Gravity – Fighting Gravity
You love the thrill of the ride – We’ve got the setup for it!
Adrenaline pumping in your ears, the world on pause – it's just you, your bike, and the sound of your tyres hitting the trail. You and your crew, chasing vertical meters, geeking out about pedal kickback and downhill casings, slack head angles, and mullet bikes, the most aggressive brakes and the spring curves of your new shocks…
If you're all about pushing the limits where others seek the serenity of nature, and if the uphill is just a countdown to the next descent, then Gravity MTB is your thing.
Whether in the bike park or on your local trails, whether it’s downhill, enduro, freeride, or slopestyle: Gravity is the essence of action-packed mountain biking. Gravity demands a lot of physical fitness, uncompromising technique, high-performance protectors, and nerves of steel.
Bikes & Frames
A Gravity MTB has to withstand a lot. This makes durability and toughness more of a focus than lightweight. With a Commencal Meta, Specialized Status, Prime Rocket GX, or a Marin Quake, you’ll find mountainbikes that easily clear the park and promise loads of fun, whether on flow trails or downhill lines. Don’t forget to check our sale section – great MTBs await you at bargain prices!
Components
Components on a Gravity bike need to meet high standards: High kinetic energy, rough terrain, jumps, drops, and not least, crashes are part of the course for a properly used enduro, freeride, or downhill MTB. We at bc have the right parts for you on deck and help you make a sustainable purchase decision for durable products that don't compromise on safety.
Cockpit
There’s more that can go wrong at the cockpit of a Gravity MTB than meets the eye. Carbon handlebars help dampen impacts and vibrations, and there are handlebars in all shapes and sizes. With more or less rise, upsweep or backsweep, up to ASTM class 5 for use on a downhill MTB.
Ergonomic remotes for your dropper post ensure you hit the right button in the heat of the moment, and handlebar grips are simply the most underestimated ergonomically relevant contact point to the bike and therefore deserve more attention.
The bc shop offers a huge selection of thick, thin, colorful, grippy, and variously textured grips to suit every preference and taste.
Brakes
“The one who brakes later stays fast longer.” There’s a lot of truth in this cliché: brakes play an equally important and decisive role on a Gravity MTB: Only especially powerful systems like the Magura Gustav Pro, SRAM Maven, Shimano Saint or the premium stoppers from Trickstuff are capable of precisely and reliably dissipating high kinetic energy.
Heat management is also crucial for Gravity brakes: Who wants to deal with fading or glazed brake pads halfway down a descent?
Suspension: Forks & Shocks
Interested in a new fork or maybe a coil shock? In the bc shop, you’ll not only find service kits for your shock or fork but also tools and accessories like suspension pumps or Volume Spacers.
If that’s still not enough, you can treat yourself to an entirely new suspension setup: Bestsellers like the RockShox Zeb, Marzocchi Bomber or the Fox 38, the Öhlins DH38 dual crown fork, exotics like an MRP Ribbon Air, the Formula Selva or the upside-down dual crown Manitou Dorado, air or coil shocks, Piggyback or Double Barrel, in classic sizes or Trunnion mount for all the well-known brands to unleash the beast in your MTB.
Pedals
Just as important as a good handlebar grip are pedals that won’t let you down when it matters. Whether you prefer flat pedals or clipless, the bc shop has a wide selection of pedals for every riding style: OneUp, Crankbrothers, e*Thirteen or the bc in-house brand 3min19sec among many others are now available in the store.
Tyres
Gravity Tyres take a lot of beating. High grip and traction even in extreme riding conditions, a bulletproof casing for puncture protection and maximum stability are the key points for ideal Gravity tyres. Moreover, suitable tyres (and of course, the right air pressure!) protect your wheels from impacts, representing a sustainable investment in the longevity of your gear.
Protection
When things go bang, while you're crashing, good protectors are your guardian angels and health insurance rolled into one. A powerful, well-ventilated helmet, ideally a full-face, helps you keep a cool and intact head. Protector shirts, back protectors, neck braces, and of course knee pads are a must in the injury-prone gravity disciplines. Protectors help minimize the consequences of a fall and have saved many a day.
