Mical Dyck’s NIMBY Fifty winning Juliana Joplin CC

NIMBY Fifty finished it’s 9th year of technical XC marathon racing in Pemberton, B.C. over the weekend and, for the fifth time, Mical Dyck raced her way onto the top step of the podium claiming the event’s $1,000 prize purse. What bike do you ride for a course that has 1,400 m of elevation gain over 37km but also sends racers down rocky, steep Pemberton classics like Overnight Sensation and No Err? Here’s a closer look at Dyck’s race winning Juliana Joplin CC.

On the trail to a winning time of 2:45:32, Juliana’s 110 mm travel Joplin CC had to get Dyck to the top of the infamous 101 switchbacks of the main Nimby climb, which organizers extended up “Middle Earth” this year for a continuous 800 m climb. The bike also had to survive Dyck’s pace down the 20 minute descent that followed, culminating in the Dissent Down Time: a mid-race timed downhill on Overnight Sensation that she set the fourth fastest Women’s time on, just 3 seconds off second place in the DDT race.

Mical Dyck’s coral coloured Juliana Joplin is the “CC” version of the XC frame, which uses a higher grade carbon to shed valuable grams without sacrificing strength or ride quality. The frames 110 mm of rear travel arrives via Fox’s Kashima coated Float Factory DPS shock, which Dyck has paired with a 120 mm Fox 32 fork. Wheels are Santa Cruz Reserve Carbon hoops, which come with a lifetime guarantee, and Shimano XTR components fill out the build. There’s a host of neat details on this build, so click through the gallery below for all the details on Dyck’s Joplin CC, covered in a thick layer of dust from a dry Nimby Fifty course.

Nimby Fifty starts and finishes on North Arm Farm in the shadow of Mt. Currie

Mical Dyck rides the Joplin CC from Juliana

#2 plate for the defending champ (last year's Men's winner Cory Wallace had #1)

Racers have to be self sufficient at Nimby Fifty as they're often a good distance from the closest aid station

It's hot in the Pemberton Valley and, while temperatures didn't peak as high as they have in years past, running the shock upside down makes room for a full sized water bottle in the Joplin CC frame

Dyck's Fox 32 had a Mars Guard attached. It wasn't necessary on race day, but after the unexpected fridgid rain two years ago, it's always good to be prepared

Santa Cruz Reserve Carbon wheels, covered in dust from the race, with fast rolling Bontrager XR1 tires attached

The Joplin CC is kitted out with full Shimano XTR Di2

XTR 9100 may now be out, but the old Di2 shifters are still the top electronic offering from Shimano

Shimano's XTR Di2 derailleur, with its distinctive robot noises

A well used ShimanoXTR crank, with a 30t chainring for the extended Nimby Fifty climb

Details matter, like keeping the Di2 wiring in check by attaching it to the parallel housing

And this tiny zip-tie manouver to keep hoses and housing from rattling

The remote lever for Fox's Transfer dropper post

ESI grips are a favourite among XC racers. The blue foam matches the coral Joplin perfectly (along with some signs of wear from the aggressive Nimby course)