The reasonably priced 8bar Kronprinz street bike is formally 10 years outdated this spring, and to have fun their authentic reasonably priced aluminum street bike, it will get a totally trendy v3 overhaul. With confirmed snappy dealing with, full cable integration, balanced stiffness, and trendy 32mm tire clearance, this reasonably priced alloy disc brake street bike will rival many rather more costly carbon bikes with its glossy attractiveness…
8bar Kronprinz Aluminum v3 reasonably priced built-in street bike
The massive new factor for the aluminum Kronprinz is in fact the glossy styling of totally built-in cable routing. Making it look virtually precisely just like the Kronprinz Carbon that 8bar overhauled final winter. You may decide from utterly hidden cables when you get 8bar’s Extremely Carbon stem and Extremely Carbon bar, or different aftermarket internally routed cockpits when you construct it up your self. Or you may go for standard routing that turns into semi-internal by directing cable into the elective headset’s prime cap. Simply bear in mind to be good to your bicycle mechanic who has to cope with it.
As at all times, the brand new Kronprinz Aluminum is very customizable with 8bar’s on-line bike builder instrument. That always makes it much more reasonably priced for cyclists seeking 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 operating geared street 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 plenty of new tips.
It even sheds about 150g off the body vs. that rim brake iteration. And it now provides 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 via its IS 52/40 tapered headset. It’s constructed for digital groupsets solely, with no cable guides for mechanical shift cables. However it does in fact embody inside routing paths for wired & semi-wireless groupsets. You may run a 1x (max 46T) or 2x (max 53/39T) digital drivetrain. (The most recent Kronprinz Carbon is totally 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 couple of customary 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 cultured uncooked end. That features its full carbon fork, and the headset you want on your most well-liked inside routing possibility. This team-edition 8bar Membership paintjob provides an additional 60€. Or if you need a one-off shade, 8bar will paint up your new Kronprinz Aluminum v3 body in any RAL shade for 205€ additional or customized Prismatic shade 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 value is for both Power or Rival. That implies you must act quick to get the nicer groupsets for a similar value, earlier than 8bar runs out of inventory.
