ANGLETECH SPEC COMPONENT PACKAGES. 

By Kelvin Clark

When you look in the Specifications and Prices sections of our website within the format you're looking at (Long Wheelbase, Short Wheelbase, etc), you will find factory specification of the models shown, "Rans Stratus XP" for example. At ANGLETECH we also offer as many as four additional varieties. These formats are based on our building a bike from a manufacturers frameset with an upgraded component selection for a specific application, something we call ANGLETECH SPEC. These are noted by suffixes after the model name, ST27, GL81, SHO, XXHO, for example.

This section is to cover in more detail what each package involves, and written in a manner that will be understood by everyone, including those of you with other central gifts in life outside of "bike tech" component knowledge.

ANGLETECH FUNDEMENTALS:

Cold Forged aluminum components. The aluminum cranksets, brakes, hubs, and derailleurs we use are cold forged. Cast aluminum is liquid aluminum poured into a mould and cured. Melt Forged aluminum is liquid aluminum poured into a mould, then pressurized to make the part more molecularly dense. Cold forging is a non molten part made from solid material, then compressed to make it molecularly more dense. Simple Explanation: Stronger, longer life, and can be made with less mass, so the lightest.

Cartridge Sealed Bearings. Low/no maintenance, easier rolling under load than loose ball systems. Cane Creek Classic headsets are a lifetime warranty part, Phil Wood crank bearings and hubs are the best in the world and outlast anything else. Other hubs and crank bearings we use are also sealed bearing type.

Hand Build Wheels. Hand built wheels are better than robotic built wheels. In addition to the build, we use DT or Sapim spokes, and most of our rear wheels use what is called an Assymetically drilled rim. The spoke holes are offset to the left to make a wheel with even spoke tension. Simple Explanation: Stronger wheels without added weight.

Chain: We use premium grade chain that shifts better, and lasts longer.

ST27

Sport Touring/Touring, 27 speeds. Dura Ace bar end shifters rather than Gripshift, lighter shifting with better front derailleur tuneability, Phil lifetime crank bearing, Sugino cold forged cranks with hard anodized long wearing ramped and pinned chainrings, 11-34 cassette with lower hill climbing gear without trading off high end gearing, KMC X.9 premium chain, hand built sealed bearing wheels, Cane Creek Classic lifetime alloy headset. The good stuff at a reasonable price.

GL81

The same idea as above but with SRAM's Dual Drive internal rear hub. Gear inch range triples over a standard system. An underdrive range 27% easier to pedal than normal, and a 36% overdrive range that allows pedalling down hill, even on a mountain pass.

TO27D

Upgrade the ST27 with a Dura Ace front derailleur, carbon seat pan, and disc brakes.

HO27

High Output 27 speeds. A racier spec similar to ST27 but with lighter minimal spoke aerodynamic wheels.

SHO

Super High Output. The speediest with hollow pin, cut out plate ultralight chain, ultra light wheels, carbon fiber crankset with a titanium crank spindle. XXHO if you go ultimate 10 speed. SRAM carbon bar end shifts, hollow technology cassettes.

HD27

Heavy Duty 27. For those in the 300 plus # weight class, this includes Phil Wood hubs and crank bearing, high volume high pressure tires and other details for trouble free performance, high efficiency but very little added weight to the bike. Easy Racer Tour Easy and Rans Stratus and Stratus XP only.

GRAND TOUR

Ultimate tandem spec.
Phil hubs and crank bearings for ultimate strength and easiest rolling.
A choice of IPS cranks (which allow independent coasting from one another) or traditional direct drive cranks.
203mm Disc brakes to keep rim heat down and stopping power up.
Dura Ace front derailleur which allows the best shifting in the market over the widest possible chainring range.
Premium KMC X.9 chain.
11-34 rear cassette for maximum gear range.
IRD XC Pro Thumbie shifters, the lightest touch with most finesse of your shift.
Lifetime Cane Creek Classic headset.

The highest performance and most durable tandem component group available

For further counsel on your best personal application of these technologies, call Kelvin at ANGLETECH, 800 793 3038.