Rider: Conor Systrom
IG: @ravingaboutbikes
Resides: Kamloops BC
Nearby trail system and your favorite trails:
Cypress Mountain: Meat Sweats, 5th Horseman, Dirty Harry
What do you ride (type of terrain)?
Between riding more DH built terrain (e.g. Cypress) as well as getting hooked on DH racing in the BC Cup, NW Cup, and other events, I thought it was time for a DH rig!
What model and colour?
Knolly Delirium Tough AF Ano Black
How tall are you? What size frame did you get? How does it fit you?
I’m 5’10” and both my Medium/S3 Delirium and Warden (bike check on that later) are perfect size for me.
What's your full bike spec?
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Stem length (which stem?)
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OneUpComponents 35m Stem (45m length)
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Bar width (which bar?)
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Chromag OSX35 (35M rise)
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Dropper length? (which dropper?) And is it dropped to the collar or 2” out from the collar?
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Was tempted to add a dropper since the Delirium is capable of having one… but decided that’s what the Warden is for!
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Crank length? (which crank?)
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165m length cranks, SRAM
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What chainring tooth count?
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32
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What rear cassette tooth count?
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11-25T
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Wheelset
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WeAreOne Revolution Strife Wheels w. Project 321 custom Purple Hubs (one of a kind… shoutout P321!!!)
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What other custom touches did you do?
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Tire combo?
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Maxxis Assegai + Maxxis DHR II
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Grips - why did you choose those?
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Chromag Format grips. I’ve been going gloveless for sometime now and these feel great sans-gloves!
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Brakes - why did you choose those?
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Magura MT7’s. Amazing feel right out of the box
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“I set out to build a DH bike that was as Canadian as possible—and ended up with my dream build.”
What do you love about your new bike?
Building this bike has been such a rewarding project. Around the time I decided I wanted a DH bike, new tariffs were being imposed on Canada by the US. As someone who moved here from the States (and is now a proud Canadian citizen), I thought it was the perfect chance to create a bike that was as Canadian as possible. With the help of my friends at Essential Cycles—and support from Knolly, Project321, Chromag, and WeAreOne—I was able to put together not only a nearly 100% Canadian-made DH bike but also a true dream build.
