MSRP - 3919
EMPIRE 5
- Inspired and designed by Ben Boyko (2007 Whistler slope style winner)
- Built to hit the most progressive dirt jumps or big mountain stunts
- Maxle 135 x 12 dropouts
- Hydraformed main frame tubing
- Short or long frame size with 127 mm / 5" rear wheel travel
- Marzocchi TST air rear shock
- Marzocchi 55 ATA 120–160 mm / 4.7"- 6.3" fork with adjustable travel
- FSA Gravity lite crank with an E–13 guide
- Sun Jumping Flea hubs
- Norco pivotal saddle
- Sun Equalizer rims and Avid hydraulic brakes
Complete bike weight: 34 lbs/15.5 kgs
Please note: Bike weights are calculated from medium sized frames.
name
Empire 5
frame
Hydraformed AL, 131mm travel, 135 x 12mm maxle
dropouts
fork
Marzocchi 55ATA, 120-160 mm of travel, 1-1/8” alloy steer tube
rear shock
Marzocchi TST Air
headset
FSA # 20 alloy threadless
crankset
FSA Gravity Lite, 36T CK-9160 DHS, E-13 LG1 w/Taco white
bottom bracket
FSA Gravity Lite, 36T CK-9160 DHS, E-13 LG1 w/Taco white
pedals
DMR V-8 alloy, steel pins, white
chain
KMC Z-9000
cassette
Sram PG-950, 9 speed, 11-28T
front derailleur
N/A
rear derailleur
Sram X-7, 9 speed, medium cage
shifters
Sram X-5 trigger, 9 speed rear
bar
Truvativ Hussefelt, 680 x 40mm rise, 31.8mm. white
stem
Truvativ Hussefelt alloy, 31.8mm, 40mm extension, white
grips
Pro Palm lock on grip
front brake
Avid Juicy 3, 7” rotor
rear brake
Avid Juicy 3, 7” rotor
brake levers
Avid Juicy 3
front hub
Sun Jumping Flea, 20mm axle, sealed bearings
rear hub
Sun Jumping Flea, 135 x 12mm, 9 spd, sealed bearings
rims
Sun Equilizer 27, welded 32 hole
spokes
Stainless white 2.0
tires
Kenda Nevegal 26 x 2.35, Stick E rubber, kevlar
saddle
Pivotal thin, Norco design cover, hollow bolt
seatpost
Pivotal forged alloy 27.2 mm
sizes
S,M
colours
BLUE / BLACK
frame size
S
M
frame weight
N/A
N/A
bike weight
N/A
34.0 lbs / 15.5 kgs
rear wheel travel a
N/A
N/A
rear wheel travel b
N/A
N/A
seat tube c-t
375
375
head angle
68.5
68.5
seat angle
72.5
72.5
horizontal top tube length
575
595
top tube length
525
543
head tube length
125
125
fork length
520
520
bottom bracket height
343
343
stand over height
770
757
wheel base
1097
1117
front centre
671
690
rear centre
426
426
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