Evil Bikes The Insurgent Mountain Bike Frame 2017

While the spectacle of its development and the intricacies of its carbon lay up may initially shroud The Insurgent Mountain Bike Frame in a most intimidating aspect, the iconoclasts at Evil Bikes assure us that it is, in fact, a bike that likes to party. Upon filtering our own experiences aboard The Insurgent through the process of abductive reasoning, we're compelled to issue a full throated endorsement of Evil's assessment. Every aspect of the bike's construction is undertaken with that end the party of a long, low slung, six inch bike in mind. Understood as such, the design is elegantly simple elementary, even however, despite its relatively simple suspension construction, The Insurgent's approach to all mountain terrain is every bit as subtle as a phosphorescent, predatory canine that might be seen prowling the moors near Baskerville. Which is to say it's not subtle at all. The trail game is afoot, and the irreverently playful Insurgent is the chief antagonist. Though it ended in an opiatic euphoria wherein any considerations of technical features and engineering specifics were laid aside, our own personal investigation of The Insurgent's capabilities began with a coldly logically consideration of the suspension. Specifically, we put the linkage under the magnifying glass because it includes flip chips that alter the bottom bracket height and head tube angle. When dropped to the XLow setting, the bottom bracket reposes a mere 13in above the ground, and the head tube slacks out to as low as 65. 2 degrees. You'll be excused if you'd only expect to see angles like that on bikes with more travel. We are of the same mind or rather, we were until the insurrectionists at Evil staged this irreverent coup. The cumulative effect of the bike's 17in chainstays, long, low posture, and aggressive tilt conspire to drive the bike through corners, all but daring the tires to shuffle off. Our inquiry next carries us to the rather conspicuously titled Dave's Extra Legi...