![]() And we can see the asymmetric chainstay layout that gives room for a post mount disc brake on one side, and a mix of tire & chainring clearance on the other. Out back it’s pretty standard with a Boost thru-axle. But this hardtail still has tall boxy stays, and they still appear to fully wrap the seattube, so it’s unclear if this would add much comfort for the rider? ![]() The new bike is updated to a larger diameter seatpost (30.9/31.6) to better fit a stealth dropper post.Ĭuriously, stretching the seatstays through to meet the toptube is usually a move to introduce more vertical flex into the rear end. Up front the team’s hardtails are fitted with 100mm Manitou R7 Pro forks, launched back in mid-2020. The new hardtail features conventional internal cable routing ports on either side of the headtube, although the team uses few of them with a SRAM XX1 AXS drivetrain. ![]() We’ll have to wait for production bikes to be sure. Those odd molded steps are there to allow for a more flush finish once the factory toptube guard (to protect against brake levers damaging the frame in a crash), an integrated chainstay protector, and probably a downtube protector above the bottom bracket? That last one could alternatively be a way to secure a spare tube or tools low in the frame with a simple strap? The XC900 hardtail is an all-new carbon frame, with boxier tube shapes throughout (more in line with their full-suspension bike’s design language), a semi-dropped seatstay configuration, and several unique stepped-down segments molded into the frame. Neither Decathlon nor their Rockrider team have divulged much info on these new XC bikes, but there are plenty of details we can suss out. But the differences don’t look big enough to push these new models too far beyond the current bikes’ affordability.īut what’s new? XC 900 hardtail prototype Now both of the new team’s race bikes are prototypes or at least pre-production bikes that update what you can buy today from your neighborhood sporting goods retailer. The all-new Rockrider Racing Team is described as a “union of French brands” pairing Decathlon with Hutchinson tires, Mavic wheels, and Look pedals – with plans to use the expertise of the new team to fuel “homegrown product development”.Īlready with their top carbon hardtail that sells for 1900€ complete and carbon full-suspension bike for just 2300€, it’s hard to think of any more affordable race-ready value in a World Cup XC bike. Rockrider Race Team, team ride photos by Gentiane Studio And their team launch has revealed two all-new prototype carbon mountain bikes that may be coming to a big box near you soon! Decathlon budget carbon Rockrider XC World Cup bikes c. Yet now, the French bike brand is headlining a new UCI MTB Rockrider Racing Team of young but proven riders. When we check out the pro bikes on the start lines at the XC World Cup, we don’t often find anything nearly as affordable as Decathlon’s budget Rockrider mountain bikes.
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