The German light-weight carbon specialists at Bike Forward Composites have 3 all-new elements out immediately – BiTurbo RSX wheels, The Body, and The Hypersaddle. Every performs on their strengths in several methods. The saddle is hyperlight, however surprisingly made for consolation. The XC Body is unsurprisingly gentle, however virtually half the value of Bike Forward’s premium wheels due to Portuguese manufacturing. And the brand new top-tier 6-spoke MTB wheels are wider and lighter than ever, but nonetheless rated for XC to downcountry…
Bike Forward Composites maintain getting extra superior
The brand new full-carbon The Hypersaddle is hyperlight at simply 70g. However with a canopy for extra conventional consolation and really feel. The Body is a brand new XC hardtail that’s in fact gentle. However due to made-in-Portugal manufacturing it’s less expensive than we anticipated, with out reducing corners. And new BiTurbo RSX mountain bike wheels take the monocoque full carbon 6-spoke platform to new ranges with a 33mm inside width, but nonetheless a couple of grams shaved off.
The Hypersaddle
There are already sufficient ultralight, ultra-stiff, unpadded full carbon saddles for the burden weenies of the world. However what’s distinctive right here, is that Bike Forward says they’ve made a 70g full carbon saddle with a concentrate on consolation. However the way you ask?
Bike Forward says their 369€ The Hypersaddle makes use of modern injection bonding manufacturing tech for max power between shell, rails and prime. All with minimal gaps between supplies. It additionally helped create hole carbon longer rails for extra place adjustment.
A fancy layered carbon construction and the “beneficiant central drop” recess within the shell permit Bike Forward to tune flex & stiffness for improved rider consolation. Then an elective laminated artificial Alcantara cowl gives a cushty, non-slip end.
The 245mm lengthy saddle is available in 135mm or 146mm widths. The narrower has a claimed weight of 70g, 74g with the microfiber prime. 76 & 80g, respectively for the broader Hypersaddle.
Bike Forward’s The Body gentle carbon XC hardtail
Bike Forward Composites actually wish to put the The on the entrance of the product identify.
The Body is the results of some behind-the-scenes business improvement we’ve been following because the new manufacturing unit opened in 2020. A brand new firm Carbon Crew was arrange a couple of years in the past to carry superior carbon manufacturing again into the EU. Behind it have been a couple of Portuguese firms, a giant Taiwanese design backer, and the German carbon specialists of All Forward Composites – Bike Forward’s dad or mum firm.
Primarily, leveraging Bike Forward’s tech abilities, with decrease however nonetheless European overhead prices, and efficiency-of-scale, Carbon Crew creates an ultralight XC hardtail made in Europe that sells for simply 1979€.
Focusing on fashionable cross-country racers, The Body is constructed to be gentle and stiff at simply 795g (M). Bike Forward’s hardtail options modern quick XC geometry with a 68.5° headtube, 74° seattube, 430mm chainstays, and middle-of-the-road Attain. Nothing excessive. And 4 sizes out there (S-XL).
The Body will get 2.4” tire clearance, common unguided inside cable routing within the facet of the headtube (wi-fi solely 34.9mm droppers), Increase spacing, a UDH, BB92 backside bracket, put up mount brake, and an Intend Corona exterior seatpost clamp.
The true monocoque carbon 29er hardtail is made by Carbon Crew in Portugal, and matte completed by Bike Forward in Germany. It’s EFBE TRI-TESTed for class 3 (MTB-XC). So rated for cross-country and marathon mountain bike using with 100mm forks, for riders as much as 115kg with gear.
Bike Forward BiTurbo RSX gentle monocoque carbon MTB wheels
Equally fascinating and much more eye-catching. Totally made again at homebase in Germany, the brand new Bike Forward BiTurbo RSX wheels get wider for contemporary using with new 33mm inside width. Plus, they even made them lighter, though saving solely twenty grams.
Primarily the calling card of Bike Forward, the mountain bike all-rounder BiTurbo wheels get one other technology improve to go sooner. And at a whopping 3600€ for the brand new BiTurbo RSX wheelset!
A refined carbon layup let Bike Forward widen to a 33mm inside hookless rim profile (5mm wider than the RS) whereas dropping 20g off the pair in both 27.5” or 29” diameters. In addition they now are stronger, making them accepted for heavier riders as much as 115kg with gear. That’s really a 20kg improve over the RS, which ought to be confidence-inspiring to riders trying to push these past ultralight XC race bikes.
Formally, the 6-spoke monocoque Bike Forward BiTurbo RSX wheels are rated for cross-country, marathon, and downcountry mountain biking. They characteristic a 24.5mm rim depth, DT Swiss hub internals out there in all of the MTB freehub requirements, and include wheelbags & tubeless valves. Claimed wheelset weight is 1279g for a 27.5 pair, or 1329g for 29” wheels.
The three new merchandise increase Bike Forward’s line-up, and can be found now by way of their common distributors.
