Italian mountain bike model Lee Cougan has a brand new Rampage Origin XC bike coming quickly, developed to mix the rocket-like really feel of a light-weight hardtail with fashionable cross-country race-ready geometry, tire clearance, and luxury. Formally, the brand new bike isn’t set to launch till subsequent week. However we bought a sneak peek at Sea Otter Europe in Girona over the weekend, and the model was completely happy to share some particulars…
2025 Lee Cougan Rampage Origin mild carbon XC hardtail
Lee Cougan has had a light-weight carbon Rampage hardtail of their line-up for a number of years. It’s been fairly fashionable and profitable on the European race circuit, however it was fairly conventional in its steep, quick-handling geometry. As elite XC racing, and even marathon racing, have turn into more and more extra technical, Lee Cougan went again to the drafting board to revamp their light-weight race bike. A whole lot of racers nonetheless favor the lighter weight, effectivity, and pure simplicity of a hardtail (to not point out their comparatively decrease value). However with a view to choose a hardtail over a short-travel full-suspension bike (like their Crossfire), it should be capable to absorb extra bumps on the rear finish, flex sufficient to take care of rear wheel traction, and supply progressive geometry to navigate extra techy racetracks.
These are the important thing factors that Lee Cougan says they’ve met with their all new Rampage Origin carbon XC hardtail. A key function being the very flat dropped seatstays, designed to flex vertically whereas sustaining horizontal stiffness.
Lee Cougan began with 110mm fork journey for the brand new Rampage Origin, in between their earlier hardtails and the 120mm on most full-suspension XC bikes today. (It additionally means, riders may probably bump as much as 120mm in the event that they needed to slacken the bike a bit additional.)
A 68-degree headtube angle is sort of a bit slacker than their earlier Rampage. And it now will get paired with a steeper 75-degree seat angle for a extra ahead weight stability, providing each higher climbing and higher descending.
Tech particulars
The brand new Rampage Origin body itself is a light-weight carbon hardtail, with a claimed body weight of round 940g for a small body with this slick uncooked end that exhibits off the carbon layup.
The brand new hardtail function built-in, fully-internal cable routing via the headset. And despite the fact that Lee Cougan solely presents wi-fi digital full builds, the body continues to be appropriate with mechanical 1x drivetrains.
The Rampage Origin will get a UDH, standard however light-weight exterior seatpost clamp for a 31.6 put up, and a press match backside bracket in a large boxy decrease part of the carbon body. Tire clearance is formally 29 x 2.4” with loads of mud clearance.
There are additionally two units of bottle cage mounts into the principle triangle of every body, plus a device cage mount beneath the toptube, and even a 3-pack of Something cage mounts beneath the downtube that would make this a preferred bike for ultra-distance racers.
2026 Lee Cougan Rampage Origin – Pricing, choices & availability
Lee Cougan presents the brand new Rampage Origin hardtail in three primary bike builds, all of which function Lee Cougan’s personal one-piece built-in Comptrol carbon cockpit. In the interim, there isn’t any frame-only possibility, however that probably will come sooner or later, too.
First, choose from Shimano XT Di2, XTR Di2, or SRAM XX SL. Then, you both select from their home model RK 25 alloy wheels, or can improve to DT Swiss XRC 1501 carbon wheels. The bikes all come commonplace with a inflexible carbon seatpost, however you may also improve to an internally-routed dropper in case you are actually going to race this factor off-road.
Pricing for the XT alloy construct begins at 4600€. And it tops out at 6500€ for XX SL with the carbon DT wheels.
Availability will rely a bit on what measurement bike you want. Dimension M frames can be accessible first, beginning in October. Dimension S & L will comply with one month later, however XL frames gained’t be accessible till January 2026.
Attain out to your native Lee Cougan supplier to get a preorder in for the brand new bike now.
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