Guerrilla Gravity Launches Updated Gnarvana
PRESS RELEASE: Guerrilla Gravity
The Guerrilla Gravity R&D team has been working behind the scenes to bring riders some long-awaited updates. With immediate availability, GG is releasing the next generation Gnarvana and, for the first time ever on Revved Carbon frames, frame colors.
Frame Colors
Following other pioneers in American manufacturing, we launched Revved with any color you want–as long as it's black. However, our capacity and capabilities have expanded over the last few years, and it’s time to give the people what they want: frame colors. Our team sifted through countless samples to decide on the colors we feel best capture the spirit of their bike model. Check them out below…
YOLO Merlot
This color was cherry-picked by Yoann, so we gave it a nod to his life philosophy and love of French wine. The color is rich with a smooth finish. Subtle gold flakes pop through when the sun hits the frame just right. This setup is best paired with fall-line loamers and ledgy rock rolls.
Colorway available on all Gnarvana builds. Builds start at $4,895.
Dune
Inspired by the sandstone rock slabs, endless miles of trail, and rugged scenery of the American West. The Dune colorway pays homage to the desert riding where we push ourselves and challenge our skills, making it the perfect match for our ready-for-anything bike: The Smash.
Colorway available on all Smash builds. Builds start at $4,495.
Blue Steel
A familiar blue hue with a steely undertone, there's more to this color than just being ridiculously good-looking. To us, this color represents the wide-open blue sky above an endless ribbon of sweet singletrack. Get your look on and find your flow state!
Colorway available on all Trail Pistol builds. Builds start at $4,695.
In-House Powder Coating
All of these colors are powder coated in-house alongside our standard Stealth color. Compared to traditional carbon, Revved Carbon allows for a more sustainable finishing method. Powder coat eliminates the smog forming VOCs emitted by the solvents in wet paint. Powder coating also provides a tough, scratch-resistant finish, which is just another way we build our bikes to last.
The GG Powder Coat Team, Phil and Lance, doing what they do best.
Next Gen Gnarvana
In addition to frame colors, we’re excited to introduce the next generation Gnarvana, featuring a Revved Carbon swingarm, updated alloy Seatstay Kit, and upgraded hardware features.
Why the Gnarvana? With riders like Yoann pushing the limits, we wanted to ensure that they are on the stiffest, strongest setup possible. Yoann has been riding and testing this configuration for over a year with great success. We figure if it’s tough enough for Yoann, it’s tough enough for everyone.
Riders will notice snappier handling due to a 50% increase in lateral stiffness vs the alloy swingarm. This combines with an improved ride quality thanks to Revved Carbon’s unique vibration damping properties. All of this while saving 90 grams.
Yoann goes 'Into The Gnar' on the next gen Gnarvana.
We took ride feedback from Yoann to evolve the kinematics to be slightly softer off the top, with more ramp up at the end of the travel. The geometry is unchanged, as we agreed it’s spot on for the intended use.
 | We now have a bike that's more dynamic, more rigid on the rear end but still offers quite a lot of forgiveness when it gets super rough. The improved suspension curve gives you the feeling of never bottoming out, and trust me, over the past year of testing, I have put some serious hits on this thing…the Gnarvana is the ultimate bike to do it all, this machine is fast, forgiving, and inspires confidence. - Yoann Barelli |
The updated Gnarvana comes with a myriad of additional features:
• Utilizes SRAM’s Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH): Get optimized shifting performance and a sensible solution for replacing damaged hangers
• External brake hose clip system: Say goodbye to zip ties directly on our frame, and hello to a better solution
• Internal swingarm cable routing: Feed the derailleur cable into the front of the swingarm, and it exits at the other end for a clean aesthetic
• Molded rubber protector: Custom designed protector with a recessed fit gives riders additional clearance between the crank arm and protector, which helps prevents catching or edge peel
• Pivot bushings, where they make sense: To create an even stiffer interface, the updated Gnarvana swingarm pivot switches from ball bearings to proven IGUS bushings for lighter weight, better fit, and a longer service life
• A 0 mm wheel dish: gone is the 3 mm dish of the first gen Gnarvana, making wheel swaps quick and easy
• External brake hose clip system: Say goodbye to zip ties directly on our frame, and hello to a better solution
• Internal swingarm cable routing: Feed the derailleur cable into the front of the swingarm, and it exits at the other end for a clean aesthetic
• Molded rubber protector: Custom designed protector with a recessed fit gives riders additional clearance between the crank arm and protector, which helps prevents catching or edge peel
• Pivot bushings, where they make sense: To create an even stiffer interface, the updated Gnarvana swingarm pivot switches from ball bearings to proven IGUS bushings for lighter weight, better fit, and a longer service life
• A 0 mm wheel dish: gone is the 3 mm dish of the first gen Gnarvana, making wheel swaps quick and easy
This update continues to build out our Modular Frame Platform, which brings new meaning to the “quiver-killer” bike. Using one unified front triangle, riders can convert their bike to any of our other full suspension models with our Modular Frame Kits. Combined with a few select components, riders can optimize their bike for terrain, weight, and ride style.
Aftermarket kits for the new Gnarvana will be coming later this Summer.
Visit RideGG.com to see the complete new lineup
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"EWS points for Gryffindor"
"Tan Toyota Tacoma"
"Dull yeti"
jk they all look pretty good
Agree - that head tube could use a visual diet, other reach-adjust designs are more compact.
It's a great bike, but the claims of heavy are real. Between the thicc thermoplastic carbon and the powder coat, the weight is comparable to an aluminum frame. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Okt0-Y38Pc
Also their frames were dark grey and not black anyway
Awesome the Gnar has a carbon stay now...
Is it just a case of "we haven't quite figured these out yet", or is there some performance benefit to aluminum?
I know the full rear triangle is carbon on the Trail Pistol, so my assumption is that it's a durability issue.
And the chainstay is shared across all models.
So if have to you choose one, you do the chainstay first is my guess what happened.
And if the new chainstays will handle the abuse on a Gnarvana, they'll work for any other model.
FYI: Size 3 lower bottle fitment is a bit tricky but can be done, a common discussion topic on GG's facebook group.
Coming from an older Capra that had zero water bottle mounts, I appreciate their effort to squeeze them in
Never dropped a bottle even when on a roof rack or hitch hanger rack shuttling terrible forest service roads.
This is probably why GG is on like year 5 of the same front triangle across their entire product line, sans hard tail.
The geometry is still spot on for all their bikes and the reach and WB is adjustable. The only thing they were lacking was color. They look great, IMO. It seems they've put their resources towards getting bikes out quickly and upping their customer support. I've had outstanding customer support on my Revved Trail Pistol since I purchased it. Any issues or questions I've had were answered or resolved fast.
GG's creak at the headset unless you install the headset correctly. (cups flush, proper torque)
The cable cover is actually about as simple as using zip ties if you loosely install the cover first, route lines next, then screw down. Internal brake line routing sucks, the cover is prettier than external lines.
What alignment issues did you have?
I've not heard of GG ever giving dealers a hard time (99% of the folks I'm aware of have purchased their GGs direct)
I never said transition was bad. I own a Spire and like it, but they have tons of issues, it’s a commonly known problem.
I hope you have a day just as kind as you are.
Seriously though, it's been a long progression for them graphically from "9 year old unartistic tattoo artist" all the way to "inoffensively bland".
I've ruined lots of frame bearings over the years, yet our 11 year old 5-Spot pivots are still going strong. Bushings were way more popular years ago, and while bearings have really improved over the years, they still need to be replaced more than bushings.
Looks like Ibis recommended replacement yearly or so for wet riding. Less for dry.
In general bushings are "some maintenance required" whereas bearings are "do not touch til they fail"
www.mtbr.com/threads/bushings-on-ripmo.1153557/#lg=thread-1153557&slide=0
FWIW our Turner has lived all its life in dry climate with a lightweight rider, maybe that's why the bushings have lasted
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRTQ-aeXoHE
ridegg.com/blogs/dispatch/revved-carbon
Claimed tougher, less costly to manufacture, more recyclable