Colorado brand Spot Bikes has an all-new Ryve 115 out and they say it’s a “nimble climber with trail bike rowdiness and Living Link reliability.” Living Link is what the brand calls their suspension platform. They say the bike is made for those who want an efficient climber with downhill capability or for more aggressive riders who want something for quick after-work laps. In other words, it seems Spot has moved the bike deeper into “downcountry” territory.
The bike keeps 115mm of rear travel but the front gains 10mm of travel for a 130mm fork. The geometry hasn’t changed too much.
The seat tube stays the same at 75° but the head angle gets more relaxed by almost a degree and a half and drops to 66.2°. The wheelbase grows about 15mm from the size medium of the previous version we tested and now sits at 1,181mm for a medium. The chainstays stay the same at 435mm length. Reach for a medium is 445mm, with a 25-30mm change on each size.
Spot updated the kinematics on the bike too and made the linkage 25% more progressive overall. They say it should have better top-end sensitivity, mid-support, and bottom out control.
To give the bike more stiffness and durability, Spot designed a new rocker link on the bike with bigger bearings and thru-axle pivots. They moved the lower shock mount as well, for added stiffness. The new Ryve 115 is also built around the SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger.
Spot made the Ryve 115 in four builds, per usual. The 4-star build starts at $5,599 and the top level 6-star build with SRAM AXS retails for $8,999. See more at the Spot Bikes website.
Matt, the troubling aspect is the price/package. Hell, I can do a custom frame and build and save some dosh.
It is nice to see innovation taking place tho’.
So, you only mentioned a bike made in Colorado. You know how many people live in Colorado? Not that many as this is the first comment. Literally no one has heard about Spot bikes or cannot get Spot bikes because they don’t live in Colorado. Good grief. Also, they don’t have the stuff that Specialized has like wireless technology and higher quality components.
1) It’s an updated bike, so it’s news. Why wouldn’t it get mentioned. So the company is based in Colorado, like Yeti, Revel, Guerrilla Gravity, Reeb, Alchemy, and Canfield. I guess we shouldn’t mention those either? And the bike is made in Taiwan like most bikes are, not Colorado.
2) There are about 5.8 million people in Colorado, since you asked.
3) You can buy a Spot bike the same way most people buy them. Go to their website, find the one you want, click “add to cart” and go through the checkout procedure.
4) Specialized doesn’t have wireless technology. SRAM makes the wireless AXS line of products and sell the components to any bike company that wants to buy them. Like Spot so they can offer the 6-star SRAM AXS build mentioned in this article. You can get the same components on a Spot as you can a Specialized or just about any other bike for that matter.
Great! There’s double the amount of people in Georgia. Honestly, the person is mentioning a Colorado company because he is from Colorado. Also, if the bike is made in Taiwan, that’s even more reason for me not to support it. Also, yeah, those shouldn’t be mentioned because Colorado is trash and full of libtards who make low quality stuff. Colorado has long since burned down to nothing. Meanwhile, everyone has moved to Georgia. Spot mentioned 12 speed derailleur even at 8700 dollars Meanwhile the axs just goes as heavy as possible and goes much faster than 12 speed. No one has heardbof Spot except for people from Colorado. Oh yeah There’s hardly anyone there now because they all moved to Georgia.
Really?? You have to politicize this?? Get bloody real!
If they all moved to Georgia, they brought their voting habits to share with ya!
Meanwhile, I am grateful that my bike swam across the northern border to evade the INS!!
Ya, it has been blue since Gale Norton was term limited. Term limits should apply to each and every elected official be it state, federal or local.
The article has nothing to do with Mr. Miller’s address however, it does have to do with an updated product. Jus’ sayin’!!
You obviously don’t know what you are talking about and obviously since you think 50 genders exist then your opinion doesn’t matter.
Whadda buncha rubbish! I have a buddy that rides an original Spot that never has lived in Colorado. That bike is still riding trails. Genuine 4130, fabbed in the U.S. of A! Clean lines and very nicely executed frame/fork.
Personally, I ride a one speed automatic and have no desire for electronics on my bikes.
I think RemyMac covered the bases quite well. Frankly, SpecialEd is grossly overpriced for over the counter production bikes from the word go, I’ll go with a custom fab, USA made long before I would entertain a SpecialEd.