From the beginning, the Dakar XAM earned a rep as an incredibly plush, efficient trail bike. This year, we reworked it from head tube to rear dropout, making it the best-handling/best-pedaling 6-inch travel all-mountain bike to ever set tread on dirt.

We finessed and overhauled everything we could on XAM for no-excuses performance. The XAM’s mp3 rear suspension gets a new one-piece bell crank, new pivot hardware, new seatstays and dropouts for more stiffness at the back end, and a 2.63:1 shock leverage ratio that improves shock life and offers more progressive control.
Up front there’s 20mm of stiff thru-axle strength to keep you firmly planted and pointed where you want to go no matter how aggressive the conditions.
Specifications
Frame 7005 aluminum, 150mm travel mp3 linkage design, cartridge bearing pivots, Fox DHX Air 5.0 shock with 10mm hardware, replaceable derailleur hanger
Fork Fox 36 Talas-RC2, external low & high speed compression damping and rebound damping rebound adjustors, hydraulic bottom-out resistance, 20mm thru axle, 36mm stanchions, 100 -130-160mm travel positions
Headset Syncros Hard Core Inside, with 20mm shim stack, 1 1/8”
Wheels Mavic XM317 eyeletted disc rims, 32H, Syncros FR disc hubs, 20mm thru-axle front, WTB 14g stainless steel spokes
Tires Kenda Nevegal, 26 x 2.3”, folding bead
Derailleurs Sram X.O Mid Cage rear, TruVativ Hammerschmidt internal front
Shiftlevers Sram X.0 Trigger, zero loss travel, 2-step front shifting
Chain Sram PowerChain 971 with Gold Power-Link
Cassette SRAM Powerglide 970, 9-speed, 11-34
Crankset TruVativ Hammerschmidt with TruVativ bash guard, 170mm (15”), 175mm 17-21”)
BB Set TruVativ Hammerschmidt integrated
Pedals Crank Brothers Acid, large platform clipless
Brakeset Avid Elixir hydraulic disc brakes with 185mm front & 160mm rear rotors, TaperBore lever with integrated reservoir
Handlebar Synrcos FL 35, 31.8 OD x 4˚ sweep x 35mm rise x 670mm
Stem Synrcos FL, 31.8 bar bore, 6˚ rise x 80mm (15”) 90 mm(17”) & 100mm (19-21”) extensions
Grips WTB MotoTec clamp-on, DNA compound
Seat Post Crank Brothers Joplin, 75mm range adjustable height with remote lever, 31.6 x 350mm, with alloy QR clamp
Saddle Syncros FL, leather cover, SL foam, composite shell, hollow titanium rails
Sizes 17”
Color Ghost Blue

Price: $5,000.00 Was: $6,999.00