SHOP TALK | UPGRADING THE SHOW BIKE

Our 2022 Show Bike started as a beat up 2019 Trek Slash Demo and evolved many times over the years! The Show Bike acts as our test bike for new tech and R&D. This ride showcases our latest advancements in tech and our expanded capabilities. Scroll below to see the newest modifications we made!

HIGHLIGHTED NEW FEATURES:

  • New Drivetrain Microshift Advent medium cage derailleur, with 9-speed derailleur cassette setup.

  • Microshift 11-42 Advent E series 9 speed cassette

  • Microshift Advent X trail pro single click trigger shifter. 

  • New Hope E-bike 148 x12 rear hub. 

  • KMC 9 speed E-bike specific chain.

  • New 203mm YOD floating brake rotor on the rear wheel to match the 220mm YOD front rotor.

  • New MTX gold label brake pads front and rear.

  • New ODI Vanquish grips. 

  • New 60v 20ah high discharge battery from Powerful Lithium USA

  • New all black battery bag made just for that new battery. 

  • Shortened the PNW loam carbon bars from 800mm down to 780mm to improve handling.

  • Suspension & tuning changes

THE FINAL RESULT

THIS IS OUR NEW BLOG SERIES, SHOP TALK.

Here on our blog you can find quick updates from our shop. With bikes coming in and out, we don’t always have time to feature all the bikes. We decided to create a space to highlight some of the awesome rides, that didn’t make it to the studio photoshoots, as well as bikes in progress so you can see the builds start to finish.

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