With 60mm / 2.35� of progressive travel and its sub 990g / 2.18lbs weight, the Lauf Trail Racer is a unique match with today’s lightweight XC mountain bike frames. Enjoy the ride!
“The fork is a masterpiece of simplicity.”
Twentynineinches-de.com
LAUF Trail Racer Features
Sub 990g/2.18lbs (29”), 980g/2.16lbs (27.5”) 60mm / 2.35” travel Zero maintenance Full composite 260g unsprung weight Progressive spring rate Regular (+65kg) and Light (-70kg) stiffness
Geometry
29” or 27.5” wheels 48mm (29”) or 45mm (27.5”) rake 15mm thru axle min. 180mm rotor max. tire width 2.35” 485mm (29”), 466mm (27.5”) axle to crown Tapered (1-1/8 to 1-1/2”) steerer
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“The Lauf Trail Racer was a welcome addition and actually made the bike more fun and comfortable, allowing us to ride longer.�
MountainBikeAction.com
“Definitely a really interesting product, a third alternative between classic 100 mm fork and rigid fork. Really useful for trails, which are not too difficult and bunch of XC races outside mountain areas. This fork is reactive and absorbs bunch of frequently met bumps. Big advantage as well on settings, just pick up the one for your weight and that’s it. No adjustments, no lock out, just concentrate on riding. No maintenance needed, good for muddy conditions as well with a bridgeless construction, the Lauf TR29 is a must have if you are looking for a lightweight but rideable bike. If you use a fancy carbon rigid fork and you feel like missing travel sometimes, just buy this Lauf!”
VeloChannel.com
XC, 29, 275
The Lauf Trail Racer is designed for XC hardtails with a 15mm hub and tapered head tube. The A-C on the TR29 is 485mm and 466mm on the TR275, which fits hardtail frames designed for 80-100mm suspension perfectly, since the Lauf Trail Racer sags less than conventional suspension forks. The rake is 48mm on the TR29 and 45mm on the TR275 for agile handling and great stability. Tapered steerer (1-1/8” - 1-1/2”)
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Light, Stiff, Fast
The Lauf Spring System (LSS) is our patent pending technology, including Integrated Pocket Layup for maximal bonding strength and connection rigidity between the fork leaves and structure. The LSS system allows us to keep the unsprung weight as low as a leaf at only 260grams. The leaves themselves are made of military spec high-performance S2 glass fibers, which are shockingly flexible and very impact resistant. The leaves have already been “shocked” in our lab over 400.000 times, each shock making the springs deflect over 40mm. This gives us the confidence to offer a 5 year warranty on the Lauf Trail Racer fork. The 60mm of travel are progressive meaning that it is most sensitive in the beginning eating up smaller high frequency bumps and stiffening up towards the end - making the most of every millimeter while keeping all parts safe. With no “moving” parts there is no friction, which means ZERO maintenance and high energy efficiency, making effective use of your hard earned joules. The leaves are fairly stiff and the flex pattern of the Lauf Trail Racer has been optimised for XC racing, so there is no need for a lock-out function. Stop thinking so much about your suspension, just ride that bike as fast as you can!
“What I love most about the Lauf fork is the fact that I stopped thinking about my suspension while riding it. Instead of thinking about whether I should lock/unlock my fork or replace it with a rigid fork I put all my focus on riding faster, while the Lauf fork absorbed the bumps.” Ingvar Omarsson Iceland’s National MTB Team & National MTB Champion of 2012 and 2014
CARBON BLUE/GREEN/RED/ORANGE/WHITE
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Passed & Passed
The Lauf Trail Racer has passed EN safety testing for mountainbike forks with a +20% margin. On top of that the fork has passed a more extensive test by EFBE in Germany. Or as EFBE puts it:
“I would rate this as an outstanding result that a lot of suspension forks - with more than twice the weight of yours - will not be able to match.” Marcus Schröder, EFBE Prueftechnik GmbH
We also do in-house fatigue tests of both springs and complete forks. That’s why we are able to warrant the Lauf Trail Racer for 5 years.
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“It’s lighter than my roadbike and even better stiffness. I absolutely love the stiffness of this fork!!! It also puts my front a little lower, which makes my position a little more aerodynamic.”
FabianCosta
U23 XC Racer for Haibike Racing Team Haiming
“The weight is just outstanding! It functions great on the track, and it doesn’t disappoint in the downhill either. The fork absorbs most of the bumps and drops are no problem either. The 60 mm travel is long enough. All in all I think the fork is very good!”
Jesper Slik
Team Giant Europe
“It was the perfect fork for the Sea Otter Classic XC. Awesome when climbing and it gave me impressive grip through the corners.�
Fernando Riveros Paez
Team Scott-Rotor
You like winning races?
Lauf sweeping the podium in the biggest XC race in Iceland 2014.
“This is the lightest cross-country fork I’ve ever ridden and I’d be happy to run one for racing, trail centres and buff, swoopy singletrack.”
Singletrackworld.com
9 colorways
LAUF Trail Racer TR29 / TR275
Sub 990g/2.18lbs (TR29) 980g/2.16lbs (TR275) 60mm travel / 2.35” Regular and Light stiffness 29” or 27.5” wheels 48mm (TR29), 45mm (TR275) rake 15mm thru axle min. 180mm rotor 485mm (TR29), 466mm (TR275) axle to crown Tapered (1-1/8 to 1-1/2”)
Gudberg Bjornsson Chief Designer
Runar Omarsson VP Sales & Marketing
Oskar Omarsson Sales & Media
Benedikt Skulason CEO
Bergur Benediktsson Production Manager
staff
“It’s really light and agile, making it easy to lift over rocks and roots.”
Maria Ogn Gudmundsdottir
Iceland Multiple National Womens MTB Champion
OEM guidelines The Lauf Trail Racer fork comes in 9 standard color options, but is offered to OEM partners in custom colorways to match any frame or component color required.
Lauf Standard Color Palette OEM Order Form Type
Image
Color
Regular stiffness
Light stiffness
from 65kg
up to 70kg
LTR29 Qty.
LAUF Trail Racer
White/Carbon
LAUF Trail Racer
Red/Carbon
LAUF Trail Racer
Carbon/White
LAUF Trail Racer
Carbon/Red
LAUF Trail Racer
Carbon/Orange
LAUF Trail Racer
Carbon/Green
LAUF Trail Racer
Carbon/Blue
LAUF Trail Racer
Naked Glossy
LAUF Trail Racer
Naked Matte
LTR275 Qty.
LTR29 Qty.
LTR275 Qty.
Total Qty. LTR29
LTR275
Lauf Custom Color OEM Order Form Type
Image
Color
C Su onv 1 s e ~1 00m pe nt M 50 m n io SR 0 t si na P g rav on l ~1 el F 20 o rk 0$ s
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6 AU 99 0m F M 0g m t TR SR ra 2 ve 9 P 99 l 0$
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N ig ~5 o tr id M 70 av XC SR g el Fo P ~5 rk 50 s $
Comparison chart
Regular stiffness
Light stiffness
from 65kg
up to 70kg
LTR29 Qty.
LAUF Trail Racer
Based on Customer Request
LAUF Trail Racer
Based on Customer Request
LAUF Trail Racer
Based on Customer Request
LAUF Trail Racer
Based on Customer Request
LAUF Trail Racer
Based on Customer Request
LAUF Trail Racer
Based on Customer Request
LTR275 Qty.
*minimum order quantity per fork in custom colors is 25pcs.
LTR29 Qty.
LTR275 Qty.
Total Qty. LTR29
LTR275
Cube Reaction GTC SL / Lauf TR29 / 10.4kg
Haibike Light SL 29 / Lauf TR29 / 10.6kg (from 11.9kg with standard fork)
Trek Superfly SL 9.8 / Lauf TR29 / 9.1kg
Focus Raven 29 2.0 / Lauf TR29 / 10.2kg
May the fork be with you
Contacts Runar Omarsson
VP Sales & Marketing runar@laufforks.com
Bergur Benediktsson Production Manager bergur@laufforks.com
Oskar Omarsson
Sales & Media oskar@laufforks.com
Gudberg Bjornsson
Founder & Chief Designer gudberg@laufforks.com
Benedikt Skulason
Founder & CEO benedikt@laufforks.com
laufforks.com sales@laufforks.com development@laufforks.com Headquarters Lauf Forks hf. Ingolfsstraeti 3 101 Reykjavik Iceland
“The quick and agile Lauf fork fully compresses in technical sections and has great small bump absorption, at the same time. All while staying very stiff and solid, thus creating a very smooth and comfortable ride.�
Kyle Bloesser
U23 Rider at SDG Factory Team
laufforks.com