Mountain Bikes: All Mountain
All mountain bikes climb well and can handle super-technical trail riding.
If you’re looking to have just one mountain bike in your stable, an all-mountain bike is a good choice. They climb well and can handle super technical trail riding.
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Hectic 2 – $3,999
Devinci
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The Canadian-made Devinci Hectik 2 has been redesigned for 2010 with a tapered head tube and chain guide mounts. This is a bike that can be ridden for hours and hours – whether it’s being pedaled up hills or through super technical terrain. The Hectik 2 has a Fox 36 Talas RC2 fork with adjustable travel from 100 to 160mm and 165mm of rear travel by way of a custom-tuned RP23 rear shock. It features a SRAM X.7 drivetrain, Mavic wheels, Maxxis tires, Avid Elixir CR brakes and Race Face cockpit components. Also stock are Crankbrothers Candy pedals.
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Mach 5 – $4,299
Pivot Cycles
13049
Fairly new to the Canadian market, Pivot cycles was launched in 2007 by one of the guys who started Titus Bikes in the early 1990s. The Mach 5 is Pivot’s take on an all-mountain bike using the renowned DW Link suspension design. Its 140mm of travel is not super plush, but that’s how Pivot’s designers wanted it. The Mach 5 is meant to handle all-day rides and marathon-style racing, without wasting any effort on suspension bob. It’s available in five sizes from extra small to extra large and in five colour options. Though the photo above shows a Shimano build, complete Pivot bikes are available in Canada with SRAM drivetrains only. The all-mountain build uses an X.9 drivetrain with Truvativ Stylo cranks, Avid Elixir brakes, RockShox Revelation 50mm fork, Mavic wheels and truvativ bar and stem.
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Rockstar 29er – $2,752 (frame only)
Titus
13050
An all new dual-suspension bike from Titus, the Rockstar is a 29-inch wheel bike that can handle all-mountain or light cross country use. It’s available with either an aluminum or titanium front triangle and an asymmetrical carbon rear swingarm with plenty of tire clearance. The custom-valved Fox RP23 rear shock has 100mm of travel and comes stock on the frames, which are available in three sizes. As with the rest of the Titus lineup, the Rockstar is offered as a frameset only in Canada.
