ARC8 EVOLVE FS
¤8,999 • 29 in • arc8bicycles.com
When it comes to XC racing, weight is of critical importance. The riders are lean, and the bikes have every ounce of excess fat trimmed back too. It’s all about optimising the power to weight ratio of rider and machine to increase their chances of success on race day.
But long before the start gun sets heart rates rocketing, rider prep starts in the off-season and at the same time bike engineers are looking at ways to minimise frame weight without compromising stiffness. It’s one thing sitting at a computer manipulating layers of carbon, but it’s a very different situation if you live in Taiwan and work directly with the factory. And that’s exactly what Jonas Mueller, the engineer and co-founder of
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