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Fork travel
80 mm
Wheels
29″
Drivetrain
3 × 9 26–48t / 11–34t
Gear range
571%
Weight
14.8 kg 32.6 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

15 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    alloy 6061 29" Not identified

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
  • 14.8 kg
  • 32.6 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 80 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 3
Smallest chainring
  • 26
Largest chainring
  • 48
Rear sprockets
  • 9
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 34
Lowest gear
  • 22.2 in
Highest gear
  • 126.6 in

Technical analysis

2 measures

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

Lowest gear

22.2 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

Highest gear

126.6 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
8.5 km/h
Highest gear
48.5 km/h

Total gear range 571%

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 2019

Changes since 2019
Specification 2019 Author Grand This bicycle Author Grand
Frame
Bicycle weight 15 kg 14.8 kg

No other published build is available in this family for 2020.

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