Monterey, Calif., April 15, 2010 - Airborne® Bicycles, the new face in high-performance mountain bikes, will make its industry debut with the launch of six new bikes at this year’s Sea Otter Classic. To introduce the brand to the biking community, Airborne and its recently selected Flight Crew members will be on-site April 15 – 18, in Monterey, Calif., to give riders the first look along with a chance to take a test ride.
“We are really excited to showcase our great new line of bikes to all the riders at the Sea Otter Classic,” said Reed Pike, Airborne brand manager. “Each model features 6061 aluminum frames and carefully selected high-performance parts. Whether it’s a hard tail or single pivot suspension, we’ve developed a great line for a wide range of riders.”
For the hard tail fanatic, Airborne offers riders two options, the Specter and Specter Sport. Both include a strong, durable aluminum frame and are built to handle all the twists and turns of the trail. The Specter features a SR Suntour fork with an 8-speed SRAM X-4 drive train. Its counterpart, the Specter Sport, offers riders a RockShox Dart 2 fork and 9-speed SRAM X-5 drive train.
Riders looking for a suspension bike now have a few more options with Airborne’s new Zeppelin, Zeppelin Elite and Marauder. The Zeppelin features 125mm of travel, a RockShox Dart 2 fork, Marzocchi coil F rear shock and a Really Red frame. Airborne’s 125mm travel Zeppelin Elite includes a RockShox fork and rear shock, 9-speed SRAM X-7 trigger shifters and a ghost-like, White Light paint scheme. Finally, the Marauder, with its cool Jet Blast Blue paint job and 150mm rear travel offers a Marzocchi rear shock, Spinner CARGO 340 fork and SRAM drive train.
For the speed freak looking to fly down the mountain, check out Airborne’s new TAKA (Japanese for Falcon). This downhill specific mountain bike has performance at its core, offering a full 200mm of suspension travel, premium parts and a very cool matte Desert Tan paint scheme to match the dirt on the trails. It’s built to handle even the gnarliest descents with ease while giving riders a thrilling and premium experience.
To make purchasing quick and easy, Airborne has teamed up with a fine retailer to offer its premium, hard-working bikes exclusively through Giantnerd® Social Shopping (www.Giantnerd.com). Giantnerd® gives riders an ideal customer experience thanks to its social shopping platform and a talented staff dedicated to customer service; whether it’s helpful information, product recommendations or simply a quick call to talk bikes.
“Airborne Bicycles has developed an exciting high performance mountain bike lineup that will resonate with bike enthusiast of all levels,” said Jeff Lesser, Giantnerd® Marketing Manager. “We are excited to showcase, on our social shopping platform, both the quality and value of Airborne to our Giantnerd members.”
Airborne Bicycles will be available for purchase at fine retailer Giantnerd® beginning April 15th. MSRP on the new bikes are: Specter - $599, Specter Sport $999, Zeppelin - $1099, Zeppelin Elite - $1499, Marauder - $1,199 and TAKA - $2,500. For more information, images and complete specs of all the great products offered by Airborne Bicycles visit www.AirborneBicycles.com.
About Airborne
Launched April 2010, Airborne® Bicycles offers an array of high- performance mountain bikes for every type of rider. Featuring premium- quality components; durable, lightweight frames; and innovative designs, Airborne delivers a top-notch product at a competitive price. Available only on http://www.giantnerd.com/, Airborne is dedicated to providing the customers with superior customer service. For more about Airborne® Bicycles, visit: www.airbornebicycles.com.
About Giantnerd®
Giantnerd® is designed to be the web’s best social shopping community. It’s a place where outdoor enthusiasts can utilize cutting-edge social technology to communicate, cooperate and collaborate with others, ultimately making smart, educated purchases in a hive minded community. It’s a transparent environment where our users have the opportunity to share knowledge, opinions, and ideas about products among like minded gear nerds who are essential to a positive social shopping experience. Giantnerd is a coalition of product-savvy members, passionate vendors, and a small group of caring employees dedicated to serving the needs of the Giantnerd social shopping community. Ultimately, everything we do revolves around the best interest of our members. Giantnerd® is Powered by Love™. For more information visit www.giantnerd.com.
