Product overview
What Mountain Bike's Best All Round Trail Full Suspension Bike 2008! The EX 8 features an all new Alpha Red aluminium frameset which manages to combine some upgrades to it’s frame that you don’t hear of in the same sentence very often. It features 120mm of travel, is laterally much stiffer than last year, and is lighter than last year’s model. The EX-8 features a mix of shimano LX and XT components with Avid Juicy hydraulic disc brakes, cartridge bearing Tubeless ready wheels, a Fox RP2 rear shock, and Fox Float 130 RL fork. This isn’t just a bike sold on it’s price/spec – take a look at the reviews in the press, or try our demo bikes to see for yourself.
Technical Specifications
| Frame |
Alpha Red Aluminum w/R1i Trail Tuned Suspension, ABP pivot, Full Floater, Aluminum EVO Link, Hi/Lo chainstays, oversized sealed bearings, 120mm rear wheel travel |
| Forks |
Fox Float 130 RL w/air pressure, rebound, lockout, alloy steerer, 130mm travel |
| Rear shocks |
Fox Float RP2 w/ Pro Pedal, rebound, custom tuned |
| Wheels |
Bontrager Race |
| Tyres |
Bontrager Jones XR, 26x2.2/2.25"; 120 tpi, folding |
| Shifters |
Shimano Deore LX, 9 speed |
| Front Deraileur |
Shimano Deore XT "Shadow" |
| Crank |
Shimano Deore LX 44/32/22 |
| Casette |
SRAM PG970 11-32, 9 speed |
| Pedals |
Shimano M520, clipless |
| Saddle |
Bontrager Race |
| Seat Post |
Bontrager Race Lite |
| Handle Bars |
Bontrager Race, 40mm rise, 31.8mm |
| Stem |
Bontrager Race, 7 degree, 31.8mm |
| Headset |
Aheadset w/cartridge bearings, sealed, alloy |
Frame Geometry
| Size |
(A)
Effective top tube |
(B)
Head angle |
(C)
Seat angle |
(D)
Chain stay |
(E)
BB height |
(F)
Wheel base |
| 15.5 |
553.7cm |
69.5° |
72° |
429.3cm |
330.2cm |
105.41cm |
| 17.5 |
591.8cm |
69.5° |
72° |
429.3cm |
330.2cm |
109.22cm |
| 18.5 |
609.6cm |
69.5° |
72° |
429.3cm |
330.2cm |
111.25cm |
| 19.5 |
627.4cm |
69.5° |
72° |
429.3cm |
330.2cm |
113.03cm |
