EUROBIKE 2015 | Comeback: The Radon Swoop 170

It’s a comeback which lives up to its name. After already presenting the extremely interesting Slide 140 this year, there was a new hot item for the coming season to see at today’s EUROBIKE demo day. Nothing much has happened with the Swoop 175 recently-now there is a reworked version on bigger wheels and with the newest standards.

The frame still sandblasted and unfinished and components randomly thrown together: the Swoop 170 that we discovered in Radon’s demo tent looked anything but ready for production. However, we were assured that it would soon be ready, just the finish and correct specification were missing. A good enough reason to take a closer look at the 170 mm enduro.

“The geometry is final,” promised chief designer Bodo Probst – and it is adjustable in 3 positions using a flipchip on the lower shock mount. Thus, the head angle can be varied between 64.9°, 65.4° and 65.9° and the bottom bracket height between -19 mm and -7mm. The long reach (473 mm size L) suits the image of a modern enduro bike, as do the 429 mm chainstays.




As far as the rest of the components are concerned, a final decision hasn’t been made yet. What we do know is that the bike will be available in four different versions from March 2016 at prices between € 1,999 and € 3,999. Apart from the top model with SRAM X01 drivetrain, the front derailleur mount on the rear end will be used on a model with a 2x drivetrain.
Our Opinion
With the right components the Radon Swoop 170 could be suitable both as a potent enduro race bike and for the next bike park season. We are looking forward to the final version, which we will of course report on here at ENDURO.
More informationen soon at: radon-bikes.de
Text: Daniel Schlicke Photo: Christoph Bayer
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