The sexy nude carbon frame and choice components of the Propain Tyee CF look like the ticket price should be twice as much. But is its beauty more than skin deep, or has the additional cost of a carbon frame compromised the build and performance?
The 14.8 kg Tyee CF is Propain’s hard-hitting enduro bike, with 29” wheels, 170/160 mm travel and Propain’s progressive PRO10 suspension system. When buying a Propain, the choice is completely yours. Using the online configurator you can choose from several upgrade packs to customise key components in one click, or you can dive deeper and make endless small changes to the suspension, brakes, wheels and more. For the sum of € 3,494, we scored a beautiful carbon frame and a 170 mm RockShox Lyrik Select+ fork. The good news continues with a RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ RT Coil shock, SRAM GX Eagle drivetrain, 150 mm KindShock LEV Si dropper and Stans ZTR flow wheels. We also chose Magura MT5 brakes with huge 203 mm rotors front and rear. To get all that braking torque onto the trail, Propain fit aggressive Schwalbe Magic Mary tires front and rear with the lighter TLE sidewall and grippy Addix Soft compound.
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