Final fall I reviewed the up to date aluminum Devinci Troy, and when the carbon mannequin launched this 12 months I used to be provided the possibility to trip it too. The carbon Troy has nearly equivalent geometry to the aluminum model, besides there’s an additional rear finish measurement for the carbon frames, they usually supply a decrease standover top. The whole Troy Carbon additionally drops greater than two kilos from the aluminum model!
Devinci Troy Carbon – Key Options:
For full particulars on the brand new Troy Carbon lineup, try my launch article from earlier this summer time. Right here’s a fast rundown of the bike’s main options and specs.
2025 brings the 5th era of the Troy Carbon body, providing extra journey, extra aggressive geometry, up to date suspension kinematics, and a sleeker total design. Constructed for all-mountain using, the Troy’s Break up Pivot suspension linkage now provides 150 mm of rear journey. 160mm forks are stocked on all fashions.
The Troy Carbons come inventory on MX wheelsets, however a flip-chip within the decrease shock mount permits the choice of operating 29” wheels. With MX wheels, it’s essential to use the flip chip’s Hello place, however with 29” wheels, you’ll be able to run the bike in both Hello or Lo settings.
Devinci has given the Troy Carbon its SHED in-frame storage compartment. The storage door hosts a facet entry water bottle cage, and all body sizes will match a 500ml bottle or bigger (with a reservoir shock).
Key fitments embrace a Enhance 148mm rear axle, SRAM UDH dropouts, and a threaded BB shell with 3-bolt ISCG05 mounts. The body additionally options totally guided inside cable routing.
The whole measurement medium Troy Carbon (with pedals) hit my scale at 33.95lbs with pedals. That’s roughly 2.3lbs lighter than the aluminum Troy.
Journey Impressions – Match/Geometry:
The fifth era Troy Carbon body geometry gives a slacker steering angle, steeper seat mast angles, an extended wheelbase, and decrease standover top vs. the gen 4 body. The brand new carbon frames get three completely different rear finish lengths throughout the 4 obtainable body sizes.
I’m 5’10”, and the medium Troy felt snug to me straight away. Many of the Troy’s angles and measurements are very near, or precisely what I like.
I don’t have a spare 29” rear wheel that matches the Troy body, so I rode the bike in its inventory MX configuration. If you happen to’re inquisitive about operating this bike as a niner, try the chart above to see the geometry for its Hello and Lo settings.
MX geometry (as ridden):
The Troy Carbon’s 460mm attain is roomy however not large. It’s lengthy sufficient to really feel like an up-to-date path bike ought to, however quick sufficient that I’m not leaned ahead too aggressively or straightening my arms an excessive amount of. The inventory 40mm rise handlebar helps hold the place snug too. Quick 432mm chainstays hold issues feeling snappy out again. It’s straightforward to choose up the Troy’s entrance wheel, and the bike is fast and agile by way of berms and corners.
A 64° head tube angle is precisely what I’d choose for a flexible path bike of at present. The 77.8° seat mast (medium body) is steep sufficient to make sure highly effective pedalling effectivity.
The Troy Carbon’s BB top sits at 343mm, which is low however not tremendous low. I acquired away with hardly any pedal strikes on rocks or roots. This body’s standover top is good and low at 708mm. Close to the seat, the highest tube drops noticeably decrease than most different bikes I’ve examined.
I feel Devinci nailed the sizing of the Troy Carbon – It’s simply sufficiently big to really feel secure and roomy like a contemporary path bike, however it nonetheless provides agile dealing with that encourages playful using. The affordable weight, MX wheelset, and vigorous suspension really feel contribute to this as effectively.
Even with the Troy’s stubby rear finish, the body geometry feels very effectively balanced. I’ve discovered longer rear ends can improve that ‘lifeless between the wheels’ feeling, however the Troy nonetheless provides sufficient of that really feel with out going lengthy out again.
My physique weight is properly centered over the bike, and I by no means wanted to shift round a lot to take pleasure in stable traction from each wheels. Except for the steepest uphill pitches, I infrequently felt the necessity to get up and pedal.
Suspension – Setup and Climbing:
One notice for readers – The Troy’s rear linkage requires extra air stress than matching your physique weight in psi. Devinci recommends setting the sag at 30%. I wound up with the RockShox Vivid Final shock at 165psi for my 140 lbs weight. I ought to notice that I’m not the roughest rider, so different riders may desire a bit extra air stress. My native Devinci rep, as an example, is just not a lot heavier than me, however he runs much more psi in his Troy.
With the shock firmed up, pedalling effectivity is maximized and the Troy’s linkage resists diving too far whilst you’re cranking away. After many o-ring checks, I discovered the rear finish will enable about 50% journey on typical singletrack trails. In agency, you’ll really feel what’s taking place on the path under, and that rear finish lifts because it climbs up and over roots and rocks. I by no means discovered traction in any respect troublesome on this mode; there’s nonetheless sufficient journey in motion to maintain the rear wheel caught to bumpy climbs.
Climbing with the shock huge open, you’ll sag to about 65-70% journey. Nonetheless, pedalling efforts nonetheless really feel very effectively supported, and the bike pulls forward eagerly once you’re cranking arduous on it. If my butt acquired to make the selection, I’d climb this bike with the shock huge open on a regular basis! This mode provides a way more snug trip vs. agency mode, almost eliminating smaller path inputs and lessening the heaving really feel when the again wheel tackles bigger bumps. The Troy is unquestionably an inexpensive bike to climb with out counting on the rear shock’s agency mode.
Descending:
Whereas it doesn’t really feel like a much bigger bike than it’s, the Troy’s 150mm linkage and the pleasantly plush RockShox Vivid Final rear shock do an excellent job of taking the sting off medium and bigger impacts. On much less technical sections of path, any small bumps are smoothed out very effectively by the initially gentle and delicate rear finish.
The bike felt very well planted by way of repeated medium sized bumps, because it butters by way of them with ease. The shock and linkage soften arduous impacts impressively effectively, and the Troy’s rear wheel maintains nice traction in tough rock gardens or root beds. I arrange the shock following manufacturing facility suggestions (except for psi, set to sag) and felt no want to alter something to realize a wonderful trip from the Troy.
Not surprisingly, the Troy Carbon’s suspension jogged my memory plenty of the Devinci E-Spartan Lite I simply completed reviewing. It’s delicate to small bumps, superb at consuming up huge hits, and provides a delightfully supportive mid-stroke. It sounds a bit contradictory, because the Troy is raring to dive into its journey when confronted with a huge impact, but it additionally maintains a supportive trip high quality. The vigorous linkage makes the bike really feel gentle on its ft, and the Troy Carbon already sits at weight. This can be a very enjoyable bike for many who prefer to hit jumps, pop off roots, and search out gaps within the path.
Hydraulic Backside-Out Management:
After getting snug with the Troy Carbon and using it tougher, I observed I used to be bottoming out the rear finish a bit greater than I often do. I thought of including a number of psi to the shock, however realized this was an ideal alternative to check the Vivid Final’s Hydraulic Backside-Out management.
Initially, I had the Hydraulic Backside-Out totally open, as I’m a light-weight rider. Then in the future, I totally cranked up the Backside-Out management and rallied down a quick, tough path I trip very often. On this part, I observed the distinction it was making. I nonetheless used 99-100% of the Troy’s journey, however I by no means felt any harsh clunks from the rear finish. It appears to ramp up the tip stroke simply sufficient to stop these abrupt bottom-outs, however it doesn’t stiffen up the shock sufficient to restrict journey use. It’s positively an adjustment that’s value experimenting with!
Different Journey Notes:
As for body stiffness, the Troy Carbon is bang-on for a path bike. It’s noticeably stiffer than the Kona Hei Hei CR XC bike I lately examined (as you’d anticipate), however it’s not simply tremendous stiff. Whereas pinballing at velocity by way of rocky sections, I did discover a little bit of forgiveness within the body. The Troy Carbon is inflexible sufficient to really feel managed and solidly maintain a line by way of tough sections, however there’s a small diploma of compliance.
I’m fairly proud of the Troy Carbon’s weight. It’s the lightest 150/160mm bike I’ve ridden in a number of years. The one path bike I’ve ridden lately that beats it’s the 145/150mm journey Specialised Stumpjumper carbon, at simply 31.72 lbs.
Devinci’s SHED in-frame storage is a useful characteristic. I had no bother carrying a compact multi-tool, a big CO2 canister, an inflator head, a valve core device, a tire plugger, spare plugs, and a spare AXS shifter battery. Just a few different small gadgets might slot in there too.
The included device bag is padded sufficient to stop any rattling whilst you trip. The latch on the storage door is a bit small, however it’s nonetheless straightforward to function with gloves on, and the door clicks into place firmly.
It appears the carbon Troy provides a bit much less room for water bottles vs. the aluminum body, however Devinci says all body sizes can match a 500ml bottle or bigger. I ran a bigger bottle Devinci gave me within the aluminum Troy, however discovered it didn’t really match within the carbon body (it could rub the highest tube coming out and in). The carbon body has sleeker tubing, however the high tube is slung decrease than the aluminum mannequin. A normal small bottle was completely fantastic within the medium carbon body.
Elements:
The Troy Carbon GX AXS 12s comes with a RockShox Lyrik Final Charger 3.1 RC2 Fork. I set it as much as manufacturing facility suggestions, with no tokens, and loved nice efficiency from it. It’s an acceptable fork for this bike, and provides HSC, LSC, and rebound changes.
This higher-end Troy Carbon construct will get a SRAM GX Eagle AXS drivetrain, which carried out with out fault all through all my check rides. The partial bash guard on the chainring is a pleasant addition to the construct.
The SRAM Code Silver brakes are one of the best brakes I’ve ridden since testing SRAM’s Experts (my new favourite)! On a pair of 200mm rotors, these Codes appeared significantly highly effective, even in comparison with earlier Codes I’ve ridden. As you’d anticipate, their modulation is great, they usually carried out with excellent consistency.
Race Face’s ARC30 rims held up tremendous effectively, with the entrance wheel rolling like its model new and the rear displaying a few 1mm facet wobble and no hops. Devinci gave the Troys Maxxis Assegai and Minion DHR II tires, each 2.5” widths with Double Down casings. These are confirmed tires that I’ve at all times favored, providing nice efficiency in any situations.
SDG’s Tellis dropper put up proved to be completely dependable. I’m stoked to see a 170mm journey put up on Devinci’s medium body. The SDG Bel Air 3.0 saddle didn’t wow me, however it was snug sufficient.
A carbon handlebar is at all times a pleasant contact, and the Troy Carbon GX AXS 12s will get a Race Face ERA 35. They arrive inventory at 800mm huge, which I like, and Devinci went with a 40mm rise mannequin that enables for a reasonably snug physique place.
The Troy Carbon GX AXS 12s sells for $6499. This mannequin is just obtainable in a Gloss/Incognito colorway.