Prototype Corsair Imperium - Sea Otter 2014
Imperium frames can accept shocks with either a 9.5 or 8.5 eye-to-eye lengths, and can be set up with either 212 or 178-millimeters of rear-wheel travel.
The Sea Otter Classic has become one of the most important venues that smaller brands use to launch innovative or new products. Corsair brought its proto Imperium DH bike for display - unpainted and adorned with black "Prototype" decals. Reportedly, an earlier version of the Imperium was ridden at the Red Bull Rampage by Cam Zink, who had good things to say about its handling and performance. The latest iteration of the aluminum-framed racing chassis is only waiting for finalized paint and graphics before it will begin to ship.
The Imperium's aluminum rocker axles are machined with large, drilled heads that are threaded into place using an Allen hex wrench and then fixed with a small Allen screw that indexes into the head's circumference.
Corsair refined the compact, dual-link suspension from its six-inch-travel Konig to extend the travel to 212 millimeters (8.25 inches) and adjust the suspension curves for 27.5-inch wheels. Armed with a Cane Creek Double Barrel shock, the Imperium can be configured with either 212 or 178 millimeters of rear-wheel travel, and is designed for 200-millimeter-stroke forks. With a 63-degree head angle and a 325-millimeter bottom bracket height (12.875-inches), the Imperium should hug the ground at speed. Reportedly, the suspension leverage rates and shock damping remain consistent between the short and long-travel settings. Corsair pegs the MSRP of the Imperium at $2800 USD including the Cane Creek DB Air shock. Frame sizes and actual weight TBD.
Corsair Konig
The six-inch-travel, aluminum-framed Konig was one of the few 26-inch-wheel AM/trailbikes we could find on display at the Sea Otter classic. Corsair was making friends with it.
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