The Evolve FS is ARC8's interpretation of an XC bike. They naturally wanted it to be light and fast on a race track. But most importantly, arc8 wanted to bring that speed onto your trails.
The crew at ARC8 have been riding 'downcountry' bikes all their lives. Until now, they were just XC bikes upgraded with 120 mm travel forks, shorter stems, wider bars and a dropper seat post. ARC8 consider this as the standard configuration of a modern XC bike, so they designed the Evolve FS for it from the beginning, with the option to go down to a 100 mm fork for racing.
ARC8 combined the lightest construction they could think of with a radical geometry and an extremely efficient suspension. It makes you fly up the climb before diving into the descent full of confidence. And where your ride would end on another bike, you go up the next mountain.
The ideal bike no matter whether you are at the starting line of a race, racking up KOMs and kilometers of single trail, or just on a short and intense evening ride.
Travel rear: 110mm (or 100mm with stroke reduced shock)
Travel front: 100 - 120mm
Frame weight: 1240g w/o shock (1775g with shock)
Available in:
- 1 x Wild: red / black, size medium
Note: This are the Gen1 version of the Evolve FS frame. We have one in size medium red/black (wild) left in stock.
For peace of mind they are supplied with an extended 5yr warranty rather than the original 2yr warranty.
ARC8 Evolve FS Frameset
Headset: IS52/42 | IS52/42 with custom cover (included with frame)
Seatpost: 30.9, max insertion 425mm
Seatpost clamp: 34.9mm
Rear brake: Flat mount 160mm (180mm with adapter)
Rear axle: 148x12 boost M12x1, L=178mm
Max chainring size 38T with 55mm chainline
Shock size; 210x55 (110mm), 210x50 (100mm)
Shock hardware: 20x8 on eyelet, no hardware on body
Fork: max 120mm travel
Tires: 29x2.4" max (on 30mm inner rim width)
BB: BSA 73mm threaded
Chainguide: recommended 77 designz Freesolo V2-05+BSA
Rear wheel: Boost 148mm
Bottle cage: 1x on seat tube, 1x on down tube
Rear derailleur hanger: SRAM UDH