The partnership between Formula and Ancillotti has been going on for many years. A collaboration which has united two Italian brands that have left a mark in the history of gravity disciplines. In 2017, Formula and Ancillotti will be together on the race track to continue to pursue an ambitious goal: redefine gravity racing.
The Ancillotti team will once again be heavily involved in enduro racing, both nationally and internationally. The Team roster in 2017 includes Johannes Von Klebelsberg; a young talented rider that has already won the Italian national downhill title and who scored a sensational 37th place in Mont Sainte Anne at his first ever world cup race in the elite category.
Tomaso Ancillotti (brand owner) said: "We are very proud to be supported by Formula in 2017. Our collaboration started in 1994 and has never stopped since then. Partnering with Formula is like being in a family. With their support we have reached many achievements in the history of our brand. In 2017 we will race a full package with Linea wheels, Selva fork and Cura brakes. We’ve always been involved in product development with Formula, which is why we have an amazing feeling with their products. We’re focused on ‘race oriented’ products and this partnership is very important to us”.
Johannes Von Klebelsberg said: "We are delighted to be working with Formula. They support us from a technical point of view by giving us great help in finding the right set-up. Enduro racing is hard and very tiring, only with a perfectly balanced bike and thanks to great components, and a great team we are going to be able to compete at the highest level. We will give our best and we are super excited to get our wheels back on the race course".
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It says "Pull Shock" on the swing arm. Is this a new iteration of the classic Schwinn Straight 8 / Yeti DH8, from the 90's? IIRC, they used a "pull shock" as well.
Ancillotti is an Italian, artisan business bike maker, that already defined MTB gravity racing in the past, not to mention their Motocross experience during ´70. Junior World Champions with MacDonald and Italian Champions with Johannes Von Klebelsberg, it seems that they had to quit international DH racing for financial reason, choosing Enduro (European races and EWS) in order to pursuit what really matter when you tie a number on your bike: the podium.
Personally, I feel a little sad about this decision, but if you are aiming to the top, you simply can´t race "just to participate" because of lack of sponsors.
Best of luck for this new challenge guys!
But they do talk a lot about how great being in business together is going to be for them, tho.
I wish I could be that vague at my job. "Yeah, boss, I'm gonna redefine this company." Then take a break and do nothing.
They have been around for a very long time and they both have real "claim to celebrity" status.
Ancillotti only sells bikes in order to have some bread and money to race. It is a small shop. A garage pretty much. All about racing. Doubt they even think "increase sales". They do it for the glory. Formula is a bigger operation, but their focus is the product. However they start understanding todays Anglo consumer and they do care about sales.
Cheers
I wouldn't touch anything with such a key proprietary part. I'm sure that's the same for most people.
Ancillotti, as someone said before, is a small company but very good and, my opinion, they are not ready for "big numbers".
Great bikes though especially the new 29er. Looks all biz.
(sorry - I couldn't help it)
This was the Ancillotti Scarab DH from 1998
www.pinkbike.com/photo/170329
(you can still see all the chrome welding @ the joins.)
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if they just put a carbon stickers, then that would make the bike had a cheap look..