KTM ULTRA EVO DIM

Hardtails from European brands sometimes falter on these shores, where we tend to ride more aggressively than our counterparts on the Continent. However, Austria’s KTM say they’ve designed the Ultra Evo DiM specifically for trail riding, so we were interested to see how it stands up to UK use.

THE FRAME

What sets the KTM apart from the other bikes in this test is its ‘mullet’ set-up – it rocks a 650b rear wheel and a 29er front wheel. This aims to give the bike an agile and playful character without sacrificing too much