FAST . BASTARD . DOG

The Chilli Dog doesn’t care about your Strava time, your KOM dreams, or your chiropractor’s warnings. It’s here for violence, velocity, and very poor decision-making, executed with incredible style.

The Chilli Dog is our long-travel steel hardtail built for riders who think suspension is optional but sending it is not. Packing 29-inch wheels, 150–160mm travel, and enough juice to make your full-suspension mates question their life choices.

NOT FOR WEIGHT WEENIES...can't even sugar coat it, this dog is a THIC SAUSAGE. We designed the Chilli Dog with an oversized butted profile in the headtube and seat tube, adding additional support to the danger zones to ensure the frame lasts. Lycra boys look elsewhere.

So, we made it fat and left forgot ride quality? NOPE... Its all about tubing placement you see; we tuned the frame with narrow gauge tubing across the top tube and rear end, with tubing profiles that alter with size…. It’s tough as fuck, but somehow still supple in all the right places. It holds its line and is like a steel sledgehammer that gives great hugs....

Long travel. Long legs. Long list of things it’ll happily hurl you off.

''It took me faster off road than I have likely done on a hardtail in a long time...''

- Wideopen Magazine

Build Specs:

Core

Frame	Chilli Dog 4130
Fork	Marzocchi Bomber Z1 Rail/ 160mm/ 44mm Rake/ RED OR BLACK
Wheels	Halo Ridgeline II 29 Boost
Tires	Michelin Wild Enduro 29x2.5 MH Performance Line
Brakes	TRP Trail Evo 4 Piston
Drivetrain	SRAM NX 1x12
Stem	Gusset TS 35mm/ 32mm Reach
Handlebars	Gusset S2 35mm/ 20mm Rise
Grips	Gusset Lock on extra soft
Saddle	Gusset S2 AM
Dropper	PNW Range 31.6x 200mm

Team

Frame	Chilli Dog 4130
Fork	Marzocchi Bomber Z1 Rail/ 160mm/ 44mm Rake/ RED OR BLACK
Wheels	Halo Skelta 29 Boost
Tires	Michelin Wild Enduro 29x2.5 MH Performance Line
Brakes	TRP DHR Evo Pro/ BLACK, SILVER OR BRONZE
Drivetrain	SRAM 90 T-Type 1x12
Stem	Gusset TS 35mm/ 32mm Reach
Handlebars	Gusset S2 35mm/ 20mm Rise
Grips	Gusset Lock on extra soft
Saddle	Gusset S2 AM
Dropper	PNW Loam 31.6x 200mm/ BLACK, SILVER OR BRONZE

Please allow apx 7 days for full builds to be complete before dispatch

Key Features:

Travel range: 150-160mm.
Wheel size: 29
UDH Dropout
Balanced geometry: longer fronts pair to longer rear ends
Proportional chainstay lengths (longer sizes have longer stays)
Butted 4130 Chromoly steel, with differing profiles from size to improve strength and compliance.
Uber low slung geometry gives ultimate cornering, stability and braking control.
Super steep seat tube angle for exceptional technical climbing ability and a shorter, more comfortable/natural seated position.
Short, straight seat tube designed around the use of longer dropper posts.
Top tubes run across the same line on all sizes, offering leading standover clearance. Perfect for sizing flexibility and keeping the frame out of your way!
Tall stack, because its just better...
A slack head angle with a 150-160mm fork means the bike remains composed and slack, no matter the terrain.
Frame ED Coated internally and externally for maximum corrosion resistance.
3 year warranty & lifetime crash replacement for the original owner.
Geometry: See below
Sizing: See below
Weight: Circa 3.5kg

Manufacture specification/ Recommendations: What do I need?

Max front travel: 160mm
Wheels size: 29 only
Max rear rotor size: 180mm
Seat Post: 31.6mmm internal routing only
Seat Post Clamp: 34.9mm
Bottom Bracket: standard 73mm threaded BSA/English
44mm headtube. Tapered fork headset sizes: ZS44/28.6 top headset cup, EC44/40 lower headset cup. Purchase here.
Post mount required: IS rear '(Rotor size)'
Rear Wheel spacing: Boost (148mm x 12mm)
Chain guide devices: To suit ISCG05
Front chain ring clearance: Max 34T
Tire Clearance: 2.6

Geometry

Sizing

Struggling with what reach to choose? Why not check out our sizing chart...

The frames have short seat tubes with a very low standover, so sizing is very flexible and more centred around the length. We recommend the use of longer dropper posts and shorter stems (35-50mm) dependant on sizing.

(See geo charts for cm measurements)

Regular: 5ft5 to 5ft11

Uber Long: 5ft11 to 6ft4

This is our GUIDE and how we would recommend the sizing. This is certainly not a definitive recommendation, so riders should choose to how they prefer their bike!

Are you on the lower end of a scale? Not a problem; thanks to the short seat tubes and lower standover this is not a problem.

Sizing up, or on the shorter end of the scale? shorter dropper post/35mm stem

Sizing down, or on the larger end of the scale? Longer dropper post/ 50mm stem.

Seat post insertion depths

Short, straight seat tubes allow for long dropper insertion. See max seat post insertions;

Regular: 280mm

Long: 300mm