The Slacker Project

Geometry: the last piece of the puzzle before prototypes. It's a critical step and an area that can inspire heated debate, so let's get into it...

Getting the Slacker's kinematics right is critical to the whole project; this is the stage where we make big calls about how the bike's going to feel to ride.

You sit down to design a downhill bike from scratch. Where do you start? How do you fit everything you want in the same package, and how do you know if that's even possible?

To take on a project as big as this, you have to really want it. Ultimately, it's our passion and determination that's going to drive The Slacker Project forward. So why is Downhill so important to us?

Building almost any other kind of bike would be easier, less risky and more profitable. So why would we choose to build a downhill bike?

The Slacker is a Downhill bike. Or more accurately, the Slacker will be a Downhill bike, when we succeed. If we succeed. And that's what The Slacker Project is all about; we're taking on the challenge of developing a proper Downhill bike from scratch, and it's going to be hard.

Small bike brands don't normally do stuff like this. It's bold, risky and it might not work. But if it does, it might just be the best thing we ever do. And we'd like you to join us on the journey. The Slacker Project starts this Christmas.