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The magic of Supercaliber
Supercaliber is a radically new short-travel XC race bike that sprints and climbs faster than a full-suspension bike and gives you more control than a hardtail. Its magic comes from IsoStrut, a structural, frame-integrated shock created in partnership with FOX suspension engineers that delivers the ideal suspension solution for today’s fastest cross country racers.
How IsoStrut works
IsoStrut is a frame-integrated shock that provides 60 mm of damped, tuneable rear travel for XC racers. Supercaliber’s unique design relies on minimalism. There’s nothing here that isn’t necessary, and every piece is made to work together as part of a greater whole.
Anti-rotation, anti-deflection
IsoStrut is encased in a structural stanchion that prevents twisting, flex, deflection and shock damage. You get the direct power transfer and racy feel of a hardtail, with a short-travel shock that soaks up the trail’s fatiguing bumps.
Pivotless seatstays
When you add extra linkages to a bike’s design, you get excess lateral motion. That’s not efficient, and it’s not fast. Supercaliber engineers ditched the rear pivot and designed it with wide, flat seatstays that bow vertically, not laterally.
Damped and fully tuneable
IsoStrut uses a standard shock pump so you can tune the spring rate for your weight, and it has a dial for adjusting rebound and a lockout.
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