Chromag: Big News for Small Riders
PRESS RELEASE: Chromag Bikes
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First up, the Minor Threat.
The Minor Threat has undergone some refinements and tweaks for its second iteration. We've followed the same principal that essentially kids these days are shredding pretty hard, and are putting equally high demands on their equipment as their parents (as we recently found out, losing a game of "BIKE" to the local kids at the pumptrack).
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For the V2 we've used a 4-bar suspension layout, with a main pivot located just above the bottom bracket, a seattube-mounted rocker link, and a vertically oriented, trunnion-mounted shock. We found this layout strikes a good balance of tuneability, ride quality, and elegant simplicity. A 4-bar layout offered enough tuning parameters for us to design the suspension characteristics the way we wanted them, simultaneously achieving our targets for leverage ratio, progression, anti-squat, and anti-rise.
At the same time, it keeps things simple and intuitive. With no hidden hardware, sliders, or concentric multi-link pivots, every pivot can be accessed, bolt-checked, and worked on without taking the whole bike apart.
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Perhaps the biggest news is that the Minor Threat is now available in a 27.5" wheel option and now has room for a water bottle on all sizes while maintaining its low-slung design with plenty of stand-over clearance.
Dare we say the 27.5" option might even be suitable for some of the shorter adults among us...
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Chromag Minor Threat V2 // Details and Specs
Wheel Size: S1 (24”), S2 (26”), S3 (27.5”)
ForkTravel: 140mm (S1), 150mm (S2, S3)
Rear Travel: 140mm
Frame Material: 6066 Aluminum
Head Angle: 64°
Seat Tube Angle: 77°
Origin: Taiwan
BB: 73mm Threaded
Price (CAD): $3950 (S1), $4050 (S2), $4150 (S3)
Fork: Rock Shox Lyrik 27.5”, 150mm (Reba 140mm on S1)
Shock: Super Deluxe Air Select 165 x 45mm
Drivetrain: SRAM X1/GX/NX Eagle
Wheels: Chromag Ally / R4 Hubs
Tires: Maxxis Minion DHF/DHR II
Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
Post: Chromag Bassix
Headset: Cane Creek Forty ZS
Next up, The Juice.
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The Juice emerged from our household name DJ bike, The Monk and the growing demand from smaller and smaller riders to get on a pedigree dirt jump bike.
That was really all it took, as slapping 24" wheels on a Monk will only get you so far. Enter The Juice which is available in 20" and 24" wheel versions and is aimed at getting your little rippers out on the pump track and dirt jumps.
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Chromag Juice // Details and Specs
Wheel Size: 20", 24"
ForkTravel: 100mm
Frame Material: 4130 Cr-Mo
Head Angle: 67°
Origin: Taiwan
BB: 73mm Threaded
Price (CAD): $1600 (20"), $1700 (24")
Fork: Manitou Machete, 100mm
Drivetrain: Single speed, 16t or 14t
Wheels: Chromag Ally / D1 Hubs
Tires: Kenda K RAD
Brake: SRAM Level
Post: Chromag Bassix
Headset: Cane Creek Forty ZS
The Juice has many of the same features you've come to expect on the Monk. Horizontal dropouts with integrated chaintugs, 4130 Cr-Mo tubing, unified seat clamp and strategically placed gusseting to name the highlights.
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The Juice and the Minor Threat will be available mid June, and are open for pre-order at chromagbikes.com.
Available in 24", 26" and new 27.5" option.
First up, the Minor Threat.
The Minor Threat has undergone some refinements and tweaks for its second iteration. We've followed the same principal that essentially kids these days are shredding pretty hard, and are putting equally high demands on their equipment as their parents (as we recently found out, losing a game of "BIKE" to the local kids at the pumptrack).
For the V2 we've used a 4-bar suspension layout, with a main pivot located just above the bottom bracket, a seattube-mounted rocker link, and a vertically oriented, trunnion-mounted shock. We found this layout strikes a good balance of tuneability, ride quality, and elegant simplicity. A 4-bar layout offered enough tuning parameters for us to design the suspension characteristics the way we wanted them, simultaneously achieving our targets for leverage ratio, progression, anti-squat, and anti-rise.
At the same time, it keeps things simple and intuitive. With no hidden hardware, sliders, or concentric multi-link pivots, every pivot can be accessed, bolt-checked, and worked on without taking the whole bike apart.
The Minor Threat uses a higher starting and average leverage ratio along with less progression than our adults bikes to allow the travel to be used efficiently by a lower weight user.
Perhaps the biggest news is that the Minor Threat is now available in a 27.5" wheel option and now has room for a water bottle on all sizes while maintaining its low-slung design with plenty of stand-over clearance.
Dare we say the 27.5" option might even be suitable for some of the shorter adults among us...
Available in Black/Orange and Metallic Blue
Chromag Minor Threat V2 // Details and Specs
Wheel Size: S1 (24”), S2 (26”), S3 (27.5”)
ForkTravel: 140mm (S1), 150mm (S2, S3)
Rear Travel: 140mm
Frame Material: 6066 Aluminum
Head Angle: 64°
Seat Tube Angle: 77°
Origin: Taiwan
BB: 73mm Threaded
Price (CAD): $3950 (S1), $4050 (S2), $4150 (S3)
Fork: Rock Shox Lyrik 27.5”, 150mm (Reba 140mm on S1)
Shock: Super Deluxe Air Select 165 x 45mm
Drivetrain: SRAM X1/GX/NX Eagle
Wheels: Chromag Ally / R4 Hubs
Tires: Maxxis Minion DHF/DHR II
Brakes: SRAM Code RSC
Post: Chromag Bassix
Headset: Cane Creek Forty ZS
Next up, The Juice.
"Ju d'orange" - Flight of the Conchords
The Juice emerged from our household name DJ bike, The Monk and the growing demand from smaller and smaller riders to get on a pedigree dirt jump bike.
That was really all it took, as slapping 24" wheels on a Monk will only get you so far. Enter The Juice which is available in 20" and 24" wheel versions and is aimed at getting your little rippers out on the pump track and dirt jumps.
Warning: Do not challenge the locals to a game of BIKE unless you don't mind crying.
Chromag Juice // Details and Specs
Wheel Size: 20", 24"
ForkTravel: 100mm
Frame Material: 4130 Cr-Mo
Head Angle: 67°
Origin: Taiwan
BB: 73mm Threaded
Price (CAD): $1600 (20"), $1700 (24")
Fork: Manitou Machete, 100mm
Drivetrain: Single speed, 16t or 14t
Wheels: Chromag Ally / D1 Hubs
Tires: Kenda K RAD
Brake: SRAM Level
Post: Chromag Bassix
Headset: Cane Creek Forty ZS
The Juice has many of the same features you've come to expect on the Monk. Horizontal dropouts with integrated chaintugs, 4130 Cr-Mo tubing, unified seat clamp and strategically placed gusseting to name the highlights.
Grape and Tang colour options, in both wheel sizes.
The Juice and the Minor Threat will be available mid June, and are open for pre-order at chromagbikes.com.
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Nice bike depending on the price...but that's the rub. Two friends just bought YT Primus 24" on sale for 1599$ (normally 2k$) and it comes with a much better Manitou Expert/Pro fork. The Reba 26" isn't bad but the Moco damper sucks and the Solo air spring sucks and its needless tall 26" fork for a 24" wheel. That Manitou Junit 24" has the same internals as their expensive fork and also kids tuned dual chamber air spring (critical for low PSI) and is easy to service with seals kits etc. Of course the Reba is a fine value fork but for 1000$-1500$ more (roughly)...that's a hard pill to swallow when it comes with a downgrade. They did use the nice Manitou forks on the DJ bikes tho. Other than that and the crappy drive train and too long cranks, that's a dialed bike. Its really. really nice aside from the fork/$$$ value thing. So don't get me wrong, its a super dope bike...it just doesn't make sense with a critical suspension downgrade at that price. Like spending 3k$ on a Specialized FS with a Rockshox Reba low-end fork while a Trek has Fox Performance GRIP fork for cheaper price. That's a massive difference on the trial.
For over 3k$ 24" bike you want a high-end kids fork, not a low-end value fork. Commencal/Norco/YT etc etc all make a better 24" bike for the money. Or better bike for less money. Especially Commencal with their new updates, pro fork and lighter tubing for 2800$ (on sale but likely around 3k$ next year too).
165mm cranks are waaaay too long for a little guy/girl.
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Chromag, I like you.
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