Race Face
SixC carbon chainset for all-mountain riding tips the scales only slighter higher than the Next XC chainset. Available with three rings or two rings and a bashguard
Atlas cranks in any colour you like. Well, as long as it’s one of these colours, that is
Race Face’s Deus XC stem in tasty white
Besides a new range of crank arm colours was an array of colourful chainrings
New Atlas FR low-riser handlebars in matching colours
SRAM
To complete SRAM’s XX groupset is the X-Dome cassette
The first eight sprockets are machine from a single piece of steel, while the two largest are made from aluminium
Weight for a 11-36 is a claimed 208g
DT Swiss
DT Swiss unveiled its new Tricon wheel range
Straight double threaded pull spokes in an ‘Open Crawfoot’ pattern is meant to deliver a high level of stiffness
Torx nipples allow for a lighter and tubeless rim
New all-mountain wheelset, the M1600
One for the racers and weight weenies, the EXC1550 is DT’s new carbon fibre wheelset
Full carbon steerer tube on the XC100 now, along with hollow carbon lowers and magnesium dropouts
There’s new graphics for the entire DT Swiss fork range
New ‘Torsion Box’ brace cuts weight and ups stiffness
Compression is now adjustbale on-the-fly as the dial is now situated at the top of the fork
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