SARACEN TRAVERSE ELITE

£2,999.99/ 29in / saracen.co.uk

For those who only consider a bike’s potential for fun in millimetres of suspension travel, a new generation of short-stroke big wheelers is ripping up the rulebook. And more manufacturers are now thinking outside the box with fast, short-travel machines combining raw, XC speed with a more progressive approach to geometry and intent.

Accordingly the Traverse