{"id":16061,"date":"2018-03-27T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2018\/03\/27\/epic-bike-check-karl-platt39s-bulls-wild-edge-prototype-r7215\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T06:03:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T06:03:44","slug":"epic-bike-check-karl-platt39s-bulls-wild-edge-prototype-r7215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/epic-bike-check-karl-platt39s-bulls-wild-edge-prototype-r7215\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Bike Check: Karl Platt’s Bulls Wild Edge Prototype"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karl Platt and the BULLS team are legends of the Absa Cape Epic. Karl having won the race on five occasions (in 15 attempts) with a number of other podium positions. In 2018, Karl and his teammate Urs Huber had a tough race finishing in 10th place.<\/p>\n

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Karl Platt is riding a revised Bulls Wild Edge frame from last year<\/a>. The new frame features a modified suspension linkage which now uses bearings replacing the bushings found on the previous bike. The chainstays and seatstays have also been modified to allow for a shorter rear end. There is a flip chip on the top tube mount to allow for the frame to accept metric or non-metric sized shocks.<\/p>\n

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Karl is testing a new front \/ rear tyre combination from Schwalbe. A Racing Ralph in the front and Racing Ray for the back. The Racing Ray is a prototype tyre using the Addix Speed compound where the Racing Ralph uses the tackier Speedgrip compound.<\/p>\n

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The team use the BULLS in-house Hattori SL carbon rims with a Shimano XTR hub on the rear wheel and a predictive steering hub on the front to accommodate the RockShox RS-1 fork.<\/p>\n

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Team BULLS have been using the titanium King Cage at the Absa Cape Epic for a number of years.<\/p>\n

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SRAM might have the gold bling but Shimano has the (crank) shine. BULLS ride Shimano using XTR drivetrain and brake components. Karl has chosen a 36-26 double chainring configuration with an 11-40 cassette. Shifters and derailleur are Shimano’s electronic Di2 type with a Stages XTR crank arm.<\/p>\n

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Karl has set up his cockpit with FSA’s K-Force handlebar measuring 700 mm and a 90mm Force Light carbon stem. The seat post is a BULLS creation, the compliant Duroflex provides some added comfort. Sahmurai Sword bar ends conceal a plug tool with ESI grips and road bar tape providing comfort on the handlebar.<\/p>\n

Specification list:<\/h2>\n

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  • Frame<\/span>BULLS Wild Edge Prototype<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Fork<\/span>RockShox RS-1<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Shock<\/span>RockShox Monarch<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Rims<\/span>Hattori SL<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Hubs<\/span>Rear: Shimano XTR \/ Front: SRAM<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Front Tyre<\/span>Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.25″<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Rear Tyre<\/span>Schwalbe Racing Ray 2.25″ prototype<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Handlebar<\/span>FSA K-Force 700mm<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Grips<\/span>ESI<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Stem<\/span>FSA K-Force Light<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Headset<\/span>FSA<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Seatpost<\/span>Bulls Duroflex<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Saddle<\/span>Fizik Tundra<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Brakes<\/span>Shimano XTR<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Brake rotor<\/span>Shimano XTR<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Shifters<\/span>Shimano XTR Di2<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Front derailleur<\/span>Shimano XTR Di2<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Rear derailleur<\/span>Shimano XTR Di2<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Cassette<\/span>Shimano XTR 11-40T<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Crank arms<\/span>Shimano XTR<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Chainrings<\/span>Shimano XTR 36-26<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Chain<\/span>Shimano XTR<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Pedals<\/span>Shimano XTR<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Bottle cages<\/span>King Cage<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Power meter<\/span>Stages left crank<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Karl Platt and the BULLS team are legends of the Absa Cape Epic. Karl having won the race on five occasions (in 15 attempts) with a number of other podium positions. In 2018, Karl and his teammate Urs Huber had a tough race finishing in 10th place. Karl Platt is riding a revised Bulls Wild […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[698,24,434,481],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-16061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-bulls","tag-cape-epic","tag-epic-bike-check","tag-karl-platt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16061"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=16061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}