UK-based Carbon Wasp revamped their 120mm Truffle mountain bike, reshaping the XC 29er right into a extra succesful mild path bike from their Leeds, England workshop. Already a do-it-all brief journey bike with progressive geometry, this up to date Truffle will get just a few key tweaks and trendy tech updates, together with a brand new possibility for the customer to choose geo to swimsuit their driving. Plus, Carbon Wasp now provides the Truffle a cool new wrap end (no paint) that allows you to choose your favourite shade and highlights the total UK-carbon body building…
2024 Carbon Wasp Truffle UK-made carbon XC mountain bike
Carbon Wasp has overhauled their signature 120mm Truffle path bike, designed to mix XC-like mild weight and velocity with the energy and stiffness for a extra all-mountain type of driving. They describe it as a motorcycle with “120mm of plush and progressive rear journey, mixed with a robust and stiff carbon body [to] get you effectively to the highest of the paths so you will get rowdy on the best way again down… mild and predictable for climbing, agile for singletrack and sturdy for technical descents… It’s not designed for bike park laps, but it surely may deal with that when you ever wanted it to.“
What’s new?
The 120mm Truffle was already fairly trendy for an XC to mild path bike after we caught up with it two years in the past. With its 65.5° headtube, 76° seat angle, and lengthy body Reaches. Now it will get new shaping and a brand new carbon layup
For probably the most half, geometry on Truffle isn’t all that completely different, apart from a bit decrease body Stack heights that counsel possibly a barely shorter headtube. Or shorter forks general, though they appear to nonetheless be utilizing the identical 120mm SID because the benchmark. So go longer and get slacker, up 140mm up entrance.
There are nonetheless 4 normal body sizes (S-XL) however to offer riders extra management over how secure or snappy the bike feels, Carbon Wasp permits you to choose from one in every of six chainstay lengths. It isn’t adjustable, however there are 6 completely different rear triangles to select from, various from 435-460mm in chainstay size in 5mm increments. Carbon Wasp suggests three typical choices per dimension for supreme dealing with, however patrons can choose whichever they like in the event that they need to go wild.
Out again there are two extra large updates. First, a revised dropout design brings UDH compatibility for SRAM T-type derailleurs, but it surely appears mechanical shifting remains to be potential for many who need it.
Then, there’s now 29 x 2.6″ tire clearance within the reshaped rear triangle. As a result of positive 2.4″ of the earlier era was nice for the newest XC tires, however while you go large and journey your mild path bike in deep UK muck, extra tire clearance is all the time a very good factor.
“The kinematics of the Truffle-120 are designed to offer 120mm of plush and progressive rear journey. Shock development is 38% throughout the total journey (27% from sag to full compression). Anti-squat is pretty normal for any such bike (115% at sag in 32-39), making it a secure climber. Once more, Carbon Wasp aren’t reinventing the wheel, however doing what works to make a stable bike that achieves the efficiency traits they need.”
Tech particulars
- 120mm single-pivot, flex-stay suspension with full carbon linkage drive shock
- full carbon mainframe, rear triangle & hyperlink made in Leeds utilizing pre-preg carbon sourced within the UK
- absolutely sealed cartridge bearings for Yorkshire-proof sturdiness within the foulest climate circumstances
- inside cable routing with full information tubes, conventionally routed into the facet of the downtube
- inside body storage, with room for at the least 6 pork pies
- Zero Stack tapered headset (56/44mm) might be custom-made to ZS 56/56 to suit an angle-adjust headset
- BSA threaded backside bracket
- ISCG tabs
- max 38T chainring (max 36T with the ultra-short 435m rear finish)
- Increase 148 spacing
- 30.9mm dropper seatpost, with minimal 250mm insertion
Carbon Wasp Truffle – Pricing, choices & availability
Carbon Wasp is small firm based mostly within the UK, and finishes off every bike for the customer, in order that they nonetheless give attention to framesets just for probably the most half. However when you want, they’ll put collectively a customized full bike construct as effectively.
The brand new Truffle 120 frameset sells for £2950 for the carbon body within the single shade of your selection, a Cane Creek IL DB Air shock, and together with and a “5-year restore or change guarantee”. If you have already got a shock – or need to supply one thing completely different – you’ll be able to choose up a frame-only for £2600.
Probably the most fascinating new additions to this era of the Carbon Wasp Truffle, is that the bikes are not painted. As a substitute, they offer the brand new Truffle a single-color wrap that covers and protects put on areas and divulges the body’s straight-out-of-the-mold carbon fiber weave in between. Wasp yellow is the usual shade, however Carbon Wasp consists of another single-color wrap within the base value, too. They will additionally do nearly another shade or patterned design scheme you’ll be able to suppose up, for a further charge.
Surprisingly, supply time of the handmade-in-Yorkshire carbon mountain bike body is often nearly 2 weeks. Order yours as we speak.
