Alutech Prototype - Eurobike 2010
Day one of Eurobike 2010 and it's the Demo Day. German company Alutech had their prototype 170 mm travel bike on display and we managed to swipe it out of the booth for a better look. Inside you can read the specs and see all of the photos!
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Alutech are a brand who have a big presence in mainland Europe with a range of downhill and freeride bikes. Whilst some of their bikes are a little on the bulky side, we did spot this lovely looking prototype sitting at the side of the existing production offerings.
With an adjustable 160-170mm of travel it is clearly pointing towards the all mountain and enduro market, fitted as it was with a Lyrik up front, a Vivid Air out back, and a Hammerschmidt in the middle which when coupled with the 11-36t cassette gives a huge spread of gears.
Although just a prototype, the welds looked neat and tidy and the frame incorporated a whole host of cool features like the adjustable dropouts you can see here. The pivot has also been placed to optimize the isolation of pedalling forces when used with a Hammerschmidt - although front mech mountings are also provided.
Adjustable headset cups are now commonplace on many bikes and this is no
different as it includes the option to run both +/- 1.0 degree and also +/- 0.5 degree
adaptors to tweak it to your desired feel. All this should be coming with the frame at
the time of purchase to save any additional expense down the line.
different as it includes the option to run both +/- 1.0 degree and also +/- 0.5 degree
adaptors to tweak it to your desired feel. All this should be coming with the frame at
the time of purchase to save any additional expense down the line.
Excluding the Vivid Air the frame weighs approximately 3 kg, although by the final production model this should have reduced slightly. As it stands though the current bike here was said to weigh about 14kg with the downhill wheels and Hammerschmidt and this figure felt about right with the 'guess in your hand' method.
The suspension feels smooth & progressive as well as being relatively long in wheelbase
so should feel good on the descents whilst the Hammerschmidt keeps it easy to get back
up the hill. No price was hinted at, but to expect it to be as competitive as the rest of
their current range.
so should feel good on the descents whilst the Hammerschmidt keeps it easy to get back
up the hill. No price was hinted at, but to expect it to be as competitive as the rest of
their current range.
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Germany, also check my ride
I'm wondering if there is a altuech bike that helps me to improve my endurance.
This definitely looks like it
by jürgen ,perfect service and comunikation.
I am from the mid Europe and have never heard about this brand.
its an north italian brand (from south tirol)
but the factory is in germany