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Wildcard: freeride/bike park

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Sizes	small, medium, large
Adjustable geometry	Go from Freeride to Bike-Park to suit your riding environment
Adjustable travel	Go from 6.5" to 5" to suit your style
1.5 Headtube	Strength and versatility to use zero stack or adjustable head angle cups
Hydroformed 7005 AL tubes	Gusseting formed into the tube for added strength with less weight
ISCG2005	Latest standard in ISCG
Full length seat tube	A necessity for freeriding where you need to pedal up before bombing down
Internal ribbed stays	increased stiffness for railing burms and sticking landings
Front derailleur compatible	Capable of using multiple setups from Chainguide, to dual ring w/Bash guard
Full compliment bearings	For lower maintenance and robustness
Warranty	2 years [original owner]
Crash replacement	Lifetime [original owner]
Weight	7.72lbs (click to see image)

	Journeyman Freeride	Journeyman Trail	Ultimate Freeride 150
Frame	Wildcard	Wildcard	Wildcard
Shock	RS Monarch	Manitou Evolver ISX-6	Fox DHX 5.0 Air
Fork	Domain 302 Coil 160mm 20mm	RS Lyric Coil 170mm 20mm	RS Totem Coil 170mm 20mm
Head Sets	Banshee Munro 1.5	Banshee Munro 1.5 reduced	Banshee Munro
Seat Post	Banshee 30.9	Banshee 30.9	Banshee 30.9
Seat Clamp	Banshee 31.4	Banshee 31.8	Banshee 31.8
Tire/F	WTB Prowler MX 2.5	WTB Prowler MX 2.3	WTB Prowler MX 2.5 Race
Tire/R	WTB Prowler SS 2.3	WTB Prowler MX 2.3	WTB Prowler MX 2.5 Race
Wheelset	N/A	N/A	Banshee F:20mm, R:12x150,32h,Mavic EX729, DT Swiss
Rim	Alex FR30	Alex SX44, 32h	N/A
Hub/F	Banshee 110x20	Banshee 32h, 15qr & 20mm Thru	N/A
Hub/R	Formula DH/DC36	Banshee 32h,thru10 x 135mm	N/A
Spokes	Pillar	Pillar PSR Aero 1423	N/A
Chainwheel	Banshee 170mm w/36T	Race Face Evolve 175 24/36/Bash	Funn Hooka DH 170mm w/36T
Chain Guide	E13 LS1	N/A	E13 LG1 White 36
Chain	YB9 Mk9	Yaban MK9	Yaban MK9
Freewheel	Sram PG950	SRAM PG950 11-34T	SRAM PG950 11-34T
Derailleur/F	Sram X7	SRAM X7	SRAM X9
Derailleur/R	N/A	SRAM X9	N/A
Shift Lever/R	Sram X5	SRAM X5	SRAM X7
Shifter Cables	Jagwire	Jagwire	Jagwire
Saddle	WTB Silverado	WTB Silverado	WTB Silverado
Pedal	Welgo replaceable pin	Welgo Platform replaceable pin	Welgo Platform replaceable pin
Handlebar	Funn Fatboy	Race Face Ride XC low rise	Funn Fatboy 31.8,710mm, 8/5.5/30mm
Stem	Funn Rippa	Race Face Ride XC 31.8, 90mm	Funn Rippa 31.8,1-1/8,45mm
Grips	Funn Combat lock on	Funn Combat lock on	Funn Combat lock on
Brakes	Avid Juicy 3 203	Avid Juicy 3 185mm	Avid Elixir CR 203s

Keith on Wildcard

I designed the Wildcard to be a do it all bike for freeriders. With adjustable travel it can cope with both gnarly steeps and dirt jumps with ease. Call it what you like, 'slopestyle' or 'short travel freeride bike', one thing is a constant... it rips!

I've spent a couple of seasons riding my Wildcard on everything from natural and steep BC trails like 'Ride Don't Slide' and 'PHD' to the whistler bone yard, and various pump tracks and jump spots. All I have to do to switch from DH mode to jump mode is wind down the fork. The wildcard is a fun aggressive bike that you can throw around on the mountain or local jumps. It has great pop off lips and feels really comfortable to jump and trick on. This also makes riding trails a blast as you can really make the bike work and hop off tree roots and slam berms, the bike will take just about anything you throw at it, and keep begging for more.

Like the scythe, I wanted the Wildcard to be a bike that you could grab hit the trails day in day out without having to do much maintenance. It runs on fully sealed deep groove ball bearings, and has a no fuss setup. Don't let this simple design full you... performance wise it can compete with any other bike out there aimed at the same sort of riding. One thing is for sure... when riding a Wildcard, the bike will never be the limiting facto

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Rider weight	Fox spring rate [6"/5"]	Manitou spring rate [6"/5"]	Xfusion Spring rate
400 / 300350 / 250 *the spring rate differs depending on the travel setting. The number on the left represents the 6" setting while on the right the 5" is shown
125-150lbs [60-70kg]	450 / 350	400 / 300
151-175lbs [70-80kg]	500 / 400	450 / 350
176-200lbs [80-90kg]	550 / 450	500 / 400
200-225+lbs [90-100]	600 / 500	550 / 450