Ari has much more than a reputation change occurring this 12 months, with one thing like eight or extra deliberate bike launches and updates coming all through 2024. We bought a take a look at 5 of them at Sea Otter, and so they vary from street and e-gravel to an inexpensive alloy path bike, plus aluminum downhill and grime bounce bikes, too! Right here’s what’s coming…
The Ari Suncrest is designed as a climber’s bike, with an common body weight throughout all sizes of simply 670g! This joins their Empire all-rounder and Veyo aero street bikes, each of which we’ve reviewed positively and carry ahead unchanged for now.
Particulars are gentle (pun supposed) for now apart from its clear concentrate on going uphill simply. Tire clearance is claimed at 700×35, and launch date is probably going mid- to late-summer.
The Bonneville is a carbon all-road e-bike that shares design options with the Veyo and their Shafer gravel bike, however with a light-weight Fazua motor.
Tire clearance appears extra prefer it’s for all-road than full gravel, and the entrance triangle and seatstays have a modified model of the Veyo’s aero shaping.
Fazua’s drop-bar mode switches are tiny buttons positioned behind the hood covers on both aspect of the handlebar. The show is on the highest tube and reveals battery life and color-coded mode choice. This one’s body appears very completed, however the saddle wedge cowl seemed 3D-printed, so the main points are nonetheless getting ironed out.
Prototype Ari mountain bikes
The Superior Peak downhill bike has been in testing for some time and can doubtless be seen on some race circuits this 12 months.
It makes use of a extremely adjustable model of their Tetra-Hyperlink Horst Hyperlink suspension, however with the rocker arm pivoting from the downtube moderately than the highest tube. That’s doubtless as a result of it must be longer to drive longer shocks and get the total 200mm of rear journey.
The rectangular form of the rear pivot suggests a flip chip design. Ari says the bike presents eight completely different configurations so you possibly can setup the geo and kinematics to fit your wants. It’s proven right here with 29er wheels entrance and rear, however we’re guessing you possibly can run a 27.5″ rear if you need.
3D-printed cable guides on both aspect of the highest tube will doubtless get replaced with molded elements. Cable administration by way of the chainstay yoke retains issues clear. It’s all exterior, however you will have to run the brake hose by way of a gap above the decrease pivot level.
This DJ prototype needs to be tremendous inexpensive, with a easy single-speed setup and rear brake solely. Word the brake hose size…sufficient to allow you to twist the bars round on the slopestyle course.
The brand new Cascade is popping out very quickly as an alloy path bike that’s just like the carbon Delano Peak, however with a bit much less journey. It’ll have 135mm rear journey with a 140mm fork and have some very inexpensive builds.
This one replaces the prior Wiki, Abajo and Cascade fashions, simplifying their lineup whereas additionally (lastly) modernizing their alloy path bike with a stiffer, extra succesful body. Search for this to launch in early Could.
