Felt Suspension Bikes, 2008 ~

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"Engage ProPedal on climbs and small-bump sensitivity drops off, but pedal efficiency noticeably improves. Flick the setting to open and the Equilink active suspension shines on everything from sweeping high-speed leaners to lower-velocity 'pick your path' rock gardens." Mountain Bike, April 2007

Virtue Team Frame ~

Since the Virtue was designed to be incredibly fast and absolutely race-worthy in the most technical of terrain, light weight was a top priority. One of the many beauties of the Equilink system is its inherent compact size and minimal weight. Since the key suspension members (links) are contained just behind the seat tube, there's no need to used primitive, heavy tubing to house pivots on the main tubes. You will not see any interrupted tubing, monstrous gusseting, or over-designed monocoque applications here.

Front Triangle: What you will see is a very sophisticated yet nearly bullet-proof 7000 series aluminum front triangle. The top tube utilizes the latest in Hydroform technology allowing Felt to manipulate and strengthen tubing without adding unneeded weight. A Felt proprietary Superlight double butted downtube is met by an internally and externally relieved hourglass head tube at the top and a 2-piece welded bottom bracket pivot clevis fully machined inside and out.

Rear Triangle: Carbon fiber was the obvious choice for all four stays of the rear triangle. Carbon naturally dampens vibration while taking the brunt of impact and abuse. With its inherent spring-like quality, carbon even allowed Felt to eliminate the weak link of a pivot at the rear dropouts!

Shocks: All Virtue models were designed to accept any brand of shock with conventional lengths and without requiring any factory specific settings. So, you can upgrade this frame as shocks continue to evolve. The Equilink system offers the utmost in efficiency without requiring platform-valved shocks to mask mask suspension induced bobbing. The Virtue features cold forged links for strength and are CNC-machined for precision and light weight. To make service extra easy, identical and commonly available sealed cartridge bearings are used throughout the Equilink system.

The Virtue Team frame features a Fox Float RP23 air shock with Pro Pedal 3-Position lever and rebound adjustment. Color is matte black with gold decals.

Virtue Team ~

To the Virtue Team frame add a Shimano XTR parts kit and a RockShox Revelation 426 Dual Air fork with 130mm of travel, Poploc remote, Dual Air Spring, Motion Control damping, 32mm Stanchions, Floodgate, rebound and compression adjustment. Includes an XTR Scandium wheelset with XTR disc hubs and Maxxis Crossmark 2.1 UST Kevlar tires. Brakes are XTR Hydraulic discs with 160mm rotors plus Selle Italia SLR titanium saddle, Easton Monkeylite carbon bar, Easton EA-70 stem, EC-70 carbon seatpost, and titanium seatclamp. Color is matte black with red decals.

Virtue One ~

To the Virtue Team frame add a Shimano XT parts kit and a RockShox Revelation 409 U-Turn Air fork with 100-130mm of travel, Motion Control damping, 32mm Stanchions, rebound and compression adjustment. Includes an XT M775 XC wheelset with Maxxis Ignitor 2.1 folding Kevlar tires. Brakes are XT Servo Wave Hydraulic discs with 180mm rear and 160mm front rotors plus Felt Facade Dual-Density saddle, Alloy OS butted bar and forged alloy stem, and 2-bolt alloy seatpost. Color is white with red decals.

Virtue Two ~

A Fox PR2 Air Pro Pedal shock with rebound adjustment is matched to the Virtue frame with all 4 carbon stays. Add Shimano XT derailleurs with LX Hollowtech II crankset, Deore Rapid Fire Shifters and Sram cassette and chain. The fork is a 100-130mm RockShox Recon 351 Solo-Air with lockout, Motion Control damping, 32mm Stanchions, and rebound adjustment. Includes Mavic XM-117 double-wall alloy rims with Shimano RM65 centerlock disc hubs, double butted stainless spokes, and Maxxis Ignitor 2.1 folding Kevlar tires. Brakes are Shimano Deore Hydraulic discs with 180mm rear and 160mm front rotors plus Felt Facade Dual-Density saddle, Alloy OS butted bar and forged alloy stem, and 1-bolt alloy seatpost. Color is matte charcoal with white decals.