The A.200.G was designed around a mid-pivot suspension architecture because of the performance benefits it brings. The design is more involved because the addition of an idler but it brings enough performance improvements for us to invest our efforts in this new project and Charlie and the team are loving the results!! The race team were very happy with the A.200.M (Charlie’s World Champs winning ride) so we had to have very solid grounds to make such a big change.

With World Cup racing being as tight and competitive as it is we are always looking to squeeze every last ounce of performance from our bikes, and this development gives us another edge. Head Designer Rob Gow explained “Adding the idler allows us to create the mid-pivot system, essentially decoupling the BB from the suspension system. This is very important as it gives us the flexibility to put the pivot in the optimum position for overall suspension performance. The kinematic is still a DW6 but taken to the next level through this new design freedom".