Lapierre's all-new, 225g lighter 2022 Prorace CF carbon hardtail mixes race-ready stiffness, pedaling efficiency & softail comfort...
dissociate the seatstays from the seat tube to improve their flexibility over a longer length and disperse vibrations and other shocks through the top tube instead of directly to the seat tubeIt makes maybe even more sense on a lightweight XC hardtail these days, dropping the heavier and more complicated SAT elastomer of the previousA new premium ‘very hi-mod’ UD SLI raw material mix and a refined 300+ piece carbon layup over new polypropylene mandrels have boosted the Prorace’s...
The Prorace actually gets two different carbon layups – just the top model gets the lightest 845g UD SLI Team layup, while the remaining four bikes get a 970g UD SLI layup . But even the more base level is “now the highest level of Lapierre’s carbon range”.Lapierre gives the new 29er Prorace a complete geometry overhaul, catered more towards modern technical XCO racing, and dialed back to four stock frame sizes .
The new setup features ~2cm longer Reach, 5-10mm lower Stack, 1.5° slacker head angle, 1° steeper seat angles, and 8mm shorter chainstays. With a 68° headtube, 74° seattube & 420mm chainstays… the new Prorace doesn’t go overboard, instead sticking with a modern XC race focus.The new Lapierre Prorace CF is offered in five complete bike builds – all spec’d with rigid posts, but dropper compatible. Only the 6500€ Lapierre Prorace CF 9.
Lapierre Prorace CF 5.9 costs about 1/3 as much as the top tier bike at 2300€, with a build of SRAM SX Eagle, Level brakes, a SR Suntour Raidon fork, and tubeless-ready alloy wheels.At 2900€, the Prorace CF 6.9 steps up to a SRAM NX/SX Eagle mix, Level T brakes, and a RockShox SID Select fork. The 7.9 at 3600€ gets a SRAM Xo1/GX Eagle mechanical mix, Level TL brakes, a Fox 32SC Performance fork & DT X1900 alloy wheels. And the 4600€ Prorace CF 8.