ALBATROSS

Frame

• Headtube and Headset: 44mm ID
• Tyre Clearance: Clearance for up to 32x2.5" tyres
• Chainring: designed for a single chainring on a boost (55mm) chainline with a maximum 34T chainring.
• Bottom Bracket: 73mm T47 outboard bearing
• Thru Axle: Super Boost spacing Rear 157×12, Front 110×15 (axles supplied)
• Seat Post: 31.6mm seat post
• Cable Routing: External - except for cable port in seat tube for internal dropper seat-post.
• Frame weight: 2.2-2.5kg

Fork

• Columbus Futura Adventure full carbon
• Steerer: Tapered fork steerer (1.125-1.5") 
• 470mm axle to crown, 45-50 adjustable offset
• Fork weight: 550g

Cranks - Shimano FC-M7100 SLX Crank set without ring, 12-speed, 52 mm chainline, 165 mm
Rear derailleur - Shimano SM-CRM75 SLX 12spd M7100/20/30 1X DCE single chainring 30T
Left lever - Shimano RD-M7100 SLX 12-speed rear derailleur, Shadow+ SGS, for single
Right shift lever - Shimano SL-M7100-R SLX shift lever, band on, 12-speed
Chain - Shimano CS-M7100 SLX 12-speed cassette 10 - 51T
Cassette - Shimano CN-M7100 SLX/105 HG+ chain with quick link, 12-speed, 126L
Chainring - Shimano SM-CRM75 SLX 12spd M7100/20/30 1X DCE single chainring 32T
Brakes - Shimano BR-M7110/BL-M7100 SLX bled brake lever
Front Wheel - Hope 29 Fortus 30W SC - Pro 5 Centre Lock - 110mm Boost (choice of colour)
Rear wheel - Hope 29 Fortus 30SC - Pro 5-CentreLock-148mm Boost - Microspline (choice of colour)
Tyres - Mezcal III 29X2.6 XC Blk Anthracite G2.0 Black Tyre
Tubes - Vittoria tubeless valves (or tubes if preferred)
Bottom Bracket - Shimano BB-MT800
Handlebars - Pro Koryak Flat Top Alloy, 31.8mm, 750mm wide x 5mm rise
Stem - Pro Koryak stem - 50mm (or choice)
Seatpost - Pro Koryak seatpost 27.2mm x 400
Saddle - Brooks C15 - black
Grips - Odi Ruffian lock on - black
Brake rotors Shimano RT-MT800 disc rotor with external lockring, Ice Tech FREEZA, 180 mm
Headset - Hope (choice of colour)
Total weight - 12.9kg size L

All complete bikes are assembled in house by experienced professional mechanics. We take care over your bike - every thread is prepped, every bolt is torqued correctly, cables are cut to the right length and brakes are bled. For bikes being shipped, they are carefully packed and require only minimal reassembly. Though, where possible, we encourage customers to visit one of our workshops to have a shakedown ride and get your set-up perfectly dialled in.

The above specification is subject to change with part substitutions as availability may dictate - you will always be consulted on any such change.

N.B. Bikes built from our Portland, USA workshop will come with Astral Wheels rather than Hope. They will also have brakes set up left lever front, right lever rear.

The Albatross is our newest titanium model, light, lively, and built around the incredible new 32" wheel standard. It draws upon and elevates all we have learned in developing big wheeled bikes over the past two decades - using these massive wheels and tyres to create a bike which carries speed and handles like no other for taller riders. You can find some more in depth thoughts on 32" wheels in this blog post, but there are a few critical notes below.

These are sold as a 'rolling chassis' including:

• Albatross frame in 3Al 2.5V seamless Titanium - butted main tubes
• 32 inch specific full carbon Columbus Futura Adventure fork
• Hope ZS44/EC44 headset
• Hope hubs laced to Willow Al rims with Sapim Race spokes
• Maxxis Aspen 32x2.4" tyres

Like an overgrown Swift or Pegasus - it's designed to be a bike which is happy to cover big miles over multiple long days out - but to retain a light and lively ride quality which still makes it fun for little local blasts. Also akin to those models, while it's designed with use of a flat bar in mind, depending on your fit needs it can also be run with a suitable off-road drop bar - especially if you use one of our Laing high rise stems.  

Unlike those bikes however, it's a rigid specific design. Due to lack of commercially available suspension options for the wheelsize, as well as a desire to keep the front end height reasonable - plus understanding how smoothly these wheels roll - I have designed these frames around a rigid 470mm carbon fork from our friends at Columbus. For those interested in a suspension corrected design, we can accommodate that as part of our custom programme. 

As with all Singular frames, we aim to use common fitment standards. One slight divergence from that with these frames is use of 'superboost' 157mm rear hub spacing. It's my feeling that one potential downside to these big hoops is a lack of lateral wheel stiffness due to reduced spoke triangulation. This can be mitigated by using a hub standard with wider flange spacing - along with building wheels with 32 spokes of 14/15 gauge with brass nipples. 

Note on component variance between markets. Due to different component availability across borders, all orders filled from our UK base (i.e. all of UK and Europe) will have Hope Technology hubs and headset, while those from the Portland, OR workshop (USA and most of rest of world) will have wheels from our friends at Astral and headset from White Industries. For all customers there will be a choice of colours from their respective ranges.