With Rockshox U-Turn Tora 289 forks comes the ability to match fork travel to the terrain and find your perfect handling balance. From 85mm travel for racing through the trees and long climbs, to 130mm for trail-centre rock gardens, the Core frame geometry is renowned for its ability to handle the full travel range without compromise. Upgraded components from the Core 20 include the Shimano 575 brakes, PD-M505 clipless pedals and SLX derailleur.
Technology :
The Core series frame uses shaped and extruded tubes that are selected to offer a smooth and accurate ride at a low weight. We reject curvy, hydroformed fashions in order to have greater control over wall thicknesses and tube integrity and use a greater range of tube dimensions across different frame sizes than we could if using hydroformed tubes. Overall frame weight is now between two and four ounces lighter than our previous Core frame design. For a structure that has to cope with forces as dynamic as a bike frame does, tubes are still hard to beat in terms of stiffness to weight balance. By simply tapering or ovalising the main frame tubes in the right places we can tune the levels of stiffness in various parts of the frame, on larger frames we use larger diameters and / or thicker wall tubes so that even at the entry-level of the Core range, a 20.5 frame uses a different tube set to the 16 frame, ensuring that everyone gets the right level of stiffness and strength, not too much, not too little, just a great ride feel.
Tapered and ovalised double-butted 6061 tubing tunes the ride feel to give us stiffness where only needed
Reinforcement gussets at the headtube mean the Core can take up to 130mm travel forks
Down-tube cables reduce outer-cable friction and limits water ingress into rear mech cable loop
Specification :
Frames & Forks
Frames
6061 T6 double-butted aluminium
Fork
Rockshox Tora 289 U-Turn 85-130 mm with lockout
Headset
FSA Aheadset
Colour
Lime
Transmission
Shifters
Shimano Deore 9-speed
Rear Derailleur
Shimano Deore SGS
Front Derailleur
Shimano Deore band
Chainset
Shimano M442 Octalink 22 / 32 / 44T
Bottom Bracket
Shimano BB-ES25 Octalink 73/118 mm
Chain
Shimano HG-53
Freewheel
Shimano HG-50 11-32T
Wheels
Hubs
Shimano 495 Center-Lock Q/R F+R
Rims
Alex DP-17 32 hole
Spokes
Stainless, black finish
Tyres
Continental Mountain King 2.2 inch
Brakes
Brakes
Shimano BR-M575 hydraulic discs
Brake Levers
Shimano BL-M575
Contact Zone
Handlebar
Genesis 6061, 660 mm wide / 30 mm rise
Stem
Genesis OS, 6 degree rise / 31.8 mm clamp
Grips
Genesis Diamond file pattern lock-on
Saddle
Genesis MTN2, Cr-Mo rail
Seat Post
Genesis 6061, 400 mm long / 27.2 mm diameter
Pedals
Shimano PD-M505 clipless
Misc
Weight
TBC
Extras
Cycra front guard
Sizes
16 inch, 17.5 inch, 19 inch, 20.5 inch
Geometry :
Frame size
16"
17.5"
19"
20.5"
1. actual centre to top
405mm
445mm
480mm
520mm
2. top tube C horizontal
565mm
580mm
595mm
610mm
3. head tube
100mm
110mm
120mm
135mm
4. head angle
70degrees
70degrees
70degrees
70degrees
5. seat angle
73degrees
73degrees
73degrees
73degrees
6. chainstay length
420mm
420mm
420mm
420mm
7. BB height
310mm
310mm
310mm
310mm
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