Best trail and enduro mountain bikes - Eurobike 2014
Nearly every company at Eurobike was highlighting its 2015 range of trail and enduro bikes
German bike brand Conway was showing off its new WME 1027 Carbon enduro race bike
The WME 1027 Carbon has a two-position shock mount in the rocker arm that provides either 160 or 170mm of rear supension
The Conway WME 1027 Carbon is equipped with a RockShox Vivid Air RC2
Liteville has an interesting take on size-specific wheelsizes. The company increases or decreases front and rear wheelsizes relative to the frame size, going as small as a 24in rear wheel matched with a 26in front wheel on its extra small trail bikes
Nope, this is not a kid’s bike: extra small Litevilles get 24in rear wheels
At the other end of the spectrum is a size XL with a 29in front and 27.5in rear wheel
Marin has redesigned the Rift Zone line to be slightly more trail oritented, with 110mm of rear wheel travel paired with a 120mm suspension fork
The 2015 Mondraker Foxy XR gets a full carbon frame, 140mm of rear wheel travel and a 160mm Fox TALAS fork
Mondraker’s forward geometry (long front centers with short stems) is becoming ubiquitous on trail and enduro models
The 160mm travel Norco Range remains unchanged for 2015, save for a new paint scheme
Cane Creek’s new DBInline shock was spec’d on a significant number of 120-160mm bikes at this year’s show
Orbea’s top of the line Rallon X-Team sticks with an alloy frame and Bos suspension
Polygon, a consumer-direct brand, was showing off its 160mm Collosus N9
The Polygon Collosus N9 comes with a custom-valved Fox Float X CTD rear shock
In addition to an XX1 built, Polygon also offers the Collosus N9 with a Shimano XTR double
The Polygon Collosus T8 is a 140mm trail bike built around the same suspension system as the longer travel Collosus N9
Both models feature internal cable routing through their carbon frames
The 2015 Rocky Mountain Altitide 790 MSL Rally Edition is the company’s flagship enduro racer
Altitide 790 MSL Rally Edition gets a remote-actuated Fox Float X CTD shock
The Altitide 790 MSL Rally Edition was just one of many mountian bikes sporting 35mm stem and handlebar combos
For 2015, Rocky Mountain is offering the playful 120mm travel Thunderbolt in carbon. Shown here is the Thunderbolt 790 MSL BD Edition, which has a longer, which has a more trail-oriented kit than its peers
The pivots on the 2015 Thunderbolt feature greaseports for years of creak-free riding
Only the carbon Thunderbolts get Rocky Mountain’s Ride 9 adjustable geometry chip system, located in the upper shock mount
Yeti used Eurobike as the official unveiling of the new SB6c
The Yeti SB6c sports a 160mm Fox 36 RC2 fork
A Fox Float X CTD shock provides the SB6c with 157mm of rear wheel travel
The SB6c is the second bike in Yeti’s line to sport the new Switch Infinity system
The Patrol is Transition’s new enduro race bike, developed with input from team racer Lars Sternberg
Transition has moved to a Horst-Link suspension design
The Transition Patrol features internal routing through the alloy frame
A RockShox Monarch Plus provides 155mm of rear wheel travel
The buzzword “enduro” pervaded the Eurobike tradeshow. While the term may be overplayed, the discipline does give direction to the “all mountain” category that has been so hard for riders to define.
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As these bikes become slacker and more specific to the discipline, shorter-travel trail bikes are following suit, becoming even more capable at conquering a wide range of terrain. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of this year’s tradeshow.
Yeti SB6c unveiled
Yeti used eurobike as the official unveiling of the new sb6c: yeti used eurobike as the official unveiling of the new sb6cJosh Patterson / Immediate Media
The worst kept secret of 2015, the Yeti SB6c, is officially out in the open
Yeti Cycles chose Eurobike to officially pull the covers off its new enduro race bike, the SB6c. The company didn’t bother to keep its development much of a secret, preferring to let riders get a look at the new model while it was being ridden to multiple wins — and the series championship — at this year’s Enduro World Series by Jared Graves.
The SB6c features 157mm of rear wheel travel via the company’s Switch Infinity suspension system, which first introduced in conjunction with the shorter-travel SB5c several months ago. It will be offered in five sizes and will be available this October, with builds starting at a staggering US$7,399. (UK and AUS pricing TBA.)
Transitions from Transition
The patrol is transition’s new enduro race bike, developed with input from team racer lars sternberg: the patrol is transition’s new enduro race bike, developed with input from team racer lars sternbergJosh Patterson / Immediate Media
Transition is introducing new and a new (for the company) suspension design
Transition Bicycle Company has made a host of changes for the 2015 model year, the most significant of which is transitioning to a new suspension platform. The Horst-Link replaces the company’s linkage-driven single-pivot system on many of its 2015 models, including the new Patrol.
Developed in conjunction with Transition employee and team racer Lars Sternberg, the Patrol features 155mm of suspension travel in a slack, race-ready aluminum frame.
(Transition also has a tricked-out kids full suspension bike called the Ripcord. Click here to read more.)
Liteville pushes “Scaled Sizing”
Liteville has an interesting take on size-specific wheelsizes. the company increases or decreases front and rear wheelsizes relative to the frame size, going as small as a 24in rear wheel matched with a 26in front wheel on its extra small trail bikes: liteville has an interesting take on size-specific wheelsizes. the company increases or decreases front and rear wheelsizes relative to the frame size, going as small as a 24in rear wheel matched with a 26in front wheel on its extra small trail bikesJosh Patterson / Immediate Media
Liteville uses 24in to 29in wheels across its range
Many companies are taking a proportional approach to wheelsize on their mountain bikes, using 27.5in wheels on smaller sizes and 29in wheels on larger frames. German manufacturer Liteville is taking things to the extreme.
The company’s Scaled Sizing starts with a 26in front and 24in rear wheel on extra small sizes, 26in front and rear wheels on small frames, 27.5in front and 26in rear wheels on medium and large models, and 29in front and 27.5in rear wheels on extra larger bikes.
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