Product Description
Brand |
Evil Bikes |
Category |
MOUNTAIN |
Seller |
Backcountry |
Burly enough for steep freeride lines yet comfortable enough to ride all day, the Evil Wreckoning is the ultimate machine for riders who're focused on ripping the descents but still need something that can pedal to the top of the mountain. Equipped with nearly 7 inches of travel front and rear, the Wreckoning is built for the trails that make us question our sanity. But once we drop in, we feel surprisingly comfortable hucking drops and skidding down steep chutes to the catch berm. Compared to the previous Wreckoning model, geometry gets longer and slacker as we'd expect, but the seat tube gets much steeper to give us a comfortable pedaling position for racking up the miles. With the 170mm travel ZEB fork, the Wreckoning's headtube sits at a riotously slack 64. 6 or 63. 9 degrees depending on what setting you have the linkage's flip-chip in. The reach extends by about 30mm compared to the previous Wreckoning, to make high-speeds feel even more stable on the descents. The rear triangle is moved to 157mm Super Boost spacing, giving us a stiffer, more planted rear end that accommodates up to 2. 6in tires. The Wreckoning now features 166mm of rear travel, governed by Dave's Extra Legitimate Travel Apparatus (DELTA), which Evil designed in collaboration with Dave Weagle. The bike now comes with Rockshox Super Deluxe Coil Ultimate shock for a more consistent feel and better ride quality for aggressive riding. Once the shock tune is set, DELTA strikes an apparently contradictory balance between a supple, light-off-the-top early stroke and a mid-stroke that keeps the tires glued to the trail. As it approaches the deep end of its six-plus inches, the travel arc ramps up to maintain a bottomless feel that belies Evil's gravity roots and informs the bike's fearless approach to trail obstacles. It takes a lot to find DELTA's limits, and that leaves us with a 166mm travel bike that feels like it has 200mm of travel. *Due to unprecedented demand in the global supply chain ...
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