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Fork travel
60 mm
Wheels
700c
Drivetrain
3 × 10 24–44t / 11–36t
Gear range
600%
Weight
12.8 kg 28.2 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • 16" 150–168
  • 18" 165–178
  • 20" 175–188
  • 22" 185–200

Components

18 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    triple butted alloy 6061 700c, drop out IS-R40 Not identified

    IS-R40

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

Sizes and geometry

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Size 18"

Table

Geometry diagram unavailable

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Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Bicycle weight
  • 12.8 kg
  • 28.2 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 60 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 3
Smallest chainring
  • 24
Largest chainring
  • 44
Rear sprockets
  • 10
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 36
Lowest gear
  • 19.3 in
Highest gear
  • 116.0 in

Technical analysis

2 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Lowest gear

19.3 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort
Urban / Hybrid Model year: 2016
Sample
163 bicycles with this information
Coverage
91.0% of the class

Highest gear

116.0 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Urban / Hybrid Model year: 2016
Sample
163 bicycles with this information
Coverage
91.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
7.4 km/h
Highest gear
44.4 km/h

Total gear range 600%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Changes since 2015

Changes since 2015
Specification 2015 Author Airline This bicycle Author Airline
Frame
Bicycle weight 13.1 kg 12.8 kg
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring 26 24
Largest chainring 48 44
Lowest gear 20.9 in 19.3 in
Highest gear 126.6 in 116.0 in

No other published build is available in this family for 2016.

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