Lapierre Zesty AM 5.0 ULT Full Suspension Mountain Bike Large, Grey

To sum up, a bike that offers it all, and more. The challenge was to entirely redesign two models which were a huge hit with endurance and all-mountain riders.

So, we have entirely redesigned our two models to evolve with riding practices. To do this, we opted for a shared platform, at the same time preserving the separate identities of the Zesty and the Spicy.

A shared framework, but totally different behaviours. Zesty and Spicy make their come-back. Developed with the help of pro riders, notably Nicolas Vouilloz, 10 times world downhill champion, we have gone to great lengths to get maximum thrills, in terms of downhill for the Spicy and all-mountain capabilities for Zesty. The challenge was to preserve the character of each bike: Spicy, the ultimate endurance bike, great for speed; and Zesty, an exceptional all-mountain explorer.

We focused on the details. In particular three main areas: the FIT programme, kinematics, and geometry modernisation. In relationship with users’ expectations, across the full aluminum and carbon range.