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Canfield nimble 94/2/2023 They’ve done their damndest to marry the benefits of the 29er (fast-rolling, good grip on all parts of the trail, and excellent roll-over) to the benefits of the 26er. We wanted our 29ers to feel responsive like a 26, with a short chainstay, so we could wheelie and bunny hop. “The first 29er I ever got on turned like a semi-truck because it was so long. “Geometry is all we’ve ever focused on,” Chris said. The brothers spent 12 years dissecting chain lengths, geometry, and turning ability to get their bikes where they are. What Lance and Chris Canfield (owners and both downhill racers) did was design 29ers the way they wanted them to feel: fast and, well, nimble. Companies like Canfield Brothers are designing 29ers (like the Nimble 9) with aggressive geometry for the skeptical downhillers. All discussion of these bikes-for or against-should hinge on (1) what you’re riding and (2) how you want to ride it.īut this is changing. Use it.The problem really comes from two very different sets of riders trying to pull one type of bike into two different genres. The Canfield Jedi 29 is a bike more than two decades in the making, and it’s the fastest, most refined version yet. With a lineage this legendary, we didn’t take redesigning the Jedi lightly. Anti-squat is now more focused and consistent throughout travel, providing unparalleled acceleration at the pedals for a bike this gravity focused. Braking performance has also been revised for slightly less anti-rise, remaining more neutral and predictable when you drop the anchor. Neutral chain growth (less than 1mm) creates a smooth, disconnected feeling at the pedals, completely isolated from suspension forces. Improved mid-stroke support results in a more poppy, responsive ride. This virtually eliminates the compromises and unwanted characteristics of suspension performance common in most single-pivot designs.Ī revised leverage rate provides more supple small-bump sensitivity at the top of the stroke, while a more progressive end-stroke offers a smooth, bottomless transition on big hits. Unlike other high-pivot, pulley-wheel designs (which rely on some form of single pivot or modified/linkage-driven single pivot), the Jedi continues to use a multi-link layout that allows all aspects of kinematics to be fine-tuned. And despite begging its rider to go bigger and faster than ever before, the new Jedi’s precise handling makes changing direction and snapping corners feel nearly telepathic.Ĭanfield pioneered high-pivot, multi-link bikes in the late '90s, and is still one of the only brands-if not the only one-doing so today. Updated sizing and rider-centric geometry make the Jedi 29 feel more balanced and composed at speed and in the air. Thanks to 29-inch wheels, the new Jedi is even faster and smoother through nasty sections of trail, but a revised axle path allows it to corner and jump more intuitively than previous versions. The rearward axle-path of the Canfield Formula 1 suspension design gives the Jedi the unnatural ability to not only maintain its speed, but actually accelerate through rough terrain. Like its predecessors, the all-new Canfield Jedi 29 is a two-wheeled podium-seeking missile designed to annihilate anything standing between it and the finish line. The result not only surpasses expectations, it leaves them in the dust. Having refined rearward axle-path multi-link designs for over two decades, Lance Canfield knew exactly what he wanted-and what he didn’t want-from the latest downhill bike to wear the Jedi name. With a pedigree stretching back more than 20 years-from the first Big Fat Fatty Fat prototypes to the most recent 27.5 Jedi-there’s a lot to live up to. Going back to the drawing board on our flagship DH bike was no easy task. With a redesigned frame, linkage layout and suspension kinematics, the all-new Jedi does what many thought impossible and improves one of the most iconic gravity machines in nearly every aspect. One of the most revered downhill bikes is back and faster than ever before.
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