Addressing what they see as the future of mountain bike design, Alchemy Bikes – a fabricator-to-rider boutique bike manufacturer – is updating its Arktos line of full-suspension carbon mountain bikes for 2023 with longer rear travel on two of its most popular models. The new Arktos 125 and Arktos 140 will see an increase of 5mm for rear travel, with the names reflecting the increase.
The Arktos 125 and Arktos 140 are available for pre-order, with delivery in April for current colorways and May for two new colorways, Pine Green/Sunray Gold and Camel/Black. The current 150 (its longest-travel model) will remain as is and is available in those colors and will be offered in the new colors as well. Front travel on the new models will remain the same as the current line: 130 and 150mm respectively.
Originally launched in 2015, the Arktos has enjoyed the coveted combination of speed, quickness and descending chops, for which Alchemy credits its patented SINE Suspension and versatile carbon frames.
Adding to the versatility of the bikes, all three Arktos models share one frame, which when paired with their custom-tuned, patented SINE Suspension, performs equally well at any of the three travel options – this applies to the new frames as well as the current frames.
Because of Alchemy’s Conversion Kits, available on the company’s website when new travel options are in stock – along with each model’s capability to run ‘mullet’ setups – consumers can have multiple different bikes in one for a fraction of the cost of buying separate bikes for different riding styles.
For more information on Alchemy, visit AlchemyBicycles.com.
