Rider: Lukas Williams
IG: @lukas_williams_
Resides: Santa Cruz, California
Photos: Rafael Moncloa
Nearby trail system and your favorite trails: UCSC and whatever trails and jumps my friends and I are currently building.
What do you ride (type of terrain)?
When on a trail bike, I typically ride fast, steep trails, or freeride-style jumps. I love taking dirt jump tricks to my trail bike, and have routed the front brake through my fork to make it possible to barspin.
My Chilcotin will be the perfect all-around trail bike for rowdy trails and technical jumps in Santa Cruz.
What model and colour?
Chilcotin 155 in the raw color.
How tall are you? What size frame did you get? How does it fit you?
I am 6'1" and I am riding a size medium frame. Having a dirt jump background, I like the feel of a slightly smaller frame as it makes tricks such as 360's and flips easier. The medium size fits me and my riding style perfectly as it is small enough to throw around the trail and is generally more playful than a larger size.
What's your full bike spec?
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Stem length (which stem?) Chromag Riza 31.8mm clam in the 38mm length.
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Bar width (which bar?) Chromag OSX LTD cut to 780mm.
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Dropper length? (which dropper?) And is it dropped to the collar or 2” out from the collar? One Up dropper V3 240mm length raised about 2 inches from the collar.
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Crank length? (which crank?) Sram GX 165mm length.
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What chainring tooth count? 32t.
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What rear cassette tooth count? 10-52t.
What other custom touches did you do?
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Tire combo? Front tire: Swalbe Albert in the radial casing and ultrasoft compound. Rear tire: Specialized Butcher grid trail in the t9 compound.
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Grips - why did you choose those? Chromag Wax. These dirt jumps style grips are perfect for tricks and provide more cushion than normal lock-on grips.
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Brakes - why did you choose those? Sram Code Silver Stealth. I have had good experiences with these brakes in the past and they provide a great compromise between upfront power and modulation.
What do you love about your new bike?
Firstly I am a big fan of the Fourby4 suspension system as its progression has nearly eliminated the need for a volume spacer in the shock. The top end feels very supple but there is a lot of support deeper into the travel. The bike tracks the ground very well making it easy to commit at full speed to rowdy technical sections. Despite being a fairly long travel trail bike the position of the seat post makes for a very comfortable pedaling position. Also, the Chilcotin can be very playful in the less gnarly section of trails, especially with a lighter set of tires I can find lots of fun lines. Even with the larger wheels and enduro geometry, I have had no problem bringing tricks like cork flips into the woods.
