The reasonably priced 8bar Kronprinz highway bike is formally 10 years outdated this spring, and to rejoice their unique reasonably priced aluminum highway bike, it will get a completely fashionable v3 overhaul. With confirmed snappy dealing with, full cable integration, balanced stiffness, and fashionable 32mm tire clearance, this reasonably priced alloy disc brake highway bike will rival many far more costly carbon bikes with its glossy beauty…
8bar Kronprinz Aluminum v3 reasonably priced built-in highway bike
The large new factor for the aluminum Kronprinz is in fact the glossy styling of absolutely built-in cable routing. Making it look nearly precisely just like the Kronprinz Carbon that 8bar overhauled final winter. You’ll be able to choose from utterly hidden cables for those who get 8bar’s Extremely Carbon stem and Extremely Carbon bar, or different aftermarket internally routed cockpits for those who construct it up your self. Or you’ll be able to go for typical routing that turns into semi-internal by directing cable into the non-obligatory headset’s high cap. Simply keep in mind to be good to your bicycle mechanic who has to cope with it.
As all the time, the brand new Kronprinz Aluminum is extremely customizable with 8bar’s on-line bike builder device. That always makes it much more reasonably priced for cyclists trying to step up from their present journey, however reusing a few of their favourite parts.
What else is new?
The alloy Kronprinz is 8bar’s longest working geared highway bike, developed to make lengthy, quick rides extra reasonably priced and accessible. However the 6-year-old Kronprinz Aluminum v2 nonetheless featured rim brakes, so this new disc brake 8bar Kronprinz Aluminum v3 packs in quite a lot of new methods.
It even sheds about 150g off the body vs. that rim brake iteration. And it now offers you greater tire clearance, as much as 32mm tires.
Tech particulars
The brand new 8bar Kronprinz Aluminum v3 body is welded from light-weight triple-butted 6061 aero-shaped alloy tubing. 8bar claims a body weight of 1500g, plus 300g for the carbon fork.
The brand new bike routes all cables by way of its IS 52/40 tapered headset. It’s constructed for digital groupsets solely, with no cable guides for mechanical shift cables. Nevertheless it does in fact embody inside routing paths for wired & semi-wireless groupsets. You’ll be able to run a 1x (max 46T) or 2x (max 53/39T) digital drivetrain. (The newest Kronprinz Carbon is absolutely inside too, however can run a mechanical 1x.)
The bike options 12mm thru-axles, flat mount disc brakes (160mm entrance, 140mm rear), a 27.2mm seatpost, a BSA threaded backside bracket, and a pair of normal bottle cages however no rack or fender mounts. It has a max 700 x 32mm tire clearance, and is available in 4 inventory sizes (S-XL).
8bar Kronprinz Aluminum v3 – Pricing, choices & availability
Newly replace Kronprinz framesets begin from ~1110€ for the aluminum v3 body in a refined uncooked end. That features its full carbon fork, and the headset you want on your most well-liked inside routing choice. This team-edition 8bar Membership paintjob provides an additional 60€. Or in order for you a one-off coloration, 8bar will paint up your new Kronprinz Aluminum v3 body in any RAL coloration for 205€ additional or customized Prismatic coloration for 305€ over the bottom uncooked body.
Loads of full bike builds are additionally doable, ranging from round 3150€ with a SRAM AXS 2×12 groupset.
Curiously, that worth is for both Pressure or Rival. That implies it is best to act quick to get the nicer groupsets for a similar worth, earlier than 8bar runs out of inventory.