BMW Q6.S XTR Mountain Bike RARE Folding Shimano

BMW Q6.S XTR Mountain Bike RARE Folding Shimano
BMW might have been in the pushbike business in the immediate post-war period between 1945 and 1948,
but its mid-1990s assault on the Australian mountain bike market went largely unnoticed.
Its fat-tyred, dual suspension off-roader went only to a selected few BMW car owners who were prepared
to pay a significant premium over other bikes offering much the same technology for a lot less money.
Now the Bavarian company is back with a new line of two-wheelers that offers improved design and better
performance, yet is more reasonably priced.
The latest showcase of BMW's ability to tackle domains other than motorcars comes in two basic forms - the road-going Q5.T and the bush-bashing Q6.S.
Similar to the last series of BMW bikes, the latest versions use an aluminium frame with front and rear suspension,
and are foldable so they can be stored in all but the smallest car boots.
Both use a front suspension system unique to pushbikes with inspiration coming from the "Telelever" design used on BMW motorbikes.
The Q6.S employs the motorbike system pretty faithfully with an adjustable coil-spring shock absorber located on a swing arm mounted
to the main frame, and four-inch travel telescopic sliders on the front forks.
The rear suspension is nothing tricky. Both bikes use a simple swing arm mounted below the bracket locating the crank and a coil-shock
arrangement on the main frame allowing four inches of wheel travel.
Clearly, the off-road version is the main image builder. With its beefy aluminium X-shaped frame, front and rear hydraulic disc brakes
and high level Shimano XTR componentry, the BMW is able to make tracks where other bikes might fear to go.

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