Quickfire Q&A with... Atherton Racing Mechanics at Red Bull Hardline

Quickfire Q&A with... Atherton Racing Mechanics at Red Bull Hardline

What bikes are the riders using this weekend at Red Bull Hardline 2025?

Both Gee and Charlie will be running the A.200G (Gates Belt Prototype) for Hardline.

What set-up changes are you making for Hardline compared to say the last World Cup over in Andorra.

Stiffer spoke tensions, more fork pressure and a psi more in tyres.

What's the best and worst thing about working on the new bikes?

New bikes, everything is fresh. A new design always takes a bit of getting into make sure you know your way around it.

What section on the Hardline track do you think is most important - from a bike set-up point of view

Everyone misses the tech section between the big jumps, that’s the hard bit to set up for - hard enough for the jumps but soft enough for the tech.

What's your favourite thing about Hardline?

Being a local race, and getting looked after by Red Bull!

What are your top tips for applying an invisiFRAME protection kit?

ISO and water mix seems to work well.

What will you say to the riders before they drop in on finals day?

Have fun

You are travelling round the world and the riders put these bikes through a lot of abuse. How important is having a frame protection partner for you?

With bikes in and out of vans and bags it’s inevitable for them to have a rough time no matter how careful we are, so just saving the paintwork helps so much.

A big thanks to the Atherton Racing team for answering our questions! Follow them on Instagram for all their race updates

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