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DEAN Duke Titanium Mountain Bike

Friday, April 4th, 2008


” If you’re the type of rider who’s looking for the ultimate upgrade - the Duke delivers ” Mountain Biking Magazine

When it comes to handcrafted Titanium bikes, they don’t get much better than this.  Hand made by the DEAN crew in Colorado, these bikes are built to provide one of the sweetest rides on the planet.

  • Designed for the truly discriminating cross-country rider.
  • One of the lightest pivotless full suspension frames available at just 4.3 lbs.
  • Designed with 1 1/8″ of fully active travel.
  • Features a DT Swiss SD 210 L - compression, re-bound and lock-out - fine tune your ride.
  • DT Swiss SD 210 L Air rear shock delivers 1-1/8″ of active travel (compression, rebound and lock-out) .
  • Built with the finest U.S. 3/2.5 Vr seamless radial aerospace titanium - specially cold worked and stress relieved  for increased stiffness and durability.
  • Features an oversize extra stout tubing throughout.
  • S-bend seat and chainstays.
  • Modular Dropouts - Allow easy conversion to a Single Speed or IS Disc tab.
  • Handcrafted one by one right in our own factory - Boulder, Colorado.
  • Stratigic placement of oversize extra stout US 3/2.5 titanium tubing round out the ride on the Duke.
  • Cold worked - stress relieved tianium add for additional strength and durability.

     

    Size
    Abbreviation
    Small
    Medium
    Large
    X-Large
     Seat Tube c/c
    ST-cc
    14.00″
    15.50″
    17.00″
    18.50″
     Seat Tube c/t
    ST-ct
    19.50″
    19.50″
    19.50″
    19.50″
     Effec. Top Tube
    TT-f
    22.50″
    23.00″
    23.75″
    24.25″
     Top Tube Angle
    TT-a
    21.8?
    18.0?
    14.7?
    11.6?
     Head Tube
    HT
    4.33″
    4.75″
    5.13″
    5.50″
     Head Tube Angle
    HT-a
    71?
    71?
    71?
    71?
     Seat Tube Angle
    ST-a
    74?
    73?
    73?
    73?
     Chain Stay
    CS
    16.75″
    16.75″
    16.75″
    16.75″
     BB Height
    BB-h
    12.25″
    12.25″
    12.25″
    12.25″
    Wheel Base
    WB
    40.65″
    41.94″
    42.5″
    42.95″
     Stand Over
    SO
    27.60″
    28.80″
    30.50″
    31.80″
     Height Range
    5′5″ - 5′8″
    5′8″ - 5′10″
    5′10″ - 6′1″
    6′1″ - 6′4″

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    *Please call to confirm pricing before purchasing.  Prices are subject to change to adjust to increases in the cost of materials used in manufacturing these frames.

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    DEAN Duke X-Lite CTI Titanium/Composite Mountain Bike

    Friday, April 4th, 2008


    Do we have to spell it out?  Only 50 of these will be made….and when they’re gone, they’re gone!

    When it comes to handcrafted Titanium bikes, they don’t get much better than this.  Hand made by the DEAN crew in Colorado, these bikes are built to provide one of the sweetest rides on the planet.

    • Designed for the cross-country rider who accepts nothing but the best.
    • Duke X-Lite is one of the lightest short travel full suspension frames available at  just 3.7 lbs.
    • Pivotless design delivers an 1 1/8″ of travel.
    • Features a DT Swiss SD-210 L rear shock - full air system allows for compression, rebound and lock-out control.
    • Built with the finest butted, cold worked and stress relieved titanium available - specially machine butted and wrapped with a thin shell of carbon fiber composite - it’s extra stiff and super light. 
    • S-bend seat and chainstays.
    • Modular Dropouts - Allow easy conversion to a Single Speed or IS Disc tab.
    • 2005 Limited edition model - Only 50 Frames will be produced.
    • Handcrafted in our own factory - Boulder, Colorado
    • Features precision machine butted tubing throughout - it’s ulta light at just 3.75 lbs.
    • Stratigic placement of the oversize, butted, and carbon fiber composite wrapped tubing round out the ride on the Duke X-lite.
    • Weld-in 6/4 water bottle bosses.
    • 6/4 triple and single guides.
    • CNC machined head tube

    Size
    Abbreviation
    Small
    Medium
    Large
    X-Large
     Seat Tube c/c
    ST-cc
    14.00″
    15.50″
    17.00″
    18.50″
     Seat Tube c/t
    ST-ct
    19.50″
    19.50″
    19.50″
    19.50″
     Effec. Top Tube
    TT-f
    22.50″
    23.00″
    23.75″
    24.25″
     Top Tube Angle
    TT-a
    21.8?
    18.0?
    14.7?
    11.6?
     Head Tube
    HT
    4.33″
    4.75″
    5.13″
    5.50″
     Head Tube Angle
    HT-a
    71?
    71?
    71?
    71?
     Seat Tube Angle
    ST-a
    74?
    73?
    73?
    73?
     Chain Stay
    CS
    16.75″
    16.75″
    16.75″
    16.75″
     BB Height
    BB-h
    12.25″
    12.25″
    12.25″
    12.25″
    Wheel Base
    WB
    40.65″
    41.94″
    42.5″
    42.95″
     Stand Over
    SO
    27.60″
    28.80″
    30.50″
    31.80″
     Height Range
    5′5″ - 5′8″
    5′8″ - 5′10″
    5′10″ - 6′1″
    6′1″ - 6′4″

     

    *Please call to confirm pricing before purchasing.  Prices are subject to change to adjust to increases in the cost of materials used in manufacturing these frames.

    click here to learn more

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