Staff Bike Checks | Mike's Mullet Devinci Spartan

by Henry Hibbeln August 20, 2020

From The Lost Co alleyway, owner Mike Randol gets down and dirty with his current build!

The Build

Mike Rides a size Medium, full carbon Devinci Spartan 27.5 as his component testing platform and main sled. He's currently running the bike in a mullet configuration (29in front and 27.5in rear) for maximum rollover speed while still maintaining a fun, flicky feel in the rear end. Purpose built for tackling some Bellingham's steepest terrain, this bike sure is totally dialed!

Mike uses this bike as his platform for testing components for the YouTube Chanel so the components you'll see him riding out on the trail change up frequently, but he's currently running the bike decked out in top-of-the-line Fox Factory Suspension and other componentry from the likes of Sram, Spank, Works, and Maxxis among others!

Frame: Devinci Spartan 27.5 Carbon
Fork: Fox Factory 38 29" 160mm 44mm offset
Shock: Fox Factory Float X2 - 205x65
Crankset: Sram XX1 Dub Eagle
Chainring: Wolftooth 32t Oval Ring
Derailleur: Sram AXS XX1 Eagle
Shifter: Sram AXS Shifter
Chain: Sram XX1 Chain - Black
Cassette: Sram XX1 AXS- Rainbow
Pedals: ANVL Tilts - Black
Hubs: Spank Hex Drive Hubs
Rims: Spank 359 (29in Front Rim)
Front Tire: Maxxis Assegai DD 3C MaxxGrip
Rear Tire: Maxxis Minion DHR II 3C MaxxTerra
Seatpost: Oneup 200mm - Wolftooth Light Action
Headset: Works Components 1 degree Angleset
Bars: CRD Stooge 35 - 780mm wide - 30mm Rise
Stem: CRD 35 Vagrant 35mm Length
Grips: ODI Elite Pro - Black
Brakes: Sram Code RSC - Silver Bolts
Rotors: 200/180mm Sram Centerline

Devinci Spartan with fox 38 factory fox float x2 sram code rsc brakes and a sram axs drivetrain

The fresh coat of loam is a pretty good indicator of the type of terrain this bike is most at home in!

devinci spartan with a fox factory float x2

devinci spartan with a fox factory float x2 and a fox float 38 factory series

Fox Suspension keeps the ride nice and smooth on even the roughest of root sections!

A Works Components headset slackens the headtube angle out to about 63.5 degrees, downhill territory just a few years back.

wolf tooth components light action dropper post lever and odi elite pro grips on a devinci spartan

sram code rsc mountain bike brakes on a devinci spartan mountain bike

Built out with two of Mike's favorites: ODI Elite Pro Grips and Code RSC Brakes.

sram axs shifter with odi elite pro grips

AXS Shifting cuts down on clutter and keeps the cockpit nice and clean!