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Downhill bikes are always the best choice for full-speed charging on descents, but a dedicated race bike isn’t the most ideal for everyone. Ari’s recently launched Superior Peak is indeed a downhill race bike, but it’s also designed to make a great freeride or bike park bike. The frame’s many adjustment points allow different wheel setups, plus suspension and geometry tuning options.
This bike was initially developed as a passion project of Ari’s design team, but also to meet the needs of Ari’s factory racers and their pro freeriders Kurtis Downs and Kyle Strait. All those riders have helped hone the Superior Peak into its production-ready form. Ari Superior Peak – Frame Features:
Photo: Steve Fisher The Superior Peak frame is made from airformed aluminum, and features a CNC machined rocker link. Behind the rocker link sits a brace that increases stiffness in the front triangle. The Superior Peak has 200mms of rear travel driven by Ari’s Tetra Link linkage. This bike can run a single crown fork for freeride or bike park builds.
Adjustability is a main feature of the Superior Peak. It offers 29” or MX wheel compatibility, many different geo configurations, two leverage rate settings, and even a removable brace that adjusts the stiffness of the rear triangle.
Flip-chips in the seatstay/rocker link junction adapt the Superior Peak to either a 29” or 27.5” rear wheel (on all […]
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