#Calibre bossnut mountain bike upgrade
#Calibre bossnut mountain bike full

As mentioned earlier, the 546mm tall seat tube was at my limit, and anything longer than installing a 125mm dropper would be out of bounds.

#Calibre bossnut mountain bike full

The cockpit is roomy enough and the saddle isn't positioned too far behind the bottom bracket at full height.

There is no compression adjust lever to play with here, but I didn't actually feel the need for one. The compression damping is firm and it doesn't wallow. The Bossnut isn't a 20lb XC racer, but it worked its way up the climbs as well as anything else it is expected to compete with, even if the battle it's lining itself up for puts it into contention with bikes from the next price class, where the thousands listed on the price tags start with a 2,3, possibly 4 or even 5. But it did a remarkable job of getting on with it and down the hill. It was still noisy and clunky compared to something equipped with full XTR or XX1, and the chain kept falling off. Then, I took it down the Pleney black downhill run in Morzine and got stuck behind a bunch of guys on top of the range downhill sleds. So the Bossnut started its testing life feeling clunky, noisy and heavy compared to what I was used to, but I had to keep reminding myself that this bike literally cost 10% of some of the bikes we get to ride, I have even tested a pair of brakes that cost the same amount as this bike, one day upon the Bossnut I calculated that the kit I was wearing cost more than the bike I was riding reality check. We report on how light, efficient, and smooth they ride, when the truth is that most riders purchase and ride the lower specced, heavier, clunkier models that can be in a different league of performance even though they are from the same range or family of bikes. Normally we are blessed/baited by the most expensive, bling bikes, carbon this and lightweight that, high precision, tuned and ergonomically perfected steeds that in reality, sell low numbers. It's a tough job ( sob sob) for us tech editors at Pinkbike to test a bike from the lower echelons of the bike world. The Bossnut is also very well specced for the money and comparable to bikes much higher in price so it could be treated as a new bike but the same capability and spec of used bike. The age old question, it’s up to the individual I suppose, but there is something nice about having a brand new bike with everything working at once, I’ve built many a bike when upgrading the frame with all sorts of horror stories. Why would a rider choose the Bossnut over a well maintained, used bike of a similar price?

#Calibre bossnut mountain bike upgrade

Honestly, I started this project with fairly new or returning riders in mind, but the first Bossnut quickly surpassed that so with the ‘V2’ I wanted to upgrade the frame with things like the increased reach, shorter stem, and increased tyre spacing so they could be ridden at UK enduros or the Alps etc. What type of rider is the Bossnut aimed at? Once I had this a test bike was built and ridden in the Peak (UK) by a few of us and we tested several different shock tunes and then the rest is history as they say. Then on the opposite of this, I looked at what was out at the price point I wanted to hit and not seeing geometry or spec that I felt would give riders the best ride or time on their bike. Really it came from riding bikes like these, reading reviews and seeing the direction of the market. How did you decide upon the geometry numbers for this bike? It looks like the Bossnut is lining itself up against some big sellers like the Specialized Stumpjumper, Trek Fuel and Giant Trance? “There’s no excuses any longer.Three Questions with Mike Sanderson, Calibre Brand Manager. A WTB saddle and bar and stem from Ritchey finish things off. WTB i25 tubeless ready rims are paired with A WTB Vigilante 2.3 on the front that gives grip in the corners and a 2.2 Beeline gives you a fast rolling tyre on the rear. We have spec’d Shimano Deore Brakes and gears to offer reliable and responsive stopping power and gear changes. The suspension works in synergy with the geometry to give an efficient and capable ride. The Bossnut has Rockshox sectors on the front and a Monarch R shock on the rear giving 130mm of travel all round. You can now ride a bike that is fast, fun and more capable on the trail than most bikes out there for less than £1000. We wanted to open up mountain biking to a totally new audience with the Bossnut. We have changed the industry by creating a bike with progressive geometry and a no compromise spec that rides better than bikes at four times the price. In the words of Dirt magazine “A hugely important mountain bike” The Bossnut is our award winning flagship mountain bike.