BOUCHERVILLE, QC, CANADA – Elka Suspension Inc., an industry-leading
manufacturer of innovative high-performance suspension and steering
products, announced today it will launch a bold new line of mountain
bike shock absorbers at this year’s Sea Otter Classic.
Elka’s new mountain bike line-up has been specifically designed and
engineered for downhill, free-ride and all-mountain riding, aiming to
provide a balanced combination of plushness, pedaling performance and
comfort for each application. To achieve this, all Elka shocks will
feature custom-tuned damping based on each bike’s design and intended
use. This gravity-oriented line-up will consist of 4 models with
different adjustment options to address customer riding styles, bicycle
categories and price point objectives. The shocks will feature Elka’s
intuitive concentric dual high/low-speed compression adjuster,
reservoir volume and pressure adjust to control the progressivity and
also rebound and preload adjustments. Both hi-tensile alloy and
titanium springs will be available for all models in a wide range of
spring rates. All models will be offered in several length/stroke
combinations – including the increasingly popular 10.5” x 3.5” size –
so they can be fitted on the vast majority of bikes, past and present.
Although this will be Elka’s first products for the mountain bike
market, the company has over a decade of experience engineering and
custom-building championship-winning suspension and steering products
for powersports applications such as Motorcycle, ATV and Side-By-Side
Vehicles. This new mountain bike product line incorporates many of the
same innovative suspension technologies that have been used to win
multiple ATV World & National Championships, SCORE Baja
Championships, Mini-Motocross Championships and Motorcycle Road Racing
Championships.
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