We went down to Raleigh UK last week to see the all new Diamondback mountain bike range for 2016 – which includes the carbon fibre LUMIS 3.0 and the full suspension Mission Pro.
LUMIS 3.0
All Diamondback MTBs in this year’s range come with a new-fangled 27.5in wheel pairing. More specifically to the LUMIS is its carbon monocoque frame with internal cable routing.
The frame features a 142x12mm carbon dropouts, tapered headtube and press-fit BB30.
A SRAM X9 2×10 transmission is fitted for all your lever switching needs as well as a SRAM X9 Type 2 mid cage rear derailleur.
DiamondBack has designed, what it believes to be, the ‘perfect’ XC Trail bike with a 2.3in tyre clearance, 70° head tube angle and a 73° seat tube angle.
PRICE: £1,750
You can check out the LUMIS range in more detail here.
Mission Pro
With six inches rear of front and rear travel, a 142x12mm e-thru axle drop out and a 160mm 6061-T6 “weapons-grade aluminium” frame… you could say DiamondBack has gone out all guns blazing with this top of the range 27in bike.
The frame also features tapered head tube, DiamondBack’s own ‘KnuckleBox’ technology and ISCG mounts.
The team has gone for SRAM shift levers again, more specifically the X01 11spd trigger. The crankset is a Raceface Next SL with a 30T, narrow wide single ring.
DB has put real emphasis on all mountain/enduro capability with the Mission Pro, but at £4,300, you’ll probably have to be a pro to see for yourself. It’s certainly found great favour under riders like Eric Porter, who loves this bike.
PRICE: £4,300
You can see the full specs and more info here.
But before you go, please enjoy some very amateur photography of Raleigh’s new Velopark where the Singletrack team had the opportunity to give some new bikes a run around:
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[predictable response]£4.3k seems a lot for an aluminium framed dandy horse.[/predictable response]