"Trail bikes have become bloated over the past decade. FITZ was born from the idea that a trail bike doesn't need to be heavy to be capable. We wanted something we could pedal all day into the backcountry, then point downhill and fully trust when the trail turns rough. -Sam Pickman, Director of Product and Engineering at Allied Cycle Works."
"The FITZ joins the Allied lineup alongside the XC-focused BC 40 as only the brand's second mountain bike model. Allied's goal with this bike was to create a thoroughbred trail bike, and they designed the FITZ around 140mm of front and rear wheel travel and modern trail geometry. It gets its name from Fitz Mountain in Northwest Arkansas, which is home to one of the roughest trail segments in the area."
"Allied brings expertise and experience in lightweight carbon frame manufacturing from its gravel and XC frames to the FITZ. Last year, Allied moved the manufacturing of its frames to Asia to scale up production, but the design, engineering, testing, paint, assembly, and shipping all take place at the brand's U.S. headquarters in Rogers, Arkansas, just outside of Bentonville. Allied still machines its own"
Allied Cycle Works launched the FITZ, a 140mm front and rear travel full-suspension trail bike that targets lightweight backcountry performance while retaining trail capability. The FITZ is built with modern trail geometry and aims to blur the line between XC efficiency and true trail capability, enabling long climbs and confident descents on rough terrain. The model name references Fitz Mountain in Northwest Arkansas and is designed to handle challenging trail segments. Allied applied lightweight carbon frame expertise from its gravel and XC frames, moved frame manufacturing to Asia for scale, and retains design, testing, paint, assembly, and shipping in Rogers, Arkansas.
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