Already planning your winter adventures? In case your plans embrace using bikes on various snowpack in distant places, you’re gonna want flotation. The form of flotation supplied by a fats bike just like the Otso Arctodus. Launched simply over a 12 months in the past, the Arctodus is Otso’s tackle a fats bike meant for larger tires than their unimaginable (and up to date) Voytek. And now, you possibly can have one in titanium.
The most important information right here is the addition of titanium for the body materials, whereas the unique remains to be out there in Chromoly metal. Just like the metal Arctodus, the Arctodus Ti is optimized to run the most important fats bike tires out there with out sacrificing q-factor.
Large Tires, Slim(er) Q-Issue
Q-factor is the width of your crank arms, which usually has to extend to clear larger tires. Otso has at all times been a proponent of operating narrower-than-average q-factors on their fats bikes, the Arctodus Ti is not any totally different. Due to a 5mm offset of the rear wheel, they will run cranksets with 20mm narrower q-factors whereas nonetheless clearing 1×12 drivetrains. The result’s the power to run 26 x 5.05″ or 27.5 x 4.5″ fats bike tires with out feeling such as you’re straddling a horse.
Persevering with with their Tuning Chip dropout system, you possibly can regulate the wheelbase by 20mm, BB top by 4mm, and the pinnacle tube angle by +/-0.5º. Additional changes to the pinnacle tube angle might be gained by operating a Wolf Tooth GeoShift Angle Headset. Choices can be found in +/1º or 2º, giving the bike a head tube angle vary of 66.5 to 70.5º
Otso Arctodus Ti Geometry
Additional geometry numbers embrace a inventory head tube angle of 68.5º and seat tube angle of 74º throughout all 4 body sizes. Otso says the path determine of 94mm is answerable for growing flotation, and the BB top is raised to assist whereas pedaling in deeper snow. The frames are additionally suspension-corrected to run a 120mm journey fork if desired.
Body Particulars
No fashionable off-road bike is full with out a dropper put up, or a minimum of the power to run one. So that you’ll discover a port close to the BB to run the cable in that case. The body is formed to permit for loads of storage within the entrance triangle for body baggage. There are additionally quite a few mounts together with a 4-pack on the downtube, and matching 3-packs on every fork leg. Rear racks might be added utilizing the body mounts or by way of the Tuning Chip mounts, and the body is appropriate with PDW or SKS fenders.
The body makes use of a 100mm threaded BSA backside bracket, and achieves the 205mm q-factor quantity with a Race Face Aeffect crankset. Claimed weights for naked frames are 2429g (S), 2487g (M), 2550g (L), or 2621g (XL).
Pricing & Availability
Accessible now, the Arctodus Ti begins out at $4,695 for the bottom construct with Shimano SLX and aluminum parts. The frameset can be out there for $3,795. Utilizing the Otso customized bike builder, you possibly can customise many of the parts and equipment together with the accent shade.
