Velduro Vandal Prototype All-mountain bike first look

[iamandisykes]

Hi guys, I'm currently out in Shanghai at the 2026 China Cycle Expo where I've seen the new prototype Vandal EMTB from Velduro. The Velduro Vandal is an all-mountain bike with up to 152mm of rear wheel travel, a new slimmer frame design (compared to the Rogue) and flip chips for mixed wheels and suspension progression.
The video covers most things and I also chatted with Dan from Velduro who is keen to send me a sample Vandal once they are made available which could be as early as July 2027!
Let me know if you hava any qustions about the bike and I'll do my best to answer them. Cheers

 

[slickrock]

Promising addition with the Vandal stealing the spotlight. Based on size and presence of the Velduro booth, this is no fledgling brand, but well on the way of a growth path of a prestige brand.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Early reports from @HandsomeDanNZ noted this bike was called the Vulva.

Was there a name change ? Or was this just rumour.

There's obviously something attractive about riding a vulva ..

(Sorry, had a beer)

 

[Deriuqer]

Very interesting und even more as a frameset

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Early reports from @HandsomeDanNZ noted this bike was called the Vulva.

Was there a name change ? Or was this just rumour.

There's obviously something attractive about riding a vulva ..

(Sorry, had a beer)

I mean...I'd buy one on name alone, if they went with the original moniker...

 

[JP-NZ]

That looks excellent! Comes in 2 specs, 800wh and the new 700wh battery. Weights around 20.6kg to 20.8kg which is very good for an AM bike.

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

That looks excellent! Comes in 2 specs, 800wh and the new 700wh battery. Weights around 20.6kg to 20.8kg which is very good for an AM bike.

As they have a much smaller downtube, I expected them to say it only came with the 700wh battery, but it's interesting that there's an 800wh planned as well.

 

[enato]

This looks great! Fixes the 2 issues I have with the otherwise stellar Rogue, weight and downtube size.

 

[nickf]

Let me know if you hava any qustions about the bike and I'll do my best to answer them. Cheers

How come the downtube is slimmer than the Vogue if they both use the same battery?

 

[Zimmerframe]

How come the downtube is slimmer than the Vogue if they both use the same battery?

There's quite a bit of spare space in the Vogues downtube. Not sure if they were covering their options for different batteries or if it was done with regard to stiffness.

 

[Doomanic]

Early reports from @HandsomeDanNZ noted this bike was called the Vulva.

Is it because they’re all ridden by c….?

 

[JP-NZ]

How come the downtube is slimmer than the Vogue if they both use the same battery?

Its an all mountain/trail bike vs an enduro. I would have assumed a 170/165 needed a burlier frame than a 160/150-145

 

[nickf]

Its an all mountain/trail bike vs an enduro. I would have assumed a 170/165 needed a burlier frame than a 160/150-145

I'm sure it does, but that doesn't necessitate a larger cross-section down tube. The extra strength required could be achieved in the carbon layup.

A wider cross-section would certainly add considerably more stiffness, so maybe they went for that and a thinner tube wall thickness for less weight? Just curious. Especially since everyone is now so obsessed with downtube aesthetics!

 

[Entonox]

Is the geometry known? I haven't seen it published anywhere.

 

[kimizzz]

Can someone at the fair take a photo of the technical sheet that is near the bicycle??

 

[Haz]

Hi guys, I'm currently out in Shanghai at the 2026 China Cycle Expo where I've seen the new prototype Vandal EMTB from Velduro. The Velduro Vandal is an all-mountain bike with up to 152mm of rear wheel travel, a new slimmer frame design (compared to the Rogue) and flip chips for mixed wheels and suspension progression.
The video covers most things and I also chatted with Dan from Velduro who is keen to send me a sample Vandal once they are made available which could be as early as July 2027!
Let me know if you hava any qustions about the bike and I'll do my best to answer them. Cheers

Expected retail price, if the Rouge is $13-16k sureeeeellllyyyyy this would be $10-12k? (NZD)

 

[JP-NZ]

Expected retail price, if the Rouge is $13-16k sureeeeellllyyyyy this would be $10-12k? (NZD)

Would really depend on spec levels. I’d expect similar to the Rouge.

 

[Haz]

Would really depend on spec levels. I’d expect similar to the Rouge.

They would probably struggle selling that given how flush the Avinox powered or mountain bike market is.