Author Rival ASL 27.5

2020 MountainCross-country Manufacturer page

Fork travel: 100 mm
Wheels: 27.5″
Drivetrain: 3 × 8 24–42t / 12–32t
Gear range: 467%
Weight: 14.8 kg 32.6 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Aluminum
Brakes: Mechanical disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide

14" 140–158
16" 155–173
18" 170–188

Components

14 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

alloy 6061 27.5" (ASL) Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- RST

Drivetrain

6 parts

Brakes

1 part

Brakes
- Tektro

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Front hub

QUANDO Disc 32 holes Not identified
Rear hub

QUANDO Disc 32 holes Not identified
Rims
- Author
Spokes

hi-ten black Not identified
Tires
- Author

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Grips
- Author
Handlebar

hi-ten 20 mm 640 mm Not identified
Pedals

resin Not identified
Saddle
- Author
Seatpost
- Zoom
Stem
- Zoom

Sizes and geometry

3 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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Size 16"

Table

Reach 374mm

Stack 609mm

Wheelbase 1054mm

Head angle 69.5°

Seat angle 73.0°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 27.5″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reported by the manufacturer

Complete manufacturer geometry table 3 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	361	374	396
Stackmm	602	609	619
Top tube lengthmm	545	560	585
Seat tube lengthmm	356	406	457
Head tube lengthmm	110	120	130
Head tube angle	70°	69.5°	69.5°
Seat tube angle	73°	73°	73°
Chainstay lengthmm	425	425	425
Wheelbasemm	1033	1054	1080
Front centermm	612	633	659
Bottom bracket dropmm	45	45	45
Bottom bracket heightmm	310	310	310
Fork rakemm	68	68	68
Trailmm	83	86	86
Stack/reach ratio	1.67	1.63	1.56

Not published by the manufacturer: Standover height, Front travel, Rear travel, Crank length, Handlebar width, Stem length, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Aluminum
Bicycle weight: 14.8 kg

32.6 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Hardtail
Front travel: 100 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: 20.6 in
Highest gear: 96.3 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Mechanical disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Fork spring: Coil
Tire width: 2″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 27.5″

Technical analysis

4 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: 2020
Sample: 1,088 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 86.0% of the class

Lowest gear

20.6 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,057 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 83.6% of the class

Highest gear

96.3 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,057 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 83.6% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

57 of 1,264 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,264 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.9 km/h
Highest gear: 36.9 km/h

Total gear range 467%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 20.6–96.3 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 17.4–105.0 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2020
Lowest gear: 1057 bicycles with this information, 83.6% of the class
Highest gear: 1057 bicycles with this information, 83.6% of the class

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
Specification	This bicycle Author Rival ASL 27.5	Author Rival 27.5	Author Rival 29
Frame
Bicycle weight	14.8 kg	15 kg	15.1 kg
Drivetrain
Lowest gear	20.6 in	20.6 in	21.8 in
Highest gear	96.3 in	96.3 in	101.5 in
Other specifications
Tire width	2″	2.1″	2.1″
Wheel size	27.5″	27.5″	29″