![]() Despite the human wreckage, the Chilcotin’s quality manufacturing and burly design left it unharmed. There were no creaks, blown DU bushings, loose linkage or frozen bearings, but not for lack of trying both test riders were off the bike on multiple occasions (with resulting injuries). The design is no frills, a simplicity we fully appreciated while putting the bike through its paces. Sitting low and mean, with the raw look of beefy aluminum tubes coupled with Knolly’s 4 x 4 linkage system, it screams for the likes of big rock drops and even larger river gaps. It pedals well, but descends even better.Īt first glance, the Chilcotin leaves a slightly demonic impression. The versatile machine, designed with an innovative, well-engineered platform, is not a lightweight XC racer nor a DH shuttle rig, but the capable progeny of both. ![]() The seemingly-impossible, near-mythical dream bike, climbing like a 20-pound hard tail and descending like a 36-pound DH piggly wiggly. Ninja-light and chainmail-armored, fast as a cheetah and tough as rhino, this weapon mutilates rock drops, fire-road slogs, techy XC twisters, enduro races and park and jump trails. It’s about as storied as a Chubacabra, as rare as a unicorn-that elusive two-wheeled creation, a bike that can not only be ridden up and down, but that crushes on both. Test Locales: Whistler, Bellingham local treats, Jump trails Knolly Chilcotin $2499 USD (frame w/ rear shock) ![]()
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