Truvativ’s new Descendant line up of contact-point components aims to bring performance, durability, affordability, and style to the worlds of Downhill and Enduro. Truvativ gave us the run down on this new group of components.

Born from the Mountain

What matters most to hardcore mountain bikers? Performance, durability, affordability, and style. TRUVATIV’s new Descendant series serves up all of these with confidence to spare. Guided by input from some of the most talented riders in Enduro and Gravity, each component in the Descendant lineup has been built to survive mountain biking’s most aggressive riders and thrive on the world’s rowdiest trails.

Descendant Riser Bar

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The new Truvativ Descendant Carbon riser bar

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The new Truvativ Descendant Aluminium riser bar

Combine a proven shape, proven width, proven materials and a take-no-prisoners approach, and you’ve got the new Carbon and 7050 Descendant riser bars. They are stiff, tough, dependable, and give you all the comfort and positive steering feel you could want. Descendant series bars are the new normal for comfort and control.

MSRP PRICE (CARBON/ALLOY)
$150/65 | €163/71 | £126/54

Things To Remember

  • Stiff, precise and wide
  • Carbon fiber perfection or tough 7050 alloy

Features And Benefits
1. Descendant geometry from our best enduro rider’s input
Specs
2. Back Sweep (degrees): 7
3. Clamp Diam: 31.8
4. Color/ Finish: Black
5. Material : Carbon or Al-7050
6. Rise: 20mm
7. Type : Riser
8. Upsweep (degree): 5
9. Width: 750mm (Carbon), 760mm (Alloy)

Descendant DH Bar

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The new Truvativ Descendant DH bar

You say you want a wide, stiff, strong, championship-winning design? Here you go. The new Descendant DH bar borrows from a rich championship-winning heritage, and adapts it to today’s aggressive courses and riders. Descendant DH bars are the command center of cornering control.

MSRP PRICE
$70 | €77 | £59

Things To Remember

  • Stiff, precise and wide
  • Made with tough 7050 alloy

Features And Benefits
Descendent geometry from our best DH/Gravity rider’s input
Specs
1. Aplication: Freeride/Downhill
2. Back Sweep (degrees): 9
3. Clamp Diam: 31.8
4. Color/ Finish: Black
5. Material : Al-7050
6. Rise: 25mm
7. Type : Riser
8. Upsweep (degree): 5
9. Width: 800mm

Descendant Seatpost

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The new Truvativ Descendant seatpost

Set it and forget it. The most important attribute of a seatpost is that you forget it’s there—until you need it to be there. The 3D forged and highly adjustable Descendant seatpost is built to simply do its job so that you can do yours. Set it, forget it, and go harder.

Things To Remember

  • Made with a tough 7050 alloy
  • Easy-to-adjust dual bolt head design
  • Zero offset
  • Tough and light

Features And Benefits
Forged and butted 7050 shaft
Forged seat clamps

OE Specs
Clamp Material: Al-7050
Color: n/a
Hardware: Steel
Material: Al-7050
Offset/Setback: 0mm
Post Diameter: 30.9mm, 31.6mm
Length: 400mm

Descendant Stem

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The new Truvativ Descendant stem

Mix and Match might work for clothing, but not your mountain bike cockpit. The new Descendant stem is 3D forged from 7075 alloy, then machined for weight reduction, and is the perfect match for your Descendant bars—not that you’re worried about that kind of thing. Built strong, to take on the world’s toughest trails, Descendant stems keep you pointed in the right direction.

Things To Remember
Perfect match with Descendant handlebars

Features And Benefits

  • 3D forged 7075
  • CNC machined for weight reduction
  • Four bolt handlebar clamp
  • Two bolt steerer clamp
  • Strength and weight
  • The right spec for trail and enduro

OE SPECS
Clamp diam: 31.8mm
Color/finish (ST): Black
Hardware: Steel
Length (ST): 40mm, 50mm, 60mm
Material (SP/ST): Al-7075
Steerer clamp diameter: 1-1/8 in
Stem angle/rise: 0 degrees

Descendant Carbon Crankset

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The new Truvativ Descendant Carbon crankset

The svelte strength of carbon fiber with the swagger of heavy metal. The Descendant carbon crankset uses a proprietary TRUVATIV carbon construction process that delivers a crankset light enough for XC, yet bold and badass enough for Enduro. Style and substance—Descendant.

MSRP PRICE
$311-340 | €340-371 | £262-286

Things To Remember
Less weight with direct mount ring
Most affordable carbon crankset in the industry

Features And Benefits
Carbon construction for lightweight durability
Fully compatible with any 1x drivetrain

AM STEP SPECS
1. BB Compatibility: BB30/PF30-68/73mm , GXP/PF GXP 68/73mm
2. BB Spindle Interface: 24mm, 30mm
3. Bolt Circle Diameter: Direct mount (DM)
4. Chainline: 49.0mm, 52.0mm
5. Chain Ring: 32
6. Chainring Material: Aluminum
7. Color (Crank Arm): Black
8. Crank Arm Length: 175mm
9. Crank Arm Material: Carbon
10. Guard: No Guard
11. Speeds: 10/11

Descendant DH Crankset

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The new Truvativ Descendant DH Crankset

Whether your target is high speed or big air, an unwavering focus on dependability and style can never be overlooked. Blending the experience of countless DH podiums, big mountain competitions and film sessions, the new Descendant DH crank brings clock-beating weight savings to freeride burliness—at a price that will leave money for the next adventure. Meet your gravity goals—Descendant.

MSRP PRICE
$151-196 | €166-214 | £122-158

Things To Remember

  • Lightweight DH crank set
  • New graphics
  • World Cup proven design

Features And Benefits
Fully compatible with any 1x drivetrain
X-SYNC™ chainring

SPECS
1. BB Compatibility: GXP 83mm/PF GXP 104.5/107mm, PF30 83mm
2. BB Spindle Interface: 24mm, 30mm
3. Bolt Circle Diameter: 94 BCD
4. Chainline: 57.0mm
5. Chain Ring: 34
6. Chainring Material: Aluminum
7. Color (Crank Arm): Black
8. Crank Arm Length: 165mm, 170mm
9. Crank Arm Material: Aluminum
10. Guard: No Guard

Descendant Crankset

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The new Truvativ Descendant Crankset

Aggression with attitude. These forged aluminum cranks, with direct mount rings, feature the 1x benchmark SRAM X-SYNC™ tooth profile. With attitude matched only by pure performance, these cranks deliver. Meet a whole new side of the mountain—Descendant.

MSRP PRICE
$161-188 | €175-205 | £134-158

Things To Remember

  • Less weight with direct mount ring
  • Super-stiff design

Features And Benefits
7000 series forged aluminum arms
Fully compatible with any 1x drivetrain
Direct mount ring

Specs
1. BB Compatibility: BB30/PF30-68/73mm , GXP/PF GXP 68/73mm
2. BB Spindle Interface: 24mm, 30mm
3. Bolt Circle Diameter: Direct mount (DM)
4. Chainline: 49.0mm, 52.0mm
5. Chain Ring: 32
6. Chainring Material: Aluminum
7. Color (Crank Arm): Black
8. Crank Arm Length: 170mm, 175mm
9. Crank Arm Material: Aluminum
10. Guard: No Guard
11. Speeds: 10/11

Descendant Flat Bar

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The new Truvativ Descendant carbon flat bar

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The new Truvativ Descendant aluminium flat bar

Uncompromising control and unflinching style. Based on the width of Enduro superstar Jerome Clementz, the Descendant carbon and 7050 flat bars bring comfort and control to riders seeking the aggressive position a flat bar offers. Descendant series bars are the new benchmark for control and comfort.

MSRP PRICE (CARBON/ALLOY)
$150/65 | €163/71 | £126/54

Things To Remember

  • Stiff, precise and wide
  • Carbon fiber perfection or tough 7050 alloy

Features And Benefits
Descendent geometry from our best enduro rider’s input

Specs
1. Back Sweep (degrees): 7
2. Clamp Diam: 31.8
3. Color/ Finish: Black
4. Material : Carbon or Al-7050
5. Type : Flat
6. Upsweep (degree): n/a
7. Width: 750mm (Carbon), 760mm (Alloy)

Mon 28th Mar, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

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