What We Have Noticed: Cannondale, Focus, Jamis ...
Written by: Herbert Krabel
Date: Wed Jan 06 2010
Today we noticed a few mid-priced cross-country, marathon, XTERRA bikes. Cannondale Flash Carbon 29er, Focus Raven Expert, Jamis Dakar XCR Race, Giant Anthem X2, Trek Fuel EX 9 and Lynskey Performance Ridgeline 29.
Cannondale Flash Carbon 29’ER 2
What: Cannondale’s Flash Carbon 29’ER is a carbon 29er as the name suggests and offers the unique Cannondale Lefty fork among other niceties. The Flash and the Scalpel are quickly becoming favorites among the XTERRA crowd.
Sizes: M, L, XL
Color: Jetblack
MSRP: $3,499
Website: www.cannondale.com
Focus Raven Expert
What: The German Focus brand is now available in the United States and quickly grabbing some fans. The Focus Raven Expert is a light and stiff hardtail.
Sizes: XS, SM, MD, LG, XL, XXL
Color: White - Carbon
MSRP: $3,300
Website: www.focus-bikes.com
Jamis Dakar XCR Race
What: The Jamis Dakar XCR Race features triple-butted lightweight Kinesium tubing and 100mm of travel front and back.
Sizes: 13, 15, 17, 19, 21”
Color: Copper - Pear White
MSRP: $3,275
Website: www.jamisbikes.com
Giant Anthem X2
What: Giant’s Anthem X2 offers 100mm of travel courtesy of the MAESTRO suspension system and is crafted from ALUXX-SL aluminum.
Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL
Color: Blue
MSRP: $2,850
Website: www.giant-bicycles.com
Trek Fuel EX 9
What: The Trek Fuel EX 9 is a bit more moderate priced versus the recently featured Top Fuel but certainly has everything you want to be competitive ion the trails.
Sizes: 15.5, 17.5, 18.5, 19.5, 21.5"
Color: Sepia
MSRP: $3,359.99
Website: www.trekbikes.com
Lynskey Ridgeline 29
What: The Lynskey Ridgeline 29er is a titanium hardtail that you can build up under $3,500 and makes a very fine XTERRA machine.
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Color: Satin titanium
MSRP: $1,599
Website: www.lynskeyperformance.com
Cannondale Flash Carbon 29’ER 2
What: Cannondale’s Flash Carbon 29’ER is a carbon 29er as the name suggests and offers the unique Cannondale Lefty fork among other niceties. The Flash and the Scalpel are quickly becoming favorites among the XTERRA crowd.
Sizes: M, L, XL
Color: Jetblack
MSRP: $3,499
Website: www.cannondale.com
Focus Raven Expert
What: The German Focus brand is now available in the United States and quickly grabbing some fans. The Focus Raven Expert is a light and stiff hardtail.
Sizes: XS, SM, MD, LG, XL, XXL
Color: White - Carbon
MSRP: $3,300
Website: www.focus-bikes.com
Jamis Dakar XCR Race
What: The Jamis Dakar XCR Race features triple-butted lightweight Kinesium tubing and 100mm of travel front and back.
Sizes: 13, 15, 17, 19, 21”
Color: Copper - Pear White
MSRP: $3,275
Website: www.jamisbikes.com
Giant Anthem X2
What: Giant’s Anthem X2 offers 100mm of travel courtesy of the MAESTRO suspension system and is crafted from ALUXX-SL aluminum.
Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL
Color: Blue
MSRP: $2,850
Website: www.giant-bicycles.com
Trek Fuel EX 9
What: The Trek Fuel EX 9 is a bit more moderate priced versus the recently featured Top Fuel but certainly has everything you want to be competitive ion the trails.
Sizes: 15.5, 17.5, 18.5, 19.5, 21.5"
Color: Sepia
MSRP: $3,359.99
Website: www.trekbikes.com
Lynskey Ridgeline 29
What: The Lynskey Ridgeline 29er is a titanium hardtail that you can build up under $3,500 and makes a very fine XTERRA machine.
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Color: Satin titanium
MSRP: $1,599
Website: www.lynskeyperformance.com
Articles related to this one
What We Have Noticed: Trek, Santa Cruz, Niner ...
We have noticed a few high-end mountain bikes which would certainly make great XTERRA, XC or marathon racing rigs. Look closer at the Trek Top Fuel 9.9 SSL, Santa Cruz Blur XC, Specialized S-Works Epic, Niner Air 9 C, Pivot Mach 429 and Scott Scale RC. 12.22.09
We have noticed a few high-end mountain bikes which would certainly make great XTERRA, XC or marathon racing rigs. Look closer at the Trek Top Fuel 9.9 SSL, Santa Cruz Blur XC, Specialized S-Works Epic, Niner Air 9 C, Pivot Mach 429 and Scott Scale RC. 12.22.09
What We Have Noticed: Giant, Cannondale, Scott ...
We are in the middle of the 2009/2010 cross season and today we are featuring mostly cross bikes / frames we have recently noticed. Enjoy the Giant Composite Cross, Cannondale Cyclocross 6, Scott Addict CX RC, Stevens Carbon Team and the Workerman Peace Wheel. 11.18.09
We are in the middle of the 2009/2010 cross season and today we are featuring mostly cross bikes / frames we have recently noticed. Enjoy the Giant Composite Cross, Cannondale Cyclocross 6, Scott Addict CX RC, Stevens Carbon Team and the Workerman Peace Wheel. 11.18.09
