ID: 210000142012

3T Exploro RaceMax Frameset

SKU: 210000142012

3T Exploro RaceMax Frameset

$2,695.00 $3,499.00

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Brand: 3T

Categories: Gravel

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3T Exploro RaceMax Frameset

The 3T Exploro RaceMax is really 2 bikes in one. It's everything you want from a road bike. Stiff and aero. As a gravel bike, it can handle big tires for comfort and maximum go-anywhere flexibility.

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Why Buy From Contender?

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Contender Bicycles has been a fixture in the Utah and Salt Lake City bicycle scene for decades. We take great pride in being the best bike shop around. Not just the coolest, but the best. That means we care and we want to make sure every customer rolls out of our shop satisfied.

So, what sets Contender Bicycles apart from the crowd? There are myriad reasons.

We consider ourselves the local experts. Whether you walk through our doors or give us a call, our staff knows the answer to your questions and you’ll get the same professional service whether you are in the shop or on the phone. Many of us, like you, are more versed in one area than the other. If the first person you talk to at Contender Bicycles isn’t the expert you need, we’ve got the expert just a few steps away. We’ve got more than 250 years combined experience in the shop at any time and there’s always someone on duty with the experience and expertise you trust.

To make sure you find the right bike, we make sure our staff is up to date on the latest innovations and technologies. The bike world evolves every year and so do we through training and education. With our size, sales volume and reputation, we have excellent relationships with bike brands, component companies and apparel makers. If we don’t have it at the moment, we can get it.

Contender Bicycles is one of the largest physical bike shops in the country and we have an unmatched selection of quality bicycles from numerous brands. Many bike shops these days have narrowed down their inventory to one or two brands. That’s absolutely not the case at Contender.

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With close to two dozen bike brands represented on our sales floor, you’ll find more than 200 new bikes ready to test ride and purchase. From BMC to Pinarello to SCOTT to Orbea and several more brands with reputations for quality we are proud to offer; Contender Bicycles has the brands you see in World Cup races and the Tour de France. We also have smaller, more refined brands with unrivaled quality and custom build options like Open Cycle, Moots and Time. It may be a bit of a humble brag, but Contender Bicycles sells more bikes from some brands than any other shop in the country.

We also offer a high end selection of gear and apparel. Our jerseys, shorts and other accessories are things we’d feel comfortable wearing while riding. There’s not much risk of buying a set of bibshorts from us with a chamois you regret.

An area Contender Bicycles takes special pride in is our Pro Build service. Many of our customers don’t simply want a great bike from the floor. They know their parts and components and have something special in mind. With our Pro Build service, you can select a frame - road, mountain, gravel, whatever - and consult with one of our Pro Build specialists to create a complete bike that matches your needs and tastes to a T. We can even help you customize your bike with a paint job that is truly one of a kind.

Of course, every bike will need to be serviced now and then. Contender Bicycles has the largest service staff in the state. With more than a dozen wrenches on staff, we have experts ready to make your bike as good as new as quickly as possible. Our mechanics have experience and training unmatched in the market. We’ll talk over each fix, discuss options and get you back in the saddle as soon as possible.

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Product Description

The 3T Exploro RaceMax is really two bikes in one. It's everything you want from a road bike. Stiff and aero. As a gravel bike, it can handle big tires for comfort and maximum go-anywhere flexibility.

Let's talk about tires

3T looked at tires as an integrated part of the design of the whole bike. While the choice of tires determines comfort and grip it also affects aerodynamics – how air flows off the tires/wheels onto the frame.

To design our frame based on tires we had to understand how tire and wheel dimensions and their combinations fit in the real world. Labels alone do not give an accurate picture of how tires/wheels integrate with the frame. Tire dimensions/pressure and rim width all play a factor in this integration.

3T took hundreds of measurements to get real tire widths. They call this WAM - Width as Measured. They also measured tire radii, RAM – Radius as Measured. They used these two dimensions to engineer their frames.

RealFast Aerodynamics

With tire dimension data, they created a frame, sculpting the rear triangle to optimize aerodynamics while providing mud clearance. The headtube is narrow, reducing frontal area. The multi-shaped fork allows the direct mount brakes to be tucked in from the wind while the seatstay flows off from the seattube at a lower point to shape air over the tire and wheel. The massive downtube is skinny near the headtube then widens to push air around the water bottles. RealFast Aerodynamics for real world situations taking into account different riding speeds, wind speeds, tire widths, water bottles and even mud.

RaceMax - Race vs Max

With 35 to 45mm WAM tires, the RaceMax frame gives you a race set-up that rivals the best road bikes. While this set up is versatile enough to cover most multi-surface situations, the 'Max' part of RaceMax gives you the ability to add huge tires – up to 61mm – for the ultimate in traction and control.

With one wheelset, the RaceMax is the ultimate all-rounder allowing you to be fast on the road, gravel or both. Adding another wheelset with wide tires unlocks all kinds of riding possiblities!

Have any questions about the 3T Exploro RaceMax? Give us a call during shop hours, or send an email to info@contenderbicycles.com.

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Specifications

	Design Details
PERFECT AERO CUTOUT	Close-fitting cutout to shield the rear wheel and achieve the most speed.
MIND THE GAP	No oversized gaps between front tire & downtube for better airflow transition and less turbulence.
HUGE CLEARANCE	The original Exploro set today’s standard for 54mm tire clearance. The RaceMax has 61mm!
75MM DOWNTUBE BASE	Lower downtube aero profile is 75mm wide to fully shield water bottle.
46MM DOWNTUBE NECK	Upper downtube necks down to 46mm to pick up the airflow coming off the front tire.
SIZE-SPECIFIC DOWNTUBE	Reduced depth on smaller sizes to keep frame compliant and keep space for bottles.
NARROW HEADTUBE	Headtube is sized like a road bike for a small 1 1/4” steerer for optimal aerodynamics.
BIG STEERER	Inside that narrow headtube is a big 1 1/2” steerer for best strength and stiffness.
MINMAX HEADSET	To fit this big steerer inside the narrow headtube, we use the custom MinMax headset.
MINIMALIST CROWN	Fork crown shapes haven\'t changed much since brakes were attached there. Now that we have disc brakes, we don’t need that bulk of material and can reshape the crown for better strength, stiffness and weight. Plus better aerodynamics.
PURE-ROAD FORK LENGTH	With the shorter crown, we can make our forks 25mm (1 inch) shorter than other gravel bikes. Exactly the same as a road fork. This offers better stiffness, lower weight, an easier steering geometry and better aerodynamics.
DOUBLE-DROP CHAINSTAYS	Dropping the drive-side chainstay improves tire & crank clearance. Dropping the other side as well creates a much more efficient structure behind the BB for higher stiffness & strength as well as lower weight.
THREADED BB	Our bikes come with threaded BBs for the best alignment and to avoid any issues. yet we do so without threads in the frame as they cause other issues. Read more about our solution here.
DIRECT-MOUNT REAR BRAKE	Standard frames require an adaptor to use a 160mm brake rotor. We have integrated that into the frame, meaning you don’t need any extra pieces to attach the brake.
DIRECT-MOUNT FRONT BRAKE	Standard forks require a flip-flop adaptor to set the correct brake rotor size. Our direct-mount pre-sets the caliper for 160mm rotors without any extra pieces.
INTEGRATED FENDER MOUNTS	Invisible until you need them. Custom fenders coming soon.
CLEAN PERFORMANCE	Self-adjusting bolt angle for higher clamping forces with lower torque.
RITCHEY RAIL CLAMP	The new standard for gravel bikes, available for round and oval rails.

Geometry

Size	XXS	51	54	56	58	61
Rider Height* (cm)	142-157	153-167	164--177	175-185	183-196	192&Up
Rider Height* (inches)	4’8”-5’2”	5’0”-5’6”	5’5”-5’10”	5’9”-6’1”	6’0”-6’5”	6’3”&Up
Stack	520	542	564	584	604	632
Reach	355	366	377	385	393	404
Fork axle-crown	370	370	370	370	370	370
Head angle	69.0	69.5	71.0	72.0	72.0	72.0
BB drop	79	79	77	77	75	75
Seat angle	74.5	74,0	73.5	73.0	72.5	72.5
Seattube length	436	463	490	518	545	572
Toptube length	506	526	546	566	586	606
Wheelbase	998	1008	1008	1014	1024	1044
Front center	596	606	606	611	621	641
Rear center	415	415	415	415	415	415