This was a forgone conclusion actually, however this new particular EVO inexperienced 3T Racemax Italia gravel bike confirms UDH compatibility for all the model’s made-in-Italy bikes. Able to mount all the most recent SRAM AXS Transmission mountain bike derailleurs for an enormous Eagle mullet vary or the brand new 13-speed Pink Xplr for a tighter gearing cluster, 3T’s highway, quick gravel, journey gravel, and even e-gravel frames can all get constructed up with the most recent drivetrains…. and absolutely built-in inner routing.
Plus, 3T have already been transport UDH-ready Racemax Italia gravel bikes for a while. Your bike could already be UDH-equipped, whether or not you observed it or not!
All made-in-Italy 3T Italia bikes go UDH
Frankly, I didn’t suppose that 3T going UDH was all that newsworthy. I imply, we already reported on the Extrema Italia getting UDH greater than a yr in the past, and the brand new Strada Italia getting it final spring. However though the base-level RaceMax Integrale lastly received built-in cable routing a few months in the past, it didn’t get UDH. However till now, the premium RaceMax Italia that was launched two years in the past nonetheless hadn’t gotten a UDH improve. And studying our feedback, it was clear that this was laying aside various our readers for severely contemplating this in any other case versatile, and albeit trailblazing gravel bike platform.
So now it’s right here.
UDH on all made-in-Italy 3T Italian frames for SRAM direct mount / full mount / T-type transmission derailleur compatibility, plus after all backward compatibility with each different rear derailleur, too.
Really, it’s apparently been right here for fairly a while.
Particular version 3T Exploro Racemax Italia EVO
So about that vivid inexperienced gravel bike that brings us the UDH information… 3T debuted this bike at Velofollies in Belgium over the weekend, claiming its vivid shade reveals tones and reflections harking back to extra-virgin olive oil. So, the particular EVO version stands for extra-virgin olive, not some type of evolution. It’s merely the primary new mannequin to spotlight the shift to UDH.
And sure, all different made-in-Italy filament-wound Racemax Italia colours, builds, and framesets at the moment are UDH-ready, from this level ahead. Actually,
The restricted version olive oil gravel bike comes spec’d with a brand new SRAM Pink XPLR AXS groupset, the ultra-wide Zipp 303 XPLR SW wheels, 3T’s personal made-in-Italy Torno cranks, plus their Extra Integrale stem & Aeroghiaia Integrale LTD flared carbon bar. That makes for a excessive premium $12,000 / 12,000€ pricetag +/- relying in your market.
And for those who’d choose the Venture X uncooked end to indicate the distinctive 3T Italia building, that’s additionally a risk with this identical construct.
Is your present 3T Racemax Italia already UDH?
Whereas the EVO inexperienced ones and all future ones are certain, 3T has already been transport UDH-ready Racemax Italia bikes since late final yr – in the usual pink, white, inexperienced, or uncooked carbon Venture X finishes, too. In case you just lately purchased one, you could have observed it got here with a hanger labeled UDH. Or perhaps a T-type SRAM derailleur which additionally would have been a giveaway.
You possibly can additionally verify its serial quantity.
All frames with serial numbers increased than the next are UDH-ready:
- Measurement 51: from FR6-51 0158 onwards
- Measurement 54: from FR6-54 0280 onwards
- Measurement 56: from FR6-56 0255 onwards
- Measurement 56: from FR6-58 0106 onwards
An in depth take a look at how the stays meet the dropout additionally reveals what really modified to suit the brand new hanger and the opportunity of the marginally wider 13-speed cassette that snuck in with it.
