The New Caveworks Rivet Indoor Coach Bike Goes Head to Head with Zwift Journey

Colorado-based indoor biking firm, Caveworks Inc., is asserting its new flagship product, the Rivet indoor-specific bike. Caveworks says that the Rivet is a direct competitor of the Zwift Journey. Two-and-a-half years within the making, the Rivet is a high-performance indoor biking frameset able to becoming riders of all sizes and is suitable with all thru-axle direct-drive good trainers.

The Rivet comes practically able to trip. Simply open the field, set up the included handlebars, add your pedals, and mount the Rivet to the coach. Caveworks needed the Rivet to ship worth with out sacrificing high quality. Full builds are spec’d with high-quality parts rigorously chosen for indoor use.

The Rivet conforms to bicycle trade requirements making it straightforward to swap components. Its 12×142 rear spacing works with any thru-axle good coach. And, the 12×110 entrance axle means it really works with front-end equipment, just like the Wahoo Kickr Climb. It additionally sports activities a 68mm threaded backside bracket and a 30.9 seatpost. This makes it straightforward for customers to swap components to their desired parts, making it simpler to duplicate their out of doors bike’s really feel.

The Rivet can be utilized as a motorbike match adjustment device as effectively. Riders can apply their out of doors bike measurements to the Rivet earlier than exploring the influence of minor changes. Or, even check the match of a motorbike earlier than buying in a managed setting with minimal instruments and energy.

One-Measurement-Matches-Most

Rivet is one-size-fits-most. Its geometry is designed to utilize a 450mm, 30.9mm diameter seatpost and Caveworks proprietary adjustable stem which is actually one other seatpost that permits for an enormous vary of adjustment. It’s designed to cowl a variety of driving positions, together with replicating matches for mountain bikes, endurance street bikes, gravel bikes, cyclocross bikes, TT bikes, and efficiency street bikes.

It could match riders starting from roughly 4’10” to six’6″, which means a number of customers in a family can make the most of a single Rivet. Under are a few of Rivet’s geometry highlights:

• The Rivet replicates just about any attain or saddle-to-handlebar drop, no matter your handlebar desire.
• The Rivets geometry lengthens as rider peak will increase because of its forward-reaching headtube. This replicates the development of high tube size from smaller to bigger bicycle frames, guaranteeing that riders of most sizes will be capable to apply their most well-liked stack and attain to the identical Rivet.
• The Rivet’s seatpost angle gives a typical vary of saddle setback that progresses appropriately over the vary of adjustment.
• As a result of the Rivet makes use of an trade commonplace 30.9mm diameter seatpost, atypical saddle positions are achievable just by swapping out the Caveworks seatpost for the 30.9mm seatpost of the rider’s selecting.
• A number of riders in the identical family can have their very own saddle and seatpost that they will swap out rapidly and simply on a single Rivet.

The Rivet is manufactured from metal that has been formed to look good and trip good. The powder-coating offers the Rivet an industrial look in addition to protects it from corrosion. But, regardless of its hardy look, the Rivet is claimed to weigh beneath 30lbs throughout the entire construct choices.

For many who want to maneuver their indoor setup round, the Rivet’s gentle weight means much less pressure and energy when in comparison with good bikes or different indoor bike frames. Plus, the Rivets have a smaller footprint when in comparison with good bikes and out of doors bikes. This makes it an incredible alternative for these with restricted house.

In comparison with Zwift Journey

In response to Caveworks, the Rivet gives a number of benefits when in comparison with the Zwift Journey. As an illustration, “the RIVET prioritizes high quality and sturdiness (extra steel, much less plastic); it has commonplace part compatibility, providing limitless configurations and serviceability; it’s suitable with all thru-axle direct-drive good trainers, in addition to front-end equipment just like the Wahoo Kickr Climb; it gives extra versatile match adjustability via the complete vary of adjustment; and it’s a lot lighter whereas nonetheless delivering distinctive mechanical efficiency”.

Clearly, there aren’t any Zwift Play controllers constructed into the Rivet, however for those who wish to run them, the usual controllers will be strapped to the hoods. Plainly Zwift Play additionally has the sting with an non-obligatory pill holder, but it surely looks as if that may be one thing Caveworks might add sooner or later.

Rivet Options Abstract

• 4130 metal body, powder coated for sturdiness
• 12x142mm rear axle spacing, with UDH
• 12x110mm entrance axle spacing (providing enhanced front-end rigidity and suitable with the Wahoo Kickr Climb gradient simulator)
• 30.9mm seat submit and stem tube diameter
• 68mm Threaded BB
• Detachable ft with spacers to accommodate third-party trainers of various rear axle heights (basically, the spacers modify front-end heights based on whether or not the third-party coach was designed to be ridden at floor stage or with a riser block)
• Mounting for two water bottle cages
• Proprietary caveworks adjustable stem, 6061 aluminum, anodized black
• 120mm of steady fore-aft adjustment, all achieved with a fast flip of the adjustment knob.

Caveworks Rivet Tech Specs

• Body: 4130 metal
• Rear Spacing: 12x142mm rear axle spacing
• Entrance Spacing: 12x110mm entrance axle
• Seatpost diameter: 30.9mm seatpost
• Backside Bracket: 68mm, BSA threaded backside bracket
• Entrance-end spacers stage the entrance finish for a variety of thru-axle direct-drive good trainers 
• 2 water bottle cage choices positioned on the entrance legs
• Stem: Proprietary adjustable stem, 6061 aluminum, 120mm of fore-aft adjustment
• Handlebar: 42cm, 16-degree flare
• Bar tape: Ergon BT Allroad, 2.5mm thick for consolation
• Shifters: “Dummy hoods” or Shimano GRX
• Seatpost: 30.9mm diameter, 450mm size
• Saddle: 143mm width, Chromoly rails
• Crankset: 170mm, 172.5mm, 175mm lengths accessible
• Chainring: 48t
• Chain: KMC X12
• Chain tensioner: Oversize 14t ceramic bearing pulley (single-speed possibility)
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano GRX 12-speed (geared possibility)

Rivet Choices and Retail

The Rivet is accessible for pre-order proper now, with deliveries anticipated in October. The Rivet is obtainable in three totally different choices:

Frameset
Retail: $750, $699 for introductory particular. (Contains Rivet body, proprietary stem, seat collar, thru-axles, clamps, UDH. Prepared for rider customization)

Single-Pace
Retail: $1000, $950 for introductory particular. (Full construct, able to trip out of the field, designed to be used with single-cog, digital shifting-enabled good trainers or to be used in ERG mode)

Geared
Retail: $1400, $1330 for introductory particular. (Full construct, able to trip out of the field, with a Shimano GRX 1×12 velocity drivetrain)

Hit the hyperlink under to get yours pre-ordered and reserved now.

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