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We are riders and designers. We are dedicated to building the best full suspension mountain bikes. Planted like a downhill bike, tons of grip, fast and confidence inspiring.

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12/28/2019

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undomestic Added bike check Instinctiv Kodiak MX 150 6/4/2024 2:05am

undomestic Added bike check Instinctiv Kodiak 140 in Espresso Dark 6/4/2024 1:55am

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undomestic Started a new thread New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

6/4/2024 1:45am

Hi all, maybe nice to share with you the coming of a new high-end mountain bike brand: Instinctiv. With my team of riders (who are also engineers and designers) we have been working for the past two years to develop a line of enduro / all-mountain machines. Innovation takes place in our HQ in the Netherlands, testing is done at...

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undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

6/4/2024 1:51am

As you guys have been following us and helping us with valuable remarks during last year, it is nice to mention that we have sold the first bikes, are manufacturing small quantities of the new Kodiak now and that our website is finally live. Thanks for all your input and interesting discussions!

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

6/4/2024 1:50am

Time for a small update from us. As you know the name Undomestic was not the best choice, at least it did not lead to the associations with native English speakers that we were hoping for. So we started a new process of name finding and registration, which led to our new name. It took some time to register the...

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

3/27/2020 5:03am

No, not yet. We will see if it will have any effect, for now things are still going as planned.

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

3/27/2020 4:09am

It's been a while, so we thought we’d give you a small update of what we’re currently working on: - first size-L frames come in end of April - preparing extensive frame testing - suspension tuning with Fox - finalizing the color and graphics schemes - CAD development on M and XL frames - finalizing development on new shifting options...

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

1/7/2020 6:29am

We will try to come with three good options: DS2 grip shifter, which we believe is actually very good and direct. But as excavator is saying above, you need some time to adjust to this way of shifting. In our testing in the field it appeared actually a very fast and direct way of shifting the gearbox. Second option will...

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

1/4/2020 9:43am

Cavity is there indeed, mainly for our electronic system.

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

1/4/2020 9:39am

Electronic trigger shifting is something we develop ourselves, and we involve Pinion, so they know what we are doing. As Primoz explained in the comments below, mechanical shifting is complicated, because of the high forces. A shifting experience that is very close to SRAM is something we did not achieve yet. We are testing the Cinq solution as well, and...

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

1/3/2020 4:17am

Thank you all for your feedback. We will keep you updated and we are thinking about finding a new brand name. We keep you posted.

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

1/1/2020 12:55pm

Sure, that would be no problem. Although the Fox DPX2 will be a specially tuned shock for our bikes.

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

1/1/2020 12:54pm

We will publish more information about geometry and kinematics later for the different models and sizes.

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

12/31/2019 3:10am

Next focus will be on a trail bike and a freestyle model. For the trail bike we have some interesting innovations in mind as well. After that a logical step would be to look at a more XC oriented bike.

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

12/30/2019 12:46am

Unfortunately no, it will be only available on the M-line bikes from Undomestic. That has to do with the integration of parts into the frame, both electronics, battery and servo will be integrated very much into the frame. That is not possible on other Pinion frames. And electronic shifting will be available later than the mechanical shifting options. We have...

Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

12/29/2019 2:17pm

FWIW, undomestic is very searchable on the Internet, there are not many hits for the brand so it's easy to stand out. That also important when creating a brand.

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undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

12/29/2019 11:52am

Hi Primoz, might be interesting. Maybe you can send me an email on ride@undomestic.com.

undomestic Added a reply to New high-end MTB brand: Instinctiv

12/29/2019 11:51am

I'm interested to hear more. We believe that it is all about contrasts. The contrast of advanced technology and riding in nature. The contrast of our design language that is inspired by big cats, and high-tech like carbon or a gearbox. The name fits in this line of contrasts, it hints to wild, to undomestic big cats.