Propain Bikes 2017 Eurobike
Features / Mon 5th Sep, 2016 @ 12:30 pm
Propain in the membrane, Propain in the brain! With their relatively small stand and chilled out staff, you’d be forgiven for not noticing quite how rowdy the Propain bikes range is. The main excitement is centred around the Tyee, Spindrift and Rage, these three bikes and all design for maximum trail thrashing fun, and serious speed.
The Tyee is now available in carbon fibre as the Tyee CF and is split into two models, the 160mm enduro and the 145mm All mountain flavour. Both use the same frame but with different shocks to give a slightly different geometry and ride feel.
The Spindrift was dropped like a bomb a few weeks back with team rider Phil Atwill riding it like a man possessed. With 180mm front and rear, this is another of the new breed of ‘Super Enduro’ bikes which have the capability to deal with any terrain and the roughest of tracks. This bike will be impossible to ride with anything less than full gas and full commitment.
If you want to turn things up to eleven, then the Rage CF is the steed to take you off the scale. The new carbon version has been tweaked and improved to now feature custom geometry. With three positions within the headset and two chainstay positions this is a geo-tunable bike for any type of downhill track. With two sizes, coupled with the adjustable sizing, fit is easy to get right for any sized rider. The shock is now metric, and the tune gives more early progression than the previous aluminium frame.
With all Propain bikes, spec is infinitely tunable and colour and decal options allow for a totally custom colour set up, they will even match any colour you send them so your frame can really bring out your eyes!
Got gnarly kids already shredding like their parents? Propain offer two 20inch kids bikes with parts all fully aimed for small people, either in hardtail or full suspension. The fork is an in-house air sprung carbon unit with low friction to give a plush ride for little people with big ideas.
Fun, customisable bikes for all the family, providing the family want to shred with the best of them.
By Ewen Turner
Ewen Turner is a self-confessed bike geek from Kendal in the Lake District of England. He runs a coaching and guiding business up there and has a plethora of knowledge about bikes with an analytical approach to testing. His passion for bicycles is infectious, and he’s a ripper on the trails who prefers to fit his working life around his time on the bike.
