If the latest Crush isn’t nuts enough in the hardcore hardtail stakes then this one’s for you – the Crush 29 has landed, fast and hard. This is one rip-roaring ride on the dark side, designed to crash through everything you chuck it at. Seriously, you’ve been warned, it’s going to spoil you, trails won’t seem the same after you’ve screamed through them on a Crush 29.

All the checkboxes that make the classic Crush so good are ticked in bold here. Slack and low, fast and fierce. What more do you need to know? Yes, it’s got a bolt-through rear axle, stacks of big 29er tyre clearance and ISCG05 all present and correct for the hooligans. The frame also offers theclearance to allow you to run 27.5+ tyres up to a 3.0 inch carcass if that’s how you roll.

It’s difficult not to get over-excited about the Crush 29. It puts just about every other hardtail in the shade – and you’ve got to love it for that. We know we do.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Hydraulic Disc Brakes:Accurate and powerful braking capacity to keep you in control in all weather conditions.
• Aluminium Frame:Lightweight & durable.
• Sram 12 speed:Reliable, with a wide range of gears for all-terrain – even the biggest of hills.

Full Specification:

• Frame:6061-T6 Custom Butted OS Aluminium Tube. Wheel Size: 29.
• Fork:RockShox Lyrik Select 140mm 29
• Number of Gears:12
• Gear Shifters:SRAM SX Eagle
• Chainset:SRAM SX Eagle
• Chainrings:32t
• Rear Cassette:SRAM SX 1210 11-50T Eagle
• Chain:SRAM SX Eagle
• Rear Derailleur:SRAM SX Eagle 12spd
• Bottom Bracket:SRAM DUB
• Pedals:Not Supplied
• Rims:TBC
• Front Hub:TBC
• Rear Hub:TBC
• Front Tyre:Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 3C Exo / DHR II 2.4 Exo 29
• Rear Tyre:Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 3C Exo / DHR II 2.4 Exo 29
• Brakes:SRAM Guide T 200/180
• Handlebars:RaceFace Chester 780mm M35
• Handlebar Grips:Strange Grappler Lock-On
• Headset:FPD 44mm / 56mm zerostack
• Stem:Burgtec Enduro Black 42.5mm
• Saddle:WTB Silverado SL
• Seatpost:KS Ragei 150/170mm Drop
• Weight:N/A

Specification:

• Frame Material: 6061-T6 Custom Butted OS Aluminium Tube. Wheel Size: 27.5.
• Fork: RockShox Recon RL 140mm 27.5
• Rear Axle: Bolt Type Allen Key Head (Boost 148mm Hub)
• Headset: FPD 44mm For Tapered Steerer
• Shifters: Shimano Deore 12spd
• Cassette: Shimano Deore 10-51T 12spd
• Bottom Bracket: Shimano Hollow Tech II
• Crankset: Shimano M511-1 32t
• Rear Mech: Shimano Deore 12spd
• Chain: KMC 12spd
• Wheelset: WTB ST i27 on Strange 27
• Tyres: Vittoria Mazza 2.4 / Agarro 2.35 27.5
• Brakes: Shimano MT401 180/160
• Seatpost: Strange Post 400 30.9
• Seat Clamp: Strange Bolted
• Stem: Strange Stalk 40mm
• Saddle: WTB Silverado Sport
• Handlebars: Strange 1″ Rise 780mm
• Grips: Strange Grappler Lock-On

The new frame features a tapered headtube, giving us more weld area to add strength and provide more support for the lower headset bearing. Where others skimp on the bottom bracket shell, we belive the extra strength benefits of a 73mm width in this area pays back big-time of a hardtail that gets the thrashing we know a typical Orange Crush will get.

THIS HARDCORE HARDTAIL’S THE ONE TO BEAT

The Orange Crush is a bike you don’t want to mess with. It’s loved and revered, with award winning performance. It’s the definitive aluminium hardcore hardtail.

The frame is bang on point, the rear triangle features a 148 Boost bolt-through axle, giving unparalleled stability to what is already a strong and rigid chassis. The model’s geometry runs a 64° head angle which, matched with the Crush’s long top-tube design, adds an extra degree of confidence in the handling. With a short 50mm stem the rider is right where they need to be for direct control and weight distribution. Short chainstays make climbing as sweet as ever for a long-forked hardtail, those stays now reshaped with a CNCed yoke on the chainstay to allow plenty of clearance for a more than chunky 2.6 tyre.

The Crush’s unshakeable attitude is as strong as ever. Built tough to be ridden hard, where it really excels, on the rough stuff.

FRAME AND FORK

6061-T6 Custom Butted OS Aluminium Tube. Wheel Size: 27.5.

THIS HARDCORE HARDTAIL’S THE ONE TO BEAT

The Orange Crush is a bike you don’t want to mess with. It’s loved and revered, with award winning performance. It’s the definitive aluminium hardcore hardtail.

The frame is bang on point, the rear triangle features a 148 Boost bolt-through axle, giving unparalleled stability to what is already a strong and rigid chassis. The model’s geometry runs a 64° head angle which, matched with the Crush’s long top-tube design, adds an extra degree of confidence in the handling. With a short 50mm stem the rider is right where they need to be for direct control and weight distribution. Short chainstays make climbing as sweet as ever for a long-forked hardtail, those stays now reshaped with a CNCed yoke on the chainstay to allow plenty of clearance for a more than chunky 2.6 tyre.

The Crush’s unshakeable attitude is as strong as ever. Built tough to be ridden hard, where it really excels, on the rough stuff.

FRAME AND FORK

6061-T6 Custom Butted OS Aluminium Tube. Wheel Size: 27.5.

There’s a well known adage: “This one goes to 11”. You know it, we know it, and it makes us grin. And the same applies to this new version of our notorious Crush, but we’ve notched it a little higher – This one goes to 29.

If the latest Crush isn’t nuts enough in the hardcore hardtail stakes then this one’s for you – the Crush 29 has landed, fast and hard. This is one rip-roaring ride on the dark side, designed to crash through everything you chuck it at. Seriously, you’ve been warned, it’s going to spoil you, trails won’t seem the same after you’ve screamed through them on a Crush 29.

All the checkboxes that make the classic Crush so good are ticked in bold here. Slack and low, fast and fierce. What more do you need to know? Yes, it’s got a bolt-through rear axle, stacks of big 29er tyre clearance and ISCG05 all present and correct for the hooligans. The frame also offers the clearance to allow you to run 27.5+ tyres up to a 3.0 inch carcass if that’s how you roll.

It’s difficult not to get over-excited about the Crush 29. It puts just about every other hardtail in the shade – and you’ve got to love it for that. We know we do.

FRAME AND FORK

6061-T6 Custom Butted OS Aluminium Tube. Wheel Size: 29.

The new Clockwork EVO 29 pushes the 29er model into the hard & fast trail arena. Running a 130mm travel fork, this one’s for the fast and loose big wheel hardtail fans out there.

The EVO 29 shares the same tidy frame features as the 27.5:
neat external routing that tucks the cables cleanly under the top tube and internal stealth cable routing for a dropper post are both nice touches. The sturdy 12x148mm Boost bolt-though rear axle adds strength and rigidity for the 29er wheelset.

Trail centre hardtail, or out and out explorer, it’s up to you. But however you choose to ride the Clockwork EVO 29, it will be a more than worthy trail buddy.

DRIVETRAIN:

It’s difficult not to get over-excited about the Crush 29. It puts just about every other hardtail in the shade – and you’ve got to love it for that. We know we do.

Specification: