Echo GX Complete Fat Bike - 2016
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Send those skinny-tired bikes into hibernation for the winter and get out in the snow with the 2016 Borealis Echo GX Complete Fat Bike. Borealis pairs a rigid carbon fiber fork and SRAM's one-by-eleven groupset to create a light, reliable, and versatile whip for the non-suspension fat bike traditionalists out there who still want all the benefits of carbon design. Your other bikes are going to get some time off this cold season.
The seatstay profiling on the Echo enables a degree of forgiving bump absorption, while the oversized chainstays keep the pedaling responsive when you stomp on the gas. Like the original Yampa, the Echo clears massive 4.8in tires on a 100mm wide rim. To achieve that degree of clearance, Borealis opts for a 197mm spaced rear hub, which is secured by a Maxle quick-release thru axle. The result is a dishless rear wheel, a surprisingly stiff rear end, and perfect drivetrain alignment with the 100mm threaded bottom bracket shell.
The design also provides enough clearance for a one-by or double drivetrain, regardless of your tire choice. Naturally, there's plenty of extra clearance for mud, snow, or anything else you're likely to find yourself riding through. The head tube is tapered, which takes advantage of the incredible stiffness provided by Borealis' rigid carbon fork. The frame's finished with a bike-packing loadout of three bottle cage mounts to keep you hydrated for long hours in the saddle and, at 1,370 grams for a medium frame, it’s far lighter than it appears.
- Frame Material
- carbon fiber
- Fork
- Borealis carbon fiber
- Headset
- Cane Creek 40
- Shifters
- SRAM GX 11-speed
- Front Derailleur
- n/a
- Rear Derailleur
- SRAM GX 1x11spd
- Crankset
- 30 t Race Face Ride
- Cassette
- 10 - 42 t SRAM GX 1x11spd
- Chain
- KMC X11
- Brakeset
- SRAM DB5
- Brake Type
- disc
- Rotors
- 160 / 160 mm SRAM Centerline
- Handlebar
- Race Face Evolve 31.8x720mm
- Handlebar Width
- 720 mm
- Grips
- Lizard Skins 494
- Stem
- Race Face Evolve
- Stem Length
- 70 mm
- Saddle
- Ergon SME30 EVO
- Seatpost
- Race Face Evolve
- Wheelset
- Turnagain FR80
- Hubs
- Borealis
- Front Axle
- 15 x 150mm thru-axle
- Rear Axle
- 12 x 197mm thru-axle
- Tires
- Surly Husker Du
- Tire Size
- 26 x 4.0 in
- Recommended Use
- snow and sand
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 5 years on frame
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