Aggressive Xc Mountain Bike
Enduro or all mountain bikes are in a sense exaggerated trail bikes and the considerations for an xc bike are a little different.
Aggressive xc mountain bike. The epic is the quintessential xc bike and then there s the epic evo. With brands like maxxis schwalbe wtb and teravail all making excellent tire options it really isn t about which is best more so about which fits your bike riding style and choice of terrain. The evo gains an extra 10 millimeters of travel in the front loses a degree in the head angle 68 5 degrees and consequently 10 millimeters in reach 446 for a large. We have been getting a ton of requests lately to dive a bit deeper into the xc light casing mtb tire category.
It s like the regular epic but after it s had a few vodka red bulls. Scalpel s progressive geometry has evolved even further we have a full degree and a half slacker headtube angle one degree steeper seat tube angle creating an xc bike that s more aggressive lightning fast fun and stable everywhere from the world cup to your local loop. For many riders the modern 120mm trail bike is a great blend of xc efficiency speed and aggressive capability. Which is why many xc bikes are adopting similar head angles.
Looking for the right xc bike can be a challenge though. Xc bikes are more aggressive and confidence inspiring than ever while maintaining and even improving the pedaling efficiency that they re known for. Trying to figure out a new bike one more on the opposite end of the spectrum of my 34lb enduro bike. Xc bikes will have either a 100mm or a 120mm fork and more aggressive bikes will have more travel to absorb the bigger hits.