2006 Jamis Dakota Elite

The Dakota Elite’s new-for-’06 chassis takes a page from the road bike design manual, combining Kinesis Superlight triple-butted aluminum with carbon seatstays for stand-on-the-pedals stiffness and a supple ride that would be impossible to duplicate with an all-aluminum frame. We dress it up with Shimano XT derailleurs and shifters, Juicy 5 hydraulics and Manitou’s slick new R7 Super fork with TPC lockout and 100mm of bump-eating travel. Backed by an XT drivetrain and TruVativ’s external-bearing Fire-X SL crankset for sure, secure shifting performance.