Esker Cycles Announce MRP Collaboration

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Esker Cycles is excited to announce a collaboration with MRP, with a limited run of Japhy frames to match MRP’s Cerakote “ShredKote” forks.

ShredKote is a ceramic coating that MRP provides as an option on their forks and shock coils. It is thinner than yet more durable than paint. The result is a coating that is slightly lighter, more impact resistant and won’t flake off. We decided to make a limited run of Japhy frames in “Wild Purple” to match their Raven fork.

This is the first batch of frames shipping from Esker with the updated Portage Dropout with UDH.

These limited edition frames are available in sizes Small- XXL and only as complete bikes with two different build options:


GX TRANSMISSION BUILD:

Japhy Frame - Cerekote Finish
MRP Raven 120mm Fork - Cerekote Finish
Race Face Alloy Cockpit
SRAM Level 4-Piston Brakes (New Gen)
SRAM GX Transmission Drivetrain
Wolf Tooth Dropper, Lever, Grips, Headset
Industry Nine Hydra Enduro S Wheelset
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 29 x 2.6 Tires
MSRP: $4,950.00

XT BUILD:

Japhy Frame - Cerekote Finish
MRP Raven 120mm Fork - Cerekote Finish
Race Face Alloy Cockpit
XT 4-Piston Brakes
XT 12-Speed Drivetrain
SDG Dropper, Lever, Grips
Stan’s Flow S2 Wheelset
Schwalbe Nobby Nic 29 x 2.6 Tires
MSRP: $3,450.00

You can get one of these beautiful builds at eskercycles.com or any Esker Cycles dealer.


What’s in a name?

Japhy Ryder is character from the book "Dharma Bums" by Jack Kerouac. Kerouac created his characters based on real people from his real life experience, and Japhy Ryder is Gary Snyder, the Beat Generation poet. All Esker hardtails are named after characters that are strong defenders of wild spaces, and Gary Snyder has led generations of nature writers to pen countless volumes on the defense of our natural world.

The Esker Japhy drew much inspiration from Gary’s poem "For the Children"

The rising hills, the slopes,
of statistics
lie before us.
the steep climb
of everything, going up,
up, as we all
go down.
In the next century
or the one beyond that,
they say,
are valleys, pastures,
we can meet there in peace
if we make it.
To climb these coming crests
one word to you, to
you and your children:
stay together
learn the flowers
go light