Czech metal framebuilder Zoceli’s new Vysoko high-pivot ‘arduous enduro’ bike took a second to wrap my mind round. We’re used to seeing longer journey enduro, freeride, and DH bikes with high-pivot designs and loafer pulleys mounted excessive on their seatstays. However this bike is lacking a chainring, or perhaps a seen chain connecting the cranks to that higher pulley.
As a substitute, it’s hiding its main drive contained in the metal body – connecting the cranks to what seemed like an loafer pulley. And it’s the traditional chain of the exterior secondary drive mounted on the seatstay that places your energy right down to the rear wheel…
Zoceli Vysoko dual-drive high-pivot metal enduro freeride bike
Zoceli calls it Cut up Drive.
The concept of Czech body builder Martin Saida was to get all of the plush journey of a high-pivot design, with out the downsides. So, as an alternative of including an extended parallelogram chain path with an loafer pulley on the skin, Zoceli broke it up and put half inside.
By splitting the drive path into two separate chains, Zoceli creates a compact, clear design the place the drivetrain is extra protected, additional weight is centered within the body, and each suspension and braking are unaffected by your weight on the pedals.
Whereas there’s loads of complexity inside to make it work, on the skin it’s a clear setup. No chainring to crud up or bash on rocks. And extra room to construct burly hyperlinks for stiff suspension, that are then additionally simpler to entry for cleansing and servicing.
And the extra advanced main drive is tucked inside, away from nasty climate and path particles – connecting a customized BB spindle with eMTB cranks on the backside to a drive sprocket centered on the high-pivot up prime.
So, what’s inside?
Tucked away inside, the place it requires minimal re-lubrication and isn’t subjected to mud, water, or mud is the heavy-duty dual-row main drive timing chain. It connects a pair of hardened metal drive cogs keyed onto the customized BB axle, after which one other pair of cogs on the higher axle on the heart of the principle excessive pivot. Your entire setup is centered within the body to evenly switch your pedaling forces as much as the exterior drive cog. And low-friction composite glide plates hold the chain adequately tensioned.
That exterior stainless-steel 14T exterior drive cog on the prime of the seatstay successfully acts like a 32T chainring, as a result of 28:12 gear discount ratio from the hidden inside main drivetrain.
Then, you get an exterior drive with a straighter chain line, nearly totally unaffected by suspension chain development, and quiet-running with minimal chain slap. And eventually, it angles your rear derailleur ahead and upwards, away from regular rock strikes.
Tech element
- TIG-welded Columbus metal and chromoly body
- CNC-machined 7075 aluminum dropout and decrease suspension linkages
- progressive digital high-pivot 4-bar rear suspension structure
- 170mm (230x65mm) or 160mm (230x60mm) rear wheel journey
- designed to go arduous… for 180-200mm forks
- dual-link inside timing chain transfers forces by way of paired units of metal main drive cogs
- customized machined integral metal BB spindle suitable with ISIS eMTB cranksets
- customized backside bracket included, with commonplace replaceable sealed bearings
- semi-integrated ZS44/ZS56 headset
- steady stainless steel-lined cable routing via the entrance triangle
- 30.9mm seatpost with inside dropper routing (34.9mm exterior clamp)
- 203mm submit mount rear brake
- Increase 12x148mm rear hub spacing
- 2.5″ max rear tire
- single bottle cage mount beneath the toptube (further cage mount, additional)
- mullet or full 29er setup, adjustable with two chainstay positions
- 4 sizes out there (M-XL)
- 4.4kg body weight, together with main drive and ISIS BB axle (no shock or rear axle)
Zoceli Vysoko – Pricing, choices & availability
All Zoceli frames are made to order, and embrace a lifetime guarantee.
Zoceli likes muted pastel colours, however frames can be found in any single coloration powdercoat matte or gloss for no additional cost. You may even get a transparent powdercoat that showcases the colourful warmth tint of the welds, however will ultimately present oxidation, additionally at no additional cost.
The Vysoko body sells for 3990€ with VAT, not together with supply.
However Zoceli are working an low season sale now that may save the following ten mountain bikers 15% off their new body. Which means for those who order now, a body will price 3390€. Pay half now, and Saida will begin constructing your body this fall. Then, it’ll be prepared so that you can construct up in the beginning of subsequent 12 months, simply in time to hit the paths the second the snow melts.
The Vysoko is a frame-ony deal, after which it’s totally as much as you learn how to construct it, relying on the way you shred. The body doesn’t embrace a rear shock or crankarms, however does include the entire inside drive system with 14T narrow-wide higher drive cog, backside bracket & ISIS axle. It additionally comes with a SRAM UDH, a DT Swiss rear thru-axle, and spare chain information.
Construct it up geared for trails, or singlespeed with a tensioner just like the Rampage-ready construct above.
Enduro or Freeride, or Simply Trip!
Zoceli formally calls the 160-170mm journey Vysoko a ‘Onerous Enduro’ mountain bike.
What which means will differ lots in the way you construct it up – single pace or geared, single or dual-crown. However clearly it may be an all-mountain path shredder with simply sufficient of basic freeride inspiration to rock it down the steepest uncovered cliffs or huck it off boulders within the woods.
Easier, shorter Naosm enduro or Narum path bikes
In case you like the thought of a metal full-suspension mountain bike handbuilt within the Czech Republic, however are interested by one thing less complicated, shorter-travel, and even lighter weight… Zoceli has acquired you lined there, too.
Their basic short-link digital pivot Naosm is an enduro shredder with 160mm of flip-chip adaptable 29er or mullet journey at 2800€. And the marginally cheaper 2600€ Narum path bike is all-mountain-capable, even with its shorter 135mm rear wheel journey, provided in 27.5, mullet, or full 29er setups. Each are additionally a part of the autumn 15% off deal, for the following few bike orders solely.
Get in contact with Zoceli framebuilder Martin Saida to have him make you one. After which, you get to resolve what to experience it off.