4130 CrMo steel tubing with gauges, butts and profiles adapted to frame sizes
Geometry optimized for balanced front-rear load, or front-biased load.
Ideally used with swept-back "alt-bars" rather than road drops. If using drops, you'll need a short stem and/or a frame one size smaller, this bike has a long front to it.
27.2mm seatpost, cast seat collar
EC34 headset (1-1/8" standard)
Disc brake ISO mounts, 160mm rotor recommended
Downtube mounts for shift levers or housing stops
135mm rear spacing, quick-release vertical dropout
BSC threaded bottom bracket (1.37" x 24TPI), 68mm shell width
Higher BB than many touring bikes, so you don't do what Julian always does and break teeth off your chainrings hitting rocks.
Kickstand plate (please don't overload the kickstand, touring bikes should be handled delicately when loaded and the kickstand cannot bear as much weight as the hub axles. Kickstands should be adjusted so that when extended, both wheels still contact the ground. We will not warranty frames with damage due to incautious kickstand use.)
Pretty darned rugged weight limits, as far as luggage on a properly installed rack goes. We tested with 26kg of weights in panniers, up and down steep hills, and handling didn't change much, so you're probably good. But be reasonable.
So many eyelets, I haven't even counted them. Put racks, cages, fenders, whatever you want on this bike. Keep putting 'em on. No, more than that.
Eyelets for a Bassi Strap, too. It's for helping you handle the bike when you've taken the luggage off. Don't try hauling it onto that train with the bike's weight and the luggage's weight all on the strap, please. You'll hurt the bike, the strap, and probably yourself.
Metal headbadge. It doesn't change anything but boy is it pretty and really classes up the place.
We weighed a 51cm frame with its fork steerer uncut, with no parts on, at 3.8kg. We don't really worry about frame weights, but some people like to know that kind of thing, so a year into this frame's existence we finally put one on the scale. Turns out it weighs pretty much what you'd expect for a touring frame. A Montréal frame is about 600g lighter FYI, which is the same as a mostly-full water bottle.
