Morewood Makulu 650B Prototype

[Hairy]

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Morewood Makulu 650B Prototype

Morewood had a prototype bike of their own, displaying a 650B version of their Makulu downhill race bike. The 650B prototype had Fox's 40 Air RC2 up front, and a DHX RC4 in the back. One of the original limiting factors to creating a raceable 650B downhill bikes was the lack of suitable tires, but that's beginning to change, and Morewood had the prototype shod in Schwalbe's Magic Mary tire, a tire that's certainly capable of handling DH racing. The tires were mounted up to Spank's newly released 650 Spike Race28 wheels. Price (frame w/ BOS Void): €2,999.

http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb10028567/p5pb10028567.jpg http://lp3.pinkbike.org/p1pb6168857/p1pb6168857.jpg It may look complicated, but at its heart the Makulu is still a single pivot, using what Morewood calls their Low Leverage Advantage, which is a pull link that activates the rear shock. Using this link allows Morewood to tune the suspension curve to their liking without altering the wheel path.

[wesley_r]

This left me wondering why Morewood wasn't showing off a 650B Sukuma prototype... which I am sure many people would love to see (and ride)

[(Deon)]

Coz the 26 Sukuma is all the 650 hopes to be. Ride one, you'll soon know the new wheel size is just talk.

[dyls]

That is a seriously sexy looking bike I WANT IT!!!