Rhea Gustavsson
aka Rhea Ayase
writes and teaches C# code on Linux. Rhea the domme, wielder of whips, owner of Kass. Passionate VR Dancer, Biker and a Senior Game Developer. Formerly known for her exploits in the Linux world as the .NET QE Lead at Red Hat.

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Titanium Dream Hardtail (2020)

…for fun 😏

Rhea's titanium hardtail

Rhea's titanium hardtail

  • Frame: Pässilä Bicycles - Rämäkkä - 63HA
  • Fork: Fox Factory 36 160mm GRIP2 44mm (910-20-905)
  • Brakes: Custom edition Hope E4 200/180mm
  • Seat Post: 9point8 Fall Line 175mm
  • Drivetrain: SRAM GX 1x11; Raceface 32t chainring, cranks & BB; Garbaruk 10-46t XD casette)
  • Bash guard: 77designz Taco; Stem: NS Bikes Quantum
  • Bars: Nukeproof Horizon Riser 780mm, 31.8mm, backsweep 9°, upsweep 6°
  • Wheelset: 29” Hope Fortus 30 with purple Pro 4 hubs and purple Nukeproof valves
  • Tyres: 2.4” MAXXIS Minion DHR II 3C front, Ardent in the back with a Nukeproof tire noodle - Tubeless (Muc-Off sealant)
  • Saddle & Grips: Specialized Lithia & Contour (women’s)
  • More purple: Flat Pedals FireEye Grill; Hope headset & bar plugs; custom top cap
  • Weight on the trail: 12.9 kg

Bike Check video

Custom top cap

Custom top cap

Rhea's titanium hardtail - drivetrain

Rhea's titanium hardtail - drivetrain

Canyon Sender 6 (2021)

…for all the jumps, drops, roots and rocks in all the bikeparks!

Rhea's Mountain Bike

Rhea's Canyon Sender

  • Alloy frame with 203mm rear wheel travel
  • Fork: Marzocchi 58 grip 203mm
  • Rear shock: Marzocchi Bomber CR 225x75mm, 300 lbs & 400 lbs coils
  • Drivetrain: SRAM DH GX 1x7 (34t front, 11-25t rear)
  • Brakes: SRAM CODE R 200/180mm
  • Saddle & seat post: Who cares, it’s a DH bike…
  • Bars & stem: 780mm Canyon G5
  • Grips: Specialized Contour (women)
  • Flat Pedals: FireEye Grill
  • Wheelset: 27.5” Sun Ringle ADD Comp with Nukeproof tire noodle (insert)
  • Tyres: 2.5” MAXXIS Assegai DH 3C - Tubeless (Muc-Off sealant)
  • Weight on the trail: 18.0 kg

This bike needs a bit more love - replacing the brakes with Hope V4 is the first on the list. The next would be wheels.

Canyon Torque CF 9.0 (2018)

…replaced by the above bikes, but I kept it here for sentimental value x.x

Rhea's Mountain Bike

Rhea's Canyon Torque

  • Carbon frame (alloy rear triangle, alloy 780mm bars) - Downhill C5 rated.
  • Fork: Fox 36 Performance Elite 180mm FIT4
  • Rear shock: Fox FLOAT X2 Performance Elite
  • Seat Post: 9point8 Fall Line 175mm
  • Drivetrain: SRAM GX Eagle 1x12 (34t front, 10-50t rear)
  • Brakes: SRAM CODE R 200/180mm
  • Saddle: Specialized Lithia (women)
  • Grips: Specialized Contour (women)
  • Flat Pedals: HT AN-14A
  • Wheelset: 27.5” DT Swiss EX 1501 SPLINE, Muc-Off valves, with Nukeproof tire noodle (insert)
  • Tyres: 2.5” MAXXIS Assegai 3C (Grip front, Terra rear) - Tubeless (Muc-Off sealant)
  • Weight on the trail: 15.1 kg

Clothes

Rhea's Samsung Gear watch

Rhea's Samsung Gear watch with custom watch face

  • Shoes - casual/backup: Five Ten Freerider women’s
  • Shoes - DH: Five Ten Impact Pro
  • Backpack: evoc FR Enduro women’s
  • Goggles: Melon Optices Diablo
  • Helmet: Bell Super 3R MIPS 2018 (Black/Cherry)
  • Knee+shin guards: Fox Launch D3O (an older version with long shin protector)

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