This could well be the dark horse of the Dirt 100. A small company run by a crazily passionate mountain biker called Peter have produced one of the star bikes for 2014 and now by way of direct sales look to move things upwards again with their 2015 Strike. It’s a lot of bike for a great price and being made of aluminum will possibly outlast many of the carbon opposition. When our test bike arrived we had to get another set of scales to weigh it again, for its 36lb in size large was close to many enduro offerings. But we just love the way the suspension operates and the exceptional work they have done on the angles. Take this bike very seriously.

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