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California-Based Hudski Enters the Bike Market with Innovative and Versatile Sport-Utility Shredder
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California-Primarily based Hudski Enters the Bike Market with Progressive and Versatile Sport-Utility Shredder
Sausalito, CA – September 21, 2020 – Hudski, a brand new bike model based mostly in Northern California, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its light-weight and inflexible body and fork design with three distinctive construct choices. The Hudski Doggler is designed to maximise the flexibility and stoke of a inflexible bike for metropolis, gravel, or mountain using.
Impressed by their mutual love of biking and influenced by Hudson’s mom’s stunning, however heavy cruiser that not often made the arduous trek up the staircase of her New York Metropolis condo, co-founders Will Hudson and Brian Syzkowny used their industrial design levels and Syzkowny’s expertise at Specialised to develop three distinctive builds based mostly on one body and fork design – metropolis, gravel, and mountain – to satisfy the wants of assorted riders.
Syzkowny and Hudson customized the body, fork, and handlebars to satisfy particular efficiency wants that weren’t displaying up in main bike model builds. The light-weight, aluminum body and carbon fork platform is constructed with sturdy mountain bike elements, making upkeep simple. The beneficiant tire clearance creates a real all-condition platform whereas the dropper publish gives a brand new stage of comfort and luxury to the town rider whereas giving a efficiency benefit to the gravel and mountain rider.
“The emergence of the gravel and journey segments actually made it doable to design round a single platform as a result of the bike world now has giant quantity 700c gravel tires, a variety of 27.5 tires, and dropper seat posts have been accepted as commonplace OE tools,” mentioned Brian Syzkowny, co-founder and Hudski designer. “These are all the best components to design a particularly versatile bike that you simply couldn’t earlier than.”
The Hudski Doggler is accessible direct-to-consumer in three construct choices (Metropolis, Gravel, Mountain), three colours (Virtually Black, Atomic Haystack, Olive Rose), and 4 body sizes (S-XL). MSRP $2,000. Pre-orders open at 6am PST on September 22, 2020 at hudskibikes.com.
Construct Choices | Construct Specs
Metropolis: Good for metropolis paths paved and unpaved, tough roads. Nice possibility for rural touring and on a regular basis commuting. Contains PNW dropper seat publish, SLX 1×12 group set, Hudski Longhorn 27 sweep bars, and Maxxis Grifter 29×2.0 tires. Weighs roughly 24.2lb.
Gravel: Good for fireplace highway epics, dirt-road bike packing, gravel rides, and flowing trails. It nonetheless rolls quick for the occasional paved transit. Contains PNW dropper seat publish, SLX 1×12 group set, Hudski Longhorn 16 sweep bars, Maxxis Rambler EXO 700x50c tires, and 25mm inside width rims. Weighs roughly 24.2lb. Tubeless prepared.
Mountain: Good for rocky trails, steep climbs and technical descents. A succesful bike packing rig in unknown situations and its excessive quantity tires are effectively matched for desert treks. Contains PNW dropper seat publish, SLX 1×12 group set, Hudski Longhorn 16 sweep bars, Maxxis Rekon EXO 27.5×2.6 tires, and 30mm inside width rims. Weighs roughly 24.9lb. Tubeless prepared.
General Construct Specs
All three builds embrace the Doggler Alloy body with 142x12mm thru-axle, threaded 73mm backside bracket, and inside down tube cable routing; Hudski Full Carbon fork with built-in crown race, 44mm offset, and 100x15mm thru-axle which may accommodate a 100x12mm axle; Hudski by FSA, 1.125/1.5 headset; Hudski Longhorn Stem (40mm/S, 50mm/M, 50mm/L, 50mm/XL); SLX rear derailleur, shifter, 10-51t cassette, chain, and flat mount brakes; Raceface Experience, Alloy 34t, HG+ crankset; XT backside bracket; Shimano entrance and rear hubs; double butted (2.0-1.8-2.0) spokes; CST tubes; Oury V2 lock-on grips; PNW Ranier (125mm/S, 150mm/M, L, 170mm/XL) seat publish; and WTB Deva saddle.
Geometry
The body geometry, loosely based mostly on fashionable path bikes with cues from XC and Gravel body design, makes the Doggler a particularly effectively rounded and succesful bike for city commutes, fireplace highway epics, and flowy technical single observe. Probably the most notable geometry attributes embrace:
- Lengthy attain to enhance management and steering responsiveness by designing round 40-70mm stems
- Steep seat tube angle for higher climbing and to optimize easy seat dropper actuation
- Lengthy entrance and rear middle to extend stability, permit toe/heel clearance when working panniers, and to extend total consolation
- Lengthy path numbers pushed by the fork offset (slightly than an excessively slack head tube) which assist mitigate wheel flop whereas sustaining a comparatively excessive path quantity for good high-speed stability
Full know-how overview, together with design particulars available here.
Hudski will provide framesets in March 2021. Body units will embrace: Body, Fork, Chris King headset, Chris King backside bracket, Hudski prime cap, Salsa seat publish collar, body {hardware}. Extra particulars on body weight and choices will probably be obtainable quickly.
About Hudski
Primarily based in Sausalito, CA, Hudski was began by childhood pals, Will Hudson and Brian Szykowny, who wished to create a motorbike design that would do all of it. Hudski options customized body, fork, and handlebars to satisfy particular efficiency wants not addressed by the trade’s main bike manufacturers. The model formally launches September 2020 with the Hudski Doggler, designed to maximise the flexibility and stoke of a inflexible bike for metropolis, gravel, or mountain using.
Hudson and Szykowny started their design journey collectively founding Cannonball Studio, an inside and lighting design firm, earlier than transitioning to deal with Hudski, born from their shared love of bikes. Pushed by the great thing about easy design and odd objects, Hudson and Szykowny intention to find kind that integrates the perform of pace and the simplicity of oneness. Hudskibikes.com
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