Self-described “Tiny Enduro MTB rider” Isabeau Courdurier received this weekend’s Bielsko-Biała UCI MTB World Collection race on an unlabeled carbon prototype Lapierre Spicy enduro bike. The French firm’s all-new stealthy black carbon enduro bike utterly reshapes the outdated Spicy’s confirmed structure, topped off with the newest prototype RockShox Flight Attendant Enduro suspension…
Lapierre Spicy CF prototype carbon enduro mountain bike
It’s been a couple of years since we final noticed any Lapierre enduro information. And in reality, a Professional Bike Examine that we did with Isabeau Courdurier in Zermat 3.5 years in the past was our final up shut take a look at the Spicy.
Properly, Courdurier has an all-new prototype carbon enduro bike, and he or she’s simply raced it to a win on the new Polish cease on the professional enduro circuit.
What do we all know?
We suspect that this unlabeled black prototype bike would be the 2024 Lapierre Spicy CF full-carbon enduro mountain bike.
It shares a Horst-link 4-bar suspension design much like the present Spicy, however the precise shock structure and higher hyperlink are utterly reshaped. This new bike retains the decrease shock mount on prime of the chainstays – the place there’s a flip-chip that will change BB peak and the bikes angles. And the shock nonetheless pierces the seattube.
However now the principle rocker hyperlink pivot strikes ahead from the seattube onto a spar off the downtube. That additionally shifts the higher shock mount ahead and down, and the seatstay pivot ahead, bringing the angle of the shock nearer to horizontal when uncompressed. And much more horizontal when weighted by the rider. All leading to a bit decrease positioning of weight within the new prototype design.
What will we count on?
Lapierre isn’t too shy about letting the bike be seen. However there are nonetheless no logos, no labels, and no official particulars. So we’ll have to simply guess it’s about the identical 170mm entrance & rear journey as its predecessor.
Evaluating Courdurier’s earlier era and this new prototype, we are able to see that her bike continues to be arrange as a mullet. The prior bike might additionally swap to a 29″ rear wheel with a chainstay flip-chip, and we suspect that may stay.
The brand new bike additionally does look to be a bit slacker, though not by quite a bit. And it has extra standover clearance, a welcome replace for the 153cm tall Courdurier who rides a small body.
Prototype RockShox Flight Attendant Enduro suspension?
Courdurier’s carbon prototype Lapierre Spicy bike was additionally sporting some prototype RockShox Flight Attendant Enduro coil suspension out again. (Along with a Zeb Final Flight Attendant fork.)
It doesn’t have the very same Vivid Final label that we additionally noticed on the Flight Attendant-equipped coil spring we noticed on a YT. However it additionally doesn’t have a regular Tremendous Deluxe Coil decal.
In actual fact, it appears like there may be some black tape obscuring a part of the label. There’s really a second RockShox sticker wrapped over the shock’s unique decal, too.
So, this could possibly be the all-new RockShox Vivid Coil Final Flight Attendant shock? Or possibly one thing else is hidden inside?
Lapierre Spicy prototype anticipated launch?
In any case, the brand new prototype Lapierre Spicy carbon enduro bike has already been race-proven. And the body appears polished sufficient that we count on Lapierre will most likely launch it this summer season as a MY25 bike.
Plus, the inclusion of gravity-focused RockShox automated digital suspension management means that when RockShox’s Flight Attendant Enduro launches, Lapierre will seemingly be on the short-list of OEM bike makers to supply it.
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