The suspension layout is the now familiar ‘Four bar’ style layout albeit with a seatstay pivot. Routing for the external dropper post is there but there are no internal hose ports.Īs with the Bossnut bikes, the Beastnut rolls on 27.5″/650b wheels and now has frame clearance for larger 2.35″ rubber. This does however mean that there are no bottle cage mounts on the bike. Cable routing is all external, giving ease of maintenance for the home mechanic but Calibre have routed the rear brake hose above the frame’s downtube to keep it away from damage. The stays are a box section construction with a suspension pivot on the seatstays. The swingarm has an asymmetric layout to the lower stays and uses a standard 135mm Q/R dropout rather than the bolt through 142mm/148mm options. The 6061 aluminium tubing is hydroformed on the main frame with a tapered head tube and a threaded bottom bracket shell. Now we see the next evolution – the limited edition Beastnut – taking the Bossnut formula of performance, spec, ride quality and value and adding some more attitude to the ride.Īs you would expect at this price point the Beastnut is aluminium, both the mainframe and swingarm. We referred to it as a ‘hugely important bike’ and a definite move in the right direction for Calibre. It was soon followed by a women’s version and then with the Bossnut V2 in red, a bike with a touch more reach in the frame and a stiffer one piece rocker linkage. That was the original model (in white/black/yellow) and things have move on since then. With ‘top of the range’ cutting edge carbon bikes nudging the £8K price bracket at times it did seem at one point that you needed at least a budget of £2,500 to get a full suspension trail bike that would fit the bill.Īs the cheapest bike in the 2017 Dirt 100 line up, the Calibre Bossnut had a ticket price of £1300 but was only £999 with the Go Outdoors discount card. The Bossstnut was a breath of fresh air to riders looking for an up-to-date and dialled in trail bike at a truly affordable price. Now with the Beastnut they take the concept and give you a bike with more ability and attitude but keep the great value for money. The Calibre Bossnut hit the spot from the start and at an amazing price. First there was the boss, now there’s the beast.
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