Core — the aluminium hardtail that’s dead-centre, always on target. It’s fast, light and accurate with a trail-tested geometry that’s capable of taking lines that may surprise you. Tapered and ovalised triple-butted 6069 ALX-9 (Core 40 and 50) or double-butted 6061 (Core 10, 20 and 30) heat-treated aluminium tubes let us tune the ride feel to avoid harshness as well as keeping the weight down and strength up. The Core frame design needs a durable part list, so all Shimano brakes and gears, SR and Rockshox forks plus details such as spline-axle cranks, 400mm seat posts, shorter stems and wider bars are all standard specifications.

OVERVIEW:

Upgrades from the Core 10 include 9-speed Shimano Deore gearing and a Rockshox Tora XC fork – the same proven ability frame with closer-ratio gears, lighter rims and the overall durability to take on more extended rides, more often.

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.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Frame: 6061 T6 double-butted aluminium
• Fork:  Rockshox Tora XC 100 mm
• Headset: FSA Aheadset
• Colour: White-out

• Shifters: Shimano Deore 9-speed
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore SGS
• Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore
• Chainset: Shimano M442 Octalink 22/32/44T
• Bottom Bracket: Shimano ES25 Octalink 73/118mm
• Chain: Shimano HG-53
• Freewheel: Shimano HG-50 11-30T

• Hubs: Shimano RM-65 Center-Lock Q/R F+R
• Rims: Alex Dp-17 32 Hole
• Spokes: Stainless - Black Finish
• Tyres: Continental Mountin King 2.2 inch

• Brakes: Shimano BR-M486 hydraulic discs
• Brake Levers: Shimano BL-M486

• Handlebars: Genesis 6061, 660 mm wide / 30 mm rise
• Stem: Genesis OS, 6 degree rise / 31.8 mm clamp
• Grips: Genesis Diamond file pattern
• Saddle: Genesis MTN2, Cr-Mo rail
• Seat Post: Genesis 6061, 400 mm long / 27.2 mm diameter
• Pedals: Wellgo flats

• Weight: TBC
• Extras: Cycra front guard
• Sizes: 16 inch, 17.5 inch, 19 inch, 20.5 inch

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