LA PARVA, Chile - Austria’s Markus Stoeckl, set a new world record for series mountain bikes in the Chile’s Alps when he hit a speed of 210.4 km/h. He shattered an eight-year-old record by an incredible 23 km/h. Stoeckl, member of Team MS Intense Racing, is one of Shimano’s official test riders.
In his successful record attempt he relied completely on components provided to him by Shimano Europe like a Saint crankset and rear derailleur and the new Deore XT disc brakes with 203mm rotors for front and rear that gave him the controllability and brake power to stop safely after this amazing speed.
Because the protective visor on his helmet kept fogging over, Stoeckl was also forced to hold his breath for the 40-second run. “I knew that this would be my only chance,“ he said. The record run went off without a hitch. There were no problems whatsoever and despite hitting a speed of 210.4 km/h it all seemed somehow unspectacular.”
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