Midweek MTB Geek Quiz #13

MIDWEEK MTB GEEK QUIZ #13

THE WHEELIE HARD ONE

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This week our resident scientist Victor Lucas has been looking into everything relating to wheels. Do you know your wheelie history?

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This week our resident scientist Victor Lucas has been looking into everything relating to wheels. Do you know your wheelie history?

Also, make sure to sign up to our Geek Mail newsletters to find out each time a new Geek Quiz launches and to get uber-geeky factoids and graphics each week. (These are launching soon... honest.)

Enjoy this week's quiz.

1. If you had two identical bikes, and only the wheels, chain ring, and cassette changed, which of these drivetrains would have the easiest gearing?

29" wheels with 34T chainring and 10-52T cassette

27,5" wheels with 36T chainring and 10-50T cassette

27,5" wheels with 32T chainring and 11-46T cassette

27,5" wheels with 30T chainring and 10-42T cassette

2. What is the 'BSD' of a wheel rim?

Ball Shit Detector

Bead Seat Diameter

Bearing Size Dimension

Brake Surface Distance

3. Which of these statements is false?

A 29" MTB rim and a 700c road/gravel rim have the same bead seat diameter

650b and 27.5" MTB wheels have the same bead seat diameter

650b rims are a larger diameter than 650c rims

650e is a new size specially for e-bikes

4. What is the correct tool for the 6 disc rotor bolts on a 2020 SRAM Roam 29er wheel?

T25 Torx

T29 Torx

4mm Hex wrench

2.5mm Torque wrench

5. How many mullets were on the 2020 DH Elite World Champs podiums in Leogang?

In both elite categories

Just the Austrian riders

Everybody had a mullet

6. According to Maxxis, which of their DH tyres is best for the worst muddy conditions?

Screaming Eagle

Wet n Wild

Wet Scream

Mud Spike

7. What penalty will a racer get for replacing a wheel during an Enduro World Series Race?

Only if the change has been approved by the Race Director/Commissaire

3 minute time penalty

Disqualification, not matter what, no exceptions

No penalty as long as it is done in the tech zone

5 ranking points

8. What's the difference between a Wheelie and a Manual?

A wheelie is when you sit down, a manual is when you stand up

A wheelie is when you pedal, a manual is when you don’t pedal at all

A wheelie is on a MTB, an manual is on a BMX

A wheelie is what your dad calls it, a manual is the cool name

9. When was the Wheelie invented?

In 1817, when German inventor Karl von Drais fell off the back of his Dandyhorse going up a hill (during Oktoberfest)

In 1862, when French inventor Pierre Lallement demonstrated his 'Velocipede' with pedals driving the wheel (after some red wine)

In 1890, when American 'Fancy Rider' Dan Canary did a stunt demo at Niagara Falls. (He also rode down steps)

In 1885, when Gottlib Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach invented the motorcycle. But the clutch as a bit grabby so the test rider looped out on the first try. (2 bottles of Pilsner)

10. So you can hold a wheel for 50 yards and you think that's pretty cool. But who holds the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous wheelie on a bicycle?

25km by Danny MacAskill on his Way Back Home 2 (from the pub) 2019

28km by Fabio Wibmer in his lockdown video 2020

81km by Richard Flanagan in October 2019, United States

94km by Wyn Masters and he did it last Wednesday

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Midweek MTB Geek Quiz #13