I recently had the good fortune – and the immense pleasure – of spending a week riding a pre-production version of Velorangutan’s in-house full-suspension Ti build. To be sold under the Ilse brand, the ‘Bad Ass’ ate up everything I could find to throw at it. Fast on the straights, snappy on the corners, and with some rather fancy wireless technology, the bike pretty much rode itself. I hit the new bermy trails at Forrest Creek, the chunk and climbing of Steiner Ranch, a lap at Walnut Creek, and a long, humid ride on the South Austin Trail Network.

The build:

• The flowing line of the Ti lower tube means two water bottles!
• 29 x 2.4″ Pirelli Scorpions – based on the legendary Euro car tire
• Rockshox Pike 140 fork
• Rockshox Deluxe Ultimate 130 rear shock
• Head angle: 66 °
• Seattube angle 76 °
  • SRAM AXS wireless shifter and dropper
  • T47 bottom bracket
  • Magura quad piston brakes

For more info, contact Wes@Velorangutan.com.