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Author Magnum 29

Fork travel
100 mm
Wheels
29″
Gear range
494%
Weight
10.5 kg 23.1 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Carbon
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • 17" 168–180
  • 19" 177–190
  • 21" 187–202

Components

18 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    AUTHOR A carbon monocoque 29" Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

Sizes and geometry

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Size 19"

Table

Geometry diagram unavailable

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Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Carbon
Bicycle weight
  • 10.5 kg
  • 23.1 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 100 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 2
Smallest chainring
  • 28
Largest chainring
  • 38
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 40
Lowest gear
  • 20.3 in
Highest gear
  • 100.2 in

Technical analysis

3 measures

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

Front travel

100 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2016
Sample
366 bicycles with this information
Coverage
81.8% of the class

Lowest gear

20.3 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2016
Sample
442 bicycles with this information
Coverage
98.8% of the class

Highest gear

100.2 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2016
Sample
442 bicycles with this information
Coverage
98.8% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
7.8 km/h
Highest gear
38.4 km/h

Total gear range 493%

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 Magnum 29 This bicycle Author Magnum 29
Drivetrain
Largest chainring 40 38
Largest sprocket 36 40
Lowest gear 22.6 in 20.3 in
Highest gear 105.5 in 100.2 in

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

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