Allied Cycle Works has ventured further and further off-road for a few years now, from road to gravel. With riders like Payson McElveen and Lea Davison on the Bentonville, Arkansas brand’s athlete roster, a mountain bike was inevitable. Now, that bike is here. Allied launches the BC40, a made-in-the-U.S.A. carbon fibre cross country mountain bike.
As Allied’s only mountain bike, the BC40 has to cover a bit of ground. The Arkansas brand says its new bike will cover cross country racing and more aggressive cross country or trail riding.
BC40: Beyond cross country
Allied pared the BC40’s carbon fibre frame down to 1,905 grams. It’s running a balanced 120-mm of suspension, front and rear, via a four-bar linkage. The bike is at the aggressive end of cross country racing, sporting a 66.5-degree head angle with clearance for 2.4″ tires.
Payson McElveen watches as an Allied frame is made in molds in Arkansas
A BC40 fram in production
Allied makes all parts in-house in Arkansas
Allied BC40: Born in the U.S.A.
What makes Allied stand out from other brands, other than those excellent matte frame colours on the BC40 is its commitment to producing its frames in-house, in Arkansas. In fact, the new mountain bike is named after the Back 40 trail system hiding just outside Allied’s Bentonville headquarters.
Allied offers the BC40 in a wide range of color options
Frame and logo choices can be personalized
There’s custom colors, too.
The XC frame project is two years from concept to a consumer-ready frame. Part of the process was improving, in fact doubling, Allied’s in-house manufacturing capacity.
“Given the hurdles we have faced every single day with the entire supply chain faltering and fighting to keep our operations running smoothly though the pandemic, it’s a huge accomplishment,” said Allied Cycle Works CEO Drew Medlock.”We can’t wait to see this bike pushed to the limit by our athletes”
Lea Davison, recently retired from World Cup racing, and Payson McElveen plan to put the BC40 to good use soon. Both are racing the iconic Leadville 100 as well as marathon nationals and other U.S. events on the newly released XC whip.
Watch McElveen and Davison take the BC40 through Arkansas’ rapidly-growing singletrack network.
Allied BC40
Allied BC40 is available at alliedcycleworks.com in five builds and as a frameset.
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