The Slacker Project

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13: Refining The Design

We've been riding the Slacker prototypes for nearly 18 months now. It's time to evaluate everythi...

12: It's Not A Race Bike

With most things being cancelled the past 18 months, getting out on the Slacker has been tricky, ...

11: Ride Testing

This is the part we've all be waiting for... riding the Slacker. After a year of testing times (g...

10: Prototype Builds

The prototype builds let us get into testing but they're also an important step in determining ho...

9: Prototype Teardown

The arrival of the Zeb fork last time meant we had to jump ahead a little bit, missing out the or...

8: Testing The Zeb

The Slacker was always meant as a platform to test and learn from. So when we got a chance to tes...

7: Geometry

Geometry: the last piece of the puzzle before prototypes. It's a critical step and an area that c...

6: Suspension

Getting the Slacker's kinematics right is critical to the whole project; this is the stage where ...

5: The Package

You sit down to design a downhill bike from scratch. Where do you start? How do you fit everythin...

4: What Does Downhill Mean To Us?

To take on a project as big as this, you have to really want it. Ulti...

3: Why Build A Downhill Bike?

Building almost any other kind of bike would be easier, less risky and more profitable. So why wo...

2: What Is The Slacker Project?

The Slacker is a Downhill bike. Or more accurately, the Slacker wil...

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