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What is a Recoil? The dictionary defines recoil as "to spring or come back; react." The Diamondback Recoil takes that definition to heart. Whether it is flying down the wide open trail or making its way through twisty single track, the Recoil will react to what is under its tires and then spring back and be ready to take on what comes next. With an aluminum 4" travel frame, Tuff Shock Coil rear shock, SR Suntour XCT fork and 24 gears to choose from this bike will not cower in fear. Instead it will spring into action and give you a great ride.
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What does it mean to recoil? The dictionary defines it as "to spring or come back; react." The Diamondback Recoil takes the dictionary definition to heart. Whether it's flying down the wide-open trail or making its way through twisty single track, the Recoil will react to the terrain under its tires and then spring back to take on whatever comes next. The bike is equipped with such features as an aluminum 4-inch trail frame, an SR Suntour XCT fork with 100mm of travel, a Tuff Shock Coil rear shock, and a Shimano Acera rear derailleur with eight-speed Rapid-Fire shifters. Add in 24 gears and Tektro mechanical disc brakes and you have a bike that won't cower in fear. The Recoil is always ready to spring into action and give you a great ride. p table align="right" cellpadding="10" width="300" tbodytrtdimg align="top" border="0" height="184" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/stores/sport-goods/B004R7U7BY-1.jpg" width="300" /br /br /smallemstrongThe Diamondback Recoil is outfitted with a 4-inch aluminum trail frame./strong/em/small/td/tr/tbody/table bSpecifications/bbr ul liSizes: Small (16 inches), medium (18 inches), large (20 inches) liFrame: DB Recoil 6061 T-6 aluminum trail with 4 inches of travel, optimized single pivot, Sortie machine-formed top tube, butted/formed down tube, sealed cartridge bearing pivot, replaceable hanger liFork: SR XCT 100mm travel liRear shock: Tuff Shock Coil, 190 x 51mm with oil damping liCranks: SR Suntour XCC T202, 24/34/42t liBottom bracket: Sealed cartridge liFront derailleur: Shimano Altus dual pull, top swing, 34.9 liRear derailleur: Shimano Acera SGS 8-speed liShifter: Shimano SL-M310 8-speed Rapid-Fire liBrake levers: Tektro alloy with reach adjust liBrakes: Tektro Novela disc with 6-inch rotors liGear: Shimano HG30 8-speed cassette (11-32t) liRims: 32H MX260D double wall liTires: Kenda Klaw XT large casing, 26 x 2.1 liPedals: DB toe-clip-compatible platform liHandlebar: DB SL318b oversize, 31.8mm, mid rise liStem: DB AL6061 ahead 7 degrees, 31.8mm liSeatpost: DB SL309p alloy micro adjust, 30.9mm liSeat: DB all mountain saddle liHeadset: Zero stack ahead 1-1/8 inches liColors: Matte titanium liChain: KMC-Z82 liHubset: 32H MX260H alloy with disc mount (front), 32H MX260H alloy cassette with disc mount (rear) liSpokes: White 14g stainless steel liGrips: DB 130mm D2 Kraton liExtras: Owner's manual, chainstay protector, clear coat /ul p table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:1px #000 solid; 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