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Author Rapid

Fork travel
80 mm
Wheels
26″
Drivetrain
3 × 8 24–42t / 12–32t
Gear range
467%
Weight
15.4 kg 34.0 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Rim brake

Not published by the manufacturer

  • Sizes and geometry

Components

14 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    alloy 6061 26" Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Bicycle weight
  • 15.4 kg
  • 34.0 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 80 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 3
Smallest chainring
  • 24
Largest chainring
  • 42
Rear sprockets
  • 8
Smallest sprocket
  • 12
Largest sprocket
  • 32
Lowest gear
  • 19.5 in
Highest gear
  • 91.0 in

Technical analysis

3 measures

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

Front travel

80 mm

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2019
Sample
850 bicycles with this information
Coverage
96.0% of the class

Lowest gear

19.5 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2019
Sample
799 bicycles with this information
Coverage
90.2% of the class

Highest gear

91.0 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2019
Sample
799 bicycles with this information
Coverage
90.2% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
7.5 km/h
Highest gear
34.9 km/h

Total gear range 467%

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 2018

Changes since 2018
Specification 2018 Author Rapid This bicycle Author Rapid
Frame
Bicycle weight 15.6 kg 15.4 kg

No other published build is available in this family for 2019.

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