{"id":2728,"date":"2015-01-05T08:54:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T16:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2018-11-11T22:01:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T06:01:41","slug":"first-look-ghost-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/first-look-ghost-bikes","title":{"rendered":"First Look at GHOST Brand Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>REI is bringing Germany-based, high performance <a title=\"Ghost Bikes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/ghost\" target=\"_blank\">GHOST<\/a> bicycles to the U.S. for the first time ever. Bikes from GHOST\u2019s 2015 line will be available exclusively through REI stores and REI.com starting in February\u00a02015.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Germany, GHOST is a leader in high-end bicycle manufacturing and innovation with more than 20 years of the highest attention to detail and quality engineering. The world-class, award-winning line is built in Germany and distributed in more than 40 countries in Europe as well as Canada &#8212; and now the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about 2015 GHOST bikes at <a title=\"PinkBike\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinkbike.com\/news\/ghost-amr-riot-lector-7-review-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\">PinkBike.com<\/a>, <a title=\"Mtbr\" href=\"http:\/\/reviews.mtbr.com\/in-the-queue-a-look-at-whats-new-in-mtbrs-review-hopper-2\" target=\"_blank\">Mtbr.com<\/a> and <a title=\"BikeRadar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/mtb\/gear\/article\/friday-five-a-side-this-weeks-best-new-gear-42961\/\" target=\"_blank\">BikeRadar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a first look at the KATO FS 7, featuring an aluminum frame, 27.5 wheel size, full Shimano XT components and Electronic Intelligence suspension.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Bondi-102014-0848.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Bondi_102014_0848\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Bondi-102014-2239.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Bondi_102014_2239\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Bondi-102914-0171.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Bondi_102914_0171\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102014-0427.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Rinckenberger_102014_0427\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102014-2101.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Rinckenberger_102014_2101\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102014-2716.jpg?resize=600%2C901\" alt=\"Rinckenberger_102014_2716\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102014-2972.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Rinckenberger_102014_2972\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102114-1913.jpg?resize=600%2C901\" alt=\"Rinckenberger_102114_1913\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102114-1927.jpg?resize=600%2C901\" alt=\"Rinckenberger_102114_1927\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102114-1937.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Rinckenberger_102114_1937\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-2741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102114-1956.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Rinckenberger_102114_1956\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REI is bringing Germany-based, high performance GHOST bicycles to the U.S. for the first time ever. Bikes from GHOST\u2019s 2015 line will be available exclusively through REI stores and REI.com starting in February\u00a02015. Based in Germany, GHOST is a leader in high-end bicycle manufacturing and innovation with more than 20 years of the highest attention [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[25,258,110,318],"internal-tag":[1675],"class_list":["post-2728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycle","tag-cycle","tag-ghost-bikes","tag-mountain-biking","tag-rei-staff","internal-tag-pre-redirect-cycle"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/first-look-ghost-bikes","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"First Look at GHOST Brand Bikes","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/first-look-ghost-bikes","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/first-look-ghost-bikes"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102014-2972.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102014-2972.jpg?fit=1478%2C984"},"articleSection":"Cycle","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Paolo Mottola"}],"creator":["Paolo Mottola"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["cycle","ghost bikes","mountain biking","rei staff"],"dateCreated":"2015-01-05T16:54:53Z","datePublished":"2015-01-05T16:54:53Z","dateModified":"2018-11-12T06:01:41Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"First Look at GHOST Brand Bikes\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/cycle\\\/first-look-ghost-bikes\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/cycle\\\/first-look-ghost-bikes\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/Rinckenberger-102014-2972.jpg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2014\\\/12\\\/Rinckenberger-102014-2972.jpg?fit=1478%2C984\"},\"articleSection\":\"Cycle\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Paolo Mottola\"}],\"creator\":[\"Paolo Mottola\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"cycle\",\"ghost bikes\",\"mountain biking\",\"rei staff\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2015-01-05T16:54:53Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-05T16:54:53Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-12T06:01:41Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/Rinckenberger-102014-2972.jpg?fit=1478%2C984","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2728"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10583,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions\/10583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2728"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=2728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}