Libre CR

Somewhere between the stable but often sluggish beast of burden world of touring and the highly strung, tightly focused realm of road performance, there exists a need for a drop bar bike that can grind out mile after mile of washboard gravel and still snap to attention when you stomp on the pedals. It needs to be fast, with geometry relaxed and composed enough to eat all that gravel without a twitch, but still sharp enough to carve turns on pavement with authority. Build it out of carbon fiber, so it’s super light, but plenty strong as well. Festoon it with bosses for lots of water bottles and bento mounts, but don’t go crazy. Lots of tire clearance, just in case. Sharp, but smooth. Fast, but comfortable. Gravel all day, pavement whenever you want.

SPECIFICATIONS

Frame Material Kona Carbon
Sizes 50, 52, 54, 56, 58
Fork - Kona Libre Carbon Flat Mount Disc
Crankarms - SRAM Apex 1 DUB Wide
Chainrings - 42t X-Sync
B/B - SRAM PF86.5 DUB Road Wide
Chain - SRAM Apex Flattop Chain 12spd
Cassette - SRAM XPLR PG1231 11-44t 12spd
R/D - SRAM Apex XPLR AXS 12spd
Shifters - SRAM Apex AXS
Brake - Calipers SRAM Apex
Front Brake Rotor - SRAM Centerline 160mm
Rear Brake Rotor - SRAM Centerline 160mm
Brake Levers - SRAM Apex
Headset - FSA No.57E
Handlebar - Ritchey Butano Comp Internal
Stem - Ritchey 4-Axis 44 Comp
Seatpost - Ritchey Link 20 WCS
Seat Clamp - Kona Clamp
Grips - Kona Cork Tape
Saddle - WTB SL8
Front Hub - Formula 100x12mm
Rear Hub - Formula 142x12mm
Spokes - Stainless Black 14g
Rims - Easton ARC Offset 25
Front Tire - WTB Vulpine TCS Light DNA 700x45c
Rear Tire - WTB Vulpine TCS Light DNA 700x45c
Paint Color - Gloss Mauve w/ Dark Crimson Decals