The Hostettler Group brand is probably only known to very few people. However, the Swiss can look back on twenty years of experience in the bike industry. From the extensive model range, which extends from race hardtail to enduro, the Sign X is the top model in the trail bike series, which costs just under 8,000 euros. With 130 millimetres at the front and 124 at the rear, Bixs puts an all-rounder on the Onza tyres, which only just exceeds the twelve-kilo mark without pedals. The full carbon frame alone weighs just 2185 grams.
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