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Author Codex ASL

Fork travel
80 mm
Wheels
29″
Drivetrain
3 × 10 24–44t / 11–36t
Gear range
600%
Weight
12.5 kg 27.6 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • 15" 145–158
  • 17" 155–172
  • 19" 170–185

Components

18 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    triple butted alloy 6061 29" (ASL) Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

Sizes and geometry

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Size 17"

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
  • 12.5 kg
  • 27.6 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 80 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: 2020
Sample
384 bicycles with this information
Coverage
73.8% of the class

Highest gear

116.0 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Urban / Hybrid Model year: 2020
Sample
384 bicycles with this information
Coverage
73.8% 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.

Differences across 2020 builds

Differences across 2020 builds
Specification This bicycle Author Codex ASL Author Codex
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring 24 26
Largest chainring 44 48
Lowest gear 19.3 in 20.9 in
Highest gear 116.0 in 126.6 in

Other models in this family

2 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Author Codex ASL, by Author

This bicycle

Hybrid

Codex ASL

  • Weight: 12.5 kg
  • Suspension: 80 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Author Codex, by Author

Hybrid

Codex

Urban / Hybrid

  • Weight: 12.5 kg
  • Suspension: 80 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″

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