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Prices

Retail price
£ 4,800
£ 4,400
Online price

Where to buy it

Specifications

Drivetrain

Chain
SRAM PC-X1, 11-speed
Shimano Deore XT
Crank
Custom SRAM S-2200, carbon, PF30 spindle, 28T, direct mount
Shimano Deore XT, 36/26
Derailleurs
Rear: SRAM X01, 11-speed, carbon cage
Front: Shimano Deore XT, high direct mount - Rear: Shimano Deore XT, Shadow Plus
Shifters
SRAM X1, 11-speed, trigger
Shimano Deore XT M8000, 11-speed
Cassette
SRAM XG-1180, 11-speed, 10-42t
Shimano Deore XT, 11-42, 11-speed

Frameset

Fork
FOX 34 Plus Performance Elite, 150mm travel, 3-position compression adjust, tapered steerer, 51mm offset, 15mm thru-axle
Frame
FACT 9m carbon, Trail 6Fattie Geometry, FACT IS carbon construction, M5 alloy rear triangle, SWAT Door integration, PF30 BB, fully enclosed internal cable routing, 148mm dropouts, sealed cartridge bearing pivots, replaceable derailleur hanger, 135mm travel
OCLV Mountain Carbon main frame and seatstay, alloy chainstay, ABP, Boost148, Knock Block steerer stop, Full Floater, EVO link, E2 tapered head tube, Mino Link, Control Freak internal routing, Carbon Armor, PF92, ISCG 05, G2 Geometry, 130mm travel
Headset
Hella Flush, 1-1/8" and 1-1/2" threadless, Campy style upper w/ 1-1/2" lower, cartridge bearings
Knock Block integrated, sealed cartridge bearing, 1-1/8" top, 1.5" bottom
Suspensions
Front: Fox Performance 34 Float, FIT4 3-position damper, E2 tapered steerer, Boost110, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset, 130mm travel - Rear: Fox Performance Float EVOL, RE:aktiv 3-position damper, tuned by Trek Suspension Lab, 210x52.5mm
Shoc
Rear: FOX FLOAT Factory DPS, AUTOSAG, Women's Rx Trail Tune, Kashima coating, 197x47.6mm
Specialized XC, 3D forged alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree rise
Bontrager Line Pro, Knock Block, 35mm, 0 degree

Wheels

Hub
Front: Roval Traverse, 15x110mm thru-axle, 24h - Rear: Roval Traverse, SRAM XX1 XD driver body, 12x148mm thru-axle, 28h
Rims
Roval Traverse 650b, alloy, disc, 29mm wide, 24/28h
Spokes
DT Swiss Revolution
Tyres
Front: Specialized 6Fattie Purgatory Control, 60TPI, 2Bliss Ready, folding bead, 650bx3.0" - Rear: Specialized 6Fattie Ground Control, 60TPI, 2Bliss Ready, folding bead, 650bx3.0"
Bontrager XR3 Team Issue, Tubeless Ready, Inner Strength sidewalls, 120tpi, aramid bead, 29x2.40"
Wheels
Bontrager Line Comp 30, Tubeless Ready, Boost110 front, Boost148 rear

Brakes

Brakes
Front: Shimano Deore XT, Ice-Tech metallic pads - Rear: Shimano Deore XT, Ice-Tech metallic pads - Levers: Shimano XT, Servo Wave, I-spec II compatible, tool-free reach adjust
Shimano Deore XT hydraulic disc

Components

Handlebar
Specialized, 7050 alloy, 8-backsweep, 6-upsweep, 10mm rise, 720mm, 31.8mm
Bontrager Line Pro, OCLV Carbon, 35mm, 15mm rise, 750mm width
Grips
Specialized Sip Grip, lock-on, half-waffle, regular thickness
Saddle
Body Geometry Women's Myth Comp, hollow Cr-Mo rails, 155mm
Bontrager Evoke 3, titanium rails
Seatpost
Command Post IRcc, cruiser control technology, micro-adjust height adjustable, alien head design, bottom mount cable routing, remote adjust SRL lever, 30.9mm, XS/S: 75mm travel, M: 100mm travel
Bontrager Drop Line 125, universal remote lever, 2-bolt head, 31.6mm, zero offset, internal routing
Stem
Specialized XC, 3D forged alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree rise
Bontrager Line Pro, Knock Block, 35mm, 0 degree
Pedals
Nylon, CEN std., w/ toe clips