MOUNTAIN BIKES
Upgrade Bikes
WINNING PLAUDITS from all over the industry and with a chance of going some way in this year’s BikeBiz Awards, Kinesis and its Maxlight XC3 is aimed at the rider with a budget that still seeks a bike of enough quality to withstand the rigours of UK terrain and weather.
Available as a complete bike for
£1,179, or as a frame for £299.99, the bike revolves around Easton Ultralight Taperwall alloy main tubes and Kinesis “superlight” stays, tailored into a very UK-friendly geometry. Should your customer want the complete bike, they’ll take home a SRAM X5 spec, with Tektro Draco2 hydraulic discs and an X- fusion Enix RL 120mm fork. An upgrade is available up front in the form of X- fusion’s Velvet RL2 fork. Pivot is another label exclusive to Upgrade in the UK and one which again has a strong following. A flagship of this catalogue is the Mach 5.7 carbon, which when built with XTR and a WTB and Sunrace finishing kit will retail at £5,499. A frame and shock package will cost £2,099 at retail.
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Madison
AS WE go to print with this edition, you may well have just seen a new line of hardtail Genesis 29ers to be debuted at Madison’s mid-year iceBike, including High Latitude and Mantle big wheelers. Freshly into stock after some brief
factory delays is the Saracen Ariel 141, retailing at £1,899, with 140mm rear travel and specced with Deore.
Moore Large
DERBY DISTRIBUTOR Moore Large has one of the more extensive catalogues when it comes to mountain bikes, components and accessories. With the likes of entry- level label Barracuda, medium to high-end bikes from Forme, Haro’s mountain bike catalogue and plenty more, Moore Large can deck out your shop floor and cater for all kinds of customers. Some great new Kenda MTB tyres
Ison Distribution
ISON’S BRANDS are notoriously functional, with the likes of Civia, surly and Salsa carried by the Cambridge firm, retailers will find a variety of workhorses for the customer who seeks something a little bit different. Named after the town of Spearfish, South Dakota, home to the Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club, the Dakota 5-O race, and hundreds of miles of singletrack trails, Salsa’s Spearfish 3 is an ultra-endurance racing and riding machine, perfect for 100-milers, 24- hour races, and all-day singletrack sessions. Aimed at pedaling and
suspension efficiency, Spearfish offers stable, balanced handling that really shines toward the end of a long race or ride, when the rider is most tired. The frame is made from EV6 aluminum and uses Salsa’s pivot-minimising suspension design to keep the rear end tight and tracking well. By removing the rear pivot, the chassis weight is reduced, as are complexity and maintenance issues. A medium frame weighs approximately 5.31 pounds and has received rave reviews from press in the US and UK alike.
This £2,099 bike build comes complete with Rock Shox's Recon Gold 100mm travel fork, BB30 FSA Comet chainset, X7 and X5 gears, Avid brakes and Schwalbe tyres. 01353 662662
have landed in the UK. The Happy Medium is a universal design for all types of riding and racing, with a fast rolling centre and aggressive outside edge for cornering assurance. The Nexcavator is for the rider that
prefers a more open tread pattern, which will cut into the terrain and hold the tyre in place as you arc through a turn. The H-Factor is the perfect all- mountain tyre, aggressive for spirited riding and sleek enough to be fast. The retail prices on these new tyres start from £32.99.
Dedicated to keeping us dry,
Outeredge has introduced new full zip tights and leg warmers. The full-length zips make the tights and leg warmers easy to take on and off, meaning you
With custom butted tubing, housing
a Saracen ‘signature Tuned Ride Link’ keeping things supple in the saddle, this bike is capable of eating up the toughest terrain the woodland and mountains have to offer. Schwalbe Nobby Nic/Rocket Ron tyres and a WTB Rocket saddle add an edge of customisation to a bike sporting a solid Rock Shox Sector R Coil 140 fork and Fox RP23 BV XV shock. 0208 385 3385
don’t need to stretch over, or remove shoes. This makes them great for pre- race Cyclo-cross and MTB. The tights retail at £35.99 and the leg warmers retail at £20.99. 01332 274252
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