Tension Rival
"The beauty of the stiff alloy frame is also that it climbs quickly, readily flying when you open up a sprint. The bike handled tight & twisting turns, loose downhill & pedaly sections, and repeated short sprints all without hesitation.“
Bombtrack Tension Rival
Our ‘standard’ model is anything but, using everything we have learned from our elite racer Gosse van der Meer’s race bike. The Tension offers a lightweight aluminium frame and full carbon fork with mud-friendly SRAM Rival 1x transmission and 160 mm hydraulic brakes. We’ve fitted race legal 32 mm XCX Vee tyres on the 650B XS - S sizes and 33 mm Schwalbe X-one Allround tyres on the M - XL models. The frame has rack and fender mounts and the cassette is a little more versatile with its wider ratios should you wish to use it for bikepacking rides or everyday commuting. No one says you have to race all the time - just at the weekend, right?
Frame & Fork
- Color 1: Matt melon yellow
- Color 2: Matt black
- Frame: 6061-T6 double butted aluminium, TA, rack / fender mounts, 86.5 mm T47 BB shell
- Fork: Full carbon, TA, 1.1/2'' - 1.1/8'', fender mounts
Drivetrain & Shifting
- Rear derailleur: Sram Rival 1, clutch, long cage
- Chain: KMC X11 chain, 1/2'' x 11/128'', 114L
- Cassette: Sram PG-1130 11-speed, 11 - 42 T
- Crankset: Bombtrack Lyer forged aluminium crank, direct mount interface (Sram compatible), 30 mm spindle
- Chainring: CNC machined aluminium, narrow-wide, 40 T
- Bottom bracket: Bombtrack T47 internal sealed BB for 30 mm spindle
Wheels & Tires
- Front hub: Bombtrack Arc sealed hub, 6-bolt disc
- Rear hub: Bombtrack Arc sealed hub, 11-speed HG body, 6-bolt disc
- Through axles: 12 x 100 mm / 12 x 142 mm
- Front rim: WTB ST i19 double wall, TCS 2.0, 32h
- Rear rim: WTB ST i19 double wall, TCS 2.0, 32h
- Front tire:
XS - S Vee Tire XCX 120 TPI TLR 32-584, tubeless ready
M - XL Schwalbe X-One Allround TLE 33-622, tubeless ready - Rear tire:
XS - S Vee Tire XCX 120 TPI TLR 32-584, tubeless ready
M - XL Schwalbe X-One Allround TLE 33-622, tubeless ready
Cockpit
- Handlebar: Bombtrack CX-10 drop bar, 31.8 mm, 10° flare
- Grips: Bombtrack Command bar tape
- Stem: Bombtrack Roam forged aluminium stem, -7°
- Headset: Sealed integrated aheadset, 1.1/2'' - 1.1/8''
Seats & Seatpost
- Seat: Seido Comp seat
- Seat post: Bombtrack Beech 27.2 mm x 400 mm
- Seat clamp: Bombtrack Origin 31.8 mm
Brakes
- Brake levers: Sram Rival 1 double tap hydraulic
- Brakes: Sram Rival flat mount hydraulic disc brakes
- Rotors: Sram G2 Cleansweep 160 mm rotors
Weight & Limits
- Complete weight: 9.4 kg (size M)
- Weight frame: 1580 g frame (size L, incl. TA, hanger)
- Weight fork: 610 g fork (300 mm steerer, incl. TA)
- Maximum rider weight: 120 kg incl. luggage
- ASTM riding condition: 2
Our ‘standard’ model is anything but, using everything we have learned from our elite racer Gosse van der Meer’s race bike. The Tension offers a lightweight aluminium frame and full carbon fork with mud-friendly SRAM Rival 1x transmission and 160 mm hydraulic brakes. We’ve fitted race legal 32 mm XCX Vee tyres on the 650B XS - S sizes and 33 mm Schwalbe X-one Allround tyres on the M - XL models. The frame has rack and fender mounts and the cassette is a little more versatile with its wider ratios should you wish to use it for bikepacking rides or everyday commuting. No one says you have to race all the time - just at the weekend, right?
Frame
- BB standard: T47 - 86.5 mm shell width
- Frame max tire clearance w/o fender:
XS - S 35-584
M - XL 37-622 - Frame front derailleur compatible: yes
- Front derailleur clamp diameter: 31.8 mm
- Brake mount rear: FM 140 / 160
- Maximum rotor clearance rear: 160 mm
- Frame thickness rear brake mount: 20 mm
- Bike trailer: not approved
- Seat tube mounted child seat: not approved
- ISO testing standard: Road
Fork
- Fork max tire clearance w/o fender:
XS - S 37-584
M - XL 37-622 - Fork steerer inner diameter: 23.6 mm
- Headset standard (S.H.I.S.):
IS42 / 28.6 | IS52 / 40 - Headset crown race angle: 45°
- Brake mount front: FM 140 / 160
- Maximum rotor clearance front: 160 mm
Drivetrain
- Maximum chainring clearance 1x:
42 T with 45 mm chainline - Maximum chainring clearance 2x:
50 / 34 T with 43.5 mm chainline - Crankarm:
XS 165 mm
S - M 170 mm
L - XL 175 mm - Q Factor: 152 mm
- BCD crank: 3 bolt direct mount (Sram compatible)
- Chainring offset: 6 mm
- Chainline: 46 mm
Seat & Seatpost
- Seat post diameter: 27.2 mm
- Seat post offset: 24 mm
- Seat post length: 400 mm
- Seat clamp diameter: 31.8 mm
Cockpit
- Stem length:
XS - S 80 mm
M 90 mm
L - XL 100 mm - Stem angle: -7°
- Headset spacers: 1 x 10 mm, 2 x 5 mm
Wheels
- Spoke length front wheel:
XS - S 273, 274mm
M - XL 291 mm, 293 mm - Spoke length rear wheel:
XS - S 274, 272mm
M - XL 293 mm, 291 mm - Spoke count (front / rear): 32 / 32
- Front through axle:
12 mm x 100 mm, 1.5 thread pitch - Rear through axle:
12 mm x 142 mm, 1.5 thread pitch - ERD:
XS - S 570 mm
M - XL 604 mm - Front hub PCD: 58 mm
- Rear hub PCD: 58 mm
- Front hub flange distance / offset:
56.5 mm center to center / 6.6 mm - Rear hub flange distance / offset:
51 mm center to center / 8.8 mm
Spare Parts
- Derailleur hanger: BT-DH-018
- Frame small parts: BT-CR-013
- Hub end caps front: BT-HC-012
- Hub end caps rear: BT-HC-017
- Cassette body: BT-CB-006
- Crankarm bolt: BT-CRP-002
- Through axle front: BT-TA-F-603
- Through axle rear: BT-TA-R-601
