![]() The testing period saw the Pinner subjected to the full range of UK mountain bike riding, from trail center blasting to bike park thrashing around the country. But how does this translate to how the Pinner behaves on the trail? I was desperate to find out and thankfully Burf – the main who’s single-handedly running the show at BTR Fabrications these days – was happy to lend me his personal rig to see for myself. Through the years they have maintained their image by producing aggressive, no BS bikes, and the Pinner, on test here, is no exception. We’ve spent a couple of weeks riding BTR’s Pinner, a 140mm steel trail bike designed to sew up the one bike solution. I think it looks amazing, aesthetically, and BTR are a great pair of guys to work with (I've bought two hardtails from. ![]() It's expensive and heavy, but I love the idea of a really burly 130mm bike with super aggressive modern geo. The Belter had a 61-degree head angle for crying out loud! That’s still insane nine years on.įast forward to the present day and BTR Fabrications are producing a broader range of steel bikes that stay true to the heritage of the original Belter. The BTR Pinner is really expensive, but not quite that high. We took the size large 650b Pinner for a thrash on the downhill trails at the Forest of Dean, the Pinner’s geometry made short work of the myriad berms, tabletops and root sections. BTR Pinner Intended use: trail riding Travel: 130mm Wheel size: 26' or 27.5' Frame material: Reynolds 631 and 853 front end, Columbus stays Head angle: 64 Chainstay length: 425mm Sizes: S, M, L. One of the pioneers of the hardcore hardtail movement, the BTR Belter brought to the table some previously unseen geometry figures, which, when combined with its cross-braced steel structure, created an aggressive package that really conveyed how the bikes were intended to be ridden. ![]() ![]() Long before the BTR Pinner was a dream in anyone’s mind, BTR Fabrications started out with legendary Belter hardtail, back in 2011. ![]()
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