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The bike industry still has a pulse

Vampire Bikes

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It's no secret that the bicycle industry is not doing well at the moment. Overfilled warehouses, sluggish sales, a merciless price war and numerous bankruptcies are the keywords. But there is another way: the component brand Cast recently presented itself, and now a frame manufacturer is following suit.

Exceptional athletes such as Greg Minaar, Danny MacAskill and Kriss Kyle have joined forces and launched the new component brand Cast over the last three years. The start of Cast is marked by tires, grips, handlebars and stems. The parts are simple and designed for gravity-heavy cycling.

Vampire Bikes is also new at the start. The frames were designed by Chris Canfield, an expert in kinematics and suspension systems. The overture for the new brand is the Fastarossa frame, which can be set up as a downhill or enduro bike. The special features are three main bearing positions with different suspension travel and the highly polished steel frame. The frame offers the option - and this is unique - of varying the suspension travel from 140 to 160 and 190 millimetres.

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