For this bike, Specialized uses premium E5 aluminum to create the ... A longer reach, slackened head tube, and a lowered bottom bracket ... Braking and control come courtesy of a pair of Magura MT4 hydraulic disc brakes ...
... a press-fit 1 1/8-to-1 1/2″-diameter tapered aluminum steerer tube, ... along with the requisite flat-mount interface for the disc brake caliper ...
The wheels are perfectly synced with the equally big oversized disc brakes ... The composite carbon fiber and aluminum body further gives the bike a ... like reflective vest, med-kits, or even spares like bike tubes or a repair kit.
That minuscule change in head tube angle — just 0.25°, and not even in ... DB 23 aluminum wheels, and topping out with the Grizl CF SLX 8 with either a ... of welded, but that's not much of an issue for a disc-brake wheelset.
Using an aluminum can as a seat post shim just might be the original ... For starters, a 30.9mm diameter post will fit in a frame with a 31.6mm seat tube if ... a chunk of aluminum can also works well to align disc brake calipers.
