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Disco
Volanté The Disco
proved to be an excellent
freeride and downhill
racing bike. When the
average travel offered
in mountain bikes was
six inches, the Disco
offered an adjustable
rear wheel suspension
travel of 7-9”. Light
and agile, it garnered
stellar reviews from
mountain bike magazines
and riders alike. It
was built to survive
the harshest riding
conditions and quickly
became a collector’s
favorite, the early
frames still earning
rider testimonials after
as much as 10 years
of dedicated use.
While
the Disco was a design
success, Jan was driven
to test the limits once
again by designing a
bike that would offer
even more. Working with
some friends at RCR
suspension shocks, Jan
learned that a 3” stroke
shock was in development.
This shock would offer
more travel and lower
leverage rates (thus
more effective hydraulic
damping control). Jan
designed a unique frame
to take advantage of
the technical possibilities
presented by this new
innovation. The bike
he created was nothing
short of remarkable.
Armageddon The
Armageddon offered 9”-11”
of travel. It was the
first open-space-frame
design with the moving
suspension parts housed
in between light, precision
machined CNC plates,
ensuring perfect alignment
and unsurpassed strength.
The plates were welded
to a giant ovalized
down tube, increasing
the cross section area
at the weld with the
head tube, thus tripling
the strength. A unique,
wrap around head tube
gusset was added that
almost completely eliminated
the frame damage resulting
from contact with the
front forks.
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