Originally posted by timeless420:
URT = Unified Reat Trianlge. Basically you can see from you pics that the rear triangle encompases the seat stays, chain stays and bottom bracket/crank. I believe this bike is also set up as a sweet spot bike, but don't get caught up in the terminology.

The 3 MAJOR deficincies I see in this design are
1. Whan you stand up out of the saddle you are loking out the rear travel, making it a hardtail. Ie if you are doing a steep climb and you stand up out of the seat you will now have no reat suspension travel. Its also applies if you get out of the saddle for a seep/rough descent.

2. These bikes are very prone to the suspension being compressed (bouncing) from your pedal input.

3. As the suspension compresses/extends the distance between the seat and bottom braket varies. This is not good for pedal efficiency nor for someone who has bad knees and finds if difficult to find a comfortable seat height

Again... some people love URT bikes, but I have never rode one that I liked. It is a old design that many manufactures have goen away from. You still see a couple companys making URT bike (like the Rocky Mountain pipline) but those ore sort of niche bikes

I say take it out for a spin, but don't buy it without trying some other designs



First of all, timeless420 this isn't a slam at all just IMHO...


1. True, but many people find this to be a benefit. Especially people unaccustomed to dual suspension. Often in other duals, you end up bouncing up in down while standing using a lot of wasted energy. Also, urt's make some of the best seated climbing bikes.

2. No more than most duals in my experience.

3. This can be true, make sure to test ride.

I have ridden many different types of dual suspension bikes over the years including two seasons of racing on a Klein urt bike, and I generally prefer the urt design for all riding with the exception of downhill. I would suggest trying out many different styles and find what works best from there. Finding what you like best is the hard part. You can always find used bikes. Good luck

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