Capricorn Posted May 14, 2011 Posted May 14, 2011 wish there was a forum for new bike tech announcements. ALways feel this subforum is the right one, but .. anyway. Solstice Bikes is a relatively new company out of Colorado, they’ve been around for about a year, building inverted 4-Bar suspension bikes developed by industry vet Chuck Dunlap. That’s right I said “inverted.” This design is said to be the first of its kind. They’re set up with 160mm (about 6″) of rear wheel travel and a 160-170mm travel fork is recommended. Weighing in at roughly 27-28lbs, the Solstice is looking to make a dent in the long-travel, all day riding market. The bikes have already racked up some racing cred, winning the “Whole Enchilada” Epic 40 mile downhill race in Moab and the Kokopelli Chainless Downhill. http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/solstice-bikes-white-4bar-600x450.jpg Solstice Bikes Specs: REAR SUSPENSION TRAVEL 160mmRECOMMENDED FORK TRAVEL 160~170mm TOP TUBE LENGTH HORIZONTALSMALL – 22.2in / 565mmMEDIUM – 23.3in / 590mmLARGE – 24.4in / 620mm BOTTOM BRACKET HEIGHT*SHORT LINK – 14.1in / 356mm*LONG LINK – 13.6in / 345mm CHAINSTAY LENGTH17.1in / 434mm HEAD TUBE LENGTH4.5in / 115mm HEAD TUBE ANGLE*SHORT LINK – 67°*LONG LINK – 66° SEAT TUBE ANGLE EFFECTIVE*SHORT LINK – 73°*LONG LINK – 72° SEAT POST DIAMETER – 31.6mmREAR AXLE - 12 X 135 THRU AXLEFRONT DERAILLUER – SRAM ROAD DOUBLEHEADSET UPPER – TRADITIONAL 1-1/8″HEADSET LOWER – ZERO STACK 1-1/2″ http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/WhiteyDrive-solstice-mountain-bikes-600x450.jpg
Capricorn Posted May 14, 2011 Author Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) some explanations from Chuck Dunlap, the designer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJD_5Pg-oUs&hd=1 Edited May 14, 2011 by Jarek Wysocki
Capricorn Posted May 14, 2011 Author Posted May 14, 2011 nice and interesting, whats the price? one site quotes at 7.25lbs (3.30kg) frame only, for $1700. Not bad.Just abit curious baout that bit of frame sticking out below the BB. Looks like a gnar-magnet. In that vid however, the rider was going over some nice tech terrain without any issues. Love how compact that shock setup looks. Nice low cg. Might collect quite a bit of mud though..
Eddy Gordo Posted May 15, 2011 Posted May 15, 2011 yeah, does look like it will gather alot of mud. That is not good
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