Travis Brown has long been a proponent of the 69er concept
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The front end features curved tubing
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The seat stays adopt a wishbone-style arrangement…
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…and the tops are neatly welded together.
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Multiple seat tube slots distribute stress
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The bridgeless chain stays
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The rear dropout and disc mount are a single unit
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Brown runs a Manitou Minute 29er fork up front
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The webbed reverse arch requires less material
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Manitou's new Absolute platform damper
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Brown prefers massively wide Salsa Pro Moto flat handlebars.
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ESI's silicone foam grips
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Brown uses SRAM X.0 twist shifters
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The Bontrager Race X Lite stem
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Some may wonder
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…but hidden inside is a specially shortened bottom bracket spindle
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The Shimano XT front derailleur
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The SRAM X.0 rear derailleur
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These Crankbrothers Candy 4ti pedals
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The Race X Lite 29 front wheel
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A meaty Bontrager Jones ACX tire does most of the work up front…
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…while drive traction is provided by a faster-rolling Bontrager Dry X tire.
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More Bontrager gear can be found
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We caught up with Brown shortly after he competed
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