Patrol Evolves the Geometry of Its 691 Enduro Bike
Indonesia's Patrol may not be a household name in Europe and North America but with a number of eye-catching bike releases in the past month, it's clear they are hoping to change that, and fast. Patrol first launched the 691 enduro bike just over a year ago and, following customer feedback, has now updated the geometry with the usual longer and lower treatment for a new 'Evo' frame.
Patrol 691 Details
Frame material: Aluminium
Intended use: Enduro
Travel: 150mm rear, 160mm front
Hub spacing: Super Boost
Head tube angle: 65°
Seat tube angle: 76°
Sizes: S-XL
More info: patrolmountain.com
Frame material: Aluminium
Intended use: Enduro
Travel: 150mm rear, 160mm front
Hub spacing: Super Boost
Head tube angle: 65°
Seat tube angle: 76°
Sizes: S-XL
More info: patrolmountain.com
The kinematics and Super Boost spacing are carried over from the standard 691
The name of the frame comes from the 6" of travel (150mm) and the 29" wheels for the '6' and '9'. There's also a '1' because let's be honest, it's probably better than not having it. Those numbers remain the same on this bike, but it benefits from 7mm slashed from the BB height and reaches growing by up to 13mm depending on the size. The rest of the geometry is the same as the standard 691 with a 65° head tube angle, 76 seat tube angle and 445mm chainstays.
Patrol 691 SL
Patrol are also introducing a budget build of the 691 that it is calling the 691 SL. This uses the original 691 frame, without the Evo geometry and features a Rockshox 35 Silver fork, X-Fusion O2 shock and SRAM Eagle SX drivetrain. The price of both bikes is still to be confirmed.
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That might actually be a valid trademark defense.
www.singletracks.com/mtb-interviews/family-owned-patrol-mountain-bikes-is-expanding-from-indonesia-to-the-rest-of-the-world
I'm sure there's a reason they didn't do that, they're smarter than me lol.
This is after the longer/lower/slacker treatment? The numbers are still relatively conservative. The XL is only 627mm of ETT, 490mm reach, and 627mm stack. So either they're targeting a smaller "XL" sized rider than some brands, or the bike is just smaller. Because those values are all ~25-40mm smaller than many XL's these days.
Also, personally, I have a hard time with the top tubes that are shaped like that. I get "Hunchback of Notre-Dame" vibes whenever I look at them. Thats just personal preference/issues though, and has no real impact on performance/ride, so can't really knock it for that
It's terrible