Anne Terpstra's spectacular Ghost Lector FS with 6-spoke wheels

Anne Terpstra's Ghost Lector FS with 6-spoke wheels was one of the most spectacular mountain bikes we saw this weekend at the World Cup. Although she didn't compete with this bike, she chose the hardtail model, we wanted to analyse it for its exclusivity.

Anne Terpstra's Ghost Lector FS: 6 spokes on an amazing mountain bike

When Ghost introduced its Ghost Lector FS in December last year, we were all excited: it was one of the few brands that had yet to make it in the full-suspension world.

This is undoubtedly a very interesting mountain bike that we will analyse below, but first of all we want to make an observation about Anne Terpstra's Ghost Lector FS, because it has its own peculiarities. The most obvious and most striking is its wheels, with 6 impressive carbon spokes.

In fact, in Albstadt Anne Terpstra didn't race with it, but this incredible mountain bike was there for the curious to see. And among those curious was the Brújula Bike team. The Ghost World Cup team had it with them and we went over to take a look.

Anne Terpstra's model has a RockShox fork with 100mm travel and RockShox shock, with SRAM XX1 AXS drivetrain, SRAM Ultimate brakes and Aspen ST 2.25 tyres, all very similar to the standard model we'll look at later. But Anne Terpstra's Ghost Lector FS has a special feature compared to the standard Ghost range: the wheels.

This one from Terpstra is equipped with Bike Ahead Composites Biturbo RS. These spoke wheels are priced at around 3300 euros, made from carbon monocoque in Germany with 6 fantastic spokes. Their matt finish and tapered spokes are without doubt a real design gem in mountain bike wheels.

The Ghost Lector FS World Cup as standard

The Bavarian manufacturer unveiled its first full mountain bike just a few months ago. It was an unknown field, but the Ghost Lector FS has entered the elite of cross country bikes. With its own geometry, which they called SuperFit, the Ghost Lector FS uses an algorithm that calculates the geometry of the bike holistically (i.e. taking the entire mountain bike into account).

Ghost calls this algorithm SuperFit and according to the brand it ensures that the geometry is adjusted to the rider much more precisely. All of this is applied to an ultra-light carbon frame.

Another striking technology of the Ghost Lector FS is the Traction Link. The idea behind it is that the bike never loses traction, or at least loses as little as possible regardless of the terrain you ride on. Essentially, this Traction Link puts the focus on the rear triangle formed by the linkage and the rear suspension.

The combination of aluminium and carbon for the connecting rods and the virtual pivot on which the damping itself is supported, lead to this improvement in traction. It is a reality that many brands have already put into practice.

Of course, the standard Ghost Lector FS comes with more features than Anne Terpstra's. One of the most eye-catching, in this segment of the embedded tools that we have already talked about on some occasions, is the Smart Tube. It includes the basics, four hex bits and a Torx 25, and a chain tool to take care of tubeless if needed.

As standard, the Ghost Lector FS at the top of the range is the World Cup, which mounts RockShox SID Ultimate Race Day 100mm for XS and S and 120mm for M, L and XL; and the same Remote rear 107 or 115mm also depending on the sizes. For rollout it uses SRAM AXS XX1 Eagle, Selle Italia SLR Boost saddle, Ghost Carbon Wheel (not the ones Terpstra uses, of course) and Maxxis Aspen Exo TR tyres, and costs 7999€.