If you had slipped into a mountain bike cave 10 or so years ago and only recently emerged, the 2007 Ocelot would strike you as a high-end mountain bike. That’s how much (and how quickly) Bianchi mountain bikes have trickled down their innovations and quality to more affordable price levels. The Ocelot’s essential goodness shines in its all-aluminum frame (available in six sizes); suspension fork with 70mm of travel; wide, low, easy-shifting 21-speed gearing; and overall surefootedness (linear pull brakes, wide grippy tires, high-rise bar and stem). No time machine necessary—the Ocelot is everything you could want in a modern entry-level mountain bike.
Highlights: 7005 aluminum frame. InSync Grind OS2 fork with 70mm of travel. SRAM SX4 rear derailleur and 3.0 shifters. WTB Velociraptor 26x2.1 tires.
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Style |
21spd Entry MTB |
Sizes |
13, 15.5, 17.5, 19.5, 21.5, 23" |
Color |
Gang Green |
Frames |
7005 Aluminum, rack mounts |
Fork |
InSync Grind OS2, 70mm travel |
Retail Price |
$369.99 |
Headset |
VP AheadSet 1-1/18" threadless |
Handlebar |
Bianchi MTB riser |
Stem |
MTB riser |
Brakes/Levers |
Linear pull brakes / Alloy levers |
Crankset |
SunTour 22/32/42T |
Bottom Bracket |
Cartridge |
Chain |
KMC |
Cassette |
SRAM, 12/32T 7spd |
Pedals |
Wellgo resin |
Wheels |
Alloy hubs; Alex Y2000 36h rims |
Tires |
WTB VelociRaptor, 26x2.1 |
Derailleurs, r/f |
SRAM SX4 7spd / Suntour XCC 31.8mm |
Shifters |
SRAM 3.0 Comp |
Saddle |
WTB Speed V Sport SE |
Seatpost |
Alloy, 27.2mm |
Size, cm |
13.5 |
15.5 |
17.5 |
19.5 |
21.5 |
23 |
Seat Tube, mm |
331 |
395 |
445 |
495 |
541 |
584 |
Top Tube-actual, mm |
510 |
530 |
550 |
565 |
585 |
600 |
Top Tube-virtual, mm |
520 |
553 |
572 |
580 |
595 |
609 |
Chainstay, mm |
430 |
430 |
430 |
430 |
430 |
430 |
Fork Rake, mm |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
Head Tube Angle, º |
70.5 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
Seat Tube Angle, º |
74 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
Wheelbase, mm |
1013 |
1035 |
1054 |
1063 |
1078 |
1088 |
Standover Height, in |
26 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
32 |
33.3 |