Tomac 2010 Snyper 140 MTB

The Snyper is our best selling bike, and it's really no surprise. It pedals efficiently, glides through the rough, and is stiff and light. It continues to be called one of the "best trail bikes on the market" in bike magazine review worldwide. The Snyper has been totally redesigned for 2010 and incorporates the highly coveted IAS suspension design. Among a bevy of features, the Snyper 140 uses triple butted 6069 top and down tubes, forged aluminum shock mounts, CNC machined shock and rocker link mounts, full high compliment bearings, oversize aluminum shocks pins and a custom 7050 high strength rear derailleur hanger. If you want a bike that you can ride all day in rough terrain, look no further than the Snyper

Features

Tomac's best selling model, the Snyper 140 is a do-it-all trail bike that is made for ascending and descending with the same swiftness.

• New IAS Instant Active Suspension system provides improved response time to bump forces and excellent pedalling efficiency
• 140mm travel, designed for 140 or 150mm travel fork
• 6.8lb/3100g frame weight with Fox RP23 shock
• 6069 aluminum with custom butted top, down and seat tubes
• Tapered head tube (1 1/8th top to 1.5 lower)
• CNC machined seat stay arch, dropouts and yokes
• Fits SRAM, Shimano and FSA front derailleurs
• Full seat post extension
• Dual water bottle mounts on all but small size
• Up to 2.35 tire clearance
• 68.5 degree head angle, 73 degree seat angle, 13.65 inch BB height

Spec

(Also available as a frameset)

• Sizes
• Color
• Rear Shock
• Fork
• Headset
• R/Derailleur
• F/Derailleur
• Shifters
• Brakes
• Cranks
• Cassette
• Chain
• Wheelset
• Tires
• Grips
• Handlebar
• Stem
• Seatpost
• Saddle

Snyper 140 1

• S M L XL
• Black ano or White
• Fox Float RP23
• Fox Float Fit RL150 15mm Tapered
• FSA Gravity DX Pro
• SRAM X0
• SRAM X9
• SRAM X9
• Avid Elixir CR
• Truvative Noir
• SRAM Powerglide 980 11-34
• SRAM PC971 Power-Link gold
• Easton XC Two 15mm
• Kenda Nevegal, 2.35 Folding
• Tomac Custom Thin Waffle
• Easton Monkeylite Low rise 685mm
• Thomson Elite, 31.8 90mm
• Thomson Elite, 30.9mm, 367mm
• WTB Silverado Classic Cut

Snyper 140 2

• S M L XL
• Black ano or White
• Fox Float RP23
• Fox Float RL140 15mm Tapered
• FSA Gravity DX Pro
• SRAM X0
• SRAM X7
• SRAM X7
• Avid Elixir R
• Truvativ Stylo 3.3
• SRAM Powerglide 11-34
• SRAM 951 Power-Link Gold
• Easton XC Two 15mm
• Kenda Nevegal, 2.35 Folding
• Tomac Custom Thin Waffle
• Easton EA50 Low Rise, 685mm
• Easton EA50, 31.8mm, 90mm
• Easton EA50, 31.8mm, 350mm
• WTB Silverado Classic Cut

Geometry

Snyper 140

• Shock ETE
• Rear Travel
• Fork Travel
• Head Angle
• Seat Angle
• Head Tube length
• Seat Tube Length
• Effective TT Lenth
• Wheelbase
• Chain Stay Length
• BB Height
• Standover Height

S

• 200x56 (7.875x2.25)
• 140mm (5.5”)
• 140mm (5.5”)
• 68°
• 73°
• 115mm (4.5”)
• 381mm (15”)
• 542mm (21.3”)
• 1079.3mm (42.49”)
• 436.2mm (17.2”)
• 349.5mm (13.75”)
• 720mm (28.34”)

M

• 200x56 (7.875x2.25)
• 140mm (5.5”)
• 140mm (5.5”)
• 68.5°
• 73°
• 115mm (4.5”)
• 432mm (17”)
• 577mm (22.7”)
• 1108.5mm (43.64”)
• 436.2mm (17.2”)
• 349.5mm (13.75”)
• 725mm (28.54”)

L

• 200x56 (7.875x2.25)
• 140mm (5.5”)
• 140mm (5.5”)
• 68.5°
• 73°
• 130mm (5.1”)
• 485mm (19”)
• 600.4mm (23.9”)
• 1133.1mm (44.9”)
• 436.2mm (17.2”)
• 349.5mm (13.75”)
• 730mm (28.74”)

XL

• 200x56 (7.875x2.25)
• 140mm (5.5”)
• 140mm (5.5”)
• 69°
• 73°
• 150mm (5.9”)
• 508mm (20”)
• 627.4mm (24.7”)
• 1155.3mm (45.4”)
• 436.2mm (17.2”)
• 349.5mm (13.75”)
• 735mm (28.93”)

Technology

With all of the trail bikes we rode, there were significant problems. Some absorbed bumps well, but pedalled just marginally and had bad brake jack. Others pedaled well, but absorbed bumps marginally and had bad kickback. Almost all of them ?hooked? over rough stuff: when you would aggressively ride into the rough, the suspension would over-compress and get bogged down in the rocks. So, when we started, we set out to solve all the trail bike issues we experienced. We wanted a lightweight bike that would pedal like a short travel XC bike, absorb bumps like a good 5.5 inch travel trail bike, float through the rough stuff easily, and be stiff like hell.

What we did is place the pivot in a location that would maximize pedalling efficiency, but not in a place that would create excessive pedal feedback or minimize the bike?s ability to absorb bumps. We used a Fox RP23 shock with XY secondary air canister because it's more linear from middle stroke and has low initial stiction (because you are running lower initial pressures). The Snyper has a relatively flat shock rate, which maximized the character of the air shock. It allows the bike to pedal well, get full travel and still feel pretty bottomless throughout the travel.

Because the bike tends to sit closer to the top of the travel under standard rider load, i.e. not wallowing in the middle, it pedals better and you get a sense that the bike has longer travel that you would expect. This also helps lessen the 'hooking' effect I spoke of above because the suspension isn't over-compressing, kicking the power into the pedals and disrupting your pedal motion so you can?t ride through rough terrain.

Okay, so we figured out the travel, the pedalling, the bump absorption, etc, but stiffness was also such a major factor. We wanted a frame that was under 7 pounds, but have it be stiffer than anything in the category. The bike as it sits is 6.8lbs with shock for a large! This is the lightest in the category, but it's also the stiffest because we use the full triangulated swingarm and the short link. Notice also the compact full triangulated front triangle.. this is also for stiffness. A triangle is the stiffest lightest method, and this bike features dual compact triangles.

At one point during the proto phase, all of the pieces came together. We created a bike that combined all of the above factors: it pedalled well, absorbed bumps great, didn't hook, didn't suffer from brake jack and dive, didn't kick back into the pedals and was very stiff. It's one of the few bikes that is truly an all-around bike. You can ride it anywhere, on any type of terrain and it excels. And, you can easily build a large up under 26 pounds.

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