Ghost builds the hardtail for the trail

Hardtail and trail: these are fixed concepts in the mountain bike universe - and Ghost has managed to create something new from these two terms. The new bike model called Asket has been given the "hardTrail" application area. This refers to a hardtail that also cuts a fine figure on rough terrain.

The brand-new hardtail from Ghost, the Asket is supposed to be an excellent climber that really gets going downhill. The ingredients are: A stiff carbon frame with aggressive geometry with a slack head angle, a forgiving Fox 34 suspension fork with a whopping 130 millimetres of travel, as well as a downhill-oriented cockpit.

Equipped with this DNA, Ghost promises that it has not put a conventional hardtail on the wheels of the Askett. The Askett should have nothing whatsoever to do with a hardtail for fast cross-country laps, but should only show its strengths on rough trails.

Ghost is sending the Askett bike on its way in a total of four versions. The 27.5-inch wheels are always on board. In the top version, the Asekt LC 9, Race Face handlebars with a width of 760 millimetres ensure plenty of control when galloping downhill at high speed, while other Race Face components for the stem and cranks ensure a lightweight and Canadian appeal. This top version is equipped with an XTR 11-speed groupset and an in-house wheelset with carbon rims and weighs around 9.5 kilos.

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