Herb 180 VERTIGO – 2013
buy factory direct € 2.699*
Product-Info
The HERB 180 Vertigo unveils the performance of coil shocks – combined with a park and freeride oriented build kit and a budget price tag. The frame provides 180 mm of plush travel using the ROCK SHOX Kage RC shock. Up front we use the ROCK SHOX Domian RC with 180 mm travel, compression and rebound adjustment. A great geometry and a stiff frame are the other ingredients that will create a smile on your face. The bike is built around the original aftermarket frame, whose features are described here in full detail.
The drive train features a single ring Truvativ Descendent crank, paired with an Sram XO chain device and SRAM X9 Type2 roller bearing clutch rear derailleur. The wheels are hand build in our work shop in Germany using black DT Swiss Competition spokes with black nipples. The FR30 rims are wide, have stainless steel eyelets and a very competive weight (490 g). The wheels roll on SRAM´s X9 sealed cartige bearing hubs with 20×110 mm front and 12×142 mm rear spacing. Brakes are AVID´s Elixir 5 piston type with 200 mm rotor up front and 180 mm rear.
We offer the following choice options (eventual up charges are shown during the ordering process):
Tires: choose between offerings from Continental and Schwalbe
Wheel set: upgrade your wheel set with Notubes ZTR FlowEX or Supra30 rims from Alex
Seat post: upgrade a Rock Shox Reverb Stealth seat post
Derailleur: X9 Type2 (standard) or X0 Type 2
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Technology
Active Suspension Design
Linkage operated shock combined with a single pivot rear triangle. The linkage designs generates a linear beginning and mid stroke kinematics with progressive end of stroke ratio. This suspension characteristic is the optimum for excellent performance when not only suspension performance but also feedback from the bike counts. This characteristics gives you a better feeling for the bike and the ground, allowing to push through wobbles and to jump easily. We think the main suspension characteristics should be a result of the kinematics and not of the shock. Especially the air shock allows you to adjust the progression of the suspension system, but it can not be designed as freely as the kinematics of a linkage can. That´s why we believe kinematics should do the main job of defining suspension progression and the shock should be used to do the individual fine tune. Another important point is the pivot placement. Pivot palcement mainly affects two things, wheel path and climbing efficiency. Most hits on the rear wheel come from the bottom and from the front. Therefore it is desireable to have an upwards and rearwards wheel path. Generally this is difficult to achieve with any type of suspension design. Old school high pivot realize this quite well, but they are no option because of the pedal force inducing movements of the suspension. Our single pivot design, i. e. no additional pivot between the main pivot and the rear axle, provides a better wheel path than most other designs. The pivot placement – relatively high and before the bottom bracket – is crucial for that. This design results in a little extra weight, but increases the suspension performance noticeably. The exact placement of the main pivot is crucial for the climbing efficiency. We claim to have optimized that pretty well, but it´s on yourself to test the uphill efficiency. Finally we believe that any additional pivot between the rear axle and the main pivot would reduce the stiffness of the frame and thus reduce it´s overall performance.
160/180 Conversion Kit
This frame allows you to switch the rockers between the 180 mm and 160 mm travel version. Effectively this changes converts your HERB 180 to a HERB 160 and vice versa, because the frame platform for rear and front triangle is identic. When changing the rocker not only the travel is changed, but also the geometry is adjusted appropriately and the suspension characteristics are changed a bit. The longer stroke version stays a bit more linear in the mid stroke, allowing the frame to deal better with medium hard impacts. At the end of stroke both systems get progressive but to a different degree. The 180 mm version is conceptioned more as a Freeride bike, while the 160 mm version is Enduro friendly. This means the 160 offers a maximum of suspension efficiency and feedback by using its limited travel in the best way. The 180 is optimized to handle really rough terrain providing DH bike alike performance in a package that can be pedaled up the hill easily.
Triple Dropouts
On this frame you can install three different rear axle Systems, all through axle systems. The standard version is 142×12 mm (compatible with X-12 standard wheels), the options are 150×12 mm through axlead 135×12 mm through axle,. To switch between the systems simply change the derailleur eye and the disc plate. 150 mm rear wheels will give the bike additional stiffness by reducing the flex of the spokes.
7000 series custom butted aluminum
The frame is designed without gussets because we use our very specially butted tube set. This design provides a clean look and supports the frame in highly stressed regions. Wall thickness on the rear triangle is specific for left and right side to handle brake and chain pull forces.
Kappa Surface
The surface of the welded and heat threated frame is ball burnished with balls of a specific size in order that the surface of the frame material is compressed. This compression leads to compression stress in the material. The compression stress changes the load factor Kappa, which leads to longer life of the frame structure.
C-Plus Bearings
Full complement bearings are used on all pivots. The additional balls provide a higher load capacity (C0 and Cdyn). The higher load capacity leads to greater stiffness and durability. To protect the bearings against corrosion, we decided to use stainless steel material. All bearings are cartridge type industrial grade bearings with two seals. Whenever possible the bearings are protected by the bolt heads and additional o-rings.
Model | HERB 180 VERTIGO (2013) |
|---|---|
| frame | HERB 180 (V1.1) |
| sizes | small, medium, large |
| shock | Rock Shox Kage RC, 216 x 63 mm |
| fork | Rock Shox Domain RC, 180 mm |
| head set | Acros AiSXE-22, stainless steel bearings, red |
| stem | Kore Repute 50 mm |
| handle bar | Kore Torsion, 800 mm wide, 20 mm rise, black |
| grips | Kore Rivera, lock on, closed aluminium cap |
| brakes | Avid Elixir 5, 200 mm front rotor, 180 mm rear rotor |
| derailleur | Sram X9 Type 2, short cage |
| optional derailleur | Sram X0 Type 2, short cage |
| front derailleur | Shimano XT FDM-970-10 |
| shifters | Sram X7 Trigger |
| cassette | Sram PC-1050, 10 speed, 11-32 T |
| crank and bottom bracket | Truvativ Descendant, 36T |
| chain device | Sram XO |
| rims | Alexrims FR30, 32 hole, black |
| optional rims | Alexrims Supra30, welded, 32 hole, black |
| optional rims | ZTR FlowEX, welded, 32 hole, black |
| spokes and nipples | Sapim Race, 2,0 x 1,8 x 2,0, black brass nipples |
| hubs | SRAM X9, front 20/110 mm, rear 12/142 mm, black |
| tires | Schwalbe Muddy Marry, 2,35“, foldable, front soft, rear medium compound |
| optional tires | Schwalbe Hans Dampf, 2,35“, Trailstar compound |
| seat post | Kore, Twin Bolt, 31,6 x 350 mm, black |
| optional seat post | Rock Shox Reverb Stealth, 150 mm adjustabe, 31,6 x 430 mm |
| seat | Selle Italia SL Q-Bic, black |
| seat clamp | aluminum clamp with quick release |
| pedals | not included |
| weight | ~15,9 kg |
Size | S | M | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| example fork | Rock Shox Domain 2013 | Rock Shox Domain 2013 | Rock Shox Domain 2013 |
| fork travel | 180 mm | 180 mm | 180 mm |
| fork length + head set height | 565 + 2 mm | 565 + 2 mm | 565 + 2 mm |
| top tube (reach) | |||
| top tube sloped | 505 mm | 536 mm | 567 mm |
| top tube horizontal | |||
| chain stay length | 426 mm | 426 mm | 426 mm |
| steering angle | 64,5° | 64,5° | 64,5° |
| seat angle (actual) | 69° | 69° | 69° |
| seat angle (effective | 73,2° | 73,2° | 73,2° |
| head tube length | 130 mm | 130 mm | 140 mm |
| wheel base (40 mm fork offset) | |||
| seat tube length | 428 mm | 428 mm | 490 mm |
| bottom bracket height | 14 mm | 14 mm | 14 mm |
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