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Author Energy 20

Model year: 2017 YouthGeneral youth Manufacturer page (opens in a new tab)
Suspension
Rigid
Wheels
20″
Gear range
200%
Weight
10.6 kg 23.4 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Steel
Brakes
Rim brake
  • 10"

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

8 of 19 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    hi-ten 20" Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

    hi-ten Not identified

Sizes and geometry

Size explorer

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size 10"

Table

Geometry diagram unavailable

The drawing needs reach and stack, which the manufacturer did not publish. Available facts remain in the table.

Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Steel
Fork material
  • Steel
Bicycle weight
  • 10.6 kg
  • 23.4 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 36
Largest chainring
  • 36
Smallest sprocket
  • 14
Largest sprocket
  • 28
Lowest gear
  • 25.7 in
Highest gear
  • 51.4 in

Technical analysis

2 measures

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

Lowest gear

25.7 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Youth / General youth Model year: 2017
Sample
120 bicycles with this information
Coverage
77.4% of the class

Highest gear

51.4 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Youth / General youth Model year: 2017
Sample
120 bicycles with this information
Coverage
77.4% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
9.8 km/h
Highest gear
19.7 km/h

Total gear range 200%

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 2016

Changes since 2016
Specification 2016 Author Energy 20 This bicycle Author Energy 20
Frame
Bicycle weight 10.8 kg 10.6 kg

No other published build is available in this family for 2017.

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