Again in late June the New York Metropolis bicycle firm, Precedence Bicycles, launched a brand new “hardcore hardtail” path bike. Identical to the remainder of Precedence’s line of bicycles, the brand new 600HXT is created with an eye fixed towards low upkeep. Geared up with the Pinion C1.12 gearbox with digital Sensible.Shift know-how, they declare that the Precedence 600HXT is the “first-of-its-kind to be supplied to shoppers within the U.S.”
The 600HXT pairs the Pinion C1.12 gearbox with Sensible.Shift tech with a Gates Carbon Drive Belt and Fox suspension, together with fashionable geometry and class-leading element spec providing each efficiency and reliability. The 600HXT retails for $3999, however for a restricted time (as of the writing of this text) it’s accessible for $500 off at $3499
Precedence Bikes 600HXT
Within the span of the final six years, Precedence has used the Pinion gearbox on three completely different fashions. The 600HXT is the primary to make use of the Pinion Sensible.Know-how, and is alleged to be the primary accessible within the U.S. market.
Eddie Meek, Precedence’s director of product growth says “The Pinion gearbox affords great advantages for low-maintenance reliability in our commuter, all-road, and 600x bikepacking fashions“.
He continues, “As quickly as we developed the 600x nevertheless, we noticed the potential for a real path mountain bike that may reap the benefits of the centered weight and all-conditions reliability of the Pinion gearbox and Gates Carbon Drive belt, with the flagship “Precedence focus” on low upkeep. The important thing to realizing this was a shifting system that would sustain with the dynamic driving of recent mountain biking, got here within the type of the Pinion Sensible.Shift know-how“.
Eradicating the weak and maintenance-heavy chain, rear derailleur, and cassette, that overwhelm the rear wheel, shifts the steadiness to the middle of the 600HXT, maybe providing higher dealing with.
With the push of a button, the Pinion Sensible.Shift runs by way of the nice shortly and effectively, no matter situations and drivetrain load.
Together with the Gates Carbon Drive belt, the “trail-worthy” spec of the FOX 34 Efficiency 140mm fork, WTB rims, WTB Vigilante 29×2.5 and Path Boss 29×2.6 (entrance and rear respectively), TRP Slate quad-piston hydraulic disc brakes, and a OneUp 180mm dropper submit means this hardtail is prepared for some motion.
600HXT Geometry
| MEASUREMENT | SMALL | MEDIUM | LARGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimal Inseam | 29.5″ | 30.5″ | 32″ |
| Standover | 28.5″ | 29.5″ | 31″ |
| Rider Top | 5’5″ – 5’8″ | 5’7″ – 5’11” | 5’10” – 6’2″ |
| (A) Seat Tube Size | 360mm | 410mm | 440mm |
| (B) Seat Tube Angle | 75.5 deg | 75.5 deg | 75.5 deg |
| (C) Head Tube Size | 80mm | 100mm | 120mm |
| (D) Head Tube Angle | 65 deg | 65 deg | 65 deg |
| (E) Stack | 578mm | 598mm | 608mm |
| (F) Attain | 435mm | 447mm | 475mm |
| (G) Efficient Prime Tube | 595mm | 607mm | 640mm |
| (H) Chain Keep | 445mm in Inventory Place | 445mm in Inventory Place | 445mm in Inventory Place |
| (I) Wheelbase | 1172mm | 1186mm | 1223mm |
| (J) BB Drop | 60mm | 60mm | 60mm |
| Spec(Okay) Crank Arm Size | 170mm | 170mm | 170mm |
| (L) Seatpost Journey | 150mm | 180mm | 180mm |
600HXT Sizing and Retail
Retail: $3999 (as of the writing of this text obtain an extra $500 off)
Sizing:
- Small: (minimal inseam – 29.5″)
- Medium: (minimal inseam – 30.5″)
- Massive: (minimal inseam – 32″)
