The new Spartan - not a Greek fighter but Devinci's new enduro grenade

Devinci's "Spartan" enduro model has been around for three years. Now the traditional Canadian brand is presenting a new frame design rather than a further development. The range of use remains the same. With its 165 millimetres of suspension travel, the bike is made for rough terrain, but should have even better climbing characteristics for enduro racing, as well as for tough tours, of course.

Formerly designed as a short-stroke downhill bike for the riders of the Devinci Global Racing Team and for use at the 2013 Downhill World Championships, the Spartan has become an extremely potent enduro bike. Visually, the new Spartan has nothing in common with the old one. The shock position and linkage is now the same as on the trail and all-mountain models. This results in a slightly lower center of gravity and the "open" frame triangle once again offers space for a water bottle. The seat tube and top tube are also slightly lower, which results in more standover height and allows longer-travel Vario seat posts.

The new frame has also become lighter - by 310 grams. The main frame has lost 150 grams, and because the chainstays are now also made of carbon instead of aluminum, Devinci was able to save another 160 grams there.

Longer and flatter at Devinci too

Although the "old" Spartan was extremely smooth-running, the new frame also comes with a new geometry. The reach has become significantly longer and the steering angles in the high and low settings are 1 and 0.8 degrees slacker. The seat angle, on the other hand, has been steepened by 1.9 and 2.1 degrees. This should result in an even smoother ride, while the significantly steeper seat angle should make it easier to ride uphill. The bottom bracket height, top tube and chainstay length have remained roughly the same.

The suspension travel of 165 millimeters and Dave Weagle's "Split Pivot" suspension system, which reduces the effects of braking and drive forces on the rear shock, have also remained the same. At the front, Devinci installs a 170-millimetre fork, where 160 millimetres had to suffice on the previous model.

The Spartan frame is also fully Di2-compatible. Especially for the battery, the frame has a direct mounting option directly above the bottom bracket on the down tube, protected by a removable carbon plate.

The Enduro racer is available in six model variants, four of which are carbon versions with Shimano XT Di2, Sram X01 Eagle, GX Eagle or NX, and two aluminum models with Sram GX Eagle or NX shifting groupset. Both frame versions are also available as a frame kit.

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