After Evil teased a new bike on their Instagram the other day, we spotted Austin ‘Bubba’ Warren cruising through the Crankworx Rotorua pits on a new bike just before his Downhill race run.

Austin was tight-lipped on the details but could confirm it hits all the buzzwords – longer, slacker, stiffer, 29″ wheels and a wider rear end. Austin used to run a large frame but now uses a medium and likes that the bike is much stiffer. Austin had a 200mm RockShox Boxxer up front, but the water bottle mount suggests this bike has some enduro intentions too.

[continued...]

View full post on pinkbike.com

Tag Groups

Content gossip
Topics products
Events Crankworx
Brands @Evil Bikes
Bikes dh bikes