Visually, the new All Mountain Clay from Last looks very similar to its big brother Coal. The suspension system has been adopted from the Enduro MTB and merely shortened to 140 or 130 millimetres of travel (depending on the shock stroke). Forks up to 150 millimetres are used at the front. The wheel size remains at 27.5 inches and the geometry is also surprisingly similar to that of the enduro bike: a steering angle of 65.2 degrees is extremely progressive for a bike in this class. The promise of full bike park suitability matches this. The steep seat angle (75.3 degrees) emphasises the modern orientation of the touring full-suspension bike. The reach remains moderate at 452 millimetres for size L.
As is typical for the Clay, the damper is also articulated via two rockers. This allows the characteristic curve to be set independently of the wheel lift curve, which should give the rear triangle a linear characteristic curve in the middle range and a strongly progressive one towards the end. The frame without shock (2895 grams) will be available for as little as 1599 euros. The cheapest complete bike costs 2999 euros and will be available from the end of February in four sizes from S to XL. Last offers four equipment variants that can be further customised in a kind of modular system.
Florentin Vesenbeckh
Editor CvD
