First Krutor bike


This was our first bike which preceded the foundation of the Krutor company. It was developed in 2000 - 2002 and rided 2002 - 2004, including many races. Finally it was pushed out of the training and racing tracks by our new model Hrotor, not by some serious technical breakdown.

It was one of the first carbon full-suspension downhill frames. But not only the frame was homemade - we made also the fork, damper, hubs, cranks, bottom bracket, pedals, saddle or brake discs.

There are some more interesting issues about this bike, for example it was single-speed and was completely machined using just one small hobby lathe, including all the milled parts.

Technical data
Rear travel200 mm
Front travel180 mm
Wheel base1165 mm
Chainstay463 mm
Bottom bracket height409 mm
Head angle65º
RimsMavic D 321
TiresPoint 26 × 3.0
BrakesAvid mechanical
Gear ratio43/14, later 36/14
Weight20.5 kg