The Stöckli "Morion RS Trail" has already impressed in the test report in Ride 04/2013: "The Morion is a great, versatile bike with a preference for flowing midland trails. The Morion is also suitable for longer, high-altitude tours or for a detour to a marathon race," was the verdict of the Ride testers.

The Swiss manufacturer is by no means resting on its laurels and is innovating: with the Morion RSC 975, Stöckli is launching a bike on the market that combines two different wheel sizes. A 29" wheel is fitted at the front and a 27.5" wheel at the rear. "We call the new standard 975 because it combines the advantages of both wheel sizes," says Head of Development Marco Quinter.According to Stöckli, the Morion RSC 975 has been designed to compete for every tenth of a second on the international stage - and represents the spearhead of the Stöckli mountain bike collection. When asked about the advantages of the concept, the Stöckli engineer says: "The larger wheel at the front rolls better over obstacles and therefore slows down less. It also offers more grip on descents. With the 27.5" wheel at the rear, we get better acceleration, optimized kinematics, a shorter wheelbase for more manoeuvrability and save weight - so we combine the advantages of both wheel sizes in one bike!"

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