Cube Axial WS GTC SL Disc Frame iridium aqua

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Axial WS GTC SL Disc Frame iridium?n?aqua
The Cube Axial GTC SL disc frame is the bike of choice for riders who want to keep chipping away at their personal best.
Women’s specific high-performance racer: Cube Axial WS GTC SL Disc Frame in iridium?n?aqua for disc brakes The GTC carbon frame, precision-manufactured using our Twin Mould technology, has a perfect stiffness to weight ratio designed specifically to maximise the rider’s performance. Oversized main frame tubes with extra large cross-sections at the head tube, a tapered head tube, PressFit bottom bracket shell and 12mm through axles front and rear all work together to ensure efficient pedalling and precise, confidence-inspiring steering. Thin seat stays and vibration-absorbing carbon fork blades add a noticeable degree of comfort, even on longer riders. The Flat Mount standard has enabled us to streamline the disc brakes’ appearance by integrating them discretely, and performance-orientated geometry provides a stretched, efficient ride position so that you can realise your full potential and make the best of the bike’s lively handling. Product features – Axial WS GTC SL Disc Frame iridium?n?aqua Material:?Carbon GTC Monocoque Twin Mold Technology, Flat Mount Disc, Road Comfort Geometry, AXH, 12x142mm Seat post:??27.2mm Seat clamp:?31.8mm Front deraileur:?31.8mm / cable routing from below Headtube diameter:?Tapered 1 1/8″ – 1 1/4″ integrated IS41 – IS47 (Cube Headset FSA Orbit ?#10360) Bottom bracket housing:?Pressfit 86mm Wheel size:?28″ Dropout:?12x142mm Brake type:?Flat Mount Disc Suitable fork Cube Axial WS GTC SL Disc Fork Color iridium?n?aqua Weight approx. 1110g (50cm) Scope of delivery Cube Axial WS GTC SL Disc Frame iridium?n?aqua Thru Axle 12x142mm not included!
Technologies Gran Turismo Composite
In designing the GTC carbon fiber frames, safety and comfort are the main factors. We use high modulus fibers for the parts which are stressed the most ? the head tube, the seat tube top and the bottom bracket area. That is why the frame still offers flex and comfort resulting from the flexible tubes. Our special production process with inner and outer molding forms ensure that the minimum of required material is used, reducing overall weight even with complex frame designs. All GTC frames have of course passed DIN -Plus testing.
Woman Like Series
Our new WLS models come with different wheel sizes for different frame heights. The 14 and 16″ frames have 27.5″ wheels, the 17,19 and 21″ frames are built as 29ers. Depending on body height, every woman gets the perfect riding character and geometry. The models of our Woman Like Series feature a compact frame geometry with shorter top tubes and longer head tubes, giving a riding position that is more upright than on the men?s models. This riding position relieves the pelvis and offers more comfort. The top tubes of the WLS mountain bikes are lowered, making the bike more comfortable and safe to mount and dismount.
Integrated Cable Routing
Internally routed cables offer many advantages. Cables are protected from dirt for longer life, weight is saved thanks to the absence of external housing and the bike has a clean, sleek appearance.
Press Fit BB
With Press Fit bearings, the bottom bracket bearings are pressed directly into the frame and not screwed in as usual. This gives a wider bottom bracket shell and allows us to build a wider down tube and more broadly-spaced chainstays. Every millimetre of additional width gives a significant improvement in lateral stiffness.
Tapered Steerer
This steerer tube design is stiffer than a conventional straight steerer and yields a more secure ride feel even in difficult terrain. Minimal flex at the front of the frame means the greatest possible steering precision. With the larger steerer, the forks become more rigid. At the same time weight is saved due to the absence of bearing shells as the lower bearing is fully integrated into the head tube. On all of our CUBE carbon models the upper bearing shells are also directly in the frame, so that once more a few grams are saved and the energy transfer is very direct.
Advanced Twin Mold
The Advanced Twin Mold process eliminates any dangerous folding by continuous control of carbon fibers during the curing process. This is made possible by an internal form which provides the perfect frame form during the layup process. Each individual fibre remains precisely in position as it cures. In this way less material can be used as the individual layers can be more accurately and reliably positioned. This production method also makes it possible to increase the carbon fibre proportion in line with anticipated loadings at specific points on the frame. All SUPER HPC models from 2014 on are manufactured using this high-tech method.
Wet Paint Surface
On polished, brushed aluminium and all HPC frames, the logos and graphics are applied in multi-layer wet paint. We use this surface treatment technology mainly to save weight.
X12 Through Axle
In this system, a cone is used to form a play-free connection. It is only necessary to tighten the axle from one side. The position of the wheel is done by an insert in the right-hand dropout which is secured by a bolt. The main advantages of the Syntace system are quick and simple changing of the wheel, reliable position of the brake disc and higher stiffness of the rear of the bike. This allows the assembly to be made lighter than a conventional through-axle.
Adaptable X12 Hanger
We optimized our new dropout design based on the Syntace X12 through-axle system, enlarging the area of the frame where the hanger is mounted. We can now fit the longer Direct Mount hangers. Shifting precision and stiffness is therefore improved. With the new design it’s also possible to swap the whole contact area of the axle with the hanger should the system be worn out. CUBE – Women’s Series

Model year: 2023