2024 Lapierre Zesty CF Remakes All-Rounder Carbon All-Mountain Bike

Whereas the previous gentle path & all-mountain Zesty bikes used to share their alloy and carbon frames with the a lot larger Spicy enduro bikes, now the Zesty CF is all all-mountain. We spied the next-gen Spicy racing on the Enduro World Cup. And whereas this new Zesty CF is greater and burlier than earlier than, it’s not fairly an enduro bike.

There’s nonetheless loads of massive bike inspiration right here. And the brand new Zesties look to be at the least half a kilo heavier than earlier than of their new longer journey larger wheels setups. However these are all-mountain bikes designed to be ridden all day, pedaled to the highest of mountains, and ridden exhausting down the opposite facet.

What’s new?

Every thing. Okay, the final 4-bar suspension format is identical. However the brand new Lapierre Zesty CF now affords extra journey. There’s 150mm out again, now with 29″ wheels on all 4 body sizes (S-XL). Even that suspension design is considerably tweaked, transferring the rocker hyperlink decrease and angling the shock additional ahead for a decrease weight steadiness.

Reshaping the bike was pushed by Lapierre’s want to offer the brand new Zesty an up to date suspension kinematic. They wished a motorcycle extra in tune with the aggressive manner many mountain bikers trip right this moment. Now extra delicate early in its journey for a linked really feel to the path, the Zesty CF progressively ramps up for extra assist on the finish of its journey. Lapierre additionally particularly reshaped the brand new body to make extra room for high-volume, piggy-back & automated Flight Attendant air shocks to maximise grip & suspension management.

All-new All-mountain Geometry

After all, the brand new 20224 Lapierre Zesty CF will get fully revamped geometry, as properly. The bike was already slack, however nonetheless goes a bit additional to a 64.5° head angle. A giant +3.4° steeper seattube angle improve combines even with shorter toptube lengths to nonetheless give +20mm longer body Attain throughout all sizes. That strikes rider weight ahead for higher management. And it ought to make climbing extra managed, even with extra journey and larger wheels.

Chainstay size manages to lower for the 29er setup to 432mm for good maneuverability. However with the longer, slacker entrance finish & elevated entrance journey, general wheelbases improve by 30mm.

Now each dimension bike begins as a 29er. However a essential pivot flip-chip makes a 27.5″ rear wheel doable, shortening the chainstays by 2mm. Already meant to be a extra playful bike, Lapierre built-in mullet functionality to take it to the following stage.

Tech particulars

The total UD ‘SLI’ carbon Lapierre Zesty CF is constructed to be stiffer than ever. The French bikemaker ensured precision whereas bombing down hills and pedaling effectivity climbing again to the highest. Lapierre describes the all-new carbon building as a mixture of T800, M40J & T700 fibers fashioned over customized polyurethane & polypropylene mandrels to create the brand new uneven body. Claimed weight of the uncooked unpainted body is claimed to be 2470g together with the alloy rocker linkage.

The brand new Zesty CF retains the exterior toolbox idea debuted on the earlier technology. As an alternative of opening an additional gap within the body, the storage field tucks underneath the downtube built-in within the downtube guard protector. That retains the load of your restore equipment low, and additional protects your body from rock strikes.

The carbon Zesty will get a regular set of bottle cage mounts on the downtube. Plus, there’s an additional set for one thing small like a software provider underneath the toptube above the rocker. The brand new body additionally options an Acros inside routing headset with Block Lock, a direct mount mini chainguide, an built-in fender to guard the shock from rear wheel spray, PF92 backside bracket, Enhance thru-axle, 31.6mm dropper seatpost with inside routing, and a UDH.

New Lapierre Zesty CF – Pricing, choices & availability

The brand new carbon 2024 Lapierre Zesty CF is constructed for large mountain versatility. Lapierre designed the brand new bike round a 150mm journey 36mm stanchion fork matched to 150mm of rear wheel journey. The all-mountain functionality continues all through the spec with 32T chainrings to climb steep hills. After which, 4-piston brakes with 203/180mm rotor combos to maintain pace in test on the descents. Plus, 29 x 2.5″ Maxxis Asegai MaxxGrip EXO+ entrance & 2.4″ Dissector MaxxTerra EXO+ rear tires for max grip in all path circumstances.

4 150mm builds can be found. Lapierre begins with the 4500€ Zesty CF 6.9 with Fox 36 Rhythm fork, Float Efficiency shock, and a Shimano Deore/SLX combine. A 5000€ Zesty CF 7.9 steps as much as Fox 36 & Float X Efficiency Elite suspension and a Deore/XT combine at a claimed 15.2kg. Then, a 6000€ Zesty CG 8.9 will get Fox 35 & Float X Manufacturing facility suspension with a extra full XT groupset.

The highest massive journey all-mountain construct is the 9300€ Zesty CF SE with particular version Sienna brown paint, a RockShox Lyrik & Tremendous Deluxe Final Flight Attendant suspension setup with a SRAM XO Eagle AXS T-type drivetrain, DUB energy meter cranks, and Lapierre AM carbon wheels.

A path Zesty, too!

With out fully giving up the lengthy path model of the earlier Zesty, Lapierre does create one “tremendous gentle” Zesty CF 9.9 path construct that dials again to 140mm of journey entrance & rear. The 7300€ CF9.9 will get a uncooked carbon end, a lighter Fox 34 fork & Float Manufacturing facility shock, plus carbon DT Swiss XMC1501 wheels wrapped with 2.4″ Nobby Nick entrance & Depraved Will rear Tremendous Path tires. It’s the lightest construct on the market at a claimed 14.6kg full.

Test along with your native Lapierre seller to seize one quickly.

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