Adam Brayton's Custom Scott Gambler - Cairns DH World Champs 2017

Sep 5, 2017
by Mike Kazimer  

Adam Brayton World Champs bike
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Adam Brayton's
Scott Gambler


World Champs is a special event, an all-or-nothing affair where perfection is required to end up on the podium wearing the coveted rainbow stripes. It's also a chance to see a selection of stunning custom creations, one-off rides put together for just for this special race.

Adam 'Gas to Flat' Brayton's Scott Gambler is no exception, with a snow white frame decked out in all sorts of red and blue CNC'd goodies from Hope. Brayton finished 9th, 11th, and 13th at the last three races of the World Cup season; there's no doubt he'll put on a show come race day.


Adam Brayton World Champs bike
Adam Brayton World Champs bike
Once again, Hope went all out, and nearly every component has been anodized in the colors of the British flag.


Adam Brayton World Champs bike
Adam Brayton World Champs bike

Adam Brayton World Champs bike
Adam Brayton World Champs bike
It's all about the details - the hub shells and brake calipers have been laser etched with 'Gas to Flat'.



Adam Brayton World Champs bike

Adam Brayton World Champs bike
Adam Brayton World Champs bike



Adam Brayton World Champs bike
The carbon post is made by Hope in Barnoldswick, England, and even the seat collar has custom laser etching.



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95 Comments
  • 107 2
 He's not going to do that well without pedals!
  • 40 2
 I guess he would still be faster than me without them..
  • 6 34
flag RedBurn (Sep 5, 2017 at 12:23) (Below Threshold)
 @dirrrtjump no way, seriously
  • 10 2
 feet on the top tube baby!1!
  • 22 2
 Toes in the pedal holes, what a badass
  • 4 3
 What makes you think this lad needs pedals
  • 75 1
 is there somewhere i can re-watch his entire val di sole run (without re-watching the entire broadcast)? yeah, gwin was fastest, but brayton rides like a gorilla on bath salts. absolutely fun as shit to watch him ride like an absolute maniac.
  • 19 0
 Redbull lets you select specific runs to watch, just click his dot at the bottom
  • 9 2
 33:15 in the replay
  • 11 1
 I was exhausted after his fort bill run last year. Never seen anyone recover from certain death so many times in 3 minutes
  • 2 0
 glad he brought down the whole run and earned the result he deserves, what did he finished overall, 18th ? verry glad to see
  • 3 0
 I guess I have to rewatch it too. Somewhere I have read that Claudio said something about having Adam in the Team for 2018.. Let the rumours start.
  • 1 0
 @squarewheel: Rumors are definitely floating around...
  • 37 0
 Frame/shock/fork/tires- $5000
Various HOPE components $99999999999.49
  • 34 0
 Captain grab the harpoon, i see moby dick
  • 32 2
 TAKE NOTES PIVOT! That is how you match Red, Blue and White! Beautiful execution
  • 3 5
 Have you seen the Pivot dh bikes that FatCreations have done? They're a kind of sand colour with national colours added - very weird.
  • 15 16
 @mollow - comes from a dude with emblem of Austrian Association of Maple Planters
  • 20 6
 @WAKIdesigns: In case you weren't aware I didn't chose this flag nor designed it. Thanks for your very relevant reply Waki, as always.
  • 4 3
 it's rare you see a decent USA themed bike, Gwin's YT being the obvious exception, that thing was badass.
  • 1 0
 would have been nicer if it was just black and white, but to each their own
  • 4 0
 @mollow: I am sorry for exercising flag shaming. My intentions were off course BAD. I indeed wanted to belittle you. You. Particularly You!
  • 1 5
flag raditude (Sep 6, 2017 at 5:27) (Below Threshold)
 It's just a Trump edition fox fork on the front. He's leading the country right? Right? please someone tell me that they gave him fake nuclear codes. It is what i assume so i can sleep at night.
  • 1 1
 @mollow: Thanks for taking WAKI seriously even though you know who he is and what he does.
  • 2 1
 @laxguy: nobody has yet noticed that Austrian flag has horisontal stripes and Canadian has vertical... #disappointed
  • 24 0
 Black brake mounts?
Uhhh please take it away
  • 13 0
 One of the best looking Gamblers I've seen. I like the colour matched linkages, makes the whole shock linkage area look less messy than normal.
  • 8 0
 Also available in USA, Dutch, Russian, Australian, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Norway, Iceland, Slovenian, Schelsswig-Holstein, Nepal, France
  • 7 0
 and Korean
  • 1 0
 Schleswig-Holstein? You mean Germany right Big Grin ?
  • 13 4
 Runs shorter chainstay setting - HERETIC!!!
  • 7 0
 Dear god, it's beautiful!
  • 4 1
 Such a rad bike.... I'm surprised that after all these years of riding a gambler Scott hasn't given him the updated linkage or the carbon rear swingarm...
  • 6 0
 Only factory riders (i.e. Brendog) get the full package from Scott. That's even if Brayton's Scott has performed better in the last 2 years. ;-)
  • 10 0
 @Verbl-Kint: maybe they give the VS GSTAAD riders the better stuff so they can catch up with Adam on the stock bike!
  • 2 2
 @pimpin-gimp: Bout time the Dog lived up to expectation
  • 2 0
 I see a few downhill racers now opting for a top chain guide only. Obviously the tech is good enough to keep the chain in place but surely they need a bash to protect the chainring. Looks like Adam doesn't rock one.
  • 6 1
 Go on Claudio, sign him up.
  • 5 0
 they decided to put the carbon where its needed... the seat post.
  • 5 1
 have we figured out how to watch worlds yet?
  • 3 0
 There's a link on vital to an online euro site. And if I'm not mistaken Redbull is actually going to be showing it...

www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1RA8HCC8N2111/uci-mtb-world-championship
  • 1 0
 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41151447
  • 3 0
 Brayton's bikes seem to get better every worlds!
  • 1 0
 Some dude is going to have a heck of a time trying to get hold of the parts to rebuild this for a show in twenty years time...
  • 2 0
 Absolutely gorgeous bike. That Hope post looks really hot. Love Hope.
  • 2 0
 Sucker for ano, we need this back on trend
  • 2 2
 White is the new black. Would have been cool to see more white. Fork lowers, WP spring, Truvativ handlebar etc, could be cool. That said, love this too.
  • 2 1
 Looks like a stormtrooper had sex with queen wearing her crown at the time.
  • 1 0
 I hope he's wearing a big gold chain to go with. Dollar dollar bills y'all.
  • 2 0
 The all white frame is NICE! Very tidy.
  • 1 1
 hope: lets go full bore and make it really fancy with loads of colour.
meanwhile....
scott: shall we just put the white base coat on and call it quits, yeah... pint guys?
  • 2 0
 That bike is dope. I'll take one in 26 with black hope parts.
  • 2 0
 Man, these Hope brakes look most beautiful. Maybe one day...
  • 3 1
 is already after 22:00?
  • 1 0
 Yeeew! Best time of the year has started.
  • 1 0
 Well it aint gonna be that white afterwards.
  • 1 0
 Is it me or that spring in red/blue/black would look better?
  • 3 1
 flap flap
  • 2 1
 That's more like it!!! Better than the khs looking pivot paint jobs.
  • 1 0
 Red, white, and blue!! ...and orange
  • 1 1
 Hope grips really? Not that bad but ,a little lack on grip ,just a little too thin on the rubber ,but an ok gripp
  • 3 0
 Yeah, the Hope sponsored rider is using their grips. Shocking, right?
  • 1 0
 I feel sick!! Spew bag please!!
  • 2 0
 Thing of beauty
  • 1 0
 Are these hope brakes any good, compared to saint?
  • 1 0
 Beautiful looking rig! Love hope parts!!!
  • 2 2
 That two tone anodizing... Just sweet
  • 1 0
 good luck in cairns!
  • 2 1
 sexiest bike ever
  • 1 0
 Bullseye is back?!?
  • 1 0
 What grips are they ?
  • 1 0
 That bike is tits.
  • 1 0
 that one big chuck of...
  • 1 0
 HOPE & White
  • 1 1
 Red, white and blue, but I thought he was British?
  • 1 1
 good looking bike to be fair
  • 1 0
 Splooge
  • 4 5
 Also usable in New Zealand and the USA, per our countries' flags.
  • 2 3
 See all the linkage on the scott downhill bike...no need!
  • 3 2
 Its actually a very good linkage, stick to your single pivot orange if you cant comprehend how multi pivot bikes work
  • 6 0
 @Tr011: isn't it a single pivot, w/linkage driven shock?
  • 5 0
 @Tr011: ya its a single pivot. So are evils. Not all single pivots are pig iron oranges.
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