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Sage Optimator Ti Hardtail will get Rowdier; Plus New Paint, Bar & Stem
Apr
Sage Titanium Cycles is continually tweaking their designs to maintain them on development and appropriate with the newest elements. The newest replace is for the Optimator, their titanium hardtail XC mountain bike. Geometry and body particulars have been up to date for contemporary trails and driving kinds, with extra journey and T-Sort compatibility.
Up entrance, fork journey grows from 100mm to 120mm, and the pinnacle angle is relaxed to 67.5º.
The dropouts and chainstay yoke are actually 3D-printed, like a lot of their different fashions, and get the Owl brand embossed on the bottom. A singlespeed model can be obtainable with commonplace sliding dropouts (not 3D-printed).
These elements open up tire clearance to 29×2.4″. The rear brake hose now runs internally for a cleaner look, however sticks with a conventional port on the entrance of the body relatively than operating via the headset. You’ll be able to go for full exterior routing, too.
General, the geometry remains to be racy, simply up to date to work with the longer journey fork. It’s 1x particular and clears as much as a 36-tooth chainring, and there are two bottle cage bosses. Frames from $6,000.
Sage Titanium Riser Bar & Stem
Coming quickly, this titanium handlebar is available in two variations – a 710mm vast flat bar with 7º backsweep and no rise, and a 800mm vast riser with 25mm rise and 13º backsweep. The latter weighs 349g with a Cerakote end, which might be solely including a number of grams.
Like their frames, it may be had Uncooked or Cerakoted in your alternative of stable colours (or in any other case custom-made to match a motorbike for an upcharge)…or simply go for a stealth look. MSRP will vary from $300 from $400, relying on rise and end.
They’re additionally engaged on their very own titanium stem for stealth cockpit setups, designed particularly for the Chris King Aeroset headsets. It is available in at 175g for a 100mm size, and will likely be obtainable in 80-120mm lengths with a -6º rise. It’s for drop bar bikes, not MTBs.
Spacers will use interlocking designs that allow you to take away them with out undoing any brake hoses or cables, and should or will not be notched like those on the best to assist them stack collectively completely…relies on the headset they’ll go together with, they’ll doubtless have choices for manufacturers apart from Chris King.
New Customary Paint
Technically, it’s Cerakote, not paint, however the brand new “commonplace paint” choice enables you to select three colours to make use of on this sample. Decide the highest, center, and backside, and so they’ll match the brand colours to the highest colour for a cohesive look. This selection has a decrease $1,200 upcharge (versus ~$2,000 and up for full customized), however nonetheless enables you to select the colours you need.