Bike-Categories
ROAD
Road Bikes, Triathlon and Time Trial Bikes, Recreational and Urban Bikes.
Meant for riding on paved ways like:
✔ tarmac roads and bicycle routes
In doing so the wheels have constant contact to the ground (➜ no jumps, no riding on one wheel neither front nor rear, no braking that causes the rear wheel to lift up)
The following models belong to this category:
R1, SAGE CARBON, VAILLANT, VAILLANT DISC, SPIRE, SPIRE DISC, URBAN, IGNITE
CROSS / TREKKING / GRAVEL
Cross and Trekking Bikes (also as Hybrid), Cycle Cross Bikes.
Meant for rides on paved ways like:
✔ tarmac roads and bicycle routes
✔ ways paved by gravel, sand or similar materials (e.g. fire road, dirt road)
✔ paved hiking trails with only few roots, thresholds, rocks and drops
In doing so the wheels have constant contact to the ground or lose contact for a split of a moment due to small asperities like roots (➜ no jumps, no riding on one wheel neither front nor rear, no braking that causes a lift up of the rear wheel)
The following models belong to this category:
SCART, SCART LIGHT, SUNSET, SOLUTION SPORT, SOLUTION COMFORT, SUNSET HYBRID, SOLUTION HYBRID, REGARD
TOUR / CROSS COUNTRY
Mountain Bike with suspension sork (also as Hybrid).
Meant for riding on ways like:
✔ tarmac roads and bicycle routes
✔ ways paved by gravel, sand or similar materials (e.g. fire road, dirt road)
✔ paved and non paved hiking trails where roots, thresholds, rocks and drops are more often
In doing so the wheels have constant contact to the ground or lose contact for a split of a moment due to small uneven terrain like roots (➜ no jumps, no riding on one wheel neither front or rear, no braking that causes the rear wheel to lift up)
The following models belong to this category:
ZR TEAM, ZR LADY, JEALOUS, JEALOUS AL, CRAGGER, ZR TEAM HYBRID, ZR LADY HYBRID, JEALOUS HYBRID
ALL MOUNTAIN / ENDURO
Full Suspension Mountainbike with max 170mm travel (also as Hybrid).
Meant for riding on:
✔ tarmac roads and bicycle routes
✔ ways paved by gravel, sand or similar materials (e.g. fire road, dirt road)
✔ paved and non paved hiking trails where roots, thresholds, rocks and drops are more often
✔ more rough unpaved terrain with intermittent jumps/drops with a height up to 0,5m
In doing so the wheels have constant contact to the ground or lose contact for a split of a moment due to
small uneven terrain like roots (➜ no riding on one wheel neither front or rear, no braking that causes the
rear wheel to lift up)
The following models belong to this category:
SKEEN TRAIL, SKEEN TRAIL (CA+AL), SLIDE, SLIDE FE, SLIDE TRAIL (CA+AL), SLIDE CARBON 140, SLIDE CARBON 160, SLIDE HYBRID, SWOOP HYBRID, RENDER
FREERIDE
Full Suspension Mountainbike starting with 160mm travel.
Like category 4
Plus riding on/in:
✔ on very rough and rocky terrain with intermittent jumps with a height up to 1m
✔ in named sport and bike parks (occasional)
Bikes of that category shall intensely be checked for damages after every ride due to the higher forces exerted.
The following models belong to this category:
SWOOP 170, JAB, SLUSH, DEFT
DOWNHILL
Full Suspension Mountainbike with 200/210mm travel.
Like category 5
Plus rides on/in:
✔ officially laid out marked /signed DH tracks and sport, trail and bike parks
Bikes of that category shall intensely be checked for damages after every ride due to the higher forces exerted.
The following models belong to this category:
SWOOP 200
