CENTURION Bikes 2014 - english version

Backfire Fit
Fitness for everyone
These days, “fitness” is an omnipresent term.
In our times, “being fit” seems to be more desirable
than ever. Some people even declare the
MTB as an appropriate instrument for preserving
fitness in a pleasurable way. Rightly so! But
what about those who are just standing at the
beginning of this way? All those who want to get
“fit” but are still lacking this healthy state at the
moment? Those riders who do not feel comfortable
on all too sportive bikes with speedorientated
geometry, flat cockpit and stretched
seating position?
The answer is quite simple and closer as you
might think: He – or, with pleasure, she – rides a
genuine “Fit” in form of a CENTURION Backfire
Fit. And trusts in the thoughtful engineering skills
of our complete R&D department whose leisure
time has still not begun after designing, drawing
and constructing our bikes that are made and
intended for cyclists with sportive ambitions.
But a Backfire Fit with its slightly “smoother”
character does not have to hide behind our athletically
orientated mountain bikes – definitely
no chance! This would be noticed immediately!
Because: The basic concept of our Backfire Fit
series is to enhance a mountain bike’s “wellness
factor” while preserving the sportive character.
To achieve this successfully, we have primarily
lowered the seating position: Thanks to BB
lowering by 2 cm and a somewhat flatter seat
angle, our Fit series has a gentler geometry. Together
with the slightly longer head tube, this results
in a seating position which is more upright
than that of “conventional” mountain bikes – but
still without geometric analogies to trekking or
city bikes. Desired side effect: When stopping
at traffic lights or interesting sights, the rider’s
feet are able to touch the ground always in time
and safely – another concession our developers
have made to the special genes of the Backfire
Fit series. In addition, getting in and off the saddle
is comparatively easier thanks to the stronger
top tube slope towards the seat tube.
For 2014, CENTURION offers three Backfire Fit
models – all with special geometry as already
mentioned, the 30 and 50 model even additionally
as lady variants with again lower entry concept.
To ensure that really nothing stands in your
way to individual fitness any more!
A Top Tube Length
Backfire Fit 585 mm
Backfire 605 mm
B Top Tube Length
Backfire Fit 155 mm
Backfire 140 mm
C BB Lowering
Backfire Fit 50 mm
Backfire 30 mm
At frame height 51 cm
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