Polygon brings the Collosus N9 and T8 to the US direct to consumers
Polygon is an Indonesian brand that does much of their own manufacturing, assembly and distribution and builds many different categories of bikes. Outside of the US, their bikes have been readily available for years. Polygon bikes have been most visible to US bikers as the ride of choice for the popular Hutchinson United Ride team including Australian National Champions Mick and Tracy Hannah and with freerider Sam Reynolds. For 2014, Polygon has also recently signed Jamie Nicoll and Aurélien Giordanengo to their team and they will be riding the new Collosus N9’s on the 2014 Enduro World Series.
Polygon Collosus N9
The Collosus N9 was tested by the Hutchinson United Ride Team and the N9 features an all new full carbon monocoque mainframe and triangulated rear with enduro-oriented geometry rolling on 27.5″ wheels. The FS3 suspension platform is the latest version (improved upon last year’s FS2 design) that features a floating pivot type system. The Collosus N9 has 160mm of travel and like many designs, seeks to separate suspension action from chain and brake forces to maintain traction and control. The frame uses Enduro Max pivots, 12mm thru axle and short 431mm stays. The stays visually look much longer due to the distinctive shape used.
The Polygon Collosus N9 features:
- 27.5” e*13 TR5 race wheels
- SRAM XX1 1×11 drivetrain
- Shimano XT brakes
- Custom valved Fox Float X CTD with trail adjust and Kashima coat
- Fox Talas 34 CTD remote and Kashima coat
- Spank Oozy cockpit
- Rockshox Reverb Stealth dropper seat post
- All internal cable routing including dropper post
- Tapered headtube
- ISCG ‘05 tabs
- 12mm E-thru rear axle
- Fizik Gobi XM saddle
The Polygon Collosus N9 is available in 4 sizes (SM – 15.5″, MD – 17″, LG – 18.5″, XL-20″) and one color: Black Satin. Claimed weights are 6.9 lbs for the frame only and 30.29 for the full bike. The MSRP is $5799.00 (plus shipping) and it is available online, direct to your door right now.
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Polygon Collosus T8
Like the N9, the Collosus T8 features a full carbon monocoque mainframe and triangulated rear with enduro-oriented geometry rolling on 27.5″ wheels and the same FS3 suspension design, but with 140mm of travel. The Collosus T8 has many of the same features as the N9 but at a much lower MSRP to boot.
The Polygon Collosus T8 features:
- 27.5” Spank Oozy Evo wheels
- Shimano XT 2×10 drivetrain
- Custom valved Fox Float CTD with trail adjust and Kashima coat
- Fox Talas 32 CTD remote and Kashima coat
- Spank Oozy cockpit
- Rockshox Reverb Stealth dropper seat post
- All internal cable routing including dropper post
- Tapered headtube
- ISCG ‘05 tabs
- e*13 TRS Dual chain guide
- 12mm E-thru rear axle
The Polygon Collosus T8 is available in 4 sizes (SM – 16″, MD – 17.23″, LG – 18.7″, XL-20″) and one color: Black Satin. Claimed weights are 6.3 lbs for the frame only and 30.56 for the full bike. The MSRP is $4499.00 (plus shipping) and it is available online, direct to your door right now.
About Polygon Bicycles
The name “Polygon” was chosen since it means “many-sided” and they feel that this “reflects the many sides of our capabilities and design expertise.” The third model that Polygon will be releasing later to the US market will be their 29er hardtail carbon bike, that is known as the Cozmic, but will be renamed (to avoid potential naming rights issues) to something else. Future plans also call for frame only options and a DH bike (something very similar to what the team is running). Polygon will also be releasing a brand new model at Eurobike later this year. They make an extensive line of road bikes, but those will not be available until later.
For more information: www.polygonbikes.us
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