Mason Cycles’ all-new Macro is a light-weight trendy aluminum hardtail mountain bike, constructed for journey using. It will get all the newest trendy tech you would ask for, distinctive flexibility to construct it nevertheless you wish to journey, and naturally sufficient mounting factors to haul as a lot gear as you would need – whether or not for a weekend journey with pals or tackling one of many hardest ultra-distance bikepacking races on the planet.
Mason Macro inexpensive alloy journey MTB hardtail
Calling it a little bit of a celebration of their tenth anniversary of constructing bikes beneath the Mason model, the Macro is Mason’s tenth mannequin. And it manages to undertake a lot of the newest tech trending within the bike trade – like progressive geometry, large XC tires, built-in routing & UDH requirements – however nonetheless retains full flexibility to let riders construct it up how they actually need. You’ll be able to even decide from a inflexible carbon fork or XC suspension fork relying on the way you journey – or get each to adapt from race to race.
Plus, like their different adventure-ready alloy bikes, it’s handmade in Italy from {custom} Dedacciai tubing and will get tons of mounts to hold your gear on it, all whereas nonetheless managing to hit a fairly inexpensive pricepoint.
Developed for extremely racers in search of a light-weight however powerful hardtail, the Macro is constructed to run both Mason’s burly HotShoe2 carbon fork for smoother bikepacking or a 100-120mm cross-country suspension for extra gnarly off-road excursions.
“I’m actually excited in regards to the Macro. It completely embodies all points of our ‘Journey Pushed Design’ ethos and progressive philosophy. From the complete {custom} tubeset and HotShoe2 carbon fork by means of to particulars like UDH compatibility and modern routing, the MASON Macro gives a leading edge device for individuals who wish to journey with objective. That is all about configurability. I wished the rider to have as a lot management as doable over the way in which they set this bike up. That’s why I’ve spent plenty of time engaged on the cable routing, the accent mounts and the readiness for suspension forks. The Macro might be simply switched round for various adventures.”
– Dom Mason, founder & bike designer
Tech particulars & distinctive adaptability
- alloy body welded in Italy from custom-drawn, heat-treated 7000-series Dedacciai aluminum tubing
- Cataforesi anti-corrosion-treated body inside & out, earlier than acrylic primer, topcoat & 2 powerful clearcoats
- customary suspension-corrected tapered steerer full carbon Mason HotShoe2 fork with Something cage, rack & fender mounts, dynamo routing, direct-mount for non-compulsory Shutter fender or Condenser mini rack, and flat mount 160 brake mount
- non-compulsory 100-120mm XC suspension forks out there
- straight 56mm headtube for 1.5″ headset
- versatile, futureproof inner cable routing: decide from built-in totally inner routing by means of the higher Deda DCR headset bearing to get cables out of the way in which of exterior luggage, or standard inner routing by means of modular cable ports on the facet of the downtube
- all of the mounting factors you would wish: 3-pack something cage mounts on high & backside of the downtube, seattube bottle cage, high tube bag, and rear rack mounts
- 73mm BSA threaded backside bracket
- 31.6mm seatpost with inner dropper routing
- 12x148mm & 15x110mm Enhance spacing
- 160mm put up mount rear brake, and
- UDH dropouts for optimum drivetrain compatibility
- max 29 x 2.4″ mountain bike tire clearance
- flat bar or dropbar prepared
- out there in 4 inventory sizes (S-XL)
- body weight from 1875g, carbon fork from 700g (claimed)
Mason Macro MTB – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new {custom} Dedacciai tubesets for the Macro are at present being formed now, and can get welded into the brand new frames within the coming weeks. Mason has now formally provided their new Macro journey hardtail up for pre-orders, with the primary bikes slated for supply beginning subsequent month, from January 2025.
The brand new Mason Macro is on the market as a frameset for £1500 together with Mason’s personal carbon Hotshoe2 fork. And also you get to choose from 2 ‘launch version’ paint jobs – blue-grey Grigio Tecno and a limited-release TiltShift Metallic deep, darkish brown.
In case you are in search of an entire bike, Mason presents 4 inventory builds, all of that are additionally customizable. And you’ll configure further add-ons like Mason’s “load-bearing” Shutter fender for the using fork that comes with a small however efficient mini rack shelf, or their nonetheless tidy however stringer direct-mount Condenser fork rack.
Pricing begins a £3000 with a mechanical Shimano SLX groupset and the inflexible carbon fork, or £3400 with a 100mm journey DT Swiss F232 ONE suspension fork. In case you want a wi-fi digital drivetrain, get a SRAM GX AXS construct for £3800 with the carbon Hotshoe2 fork or £4200 with the DT F232 One suspension.
