Long before the BTR Pinner was a dream in anyone’s mind, BTR Fabrications started out with legendary Belter hardtail, back in 2011. One of the pioneers of the hardcore hardtail movement, the BTR Belter brought to the table some previously unseen geometry figures, which, when combined with its cross-braced steel structure, created an aggressive package that really conveyed how the bikes were intended to be ridden. The Belter had a 61-degree head angle for crying out loud! That’s still insane nine years on.
Fast forward to the present day and BTR Fabrications are producing a broader range of steel bikes that stay true to the heritage of the original Belter. Through the years they have maintained their image by producing aggressive, no BS bikes, and the Pinner, on test here, is no exception. But how does this translate to how the Pinner behaves on the trail? I was desperate to find out; and thankfully Burf – the main who’s single-handedly running the show at BTR Fabrications these days – was happy to lend me his personal rig to see for myself. The testing period saw the Pinner subjected to the full range of UK mountain bike riding, from trail center blasting to bike park thrashing around the country.
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