Early Rider Seeker X16

Beautiful and tough, the Seeker X16 combines hydraulic disc brakes, rigid forks, and sliding dropouts to create an adventure bike that’s agile, fast and fun. Featuring the grease-free, low-maintenanceGates Carbon Belt Drive, offering maintenance free riding for up to 20’000km. The relaxed geometry ensures comfort and stability for adventurous kids while MTB wheels with sealed bearings and double-wall rims offer durability and multi-kid riding.

- A beautifully crafted, hard as nails disc brake frame set

With its powerful hydraulic disc brakes, rigid forks and sliding dropouts the Seeker X16 puts some adult MTBs to shame. The Seeker X16 is light and responsive thanks to the 6061-grade aluminium we spec all our bikes with. While the sliding dropouts give little rippers adaptable handling as they progress. Spec'd with 140mm hydraulic disc brakes, weighing just 65g, progressive young riders get stopping power they can trust when the trail gets technical.

- A, no rust, no fuss carbon drive train

The Gates Carbon Belt drive is just a brilliant piece of kit. It replaces the traditional steel chain and cassette with a robust, stretch resistant and best of all clean drivetrain. It’s easy to clean, requires almost no maintenance and is good for 20’000km. Paired with a top-tier cassette hub and sealed cartridge bearings, it delivers peak all weather, all terrain performance.

Geometry to get kids moving

A great adventure bike should be comfortable, easy to pedal and stable on changeable terrain. We’ve gone for a relaxed, stable geometry for the Seeker. We want kids to be upright-ish for comfort but still able to engage their core and glutes (the muscles that keep you pedalling for longer.) The front end of the bike (wheel base) is stretched out, making it stable and less likely to flick out unexpectedly if the front wheel hits a curb or tree root. Finally, the stack and reach (the angles of the triangle bit of the frame) are not too high and not too stretched, making descending fun not frightening. Progress comes when those 3 areas of geometry work in harmony.

- MTB wheels that go hard

There’s no point speccing a great bike with weak wheels. And the double wall rims, optimised spoke count and corrosion resistant fully sealed bearing hubs mean these wheels rip. There’s no risk of buckles or wheel dings with double wall rims and a spoke count designed for the rigours of trail riding, without losing any performance on tightly packed gravel and tarmac. The 4 Bearing Hub is pleasingly buzzy, just like the big kids.

- Tyres that keep them on track

Big adventure requires big tyres and we’re not playing around when it comes to speccing The Seeker. Whether you’re navigating mud, berms, ruts or roots, our 2.25" knobbly tyres deliver traction, control and protection. Bigger tyre volume means more air and therefore more cushioning, so that riding won’t just be safer and more adventurous, it’ll be more enjoyable too.

- Touchpoints that elevate control

Every one of The Seeker X16’s adventure optimised touch points are built to save weight without compromising on comfort. We’ve collaborated with the brilliant Ritchey Logic to deliver a perfect fit ergonomic saddle, combined with ultra light weight seat post and quick release clamp. The double butted aluminium bars are strong, light and small enough for mini rippers to keep control.

- Light, powerful hydraulic disk brakes

At 65g, the 140mm hydraulic powered disc rotors mean business. Because sending it relies on stopping it. With partially rounded edges and 6 bolts you’re also guaranteed extra safety even when you’ve stopped. The brake levers features a lightweight, and most importantly, adjustable action to accommodate little hands, We also made the decision to replace the brake fluid with mineral oil. It’s less corrosive and a bit kinder on the environment.