different construction featuring triangulated struts, presumably to deliver high strength and stiffness properties while also helping to keep weight reasonable. The new swingarm design was necessary to accomodate the belt drive.also spotted last weekend sees a similar triangulated architecture on its chainstay.
The rear axle tracks a rearward path for about 100mm, before arcing forward again to the full 200mm. At bottom-out, there is no net change in effective rear-center length. Thus, Gamux consider the linkage to be of the mid-high pivot flavor.
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