Zink Bikes launches the Zader, a 190mm USA-made downhill and park frame

Zink Bikes has launched the Zader, a 190mm-travel aluminum frame pitched as a half downhill, half park bike and the second model from Cam Zink's two-frame brand. It runs a 200mm fork up front, weighs a claimed 3.6 kg (8.0 lb) bare, and is made in Southern California with a lifetime warranty. The frame sells for $2,850 USD; a Rampage-replica complete build lands at $8,477.

The Zader sits above the Vacay, the brand's 150mm trail/enduro platform, and carries the same hand-built-in-California ethos: aluminum, no carbon, no electronics, a single flip-chip adjustment, and a lineup tuned for riders who care more about durability and feel than chasing race-spec geometry trends. Zink frames it as a bike for park laps and freeride lines that can still race downhill if you want it to, rather than a stretched-out World Cup race weapon.PinkBikeBikeMag

Wheel-size strategy is unusual for 2026. The Zader runs dual 27.5" wheels on the size M and L, while the XS and S come as mini-mullets with a 27.5" front and a 26" rear, a configuration almost no one else still ships at this travel. Suspension is the brand's "Lift Suspension" design, a Horst-link layout in the same family as the Specialized Status 2 170 and Canyon Torque, driving a true DH-stroke 250x75mm shock. The forward shock-mount flip chip swings the geometry by 0.8 degrees, and there's a UDH dropout plus room for a Fidlock bottle inside the front triangle.PinkBike

Geometry stays deliberately compact. The size Medium has a 455mm reach in the high setting and is sized for riders 167-182cm (5'6"-6"). Head angle sits at 63.5 or 64.3 degrees depending on the flip chip, the seat tube hits 76.7 degrees in the high position, and a 200mm dropper fully inserts, leaving room to build the Zader as an enduro bike. Size-specific chainstays run 420mm on XS, 425mm on S and M, and just 429mm on the size L, which Pinkbike notes is extremely short for the segment.PinkBike

Pricing starts at $2,850 USD for the bare frame, or $3,465 with a RockShox Vivid Ultimate RC2T. The $8,477 replica matches what Cam Zink rides at Rampage: RockShox suspension, Lewis Ultimate LHT brakes, Michelin DH tires, Stan's Flow rims on Onyx Vesper hubs, 5DEV signature cranks, and a SRAM X01 DH drivetrain. Zink covers domestic shipping. Medium and Large frames ship first in late June 2026, with Smalls following roughly a month later. The bike is named after Cam Zink's late dog, who, per the brand, stood on top of Rampage every year he was alive.PinkBikeBikeMag