Compare & Contrast - Present Bike Geometry versus Spartan 29

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Compare & Contrast - Present Bike Geometry versus Spartan 29
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flag austenselk
Posted: Apr 8, 2019 at 21:09 Quote
2018 Intense Carbine
160mm Fork
Works 2 Degree Angleset Headset

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Seattube Length - 448mm
Seattube Angle - 74.25 degrees
Headtube Angle - 63.5 degrees
Toptube Length - 655mm
Reach - 455mm
Chainstay Length - 445mm
Wheelbase Length - 1253mm
BB Height – 341mm
Standover Height – 834mm
Stack – 640mm
Headtube Length – 110mm


2019 Devinci Spartan 29
170mm Fork
Works 2 Degree Angleset Headset
Low Setting

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Seattube Length - 460mm
Seattube Angle - 77.15 degrees
Headtube Angle - 63 degrees
Toptube Length - 613mm
Reach - 465mm
Chainstay Length - 432mm
Wheelbase Length - 1252mm
BB Height – 340mm
Standover Height – 755mm
Stack – 652mm
Headtube Length – 115mm

The angleset affects the headtube angle, seattube angle, wheelbase, stack height, and BB height.

I've ridden the Intense Carbine now for more than a year and installed the angleset in November of 2018 and have loved it with the changes, but with steep seattube angles it leaves me wanting compared to my Carbine.

One of the worries would be having to switch out my boost rear hub for a 157 super boost and getting my wheel rebuilt, and the other concern is the seattube length which is 460mm on the Spartan while my Carbine has a 448mm seattube.

My LBS can order a frame in for me, but does not keep a complete Spartan 29 in their shop as Devinci doesn't sell well for them, so I have no way to demo and try out a Spartan 29 to see what I think of it.

I need input from Devinci Spartan 29 owners please.
flag R-M-R
Posted: Apr 8, 2019 at 21:51 Quote
What's driving you to update your ride? What are your highest priorities in a new bike? You mentioned the seat tube angle; how much steeper are you looking to go? Anything else?
flag austenselk
Posted: Apr 8, 2019 at 22:46 Quote
R-M-R wrote:
What's driving you to update your ride? What are your highest priorities in a new bike? You mentioned the seat tube angle; how much steeper are you looking to go? Anything else?

Steeper seattube angle for a more comfortable position when climbing, and more travel. With the Spartan 29, I'd have 3 degrees steeper of a seattube angle and 165mm rear travel with a 2.5" tire. I considered upstroking my Carbine to gain more travel in the rear, but the downside of that is less tire clearance and it affects the seattube angle by half a degree.

On my Carbine I'm running 2.5" Maxxis DHF DH rated tires both front and rear on ENVE M930 rims with DT Swiss 240S hubs. With 30mm of spacers underneath my stem. Handlebars are 790mm wide with 46mm rise, 30mm length stem, saddle slammed forward (to make up for the slack seattube angle.) 175mm cranks, 203mm rotors front and rear, with 150mm dropper, Eagle drivetrain with a 32T chainring.
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