Randoms Round II - Eurobike Media Days 2019

With the introduction of the Nerd model lineup, NS Bikes is catering to riders on a budget. The Nerd HD (Heavy Duty) is intended for bike park use with 170mm of travel front and rear, a head angle of 64 degrees and a weight of 15.18 kg (33.5lb). Also available will be a 130 mm travel Nerd Lite, which comes with 29" wheels front and rear and a head angle of 67 degrees.

The Nerd JR can grow with your kid by accepting both 24” and 26” wheels.

The Synonym is NS Bikes’ new cross-country rig. With 100mm of travel, the full carbon frame (except rocker) features a flex pivot and 67 degree head angle.

KTM’s cross-country rocket Scarp is getting an overhaul with the evolution 2 frame. A slightly slacker head angle of 68.5 degrees and newly formed down tube, that now gives room for a second bottle cage, are combined with 95mm of travel in the rear and 100mm up front. A smaller size XS will be added to the program. The super lightweight Scarp Sonic with DT Swiss 1200 wheels weighed in at 9.68 kg. Frame weight comes to 1,650g in size M without shock.

With the Scarp MT (MT stands for marathon), the bike uses the same frame design as the Scarp, but extends the travel to 115mm (120mm out front) and slackens the head angle to 67.5 degrees.

For 2020, KTM is introducing a new women’s program, called Glory, to their lineup. To figure out better what women want, they invited 20 female influencers and racers, looking for feedback from them. In the end, there will be no special geometries, but an XS frame size was added to the most important models with specific colors that don’t diverge too far from KTM’s look and feel. Component-wise, they opted for shorter stems, special grips and a specific saddles.

With its brand new KFX mountain bike range, FSA is trying to blend stiffness and lightweight.

While still rather an unknown brand, the Italians have produced bike frames since 1961, predominately in steel and mainly for other companies. In 2000, they started building custom carbon frames in their factory in Italy, being the first to introduce an Italian carbon 29er. Two years ago, an investor based in the same town as Titici is helping to bring more attention to the company. With the F-XC02, you can design your own geometry and color scheme. Frames are built using tube to tube bondage technology, with more carbon in the joint areas adding higher rigidity.

The F-FS03 uses a two-piece rear end that is linked together at the chainstays and brace.