Spy Photo?

Steve Peat has had great success aboard his Santa Cruz V10 this past season. This past years ride was a stock frame, off the shelf. We all new that would'nt last. Papa Roskopp has been working on a new linkage system that still is the heart of VPP but would give Steve a shorter stroke shock as well as carbon fiber linkages. Steve eluded to such changes in this past MBA where they profiled his 06 race bike. This picture which appears to be from the pages of MBUK (by the font in the lower left) shows just that. The frame is increased in top tube length yet given more standover height, reducing the length of the tubing drops the weight. The shorter shock stroke reduces the weight. The carbon fiber linkages, well they reduce the weight and add an oh-so hard to beat Gucci factor. They claim to have dropped a pound. We have seen these one-offs before Sam Hill's prototype linkages aboard his IronHorse Sunday. Fabien's strange tubing and shorter linkage design on his Kona Supreme. And, well lets not forget all the mystery surrounding the Micheal Knight of Downhill, Greg and his Honda RN101. The SC frame may never see the light of production, and thats fine. Because what this shows is that when it comes to winning, almost no price is too high.