Business out front, party in the back - that is how you could describe the Essential's geometry. Long reach and a slack head angle give you stability and control in where you need it. The low BB and short chainstays ensure the party animal within this bike is very much alive though - it manuals or pops off small lips with ease.

The Essential shares a lot of design with the Evolve FS, our extremely lightweight XC frame. The knowledge gained in that project as well as the efficient design allowed us to create a trail bike frame at XC weight.

When designing a rear suspension, you are always faced with conflicting goals. You want your linkage to be small because it is lighter, stiffer, and saves space. But for the suspension performance, longer links would be better. Our patented slider is small, light and stiff, but it represents an infinitely long lever, creating an almost perfectly linear-progressiv ratio.

We developed a headset with Acros that cleanly integrates into the design, with the cables disappearing below the stem.

The Essential fits a full size water bottle within the front triangle. Additionally, there is a second set of threads higher up on the down tube to attach storage solutions for tools, spare tubes and snacks easily accessible on your bike.

Creak free, easy maintenance, not fit issues - all our frames come with threaded BBs.

The swingarm goes into the seat tube rather than around it, creating a very stiff connection. We are using Enduro Max bearings, specifically designed for MTB full suspension frames.

Our frames are designed with the manufacturing process in mind from the start. Only like that we can ensure a carbon structure that can be produced with consistent high quality. While the focus in the development of carbon frames very often just lies on stiffness and weight, we also put a lot of effort into minimizing the chance of manufacturing flaws like voids, wrinkles or low compaction areas. This is absolutely critical to make carbon products not only light and stiff, but also durable.

We are using the lighter and cleaner flatmount FM180 standard on the Essential. With FM180, you can use a 180 mm rotor without adaptor, or go even bigger.

We are all for standardized parts, and Sram's UDH is just that.

Combine the Essential with the Faserwerk Baslerstab for even more weight savings.