Torpado Impudent is proud to present its Hardtail: Ribot X 29 ”Boost. It is a completely renewed bicycle compared to the previous version and is the result of a long work carried out in symbiosis between the R&D department and the professional athletes of the Top Teams Torpado Ursus and Torpado Südtirol.
Source: press release
The X version: the lightest, fastest Ribot X ever (895 gr, the frame only).
Thanks to the use of new materials and new production processes, Torpado Impudent has improved the behavior of the Ribot X, its reactivity has been perfected thanks to extremely short chainstays (Cs) (425mm) that it was possible to achieve thanks to the using a 1X transmission.
In the new Ribot X handling has been optimized thanks to a longer top tube and a shorter stem; in addition, better handling is guaranteed by the shorter chainstays but also by a further developed steering angle: the Ribot X has a head angle of 69,5, a seat tube angle of 73,5 and a front fork with a travel of 100 mm.
Torpado Impudent has further developed the rear of the Ribot X: the shape and the particular arrangement of the fibers in the seat stays have been studied in order to ensure excellent absorption of vibrations, without compromising the transverse reactivity guaranteed by the shorter wagon.
In the Ribot X project we have paid a lot of attention to the design: the predisposition for the internal passage of the cables has been improved thanks to the use of the One Way X technology: the use of an interchangeable plate allows the cables to enter a single point of the frame, making the design cleaner and facilitating both the assembly and maintenance phases.
