The 2019 season went great for the Thömus RN Swiss Bike Team. After a successful start by Mathias Flückiger, with his World Cup victory in Albstadt, he undoubtedly crowned the season with a silver medal at the World Championships in Mont Sainte Anne, Canada. In the coming season, Thömus will continue its collaboration with the RN Swiss Bike Team led by Ralph Näf. To ensure that the Olympic season is just as successful as the previous World Cup season, the Oberried-based bike makers have worked together with the racing team to further develop their most important racing machine.

"The Lightrider was already a top bike," says Mathias Flückiger. "But in view of the Olympic Games, we sat down together once again and worked out which bike, which kinematics and which geometry are best suited to becoming even faster."

Lighter and more efficient

The result of this collaboration is the "Lightrider Worldcup 2020": lighter, stiffer and adapted to the requirements of demanding World Cup courses. But what exactly distinguishes the new Lightrider from the old one
? Thanks to the adjusted steering angle, the power transmission in the cradle, for example during sprints, has been optimized once again. Thanks to improved bearing technology and the further development of the carbon layup, a total of 130 grams have been saved. This reduces the frame weight to a record-breaking 1,650 grams, with greater lateral stiffness in the bottom bracket area.

A specially developed integrated chain guide prevents the chain from jumping off and saves a few more grams. The cables remain integrated and the suspension travel remains at a crisp 100 millimetres for racing use.
For those who are not into racing but are looking for a sporty and very efficient trail and touring bike, Thömus offers suspension travel options with up to 130 millimetres of travel.

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