The New Fezzari La Sal Peak 2.0 Dissected | Ultimate Enduro Bike

The original Fezzari La Sal Peak was released back in 2018 and has been a Fezzari fan favorite as well as winning multiple awards from media outlets. For Fezzari Bicycles, updating the La Sal Peak wasn’t just about refreshing an “old” bike, but taking one of their best performing mountain bikes to the next level. For Version 2.0, Fezzari gives the La Sal Peak 170mm of travel front and rear; new suspension kinematics; revised geometry; a new carbon design and layup process for DH-bike level strength; a lifetime warranty; and complete bikes starting at $3,999. There’s quite a bit to Dissect in the new La Sal Peak, so let’s dig in.

* As with all of our Dissected Features, this is not intended to be a long term review or endorsement of a product but is instead a chance for our viewers and readers to get a deep dive look into some of the newest tech and products in the mountain bike space. We thank Fezzari Bicycles for the opportunity to create this feature and getting you some valuable beta on this new enduro rig. *

THE PROCESS
Nearly two years in the making, Fezzari knew the shoes they were filling were big. The replacement needed to be worth the effort, so all the stops were pulled with a ground-up redesign. Hoping to create a bike that would truly be capable of handling EWS tracks, bike parks or the gnarliest local trails you’ve got, Fezzari started by making a bike strong enough to offer a lifetime warranty and pass downhill bike stiffness and durability tests. They’ve got enough faith to give a green light for 170 or 180mm single crown forks or a dual crown fork with up to 203mm of travel.

The fully carbon fiber frame is significantly stiffer thanks to different tube shaping, a burlier rocker link and a lower slung top tube. To ensure the bike wasn’t only stiff in the laboratory, Fezzari had the bike under both factory racers and employee test riders across the US, an Enduro World Series race in Italy, BME enduro races and more.

Along with stiffness and strength goals, Fezzari added the features riders want, like a UDH derailleur hanger; ISCG-05 chainguide mounts; fully guided internal cable routing and custom frame protectors. Other fine touches include custom alloy hardware and laser etched graphics to leave a high-quality finish.

SUSPENSION IMPROVEMENTS
Carrying on with Fezzari’s Horst-style Tetralink suspension design, the Fezzari La Sal Peak 2.0 boasts more travel out back, now sporting 170mm of squish. Fezzari lowered the leverage ratio of the bike, meaning riders can ride a roughly 20% lighter spring rate – good news all around, especially for coil shock fans. Fezzari claims the bike has a better tuning range and provides a more consistent feel from sag into the mid-stroke, while still offering enough ramp-up at bottom out. We look forward to our long-term testing to verify this, but initial rides have us impressed.

GEOMETRY UPDATES
By slightly modifying the suspension layout on the new La Sal Peak 2.0, Fezzari was able to drop the standover height by almost 2 inches across the Small-XL size range. This lowers the center of gravity slightly, while also increasing comfort and confidence, especially for shorter-legged riders. Reach numbers grew slightly across the board with a range of 435mm to 510mm, with our size large measuring out at 485mm. Chainstays also grew by 2mm to 437mm, which may have some drawbacks in certain areas, but will help with climbing and high-speed stability and maintain the balance with the longer front end.

Also updated is Fezzari’s seat tube angle concept. Rather than give every frame a 77.5-degree seat tube angle, which may or may not effectively end up at 77.5 degrees based on the frame size and saddle height. Fezzari looked at data from different frame sizes and average seat heights and slightly modify the frame’s actual angle to give the rider the 77.5-degree experience at the height they’re likely to be sitting at, keeping the seated feel consistent for every rider.

Head to the site for the full write-up:
https://theloamwolf.com/2022/03/01/dissected-the-new-fezzari-la-sal-peak/

Thanks to @richieschley-schleyer3654 for coming out too!

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