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VOLPE

The original all-around road bike that started the hybrid revolution. Equally at home on paved or dirt roads. Wide, low gear range and fat 700x32C tires. Rack and fender eyelets. Vetta/Bianchi Cosmos suspension saddle.

 

Frame/Fork

Reynolds 520 CrMo. MegaPro. / Bianchi CrMo.

 

Components

Shimano Deore / Tiagra mix. Avid cantilever brakes.

 

Colors

Red Metal

 
 
Specifications
Type 27-speed cross/touring
Sizes 44, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61 cm
Colors Red Metal
Frame Reynolds 520 double-butted CrMo steel, MegaPro design, triple bottle mounts, rack eyelets
Fork Bianchi double-butted CrMo, 1" threadless steerer
Headset VP AheadSet, 1" threadless
Bottom Bracket Truvativ cartridge, 113 mm
Handlebars Alloy Drop
Stem Bianchi alloy, 90-¼ rise
Crankset Truvativ Elita, 30/42/52
Chain Shimano HG-53
Wheels Shimano Tiagra; Mavic T224 36hrims
Tires WTB All Terrainasaurus, 700x32C
Front Derailleur Shimano Tiagra, 28.6 mm
Rear Derailleur Shimano Deore, 9-spd
Shift Levers Shimano Tiagra STI
Casssette SRAM 7.0, 11-32, 9-spd
Brakes/Levers Avid Shorty 6 cantilevers / Tiagra STI
Pedals WTB 350, clipless, 2-sided
Saddle Vetta/Bianchi Cosmos, T3 Suspension System
Seatpost Kalloy, 26.8 mm
Grips/Other Cork-type; CPSC reflectors
Retail price $849.99

Geometry
Size 44.0 49.0 52.0 55.0 58.0 61.0
Seat tube (center-to-top) 440 490 520 550 580 610
Top tube(actual) 494 515 530 550 570 585
Top tube(virtual) 511 527 538 560 581 596
Chainstay 425 425 425 425 425 425
Fork rake 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0
Head-tube angle 72.0 72.0 72.5 72.5 72.5 72.5
Seat-tube angle 75.0 74.0 73.5 73.0 72.5 72.5
Wheelbase 990.0 998.0 998.0 1016.0 1032.0 1047.0
Standover height (inches) 27.6 29.8 30.5 31.7 32.8 34.0
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