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It looms: the bump-jump grunt. It’s entry is always tricky, a balancing act of brutal brawn and deft precision, up rock-face, turning right, dropping a gear, pumping the transition back to dirt, unweighting over a tangle of roots while quickly ramping power into the pedals, the first step-up fast-approaching. Pull hard on the bars, push legs and back wheel into the face, bump-jump front wheel onto the step, repeat: pew-pew! Hell. Yes.

• Disc brake compatible
• Tubeless compatible
• Recommended tire size: 29″ x 2.2″-2.6″
• Internal width: 28mm
• External width: 34mm
• Depth: 28mm
• Weight: 1684g
• Spoke lacing: 32 3x front, 32 3x rear