As if the new Sight models from Norco weren't cool enough, the Gehrig twins' racing bikes shine in the colors of the factory team - a true privilege of the pros. The "Silver Rainbow" color sparkles like a rainbow when the light shines on it, which is why the twins like to jokingly refer to their new bikes as unicorns. But it's not about mythical creatures, it's more about the fast carbon twentyniners.

This year, the two are riding Fox suspension elements again for the first time, consisting of a 36-Factory fork with 160 millimetres of travel and the X2 air shock with 150 millimetres of travel at the rear. The latter in particular can be tuned even more precisely thanks to the adjustment options via low and high-speed rebound as well as low and high-speed compression, as Carolin Gehrig explains. The racing setup of the X2 damper is 230 to 240 psi air pressure and 16 to 18 clicks of open damping settings. "These may not be the most comfortable settings for this bike, but they are the fastest."
And not only the suspension, but also the "Transfer" variable seatpost comes from Fox.

It turns round

The Gehrig sisters continue to ride DT Swiss for their rolling stock, something they are both proud of, as Anita reveals: "It's not just great to have a good dose of Swissness on the bike. We have absolute confidence in the wheels from Biel that they will get us through the long race days without any damage." Getting through one or more days of enduro racing without any defects is not something that can be taken for granted. That's why Lightweight has lost nothing on the bike. Nevertheless, the parts are not really heavy, but all in all, the race-ready Norco Sight weighs just under 15 kilograms, and this weight is standard among the bikes of the World Series riders.

This means that the tires are also of the tough variety. The EXC1200 Spline wheels are fitted with WTB tires with resistant Tough carcasses: On the rear wheel mostly the "Judge" model in 29x2.4 with fast-rolling rubber compound, on the front wheel the "Verdict" model in 2.5 inch width and the soft high-grip rubber.
The tire pressure is surprisingly high at 1.55 bar at the rear and 1.35 bar at the front. However, the requirements are significantly higher than for cross-country, where tires are often ridden at just under 1.2 bar. It is not uncommon to "blast through rough passages without a second thought". For extended protection, the twins rely on tire inserts from Cushcore. This provides additional puncture protection for rims and tires and offers very good emergency running properties should the air run out anyway.

Once carbon, once aluminum

Although Anita and Carolin's enduro bikes are identical, there are differences in the Deity brand control units. While Anita pilots her bike over the trail with Skywire carbon handlebars, Carolin swears by the aluminum Ridgeline model - "for safety and comfort", as she explains. When it comes to handlebar width, there is again a consensus - both ride 760 millimeter wide handlebars with a 25 millimeter rise.

There is a lot to discover on the handlebars: The new Lockjaw grips from Deity or the Magura MT7 brakes with personalized covers. For the brake levers, both rely on the world champion levers that Magura used to make only for downhill world champion Loic Bruni. These are now available from specialist dealers.
With the powerful four-piston brakes, a 203 millimeter brake disc is used on the front wheel, while a 180 mm disc is sufficient on the rear wheel.

The mixed drive on the bikes is interesting: the gears are shifted using a mechanical Sram X01 Eagle drivetrain. However, the gears are defined by an e*thirteen aluminum cassette with 9 to 50 teeth. Anita Gehrig comments: "It's rare, but it can happen that the 32-tooth chainring runs out of gears. The small 9-tooth sprocket does offer a little reserve."

Probably the fastest unicorn

A horse is only as good as its rider - a bike is only as good as its rider. On the other hand, Anita and Carolin Gehrig have already proven several times that they can be among the front runners in the Enduro World Series. There is no lack of material. The fact that suspension settings are not very comfortable for racing riders is nothing new to us and must be in order to be really fast. Whether soft or hard, the Norco Sight from the Gehrig Twins are as chic as they are technically interesting and undoubtedly fast - probably the fastest unicorns? But best of all, apart from the frame color, all components are available from specialist retailers.