We solely realized about it final week once we stumbled upon Dave Weagle’s Instagram put up explaining the soon-to-be-released RMU Nighttrain enduro bike. Within the few days since then, RMU Skis has launched and opened orders for its first-ever mountain bike and formally entered the biking market.
We realized a bit concerning the Nighttrain from Weagle’s social media put up, however now, with the curtain pulled again, we’ve bought much more to work with. It’s clearly a protracted journey enduro bike constructed for using quick and aggressively, however now we’ve bought essential particulars on geometry, suspension, construct kits, weight, and pricing. Let’s test it out.
RMU Nighttrain Particulars
The Nighttrain is a model new long-travel enduro bike from RMU. It options the most recent iteration of Dave Weagle’s Orion suspension design in a 6-bar flexstay format with a mid-pivot location and dual-idler, dual-chain drivetrain setup. That distinctive suspension platform controls the 170mm of rear wheel journey on the 6066-T6 aluminum body. That’s meant to be paired with a 170mm fork, although RMU can be providing a “DH” construct with a 190mm fork. The Nighttrain rolls on 29″ wheels entrance and rear.
The Nighttrain has 12 x 157mm Superboost rear axle spacing, which was apparently wanted with the suspension design and the dual-idler, dual-chain setup. It has 136mm Increase crankset spacing and makes use of a 73mm BSA threaded backside bracket. The body options inner routing for the shifter cable and housing, whereas the rear brake line is routed externally for simplicity and ease of upkeep.
Orion Suspension
The suspension design on the Nighttrain is the most recent evolution of Dave Weagle’s Orion suspension. On this case, it’s a 6-bar flexstay design with a mid-pivot location. That is the way it’s described on the RMU web site: “The Orion design offers an environment friendly and steady pedaling response on each clean terrain and within the tough, and with out even a touch of pedal suggestions. Distinctive mid-travel square-edged bump compliance creates steady traction in assorted terrain, so that you’re all the time in management. Optimized for single-chainring big selection drivetrains, its two brief hyperlinks work in live performance to offer managed lateral stiffness and preserve braking forces in verify when the path will get tough. Seated or standing, climbing or cornering, leaping or hammering rock gardens, Orion does all of it and does it effectively.”
The complex-looking dual-idler, dual-chain design is used as a result of, as Weagle put it within the Instagram put up, it’s the most effective strategy to get an elevated chainline for the mid-pivot design. They state that the design has been thoughtfully engineered for very low chain put on and intensely environment friendly energy switch whereas decreasing pedal suggestions.
Geometry
With a said objective of being a “no compromise enduro bike that’s made for the roughest of terrain to the largest of jumps, whereas additionally being extraordinarily environment friendly climbing uphill,” it’s no shock the Nighttrain has a geometry that displays that. The pinnacle tube angle is a slack 63 levels, which speaks to the bike’s downhill smashing intentions, whereas the 77.5-degree seat tube angle goals to place you in a cushty place for pedaling again up for extra laps.
Attain numbers look pretty typical by as we speak’s requirements, with 485mm on an S3 (L) body. It has been designed with size-specific chainstay/rear middle lengths and kinematics with the objective of constant dealing with and experience really feel throughout all sizes. It is available in 4 body sizes, S1 to S4. Chainstay size grows incrementally from 426.7mm on the S1 to 437.8 on the S4. Try the chart beneath for all the main points.
RMU Nighttrain: Builds and Pricing
RMU has begun taking orders on the primary run of Nighttrain bikes, with the primary batch coming in an “ultra-limited manufacturing” in Midnight Onyx. It’s being offered as a frame-only or in three full builds.
Nighttrain Body: $2,499
The Nighttrain body comes with a Fox Manufacturing facility Float X2 shock and has a claimed weight of 10.2 lbs (measurement S2)
Nighttrain Shimano Deore: $4999
Fork: Marzocchi Tremendous Z, 170mm
Shock: Fox Float X2 Efficiency
Drivetrain: Shimano Deore mechanical
Brakes: Shimano Deore 4-piston w/ 203mm rotors
Wheels: Race Face Turbine eMTB w/ Vault hubs
Dropper: SDG Tellis (size varies by body measurement)
Tires: Maxxis Assegai/Minion DHR II (f/r) EXO+
Claimed Weight: 37 kilos (measurement S2)
Nighttrain Shimano XT Di2: $6,999
Fork: Fox Manufacturing facility 38 Grip X2, 180mm
Shock: Fox Manufacturing facility Float X2
Drivetrain: Shimano XT Di2 wi-fi
Brakes: Shimano XT 4-piston w/ 203 rotors
Wheels: Race Face Turbine eMTB w Vault hubs
Dropper: Oneup V3 Dropper (size varies by body measurement)
Tires: Maxxis Assegai/Minion DHR II (f/r) EXO+
Claimed Weight: 36 kilos (measurement S2)
Nighttrain Shimano Saint DH: $6,499
Fork: Fox Manufacturing facility 40 Grip X2, 190mm
Shock: Fox Manufacturing facility Float X2
Drivetrain: Shimano Saint
Brakes: Shimano Saint 4-piston w/ 203 rotors
Wheels: Race Face Atlas w/ Vault hubs
Dropper: SDG Micro Alloy I-beam
Tires: Maxxis Assegai/Minion DHR II (f/r) DH/MaxxGrip
Claimed Weight: 40 kilos (measurement S2)
RMU Nighttrain Availability
RMU is taking orders for the Nighttrain now, with delivery projected in July. Head to the RMU web site to take a look at full construct specs, be taught extra, or be the primary on the block to get this new enduro machine.
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