Freeride trails are generally very technical and combine natural and man-made obstacles and features. The 7POINT is designed for use on Northshore style trails, in bike parks, or in big mountain riding situations. Some common features of downhill models are strong frames with slack and low geometry, large diameter disc brake rotors, single front chainrings, wide tires with a soft rubber compound, and 8 inches of suspension travel. Downhill trails will often be technical in nature and feature drops, jumps, steep pitches and chutes, and other difficult terrain features. Downhill bikes are typically used in competition on race courses, in lift serviced bike parks, or on other uplift or hike-a-bike trails. They are designed for riding aggressively on fast and technical trails that generally have a continuous elevation drop. The Sunday series models are purpose built models for gravity fed trails. – A super hot, bright red Azure Expert model for marathon XC riding. – Reduced weight and more Trail-XC focus for the MkIII series.
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– The new MkIII Elite model with full new Shimano Deore XT kit. – Sunday Elite with Totem single crown fork. – Geometry changes on 7POINT, 6POINT & MkIII models. Streamlined product mix to concentrate on key price points and specs. Some new and interesting bike features to note are: More detailed info and content will be available on the website.
As many of our other models have become more specific to meet individual market’s individual tastes and needs, we have changed the focus of the catalog to be Iron Horse’s unified global marketing piece. The 2008 Iron Horse catalog only features the dw-link mountain bike product range.