SL ROAD

SL

Higher, further, faster, more - the SL Road SL could have been built for Strave KOM-chasers or, indeed, anyone who enjoys chasing speed and distance. A featherweight, minimalist speed package combining Shimano's superb Ultegra groupset, powerful hydraulic disc brakes and DT-Swiss wheels, it's crying out to be ridden hard and is, in the right hands, nearly as quick as a real race bike.There's everything you need here for speed but, of course, we've kept an eye on comfort and safety too.

application: Comfort
size: 50, 53, 56, 59, 62
Art. No: 151400

Components

frame Aluminium Superlite Crossroad Taper Double Butted
size 50, 53, 56, 59, 62
fork CUBE Road Race, Carbon, Disc, Taper

headset FSA Orbit Z-t, Top Zero-Stack 1 1/8" (OD44mm), Bottom Integrated 1 1/2"
stem CUBE Performance Stem Pro, 31.8mm
handlebar CUBE Flat Race Bar, 660mm
grips CUBE Natural Fit Race
rear derailleur Shimano Ultegra RD-R8000-GS, 11-Speed
front derailleur Shimano Ultegra FD-R8000-BM, 31.8mm
shifters Shimano SL-RS700
brake system Shimano Deore BR-M6000, Hydr. Disc Brake (160/160)
crankset Shimano Ultegra FC-R8000, Hollowtech II, 50x34T, 170mm (50/53cm), 172.5mm (56/59cm), 175mm (62cm), BB SM-BBR60
chain Shimano CN-HG700-11

colour grey´n´orange
cassette Shimano Ultegra CS-R8000, 11-32T
wheelset DT Swiss Spline R24 Disc, Centerlock, QR/QR
tyres Schwalbe Kojak, Performance Kevlar, 35x622
pedals CUBE Aluminium MTB
saddle CUBE MTB
seat post CUBE Performance Post, 27.2mm
seatclamp CUBE Screwlock, 31.8mm

weight 9,7 kg

Geometries

Seat Tube Seat Tube Center-Center Top Tube Horizontal Seat Tube Angle Head Tube Angle Chain Stays Head Tube Wheelsbase BB-Height to Hub Reach Stack

Details

The SL Road SL's aluminium frame has to fulfil three main criteria: it needs to be light, it needs to be stiff, and it needs to look good, too. You could call it a masterpiece... and we wouldn't disagree. Double butted tubes and a very accurate-steering and lightweight aluminium fork with carbon blades all contribute to keeping the weight down and the ride quality lively and precise. Cables are all routed internally to preserve the frame's good looks and the gears' shifting accuracy, and we've even remembered to include fixing points for accessories like mudguards and luggage carriers.

Bike classification category: 1

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Technology

- - Advanced Mechanical Forming
    
    With our Advanced Mechanical Forming technology we can mechanically transform different frame tubes and thus optimize them without material-wearing welding work for the respective requirements. Along the obtained organic look, the production method is primarily motivated by functional reasons. Multiple converted tubes enable us to manufacture lighter and also stiffer aluminum frames.
- - Aluminium Superlite
    
    Extremely high tensile strength heat-treated 7005 aluminium alloy is developed for the highest requirements. It is very stiff, fatigue resistant, corrosion resistant and has high elongation. Our Superlite tubes are double butted, giving very light tubesets with a high level of stiffness.
- - Easy Mount Kickstand
    
    The Easy Mount Kick Stand is a new system developed and designed by CUBE. The base of the stand is mounted from below to a fitting plate integrated to the frame and fixed with a through bolt. This kick stand is extremely stiff and solid through the enlarged contact areas between base and frame which gives a stable stand even with loaded panniers.
- - Integrated Cable Routing
    
    Internally routed cables offer many advantages. Cables are protected from dirt for longer life, weight is saved thanks to the absence of external housing and the bike has a clean, sleek appearance.
- - Smooth Welded
    
    This elaborate procedure with doubled weld seams has two advantages: On the one hand, it improves the firmness of the
    weld seams and minimizes the load peaks on the tube welds through energy flow and on the other hand, it helps the frame
    to a better and more organic look due to the smooth and hardly noticeable welds.
- - Tapered Steerer
    
    This steerer tube design is stiffer than a conventional straight steerer and yields a more secure ride feel even in difficult terrain. Minimal flex at the front of the frame means the greatest possible steering precision. With the larger steerer, the forks become more rigid. At the same time weight is saved due to the absence of bearing shells as the lower bearing is fully integrated into the head tube. On all of our CUBE carbon models the upper bearing shells are also directly in the frame, so that once more a few grams are saved and the energy transfer is very direct.
- - Wet Paint Surface
    
    On polished, brushed aluminium and all HPC frames, the logos and graphics are applied in multi-layer wet paint. We use this surface treatment technology mainly to save weight.