Juliana

Furtado Carbon R Mountain Bike

The redesigned Juliana Furtado turns any stretch of trail or road into your mountain bike playground. With 130mm of rear travel on a 27.5in wheel platform, the Furtado begs to pop off that trailside feature and take the most playful lines back to the trailhead. Juliana updated the Furtado this season, changing the geometry and echoing changes to other frames with the lower-link VPP design for more efficient pedaling and more fun on the descents. Paired with SRAM's NX Eagle drivetrain and WTB wheels, this model of the Furtado arrives ready for the feature-packed trails of your local mountain or park.

Juliana's updates to the geometry of the Furtado make it more capable than ever with slacker headtube and steeper seat tube angles, as well as size-specific chainstay lengths. The slacker front end provides confidence when descending and greater stability in technical terrain. With 15mm longer reach in this year’s model, Juliana compensated to make the seat tube 2-degrees steeper, which means all those improvements at the front end don’t come at the cost of climbing efficiency. The short chainstays liven up the back end, so you can nimbly wind through the trees or hit features, while the proportional length ensures that riders of all heights get the same grin while coming down the mountain. While maintaining the 130mm rear travel, the current generation now comes spec’d with a 140mm fork for that extra pop when you need it. We all have our preferences for how a bike handles, so the flip-chip in the rear linkage allows you to vary between high (steeper) and low (more slack) geometry settings with the turn of a hex key.

This generation of Furtado is only available in carbon, and this particular bike utilizes Juliana's Carbon C layup, which makes for a resoundingly stiff frame for swift acceleration and unflappable poise when you're pointing it down lines that question your confidence. This layup adds a few grams but also saves some dollars relative to their Carbon CC construction. Juliana specs the R build with SRAM's NX Eagle drivetrain, Fox Rhythm 34 fork, and WTB wheels. This build delivers the performance of a higher-dollar spec with the addition of a few grams. Those of us more occupied with the grin on our face rather than the number on the scale will hardly notice as we chase daylight down the mountain.

*Due to unprecedented demand in the global supply chain and the bike industry over the last 18 months, material weight and exact components are subject to change. We are working diligently to keep tech specs updated, and any adjustments will be minor. If you have any questions, reach out to a Gearhead by chatting online or calling 1-888-276-7130.