To cope with bending and torsional forces in the bottom bracket area, we have developed a 3D-box for our four-pivot Dual Trail Control layout. It is placed between the rear shock struts. It gives a very wide support for the sealed encapsulated industrial bearings of the bottom bracket resulting in a clearly improved lateral stiffness, a better response, and a better power transfer between crankset and the rear wheel. At the same time, the 3D-box carries the front derailleur as well as the fixing point for the shock.

Dual Trail Control is the four-pivot suspension technology developed and improved by CUBE, which ensures a completely neutral behavior on the rear triangle when pedalling over any terrain.

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Elaborative developed kinematics are only able to function correctly if the associated suspension shocks is properly tuned to it. Connected with the new Fox Float RP23 Boost Valve shock and the DHX RC4 shock, we could achieve the best optimised performance.

The requirement for a continuously active and fully usable travel: The rear triangle is not affected by pedalling or especially braking forces. Regardless of the fact that a variety of other possibilities exists, we employ a four pivot chain stay construction. Here, one of the pivots is located between the dropout and the chain stay; this ensures that braking does not have a negative effect on the movement of the rear wheel. Thereby via the appropriate positioning of the remaining pivots, we obtain the finest riding qualities for our fullsuspension bikes in terms of uphill as well as downhill abilities.