Aluminum expertise from Thuringia: Crossworxcycles Dash 275

There are many enduro fullys. When it comes to enduro bikes made in Germany, the choice is much thinner. Crossworxcycles, a young frame manufacturer from Thuringia, is stepping into this breach. Their Dash 275 is a potent, innovative bike. Aluminum fans' mouths should start watering at the latest when they look at the frame production.

CrossWorxCycles is a rider-owned company based in the green heart of Germany. The frames are all designed and manufactured in Thuringia and almost exclusively produced in-house. In the two-storey production halls, the CrossWorxCycles team brings the frames to life in one-off production. The first Dash model frames will leave this production facility in 2020.

"The idea of producing our own frames has been in our heads for a long time. At the end of 2019, we took the plunge and set up CrossworxCycles GmbH. We are an innovative team with a wealth of experience and in-depth knowledge of frame construction and at least as much experience from countless national and international competitions. This allows us to combine the engineering skills of bicycle construction with our knowledge of the world's trails. This is our incentive to create a race-ready bike that will inspire our customers," announce the German frame builders.

The first frame - the Dash 275 - rolls to the customer as a 160 millimeter enduro bike, the rear suspension concept is based on the principle of a supported single pivot. The rear triangle reacts sensitively at the beginning of the suspension travel and generates a lot of grip even on the smallest bumps. At the core, the suspension travel is good, but there is a progressive increase towards the end. Thanks to the low position in the frame, the shock is also well protected at all times and still easy to reach.

The Dash 275 is available in three frame sizes. The geometry is modern, but not extreme, and the chainstays are really short at 430 millimetres. The head angle is a slack 65 degrees and the seat angle is 75 degrees. In size large, the reach is 470 millimetres, which meets a stack of 614 millimetres.

Currently, the frame manufacturer does not offer complete bikes. The frame, which according to the manufacturer weighs around 3.8 kilos without the shock, changes hands for 2,399 euros.

crossworx-cycles.com