The ultimate all-mountain bike
Short travel, high performance
A 150/130 high pivot travel combination makes the Katana both lively and capable in the gnar.
Carbon where it matters
With a carbon swing arm, there’s less weight where it matters. Less unsprung weight = better suspension.
The best drivetrain
The Supre Drive is dead silent, and you can forget about bent derailleur cages. Learn more here.
I can't describe the sounds emitted by the Katana, because they simply don't exist. The Katana is an order of magnitude quieter than anything I've ridden.
RIDE FEEL
We had a specific ride feel in mind when designing the Katana. It couldn’t be harsh, but it had to be responsive and poppy to reward an active riding style. This was achieved with a steel front triangle and a carefully designed carbon layup in the rear.
CENTERED WEIGHT
The carbon swingarm combined with the lightweight Supre derailleur make for a very low unsprung weight. Why does that matter? The lower a bike’s unsprung weight, the better the suspension performance.
SILENCE
You won’t realize how noisy other bikes are until you try the Katana. We improved the chain tensioner cartridge to make it more compact than the previous version while still being hydraulically damped. This type of damping is plain smarter than the clutch in regular derailleurs. Our hydraulic damper is far more durable, and it’s more effective at stabilizing the chain, making the Katana incredibly silent.
HIGH-PIVOT SUSPENSION
The Katana has a unique high-pivot suspension system. The carbon swingarm is engineered to flex by 3 degrees. This flex stay suspension lets us ditch a pivot and keep things clean and simple.
A HIGH PIVOT BIKE THAT PEDALS
The Katana has high anti-squat but with normal pedal kickback because of the magical effect of the idler pulley. The anti-squat increases in higher (faster) gears for more support when pedaling out of the saddle. This combined with the efficient Supre Drive make for a high pivot bike that pedals like none other. The Katana rewards riders that like to give’r the beans.
THE VISION, REALIZED
The Katana is for the rider who wants a playful bike that balances the ability to hold a line, rail corners, and charge at high speeds. It’s for those who crave the performance of high-pivot suspension without sacrificing pedaling efficiency. And most of all, it’s for riders who want to have fun.
About the company
Lal Bikes was founded in late 2021 with the unveiling of the Supre Drive. We’re a small, passionate team of three, including Alex Ham, Jacob Burggraf, and Cedric Eveleigh. We’re located on the Sunshine Coast in BC where we have an industrial workspace and awesome trails at riding distance from our shop.
Our long-term goal is to make the best bikes possible and to make the Supre Drive a mainstream drivetrain option.
Lal Bikes is named after Pierre Lallement, the inventor of the pedal bicycle. Also, supre means “above” in Esperanto, and the Katana is named after the Japanese sword, with inspiration coming from how the derailleur guard feature of the frame looks like a sword protecting the derailleur.
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