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Author Sonic 26

Fork travel
80 mm
Wheels
26″
Drivetrain
3 × 8 22–42t / 12–32t
Gear range
509%
Weight
12.5 kg 27.6 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Rim brake

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • 13" 130–155

Components

15 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    triple butted hydroformed alloy 6061 26' Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

Sizes and geometry

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Size 13"

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
  • 12.5 kg
  • 27.6 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 80 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 3
Smallest chainring
  • 22
Largest chainring
  • 42
Rear sprockets
  • 8
Smallest sprocket
  • 12
Largest sprocket
  • 32
Lowest gear
  • 17.9 in
Highest gear
  • 91.0 in

Technical analysis

4 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: 2018
Sample
771 bicycles with this information
Coverage
97.9% of the class

Lowest gear

17.9 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2018
Sample
724 bicycles with this information
Coverage
91.9% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
6.8 km/h
Highest gear
34.9 km/h

Total gear range 509%

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 2017

Changes since 2017
Specification 2017 Author Sonic 26 This bicycle Author Sonic 26
Frame
Bicycle weight 12.3 kg 12.5 kg
Drivetrain
Largest chainring 40 42
Rear sprockets 9 8
Smallest sprocket 11 12
Largest sprocket 34 32
Lowest gear 16.8 in 17.9 in
Highest gear 94.6 in 91.0 in
Other specifications
Fork spring Air Coil

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