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Jester Enduro Race

The Jester

 

  

Born from the need to efficiently navigate the challenging terrain of the modern Enduro race course, the Jester Enduro is a thoroughbred 170 or 160mm race platform designed to perform at the demanding high levels of Enduro racing or the experienced weekend warrior.


After learning much about riding dynamics in creating the Oisin trail platform, I have taken that knowledge and designed the Jester. It descends with confidence at high speeds and still provides an efficient pedalling platform for sprinting out of corners and the ride back up the hill.


Working with Ride Fox Australia, we've opted to use the Float X shock for the Jester. Dimensions are 210x55 (170) or 210x50 (160) with standard eyes at bottom and bearing pivot at top. The front end is designed around a 170 or 160mm single crown fork. Seat post diameter is 31.6mm. 


The Jester is built in small batch numbers, usually 5 at a time, to a set geometry chart. Custom geometry is always an option as well and if you want a size we aren't building for a while we can accommodate you.


The sizing is in frame reach increments of 10mm starting at 450mm through to 520mm for the big birds. It is designed to be used with a bar/stem combo that places the hands close to in line with the steering axis and a steeper seat tube around the 77-degree mark. Using this style of layout keeps the saddle to bar reach of your current set up with the intention of running a longer frame reach and wheelbase. The wheels are in a better balanced position when combined with a moderate head angle of 65 deg and a rear centre matched to the front centre.


Chain stay length is from 435mm on the 450mm frames out to 455mm for the largest. It's a small change for each size but makes the world of difference to the balance of the bike. The days of raked out front ends and bad wheel flop are over with this semi-forward geometry.


Built entirely from chrome-moly steel alloy tubing using Columbus and Promolloy 4130 tubes and 17/4 3D printed parts, it is built with a design efficiency that yields a tough frame with a weight that dips into the carbon territory and delivers that beautiful quiet ride that steel gives. This is a bike that communicates exactly what’s going on at the tyre contact patch. There is a reason that steel has a fabled reputation and the Jester has utilised all of steel's great attributes.


The rear brake hose is run externally on the top of the down tube and then under the swingarm, facilitating complete swap outs and easy bleeds at the races. The gear housing runs beside the brake hose on the top of the down tube and then runs inside the swingarm with an 'Easy out' cable path.


The dropper housing is in a guide tube in the down tube and up into the bottom of the seat tube. The Jester comes standard with the Eightpins NGS-2 integrated dropper post. A normal in seat tube dropper post is also possible with teh use of an aluminium shim. There are specially designed cable clips that keep the brake and derailleur cables tidy and make removing any of the housings an easy affair with a 4mm allen key.


Of course, there are options of a custom size or a slight tweak of the geometry or if you want to go mullet with 27.5 rear. Even cable routing can be adjusted to the way you like to set your bike up. Just email or call and discuss what you are after. These options/changes can add a little bit to the final price.


Colours are anything from the standard colour palette using a heavy duty industrial paint. Blue. red, white and black with decals of your colour choice. Running decals allows for a freshen up of the bike over many seasons of use.

Getting a custom paint scheme, as shown in the gallery below, can be done and we use PPG Epoxy by Ben at Wallis Paints. Email through a description of what you'd like and we'll organise a quote.


We've come up with two build kits working with our partners at Shimano Australia, Ride Fox Australia.


The Privateer is aimed at the rider wanting a thoroughbred race set up with Fox Factory suspension 38 or 36 fork and Float X shock, the high performing XT drivetrain and brakes and race spec wheels of DT Swiss EX471 rims on their 240 hubs.


The Warrior is dialled back a bit with 160mm travel, Fox Performance Elite suspension using the 36 fork and Float X shock, XT 12 speed drivetrain and brakes and using the EX471 rims on the DT Swiss 350 hubs.


There is also the option to do a frame only or a complete custom build kit. Email through your list of what you'd like to put together and we'll get back to you with what’s available and a quote.


Frame Only - Aus$6,900 with Fox Float X

Jester Enduro - Privateer - Aus$12,900

Frame

Devlin Cycles Jester Enduro Race 170mm

Suspension

Shock      Fox Float X F 2P 210 x 55

Fork         Fox 38 29 F170 44 G2 Black

Cockpit

Stem       Pro Koryak 31.8 35x0 Black

Bars        Pro Koryak 31.8 20 Rise 9 Deg Black

Grips       Race Face Chester

Saddle     Pro Turnix Performance

Dropper   Eightpins NGS2

Brakes

Front       Shimano XT 8100 with 203mm Galfer rotor

Rear       Shimano XT 8100 with 180mm Galfer rotor

Drivetrain

Cranks    Shimano XT M8100 12spd 165mm

Chainring  Shimano XT M8100 34T

Chain      Shimano XT M8100 12spd

Cassette      Shimano XT M8100 12spd - 10-51

Derailleur     Shimano XT M8100 12spd - Long cage

Shifter    Shimano XT M8100 12spd - Bar mount

Wheels

Wheels     DT Swiss EX471 on 240 hubs, 28 hole

Front Tyre    Pirelli Scorpion T Race 29x2.5 Tubeless

Rear Tyre     Pirelli Scorpion M Race 29x2.4 Tubeless 

Jester Enduro - Warrior - Aus$11,900

Frame

  Devlin Cycles Jester Enduro Race 160mm

Suspension

  Shock                 Fox  Float X PE 2P 210 x 50

  Fork                    Fox 36 29 160 PE 44 G2 Black

Cockpit

  Stem                  Pro Koryak 31.8 35x0 Black

  Bars                    Pro Koryak 31.8 20 Rise 9 Deg Black

  Grips                  Race Face Chester

  Saddle              Pro Turnix Performance    

  Dropper           Eightpins NGS2

Brakes

  Front                 Shimano XT 8100 with 203mm Galfer rotor

  Rear                  Shimano XT 8100 with 180mm Galfer rotor

Drivetrain

  Cranks             Shimano XT M8100 12spd 165mm

  Chainring        Shimano XT M8100 34T

  Chain               Shimano XT M8100 12spd

  Cassette         Shimano XT M8100 12spd - 10-51

  Deraileur        Shimano XT M8100 12spd - Long cage

  Shifter            Shimano XT M8100 12spd - Bar mount

Wheelset

  Wheels          DT Swiss EX471 on 350 hubs, 28 hole 

  Front Tyre     Pirelli Scorpion T Race 29x2.5 Tubeless

  Rear tyre       Pirelli Scorpion M Race 29x2.4 Tubeless    

Geometry Chart

The above chart is our interpretation of a well mannered modern Enduro Race bike. There is always the option for a tweak to the numbers but they work as a whole and a balance to the package must be maintained.

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