CLOSE
0
Clear

Open Wide Grey - Custom Build - SRAM Rival, Zipp 101 XLPR

£7,999.00
In Stock - Limited Quantities
Part Number:

OPENWIDEXXGRY

GTIN/UPC:

OPENWIDEXXGRY

Open WI.DE v’s Open U.P.

The WI.DE. dials up Open’s off-road credentials. We have many clients who use their Open UPPER as a defacto fast-bunch race-bike as well as potential gravel interloper. In contrast the WI.DE. is for those clients (me actually) who want to give little away in terms of lightness/stiffness/speed, but also want geometry and clearances to facilitate more fun and control on those occasions when gravel gives way to rocks and tree-roots.

I only ever rode my Open UP in a 650bx2.1 MTB set-up. I tolerated a slightly cumbersome road experience for the pure fun of more technical single-track and more vertiginous gradients. My only reservations at the time was that the original U.P. geometry was a little aggressive for both my troublesome back and rapidly declining trail-skills. They read my mind, or at least my review, and the WI.DE. resolves all of the above with a couple of strokes of Gerard and Andy’s draftsmen’s pens.
The WI.DE. has clearances for up to a 650bx2.4 MTB tyre – that is enough for even me. I sense that most people will default spec their WI.DE. with a 650b MTB set-up in the same way as Gravel+ and UPPER owners naturally migrate to a 700x35ish mixed-use tyre.
I sense that the WI.DE. has a different geometry – the size L feels perfect for me - I suspect but don’t know for sure that the WI.DE. has a lower bottom-bracket, and/or a longer headtube? This information is not in the public domain at the time of writing – please check back here and I will update as soon as we know more. Update Seot 2019 - WI.DE. geometry is in fact different
The other big difference between the Gravel + UP and UPPER and WI.DE. is that the latter is wired only for 1 x 11 or 12 configuration - i.e. there is no 2 x option. This makes sense to me – I only ever used my UP with 1x11 SRAM Force and it was perfect for predominantly off-road use.

WI.DE. v's U.P.

  • RI.DE. - Riding style Allroad, Gravel, Extreme trails, Mixed surface (off-road dominant) - U.P - Road, Allroad, Gravel, Mixed surface (on/off-road)
  • RI.DE. - Tyre widths 700c * 35-46mm - 27.5" * 1.9 2.4"
    U.P - 28-40mm Tyre widths 1.9-2.1"
  • RI.DE -Drivetrain 1x only U.P - 1x and 2x
  • RI.DE - Geometry Tall Road - U.P. Standard Road

https://opencycle.com/wide


Open Wide - Custom Build - SRAM Rival AXS 12 Speed Groupset, Classified Powershift Hub with Carbon wheelset, Continental Black Chili Compound Tyres, Bontrager GR Elite 12" Flare 44cm Handlebars, Bontrager Seatpost, Bontgrager Saddle.

Please note: Manufacturers can sometimes change the specification of the products from time to time.

GEOMETRY

XS

S

M

L

XL

rider height¹ (cm)

<165

160-171

169-180

178-191

188-205

stack

520

545

570

595

620

reach

346

358

370

382

394

standover²

707

739

777

794

817

headtube angle

68.0°

69.0°

71.0°

71.5°

71.5°

headtube length

99

125

150

170

196

fork offset

50

50

50

50

50

seattube length

464

495

530

550

564

seattube angle

72.5°

72.5°

72.5°

72.5°

72.5°

seattube angle (norm.³)

74.5°

74.0°

73.5°

73.5°

73.5°

toptube length

510

530

550

570

590

toptube length (norm.³)

490

515

540

560

580

BB drop

80

77

75

75

75

front center

583

596

599

613

634

rear center

420

420

420

420

420

wheelbase

990

1004

1009

1022

1042

¹

Estimates; for accuracy use stack/reach of your current gravel/road bike or a fit session.

²

Standover to the top of the toptube directly above the BB (varies with tire size).

³

Normalized dimensions to compare to frames with standard (non-zero-offset) seattubes.

We price match on bikes