HAPPY WHEN IT HURTS

Matthew Fairbrother

Some Trail riders are wired differently. The young New Zealander Matthew Fairbrother is known for his Herculean missions, whether it’s bike packing between Enduro World Cup stops in Europe, finding his limits on the 550-mile (885-kilometer) Highland Trail 550 or lapping 310 miles (500 kilometers) around a McDonald’s Drive-Thru in 24 hours. When simply going for a ride, pushing his body towards the pain cave—to get out evenfurther—is Matthew’s happy place.

  • Getting places… and getting lost. That’s what I love most about these bikes. And have a whole bunch of fun along the way.

    — Matthew Fairbrother

MATTHEW’S COMPOSURE COMBO

  • 36 SL

    The lightest 36 ever, the sub-1800g 36 SL injects plushness and steering responsiveness for confidence to go big on Trail without the weight.

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  • TRANSFER NEO

    Powered by Neo—the fastest wireless protocol in cycling—the new Transfer goes untethered with up to 225mm of drop.

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  • FLOAT

    Climb with conviction and descend with determination. A firm pedal platform for uphill efficiency and confidence-inducing, trail-hugging descent capability, all in a lightweight package.

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WHAT'S YOUR RIDE STYLE?

  • ian ackert
  • matthew fairbrother
  • celeste pomerantz
  • bryn atkinson
  • matt hunter
  • kaos & hugo

  • XC ROWDY

    This is not your Dad’s XC. Hustle up, pin it down, rally through the sketch, pop off the side hits, and above all, keep pace.

    UPSTAGE XC

  • HAPPY WHEN IT HURTS

    “Easy” is not in the vocabulary. You ride for burning lungs, rattled hands, and that quiet moment when you know you just went all in.

    BE HAPPY

  • SPIN UP FASTER

    Don’t chase suffering, chase momentum. Smooth power in, raw speed out. Never a pedal stroke wasted in search of more Trail.

    SPIN TO WIN

  • FAST IS SMOOTH

    Finesse, not force. Rail the corners, pump the rollers, boost the doubles. When it’s clean, it’s quick. And when it’s quick, it’s fun.

    BOOST IT

  • BURN IT TO EARN IT

    EARN IT

  • SMASH READY

    Your bike may not have the deepest travel, but you ride it as if it did. There’s no need to hold back. Smash it

    GET SMASHING