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The Minor Threat came about as some members of Chromag's team became parents and realized that kids these days are putting higher and higher demands on their equipment than ever before.

MTV2

The new design features more progressivity in the suspension, supporting riders who are riding faster and harder as they progress in the smaller end of Chromag's size range.

Plus now it has room for a water bottle while maintaining its low-slung design with plenty of stand-over clearance.

MATERIALS

6066 Aluminum was the best choice for the Minor Threat for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, the use of aluminum allows the brand to build a bike that’s burly enough to hold up to the bike park without being too heavy for a lighter rider to manage.

Another factor is that aluminum is pretty low-maintenance. With chromoly steel it's quite important to grease your seatpost every couple of months. However, this isn’t as much of issue with an aluminum bike. While unpainted steel is not naturally corrosion-resistant, aluminum is! You should still grease your seatpost with an aluminum bike, but it’s a little more forgiving to being “ridden hard and put away wet”.

SUSPENSION PHILOSOPHY

The Chromag team chose a 4-bar suspension layout for the V2, with a main pivot located just above the bottom bracket, a seattube-mounted rocker link, and a vertically oriented trunnion-mounted shock. They found this layout to strike a good balance of tuneability, ride quality, and elegant simplicity.

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Like all Chromag's products, the Minor Threat was designed with durability and serviceability in mind.