The German light-weight carbon consultants at Bike Forward Composites have 3 all-new parts out at the moment – BiTurbo RSX wheels, The Body, and The Hypersaddle. Every performs on their strengths in numerous methods. The saddle is hyperlight, however surprisingly made for consolation. The XC Body is unsurprisingly gentle, however nearly half the worth of Bike Forward’s premium wheels because of 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 because of made-in-Portugal manufacturing it’s less expensive than we anticipated, with out slicing corners. And new BiTurbo RSX mountain bike wheels take the monocoque full carbon 6-spoke platform to new ranges with a 33mm inner width, but nonetheless a number of grams shaved off.
The Hypersaddle
There are already sufficient ultralight, ultra-stiff, unpadded full carbon saddles for the load 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 revolutionary injection bonding manufacturing tech for max energy 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 optionally available laminated artificial Alcantara cowl supplies a snug, 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 prefer to put the The on the entrance of the product identify.
The Body is the results of some behind-the-scenes trade improvement we’ve been following for the reason that new manufacturing facility opened in 2020. A brand new firm Carbon Workforce was arrange a number of years in the past to convey superior carbon manufacturing again into the EU. Behind it had been a number of Portuguese firms, a giant Taiwanese design backer, and the German carbon specialists of All Forward Composites – Bike Forward’s mother or father firm.
Primarily, leveraging Bike Forward’s tech expertise, with decrease however nonetheless European overhead prices, and efficiency-of-scale, Carbon Workforce creates an ultralight XC hardtail made in Europe that sells for simply 1979€.
Focusing on trendy 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 obtainable (S-XL).
The Body will get 2.4” tire clearance, common unguided inner cable routing within the aspect of the headtube (wi-fi solely 34.9mm droppers), Enhance 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 Workforce 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 attention-grabbing and much more eye-catching. Absolutely made again at homebase in Germany, the brand new Bike Forward BiTurbo RSX wheels get wider for contemporary using with new 33mm inner 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 quicker. And at a whopping 3600€ for the brand new BiTurbo RSX wheelset!
A refined carbon layup let Bike Forward widen to a 33mm inner hookless rim profile (5mm wider than the RS) whereas dropping 20g off the pair in both 27.5” or 29” diameters. Additionally they now are stronger, making them authorised for heavier riders as much as 115kg with gear. That’s really a 20kg enhance over the RS, which must be confidence-inspiring to riders seeking 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 function a 24.5mm rim depth, DT Swiss hub internals obtainable 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 through their common distributors.
