New Bike: Robot Bike Co R160

3D printing technology comes as new impressive technology. It can be used to printed anything, even foods. Mountain biking sport, as one of the most growing sport scene in the world also gets its first 3D bike when Empire and Renishaw printed a bike, a titanium bike few years ago. And now, with some partnership, Renishaw, HiETA, and Altair, a new bike is born. A new bike called Robot, and their new product, the Robot CoR160.

Robot R160 Details

• 3D printed T6 titanium frame lugs with carbon tubing

• Dave Weagle DWLink6 suspension design

• Custom geometry

• Travel: 160mm 

• 27.5" wheels

• Internal cable routing

• 73mm BSA threaded bottom bracket

• 12 x 148mm rear spacing

• Lifetime Guarantee

• Weight approx: 3.2kgs / 7lbs w/ shock

• Price: £4395 GBP / USD $6437 approx

• Available to order, estimated 4 week lead time

One of the most impressive feature of this bike is the fact that its geometry can be adjusted to any riders size, even the riding style. Robot Co R160 comes with DW6 suspension system, pretty similar with the system used in Iron Horse MkIII. 

For now, the bike comes in quite high price. But surely, they have good reason why this bike is expensive. Feature and technology, surely become the main factors that make the bike special. To get more information about the bike, check their website at robotbike.co.

Read More

New Bike: New Vitus Sommet Carbon

More options for the new bikes, and that's good. More bikes, better. Vitus, a rising star mountain bike brand just released their most popular enduro/all mountain bike in the carbon version. With the serious upgrade to the carbon, the new Sommet will be their new flagship machine. The Sommet is a bike that fill the line between another Vitus bikes, the Escarpe and their downhill machine, Domineer.

Vitus Sommet Carbon Details

• Intended use: trail / enduro

• Travel: 155mm

• 27.5" wheels

• Horst link suspension with floating shock mount

• 65.5° head angle

• 435mm chainstays

• 12 x 142mm rear spacing

• Weight – 12.67kg /27.93lbs (for CRX model)

• Sizes S, M, L, XL

• Price: £2,849.99 - £4,199.99

For this new Sommet Carbon, Vitus builds this in two versions, the top spec Sommet Carbon CRX and the Sommet Carbon CR. Those bikes are fully loaded with SRAM parts, such as the combo Pike and Monarch Plus. So what's the difference? The CRX model uses most carbon things in most of the parts, while the CX model have lower spec. It can be seen on the dropper post used in CX, which is unnamed brand.

Another difference of those models are the fact that the CRX model is lighter than CX model, as the CRX comes with most carbon of their parts. But to make the Sommet lighter, there's need additional money up to £1,300. So?

Picture: pinkbike.com

Read More

New Bike: Commencal Meta V4 Limited Edition 2016

We all know that the Meta range mountain bike from Commencal becomes one of their most popular bikes. Spread from trail-all mountain hardtail to trail-all mountain full suspension, the bike has got some great changes from its first appearance. And know again Commencal wants to make the Meta V4, their full suspension Meta, to be more personal and different by releasing two limited edition Commencal Meta V4 2016.

These two models basically same just different on the specs and also the finishing. Previously, we know that Meta AM V4 is brushing with black-orange, black-purple and black-neon green. For this limited edition bike, Commencal gives new color; the Ride Black Edition with stealthy style, and Race Brushed.

Meta AM V4 Ride Black Highlights

META AM V4 frame - 150mm of travel

RockShox YARI RC fork - 170mm of travel

RockShox Monarch Plus R shock

SRAM transmission, S1000 bottom bracket/SRAM GX crankset

LEV INTEGRA 125mm seat post

WTB rims/Novatec hubs

Available in S/M/L/XL

Price: €2,699 / US $2,699 

Meta AM V4 Race Brushed Highlights

META AM V4 frame - 150mm of travel

RockShox Lyrik RCT3 fork - 170mm of travel

RockShox MONARCH Plus RC3 Debonair shock

E13 TRS+/SRAM XO1 crankset & transmission

RockShox Reverb seat post (125mm for sizes S and M, 150mm for L and XL)

E13 TRS+ Wheels/Novatec Hubs

Available in S/M/L/XL

Price: €3,399 / US $3,699

For more information about the availability, check their website at Commencal.com

Read More