Eighteen Bikes
In the shallow finish was Matt Downs, exhibiting off a excessive linkage-driven single-pivot. This metal prototype was welded collectively of their Sheffield workshop. The body materials for the ultimate manufacturing bikes is but to be determined upon, however Matt is contemplating a wide range of choices together with aluminum and bonded carbon.
Rear wheel journey is 150mm, and the body is designed to work with a 160mm journey fork. That provides a 65° head tube angle and a 77° seat tube angle. This linkage delivers a majority rearward axle path, although it does observe forwards towards bottom-out. The rear-center size within the unloaded state is 440mm, rising to a most size of 455mm at 120mm journey earlier than shortening once more. The attain figures will match the attain numbers of the 18 Bikes’ hardtails such because the No9 Hardtail – so there will be 450mm, 475mm and 500mm attain choices to select from.
At the second, 18 Bikes are experimenting with the usage of a floating brake arm to permit them to know how various the anti-rise can have an effect on the bike’s habits below braking. You can see on the non-drive aspect they’ve three attainable mounting places on the entrance triangle – Matt tells us that these ship anti-rise values of 100%, 75% and 50%.
BTR Fabrications
Paul Burford (aka Burf) made the journey from Frome in Somerset along with his newest creation; the BTR Gasser. Weight weenies avert your eyes now; the body that Burf in-built 2020 weighed round 6 kgs. He is but to weigh this actual one. Needless to say, he may hardly care much less about it, inserting way more worth on power and sturdiness. After all, it is a downhill bike with 190mm of rear wheel journey (shock is 250mm x 75mm) and a 200mm journey EXT Vaia fork. This summer season, Burf will fulfil his childhood dream of using Schladming on a DH bike he made himself. Pretty sick, I say.
The inherent flex in metal tubing and the butting profile necessitated reinforcements. While it might appear to be overkill to many, Paul leaves nothing to probability understanding properly the necessity for that brace between the highest tube and downtube. Mounting the entrance shock mount to the downtube on this manner can place a variety of stress at a degree on the butted metal tube the place the partitions are at their thinnest, so including this further member and increasing it as much as meet the seat tube supplies the additional reinforcement for Burf’s peace of thoughts.
Burf says he opted for a linkage-driven single-pivot for stiffness functions. The primary pivot sees a 20mm strong bar welded by means of the body. Around it’s a gusset excessive that marries with the seat tube and backside bracket space, once more for reinforcement. Burf has CNC machined numerous the body elements; the hyperlinks, the dropouts, the primary pivot housing and the seat clamp. Burf additionally made the bump stops, with bosses within the body to securely mount them.
Burf can be launching a YouTube collection on July fifth, documenting in nice element the fabrication of this very Gasser. Follow his story here.
Craft Bikes
In the deep finish, Craft Bikes have been exhibiting their very first titanium hardtail mountain bike. Until now, all of their hardtails have been fabricated in metal. That stated, it is not their first time working with the infamously difficult titanium; numerous their highway and gravel fashions are additionally Ti. Co-proprietor Jim tells us he loves the challenges it presents. He and Chloe Griggs are liable for the fabrication and supply of all Craft Bikes, out of the workshop they’ve put collectively within the outdated storage out the again of the home.
The bike is dwelling to numerous 3D printed elements produced in New Zealand by RAM3D – the most important steel 3D printing service supplier within the Southern Hemisphere. The dropout is a high quality instance of a type of elements. it is designed across the UDH customary, and the rear finish is Boost spacing to provide a 55mm chainline for Transmission drivetrains.
Craft Bikes construct bikes to order with a customized geometry specified by the shopper, and a construct package suggested by Craft Bikes. This one runs 29″ wheels with 435mm chainstays, a 75° seat tube angle, and a 65° head tube angle. As proven, this construct retails at £10,700. Craft don’t at the moment supply body solely as they wish to have a certain quantity of possession over the ultimate experience high quality of the bike – i.e., they spec it with elements which might be applicable to how they intend the body to be ridden.
Dawley Bikes
In a neighboring bathtub was Thom Dawley, with the 115mm journey Dawley T16. This Nottingham-made metal body delivers its rear wheel journey by means of a flex pivot. The deflection is sort of minimal, nevertheless. Thom says the rear finish solely flexes by round 4mm all through the total journey, and most of that happens within the thinnest part of the chainstay near the drop out.
Thom is promoting the T16 as a body solely, for £1,800 plus VAT, with a 3 12 months guarantee.
The bike is designed round a 120-140mm fork – as seen right here, it’s constructed with a 130mm fork. As such, it has a 65° head angle and a 77° seat tube angle. The one you see here’s a dimension small with a 438mm attain. From there, the attain figures go up in ~12mm increments, so the longest can be round 510mm. Across that dimension vary, chainstay size is constant at 440mm.
CDuro
The most uncommon body development on show was over on the CDuro stand. Humphrey Carter, Head of Business Development on the mother or father firm CompoTech, was readily available to inform us a bit of extra about it.
This carbon fiber body is made utilizing a novel course of developed by CompoTech referred to as Integrated Loop Technology (ILT). It permits the becoming a member of of the structural composite element, i.e. the tubes, with a carbon fiber joint that’s integral to the construction. Those joints are seen most clearly on the headtube as they loop round it, and once more on the high tube-seat tube interface, too. Humphrey tells us the method makes very environment friendly use of supplies, with decreased general manufacturing and labor time required. However, one of many primary advantages is that the ILT methodology ends in stronger joint, particularly in areas which might be topic to pressure and excessive stress.
The body, with out shock, weighs a claimed 2.2 kg.
The bike is known as the Epona. It runs a single-pivot suspension platform and is offered in sizes S-XL. Rear wheel journey relies on stroke size; as a whole 29er with a 230mm x 60mm shock, the rear wheel journey is 150mm. The body is designed to take a 160-170mm fork. As pictured, the Epona has a 64° head angle and a 78° seat tube angle. Reach spans a 450mm-535mm vary throughout the S-XL sizes, with chainstay size constant at 450mm.
CDuro are taking orders for the Epona now. The body alone will set you again €3,860.
Atherton Bikes
Atherton Bikes made the journey from Machynlleth with the S.170 and the A.170. Both run a Dave Weagle suspension design; the lugged aluminum S.170 delivers its rear wheel journey by means of a dual-link DW4 linkage, whereas the unique carbon-tubed titanium-lugged A.170 delivers its rear wheel journey by means of the DW6 platform.
The S.170 is offered in simply twelve sizes, as in comparison with the A.170 which is offered in 22 sizes. The beginning worth is $5,119 USD.
About the S.170, Mike Kazimer stated the next:
“Smashy” is a good way to sum up how the S170 feels – it’s the sort of bike that encourages letting off the brakes and plowing through whatever’s in the way. That 180mm Zeb up front is there to absorb the initial blow, and then the SuperDeluxe Coil takes care of the rest. The weight that slows it down on the climbs translates into a solid, planted feel for the descents – the mini-DH term really is appropriate here. Even though crushing everything feels like its main modus operandi, hitting jumps and natural doubles doesn’t feel like a chore – the overall wheelbase is long without being outlandish, and the suspension design provides a good platform to push off of from any part of the travel”.
Sour Bicycles
Jorgen from Sour Bicycles made the journey over from Dresden. The Pasta Party you see right here is fabricated in Dresden, although lots of the elements are solid or machined in Taiwan. This is a metal body in a dimension giant, and it weighs slightly below 2,400 grams.
The Pasta Party is a XC hardtail, designed to be environment friendly, gentle, and secure. It can take a 110mm journey fork, although is proven with a 100mm journey fork. It can be arrange as a totally inflexible affair with a Sour’s metal celebration fork, or their lighter carbon possibility. The BB is eccentric permitting 8mm of adjustment; that additionally permits the bike to be arrange as a single-speed.
With a 506mm axle-to-crown, the Pasta Party has a 68° head tube angle as a 75° seat tube angle. It is offered in 4 sizes; S-XL, with attain spanning a 410-489m vary, with 435mm stays throughout the board. The powder coated body retails at 1,099 €, and the lead time is at the moment at 75 days. Warranty is three years.
