2019 Lapierre Spicy 5.0 Ultimate Carbon FS Mountain Bike in Black

So, Lapierre have entirely redesigned two models to evolve with riding practices.

To do this, they opted for a shared platform, at the same time preserving the separate identities of the Zesty and the Spicy.

A shared framework, but totally different behaviours. Zesty and Spicy make their come-back.

Developed with the help of pro riders, notably Nicolas Vouilloz, 10 times world downhill champion, they have gone to great lengths to get maximum thrills, in terms of downhill for the Spicy and all-mountain capabilities for Zesty.

The challenge was to preserve the character of each bike: Spicy, the ultimate endurance bike, great for speed; and Zesty, an exceptional all-mountain explorer.

They focused on the details. In particular three main areas: the FIT programme, kinematics and geometry modernisation. In relationship with users’ expectations, across the full aluminium and carbon range.

An innovative programme which allows components to evolve depending on the size of the bike and therefore... the size of the rider.
With this system, the bike can be adjusted to the rider’s morphology. The programme is based on the evolution of eight bicycle components to improve comfort, but also performance between you and your bike.

27.5 or 29 inches (tyre section max. 2.6)
Front/rear clearance: 160 to 170 mm on the Spicy / 140 to 150 mm on the Zesty
Crank length: 2 crank lengths
Different chainring size: 2 different sizes
Handlebars: 2 handlebar widths
Telescopic seat post heights: 3 different lengths
Grip diameter: 2 grip sizes
Disks: 2 disk sizes

Modern design, sweating the details
Compatible with 27.5 and 29 inches.