High-Tech also on Porsche’s Two-Wheel Models

Porsche’s mountain bikes have also been modified and upgraded substantially. The best seller among the range of mountain bikes, Porsche Bike S, nevertheless remains unchanged in its basic features, the hard-tail aluminium frame guaranteeing minimum weight, a feature appreciated so much by the single-trail rider. The 80-mm spring fork comes from Votec, the pedal assembly, hubs and gearshift now featuring Rapid Fire shift levers are LX Shimano components.

Porsche has Added a Racing Bicycle to Its Range

Porsche Bike FS, a full-suspension bike featuring spring travel of 100 millimetres on the front wheel, has been leaned down radically for minimum weight and now certainly qualifies as a highly competitive sports machine weighing just 11.5 kilos. This reduction in weight by approximately 2 kilos was ensured by the aluminium frame optimised in wall thickness, a carbon-fibre front subframe, the decision to forego hydraulic disc brakes now replaced by mechanical V-brakes, and the choice of extra-light Crane Creek wheels from the USA. The complete drive train now also comes from the Shimano XT group, while Continental supplies the 1.5“ cross-country Porsche Edition tyres.

Porsche Bike FS Evolution remains the top model in the range still using carbon, truly the elite material, to a large extent. The three-spoke Spengle wheels, the fork bridges and saddle support are made of an extremely light and strong material. A feature exclusive to Bike FS Evolution is the upside-down spring fork with 140 millimetres spring travel, a quality appreciated by the speed-ride specialist particularly on downhill tracks, just like the highly efficient Magura disc brakes. The gearshift and all related components, in turn, come from Shimano’s top-of-the-range XTR group.

New: Porsche Racing Bike R

Here again, the frame is made of aluminium tube with the same architecture as on Porsche’s other bikes, that is with a direct connection from the handlebar centrepoint all the way to the rear axle. It almost goes without saying that this road racer does not have a spring fork, since the objective in this case is minimum weight – an objective that has certainly been reached at just 8.9 kilos. The components of this top-speed Porsche bike come from Shimano or, to be more specific, from the Shimano Dura Ace top-of-the-range racing group.