Though arguably best known for its pedals, DMR grew out of the early noughties' dirt jump scene, with tough steel hardtails such as the Sidekick and Trailstar. Since then, DMR has introduced bikes with a broader trail riding focus, but has always kept it real and worked with steel.
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Up until now, that is. Launched at the Core Bike Show, the new DMR Sled is the first aluminium framed bike it's made. With 650b wheels and 160mm of travel, it’s very much focused on the world of enduro or cruising up hills before heading back down them at maximum attack. In everything from geometry to suspension design, it’s a very different beast to the Bolt, the only previous full suspension bike from the brand.
While both bikes have a pivot around the bottom bracket, the Bolt has just the one, while the Sled is a multi-link, virtual pivot style design called ‘Orbit Link’.
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Echoes of future past
If you’re looking at the outline of the bike in conjunction with the suspension design and a certain Californian brand springs to mind, you’d be forgiven; you also might need to get out more. The reason for this is that DMR brought David Earle on board to help develop the bike, a highly experienced engineer who has done stints at various brands, including Praxis Works, Specialized and yes, Santa Cruz, where he designed the Nomad among other bikes.
Despite calling in the big guns, it has taken DMR around two years to develop the bike, with a range of in-house test riders putting the bike through its paces.
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