The Hayes group of brands is adding a range of new products aimed at the everyday modern cross-country rider and racer – someone who enjoys riding singletrack, flow and more aggressive trails on a lightweight bike that can be raced at the weekend.
The launch of its latest suspension fork and rear shock, the R7 and Mara, coincides with the new Sun Ringle Düroc 30 wheelset and ProTaper Hyperlite handlebar, ATAC stem and Forty seatpost.
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Sun Ringle Düroc 30 wheels
Hayes’ wheel brand, Sun Ringle, is a name with an extended history in mountain biking, and one that has been part of the Hayes Bicycle Group since the early 00s.
In recent times, its Düroc wheels have impressed us, and this latest edition is set to cater for skinnier tyres and lighter setups.
The Düroc 30 wheels feature a double-wall, welded alloy tubeless rim with a 26mm inner width and are available only in 29in size.
These rims are built onto a new Ringle Super Bubba X hub; a simplified and lighter version of the existing Super Bubbas with an offset six-pawl freehub body for fast engagement.
Straight pull Wheelsmith (another Hayes brand) DB14 spokes – 28 front and rear – and alloy nipples complete the package.
A pair of Düroc 30s weighs a claimed 1,690g and comes tubeless-ready with HG, XD and Micro Spline freehub options available.
- Wheelset price: £829.98 / $899.98 / €957 (including 19% VAT)
- Size: 29in
- Outer rim width: 30mm
- Inner rim width: 26mm
- Spokes: 28/28 Wheelsmith DB14 straight pull
- Nipples: Alloy nipples
- Spacing: 110 x 15 / 148 x 12
- Disc mount: Six-bolt
- Front wheel weight: 806g (claimed)
- Rear wheel weight: 954g (claimed)
- Freehub options: HG, XD, and Micro Spline (each wheel available separately)
2020 ProTaper components
Hayes’ XC range is rounded out by a line of new lightweight ProTaper components to get your cockpit looking racy and your seatpost looking… well, not like a dropper post.
ProTaper Hyperlite handlebar
The 760mm-wide Hyperlite bar weighs a claimed 125g (less than two Clif bars) and is available in two colourways.
- Price: £169.99 / $174.99 / €186 (including 19% VAT)
- Weight: 125g (claimed)
- Width: 760mm
- Clamp diameter: 31.8mm
- Sweep: 9 degrees
- Colour: Yellow or Stealth
ProTaper ATAC stem
Meanwhile, the ATAC stem is equally feathery at a claimed 90g (Hayes doesn’t specify the length weighed – presumably 50mm) and available in in 50 to 100mm lengths at 10mm increments.
Both products are exclusively 31.8mm clamping diameter.
- Price: £129.99 / $139.99 / €153 (including 19% VAT)
- Weight: 90g (claimed)
- Clamp diameter: 31.8mm
- Length: 50mm, 60mm, 70mm, 80mm, 90mm, 100mm
- Rise/drop: 5 degrees
- Hardware: Titanium
ProTaper Forty seatpost
Finally, the zero offset Forty carbon seatpost is available for 30.9 or 31.6mm seat tubes and measures 40cm in length.
The post itself is carbon and its hardware (bolts) titanium. The sum of these parts is a claimed 212g.
- Price: £229.99 / $249.99 / €266 (including 19% VAT)
- Weight: 212g (claimed)
- Diameter: 30.9mm or 31.6mm
- Offset: 0mm
- Length: 400mm
- Hardware: Titanium
