The story…
CANAAN is the location of the world’s first 24-hour mountain bike team relay race. This wicked course consisted of wet root and mud covered rock descents where riders were heard to pray for the fire-road climbs so they could recover. The event could be summed up as an outlet for hardcore mountain bike enthusiasts to test themselves (and their equipment) and spawned a generation of riders always searching for how far they could go. The 24 Hours of CANAAN capped out at 500 teams of which typically only a few were pro level. In honor of this place that started the ultra distance love affair with dirt, Mongoose® has set out to design the ride that can suit the pro but is also keeping the everyday rider in mind.....
Custom-tuned FreeDrive design with emphasis on good pedaling yet compliant traction. 100mm of travel front and rear (not too much, not too little) keying in on efficiency and control. The engineers at Mongoose can massage the FreeDrive system to suit any conditions, and in the case of the CANAAN, they’ve maximized traction for climbs and enhanced control for flats and downhills.
The geometry of the CANAAN is suited for every- day trail riding as well as race day. 69.5 degree head angle and a low slung center of gravity make
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for rock solid handling at high speed and steep de- scents. This handling also makes the bike more stable at the end of an endurance fest when your senses are getting hazy.
Shooting for that harmony between hardcore frame strength yet light-weight construction, the CANAAN resounds with both the weight geek and the back country freak. All pivot locations use a common 5 mm allen wrench and easily sourced bearings from any local bike store. Dual disc specific design…all conditions reliable braking that goes the distance.
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FRAME: All New MONGOOSE Butted Aluminum Freedrive XC Enduro w/ 3.9" (100mm) Travel
FORK/SHOCK: Fox F100X Air, Air Spring, Rebound Adjust & Inertia Valve Platform, 100mm Travel; Fox RP23 Air Shock w/ Adjustable Rebound & 3-Setting ProPedal
DRIVETRAIN: 27-Speed w/ SRAM X-0 Rear & Shimano XT Front Derailleurs, SRAM X-0 Trigger Shifters w/ Matchmaker Mount; FSA Carbon Pro Team Issue Cranks w/ External Bearings BRAKES: Avid Juicy Ultimate Hydraulic Disc, 160mm Rotors
WHEELS: No Tubes ZTR Olympic Disc Tubeless Rims w/ Ringle Dirt Flea Disc Hubs, Kenda Karma 2.0" DTC Kevlar-Bead Tires
COCKPIT: Easton Monkey Lite SL Lo Rise Handlebar & EA70 Stem, Kore I-Beam Elite Carbon Post & I-Beam Saddle
Canaan™ Elite
FRAME: All New MONGOOSE Butted Aluminum Freedrive XC Enduro w/ 3.9" (100mm) Travel
FORK/SHOCK: Fox F100RL, Air Spring, Adjustable Rebou & Lockout, 100mm Travel; Fox RP3 Air Shock w/ Adjustable Rebound & ProPedal
DRIVETRAIN: Shimano XT 27-Speed w/ New XT Deraill & Trigger Shifters; FSA After- burner Hollow Forged Crankset w/ External Bearings
BRAKES: Avid Juicy 5 Hydraulic Disc, 160mm Rotors
WHEELS: WTB LaserDisc Lite Wheelset; Kenda Karma 2.0" DTC Kevlar-Bead Tires
COCKPIT: Easton EA50 Bar & Stem, Kore I-Beam Post & I-Beam Race Saddle
