Details
When the Stigmata was resurrected in 2015, we fused a number of MTB standards and design features to create our spin on the modern CX bike. Nowadays, the internally routed disc brakes, generous tire clearance, and thru-axles approach that made the Stigmata famous have become more of a norm for the gravel-curious and free-roading crowd, so we took a fresh look at which standards the riders of tomorrow wanted access to today.
Threaded bottom brackets remain a perennial favorite across our entire line. The Stigmata also has your ass covered with neat, hidden fender mounts, and three water bottle mounts that highlight the Stigmata's ever-widening scope of purpose.
Deeper adventures, bigger tires perhaps? The frame now clears up to a 45mm 700c or a 2.1" 650B tire. Marry the latter to our Force/X01 AXS mashup kit, and you've got yourself the kind of drop-bar singletrack rallycat we can all get on board with.
And, when it comes to good old-fashioned off-road etiquette, the Stigmata's had some coaching at the Highball school of stiffness, handling, and offroad feel. The carbon layup and frame design produce a ride so law-abiding you'd think HR had sent it on a compliance training course.
Geometry plays a big part here too, so we've made tweaks to improve handling for smaller riders and reduce toe overlap. The reworking of the 52/54cm frames means the Stigmata now comfortably suits riders from 5'3" and up. Meanwhile, different fork offsets—50mm for the 52-54cm sizes, and 45mm for the 56-61cm sizes—help ensure your little piggies don't go to market on the front wheel.
Topped off with tidy details like 12mm front axle and flat-mount brakes, the Stigmata is designed to let you decide whatever the heck you want this category to be.
- Frame: Carbon CC Cyclocross
- 700c x 45mm tire clearance
- Rear Derailleur: Rival 1 Long Cage, 11spd
- Brakes: SRAM Rival
Specs
Frame | Carbon CC Cyclocross |
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Headset | Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated |
Rims/Wheels | WTB EZR i23p 700c |
Hubs |
Front: DT Swiss 370, 12x100, 28h Rear: DT Swiss 350, 12x142, XD, 28h |
Spokes | Sapim Race |
Tires | Maxxis Ravager 700x40c, EXO |
Crankset | Easton EA90 |
Chainrings | 40T |
Bottom Bracket | Easton BSA |
Chain | SRAM PC1170, 11spd |
Rear Derailleur | Rival 1 Long Cage, 11spd |
Cassette/Rear Cogs | SRAM PG1150, 11spd, 10-42T |
Shifters | SRAM Rival |
Handlebars | Easton EA50 AX |
Tape/Grips | Velo Bar Tape |
Stem | Easton EA50 |
Brakes | SRAM Rival w/ Avid Centerline 160mm rotors |
Saddle | WTB Silverado Pro |
Seat Post | Easton EA50, 12mm Offset |
* Subject to change without notice.