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For those who’ve been following the world cross-country mountain bike scene, you’ll discover some workforce motion this yr. Former World Champion Jordan Sarrou introduced in November that he’s leaving Specialised Manufacturing facility Racing.
We came upon just lately that he shall be becoming a member of the ranks of the BMC Manufacturing facility Group. Upon the announcement, Sarrou posted a photograph alongside his new teammates and a workforce version BMC Fourstroke.
New Ohlins’ XC suspension line?
What caught our eyes was the Ohlins XC fork, and the shock on the gorgeous BMC machine. The fork seems to be just like the Ohilns RFX34 M.2, a 120-130mm journey fork.
However in case you look intently and evaluate the fork within the photograph to considered one of our EU Tech Editors, Cory Bensons’ bike, you’ll discover the crown is extra sculpted. The arch is slimmer, however the 34mm stanchions seem like the identical.
Doable TTXC Air shock?
The opposite Ohlins piece on the brand new BMC Manufacturing facility Group bikes is the shock. That is the primary XC-focused shock we’ve seen from Ohlins, and it seems to convey a few of the tech over from the enduro world. For those who look intently, you may see a similarity to the Ohlins TTX2 Air shock, however with extra of a cross-country and/or down-country focus.
Ohlins are a favourite amongst many riders on the World MTB circuit, however they’re largely discovered on longer journey bikes, just like the World-Cup profitable Specialised Demo of Loic Bruni. Now that extra cross-country race bikes are dabbling in 120mm journey, it’s solely pure {that a} powerhouse like Ohlins would enter the races.
If this is a brand new mannequin aimed on the cross-country (and down-country) crowd, we may see extra riders on the fork earlier than the World Cup season kicks off.
When requested for remark, Ohlins merely said “they’re maintaining the know-how underneath wraps till a lot later within the season…”
You may take a look at the present Ohlins fork choices right here,
