Simply yesterday morning, we bought hints from the Thömus Maxon workforce that they had been testing their new 32″ prototype in Lenzerheide, however didn’t actually plan to race it this weekend. Properly, that modified shortly in a single day. The checks on the monitor “went so nicely” that each Alessandra Keller & Mathias Flückiger determined to make use of the big-wheeled prototypes in each at this time’s XCC races and Sunday’s XCO.
So, on the final minute, bikemaker Thömus determined to fast-track the 32″ bike, providing a restricted 50-bike pre-production run of the Lightrider R32 World Cup, with pre-orders accessible proper now.
The primary-ever UCI XC World Cup raced 32″ mountain bike is out there now in an ultra-limited version!
2027 Thömus Lightrider R32 World Cup 32″ carbon XC bike
Admittedly, we all know that Keller, Flückiger, and Thömus have been testing these 32″ prototype cross-country bikes for a number of months now. So it’s not precisely a last-minute choice. However after such constructive suggestions from their first likelihood testing the bike on a correct XC World Cup circuit, the 2 Swiss professional racers determined this morning that Lenzerheide could be the right monitor for the racing debut of their 32″ bikes. And Thömus was able to again them up, pulling the set off to push the bike into manufacturing.
First World Cup Racing outcomes?
The primary 32″ mountain bike to make it onto a UCI MTB World Cup podium!
The Elite Girls’s XCC race began simply half-hour in the past, and we noticed Keller preventing on the entrance for a lot of the race. In the end, she got here throughout the road in third place.
As for the Elite Males’s XCC, we’ll have to attend a bit longer. That race kicks off in 20 minutes from when this story goes stay, so one other half hour after that till we all know how Flückiger fares on the larger wheels.
Then, the true take a look at will probably be Sunday afternoon when the 2 Swiss riders face one of the best cross-country mountain bike racers on the earth of their headline XCO races.
What do we all know in regards to the bike to date?
Formally, the main points are nonetheless scant.
We all know it has 32″ wheels. It’s all-carbon and constructed round an unreleased, all-new DT Swiss fork. And it appears prefer it options 120mm of journey entrance & rear, identical to its 29er analogue. What appears kinda like wrinkles within the rear triangles of those professional prototypes suggests Thömus perhaps hasn’t 100% refined the carbon layup of the rear finish simply but. However clearly, the workforce is assured within the journey, and it did a strong job for Keller.
So, we’re positive they’ll finalize the layup earlier than they ship bikes out to the primary 50 fortunate consumers. We don’t typically get to see a lot uncooked carbon anyway, so even the pre-production restricted sequence bikes will possible get a little bit of paint, too.
The entire Thömus Lightrider R32 World Cup bike we’re being teased now could be the workforce spec with a full XTR Di2 groupset, an Xcadey spider energy meter, and unreleased DT Swiss carbon XRC1200 wheels wrapped with 32×2.4″ Schwalbe Rick Race Professional tires.
No phrase on actual pricing, however the same XC-Gentle spec of the 29″ Lightrider R3 World Cup with XTR Di2, powermeter & premium DT package sells for round 11,500CHF. Translate these Swiss francs into ~$14,250 or 12,420€.
Declare considered one of 50 ‘Restricted Pre-Collection’ bikes now!
And technically, it isn’t even a pre-order simply but.
However you possibly can put your title down on the record to “pre-reserve” the bike.
To take action, simply go to the particular R32 touchdown web page, scroll to the underside, and fill in your contact particulars. “Filling out the shape doesn’t represent a binding order – events will probably be contacted immediately by Thömus.”
Who is aware of how lengthy till Thömus will ship one to you?
“We’re an modern and dynamic firm and, along with our companions and the Thömus maxon workforce, we always attempt to develop the quickest and most modern bikes. Initiatives like this mirror our open strategy to creating new merchandise and bike platforms. Along with our dependable companions and the workforce, we use the racing context as a basis to construct even quicker bikes for our prospects and riders.”
– Thomas Binggeli, Thömus CEO
R32.Thoemus.ch
