Mountain Bike

Overview

A full-suspension mountain bike is built to ride rough, unpaved terrain at speed. Both wheels are sprung, a telescopic fork in front and a linkage-driven shock in back, so the wheels track the ground over roots, rocks, and drops while the rider stays composed. A wide-range single-chainring drivetrain handles steep climbs and fast descents, powerful hydraulic disc brakes provide control, and a dropper post lets the rider lower the saddle out of the way on technical descents.

The bike is built around a Suspension Frame, a front triangle linked to a pivoting rear swingarm that compresses the Air Rear Shock. The telescopic Suspension Fork handles the front, two tubeless Wheel units roll the terrain, and the Drivetrain delivers power. The Hydraulic Disc Brake System system stops both wheels, the rider steers through the Cockpit, and a Dropper Seatpost adjusts saddle height on the fly.

How it works

Suspension works by separating spring force from damping. In the Suspension Fork and Air Rear Shock, compressed air acts as the spring while an oil-filled damper cartridge meters the flow through small valves, controlling how fast the suspension compresses and rebounds so it absorbs hits without bouncing. The rear suspension uses pivot bearings in the Suspension Frame so the linkage drives the shock through a tuned leverage curve. The 1x Drivetrain retains the chain on a narrow-wide chainring and indexes it across a wide-range cassette with a clutched rear derailleur that resists chain slap. Each Hydraulic Disc Brake System caliper clamps pads onto a vented rotor under hydraulic pressure, and the Dropper Seatpost drops or raises the saddle from a bar lever via an internal air/oil cartridge.