NEW RIGID FRAMESET £630 (frame, fork, headset)
AS REVIEWED IN SINGLETRACK ISSUE 27
Profiled and butted aluminium frame with carbon seatstay assembly and full carbon fork (v-brakes only). Integrated hidden headset. Frame has an unscratchable oxidised finish (as pictured). Prototype shown; production frames feature additional gussets at the headtube/downtube junction for improved strength.

Also available without the carbon seatstay, with a black anodised finish for: £520 (frame, fork, headset)

Frames can of course also be supplied fully built up to your specification, please contact BikeRev for a quote.



For a lot of riding, having a suspension fork is not the best option - more weight, less steering precision, less trail feedback and more to go wrong. But since almost every mountain bike comes equiped with a suspension fork these days, and all the current frames have geometry designed to accomodate the height of a suspension fork, there aren't many rigid options.

Enter the new Spectre! The frame geometry is designed around the carbon rigid fork, which combined with the carbon seatstays and large volume tyres at sensible pressure, gives an incredible smooth ride with just the right amount of feedback. The head angle is a little steeper (72.5 degrees) to give fast, predictable handling over technical terrain, and the toptube is a little longer for better positioning. The full geometries are shown below.

The prototype frame, as pictured here, has been built up to weigh 19lbs; a figure easily acheived without resorting to exotic components. Production frames should be a little lighter. The bike has already proven itself, being ridden to victory by it's designer, Rob English, in the Bristol Bike Fest 12 hour race. Over half of the course consisted of very technical, bumpy singletrack, which gave an excellent test of the bike's handling and capabilities. It passed the test with no problems whatsoever, handling superbly even as Rob became fatigued at the end of the event. Incidentally, his ride would have placed him 10th in the team event!

SIZE	X-SMALL	SMALL	MEDIUM	LARGE
Seattube length (c-c, mm)	396	418	438	468
Headtube angle	72	72.5	72.5	72.5
Seattube angle	74	73	73	73
Toptube length (horizontal, mm)	535	570	600	615
Toptube length (actual, mm)	515	549	579	598
Headtube length (mm)	120	130	140	150
Wheelbase (mm)	1003	1025	1055	1070
Chainstay length (mm)	419	419	419	419
Bottom bracket height (mm)	285	285	285	285
Seatpost	31.6, shimmed to 27.2mm - smaller diameter post for greater comfort.
Bottom bracket	68mm wide, BSA