Big, bold and purely American, Kyle Strait stormed onto the gravity scene as a kid, and didn\u2019t hang around too long before making his mark. <\/span>Lyle<\/em><\/span>, as friends know him, is the first rider to ever huck himself off Utah\u2019s cliff\u2019s well enough to win Red Bull Rampage twice. And for as well as the big man dominates the big-mountain lines, he\u2019s perhaps even more at home on the high-G turns of slalom and speed & style\u2014Strait famously declared \u201cSlalom is an American sport\u201d after winning the Sea Otter Classic event a few years back. He\u2019s limitlessly talented on two wheels, but he\u2019s also one of the humblest dudes you could ever hope to meet.<\/span><\/p>\n It takes a lot of strength, leverage and confidence to move that much man carcass and bike, so Kyle\u2019s bars are 808 millimeters wide. And to make sure you don\u2019t forget his nationality, he chose a big ol\u2019 eagle to decorate them.<\/span><\/p>\n 808MM WIDE<\/span> \u201cThere\u2019s nothing I would rather do,\u201d he tells himself when feels the nerves of competition or the struggle to learn a new trick gets to be too much. Martin S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m has every right to be nervous as he gets ready for a slopestyle run and he knows a thing or two about struggles\u2014the tall Swede has fought back from some massive injuries over the past few years. Can you name another rider who got a big prize-money check in a hospital bed? The fight has made him stronger and better. It\u2019s something you can see in his runs, a dedication to being the best he can be that always keeps him coming back\u2014and always with a smile on his face.<\/span><\/p>\n Martin lets his style on the bike do the talking for him, and his bar design is clean, with a reminder of his country\u2019s colors and the dates and locations of his biggest crashes.<\/span><\/p>\n 780MM WIDE<\/span> Jey Clementz is at home anywhere. You have to be when your job is traveling the world to race a mountain bike. But truth be told, Clementz is happiest when he\u2019s riding between the trees\u2014<\/span>entre les arbres\u2014<\/em><\/span>taking in the sights, sounds, smells and textures very, very quickly<\/span>. <\/em><\/span>The French Enduro specialist rides with an unmistakable style that is light, quiet and efficient, like a bird, earning him the nickname <\/span>Loizo Rider<\/em><\/span>. And his ability to find the best racing lines would make you think that there\u2019s a little bird, flying high above, helping him see the fastest way down every trail.<\/span><\/p>\n Jey\u2019s inner need to thread tight and technical trails at high speed caused him to chose narrower-width bars, relatively speaking. And to make sure everything ties together, JC\u2019s logo is bright Cannondale green.<\/span><\/p>\n 750MM WIDE<\/span> On or off the bike, if you wanted to keep up with Stevie Smith, you needed to bring your a-game. And the chances were good that he\u2019d still go harder than you. Straight talking and hard charging were ways of life for the man who brought the title of Downhill World Cup Champion home to Vancouver Island in 2013. Make no mistake about it\u2014the kind of speed it took to win that championship required a hell of a lot of work. And desire. And dedication. You\u2019re not given this kind of success\u2014you make it. But every once in a great while, a legend is born. Stevie Smith was pure legend.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"ccs-62657-0-19773300-1472124678.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-19773300-1472124678.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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5\u00ba UP 9\u00ba BACK<\/span>\u2028<\/p>\nMARTIN S\u00d6DERSTR\u00d6M | Indestructible<\/span><\/h2>\n
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5\u00ba UP 7\u00ba BACK<\/span><\/p>\nJ\u00c9R\u00d4ME CLEMENTZ | Entre les Arbres<\/span><\/h2>\n
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5\u00ba UP 7\u00ba BACK<\/span><\/p>\nSTEVE SMITH | Long Live Chainsaw<\/span><\/h2>\n
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