The myths are true that the rear suspension is so active (over rough terrain) that you can't tell its moving. It may even make you overconfident because it can just plow through anything (with the suspension setup right). This bike will boost your confidence level substantially. It uses its travel where it matters most, over bumps and on big-hits. The outrageous ten inches of rear travel is very useable and contrary to the fear that is would just sink and bob through g-outs and under pedaling, it just doesn't. It's got credentials that few other bikes on the market can match. If your like me and you don't want to mess around with lower quality bikes even though they are cheaper, you really can't go wrong with the V10. Lightweight design, superb handling capabilities, and state of the art suspension technology. This is the Ferrari Enzo (or Bugatti Veyron, or Koenigsegg CCXR, or McLaren F1, you get the idea) of downhill mountain bikes. If cost is not a real big issue to you and you want the best downhill bike you can buy this is it.

Shifting performance is key!), with a fully floating rear brake and the best shock money can buy, the V10 is a revolution unto itself.

And still devours every obstacle in its path.Ĭrafted from 6066 aluminum alloy, all pivots running on sealed cartridge bearings, featuring replaceable dropouts (not just hangers, bunky, the whole dang dropout. Heck, it accelerates faster than some cross country bikes we could name. Even when running an ultra-plush, mega-Barcalounger 4 inches of negative travel, the V10 still pedals without any bobbing and accelerates faster than any downhill bike has a right to. Featuring 10 inches of rear wheel travel, controlled jointly by a titanium sprung Progressive 5th Element shock and the revolutionary VPP linkage, the V10 smashed all of our preconceived notions about what constitutes downhill performance. Two years on the drawing board, now fully realized in all its metal glory, the VPP-derived V10 signals the changing of the guard in suspension technology.

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