Bombtrack Cale GX Eagle
Bombtrack Cale GX Eagle
trail hardtail mountain bike, steel frame, 29" wheels, 1×12 drivetrain, mid-range equipment
Key specs
- Model year
- 2024
- Weight
- 13.8 kg
- Frame
- Steel
- Suspension
- Hardtail, 130 mm
- Fork model
- RockShox Revelation RC
Frame: Double-butted 4130 chromoly steel
Fork: RockShox Revelation RC, 130 mm travel
- Wheelset
- 29" · WTB ST i29 double wall
- Drivetrain
- 1×12
- Groupset
- SRAM GX Eagle
- Brake model
- SRAM Guide RE four-piston hydraulic disc
- Seatpost
- Dropper · KS E20i dropper seatpost, 30.9 mm, 150 mm travel, 474 mm length
Rear derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle, clutch, long cage
Brakes: SRAM Guide RE four-piston hydraulic disc
Character
The bike at a glance: the ground it is made for, how it handles, its gears and its equipment, beside the other bikes of its kind.
« Mountain bike all-round, neutral handling, average equipment. »
EasyDemanding
As at ease on rough ground as most other mountain bikes.
NimbleStable
Between nimble and stable, like most other mountain bikes.
Gearing
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Equipment level
Not enough data yet for this chart: it fills in as soon as the specs are in.
Equipment: mid-range for its category.
Equipment score: 43/100 (frame, groupset, wheels, suspension).
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Spec sheet
Every value is read on the brand’s page; hover it to see its source and date.
Ride type
- Discipline
- Trail
- Suspension
- Hardtail
Frame and fork
- Frame
- Steel
- Frame weight
- 2,910 g
- Max tyre clearance
- 71 mm
- Axles
- Thru-axles
- Bottom bracket
- SRAM DUB BSA, 73 mm
- Seatpost diameter
- 30.9 mm
Frame: Double-butted 4130 chromoly steel
Front axle 15 x 110 mm, rear axle 12 x 148 mm
Bottom bracket: SRAM DUB BSA, 73 mm
Suspension
- Fork travel
- 130 mm
- Fork model
- RockShox Revelation RC
Fork: RockShox Revelation RC, 130 mm travel
Drivetrain
- Groupset brand
- SRAM
- Groupset
- SRAM GX Eagle
- Shifting
- Mechanical
- Chainrings
- 1
- Gears at the back
- 12
- Chainring teeth
- SRAM Descendant aluminium, Boost DUB
- Cassette
- SRAM XG-1275 10-52T
- Rear derailleur
- SRAM GX Eagle, clutch, long cage
- Shifters
- SRAM GX-Eagle 12-speed shifter
SRAM GX Eagle
Rear derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle, clutch, long cage
SRAM GX Eagle, clutch, long cage SRAM GX-Eagle 12-speed shifter
Crankset: SRAM Descendant aluminium, Boost DUB
Cassette: SRAM XG-1275, 12-speed, 10-52T
Brakes
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Brake model
- SRAM Guide RE four-piston hydraulic disc
- Front rotor
- 200 mm
- Rear rotor
- 180 mm
Brakes: SRAM Guide RE four-piston hydraulic disc
Brakes: SRAM Guide RE four-piston hydraulic disc
Wheels and tyres
- Wheel size
- 700c / 29"
- Wheelset
- WTB ST i29 double wall
- Rims
- Aluminium
- Tubeless ready
- yes
- Tyres
- Maxxis Ardent 29" x 2.4"
Wheel size: 29"
Tyres: Maxxis Ardent 29" x 2.4", tubeless ready (tan wall)
Cockpit and seatpost
- Seatpost
- Dropper
- Dropper travel
- 150 mm
- Handlebar
- Bombtrack Illusion flat bar, aluminium, 35 mm clamping diameter
- Stem
- Seido Drift aluminium stem, 35 mm clamping diameter
- Seatpost model
- KS E20i dropper seatpost, 30.9 mm, 150 mm travel, 474 mm length
Dropper seatpost: KS E20i, 150 mm travel
Weight
- Weight
- 13.8 kg
- Weighed in size
- M
About 13.8 kg complete (size M)
Geometry
- Geometry size
- L
- Stack
- 619 mm
- Reach
- 450 mm
- Head angle
- 67 °
- Seat angle
- 73.5 °
- Chainstays
- 440 mm
- Wheelbase
- 1,170 mm
- Bottom bracket drop
- 55 mm
Spec sheets read at: bombtrack.com
Geometry
3 sizes: M, L, XL.
| Geometry of the Cale GX Eagle per size | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach (mm) | 433 | 450 | 463 |
| Stack (mm) | 610 | 619 | 627 |
| Top tube (effective) (mm) | 608 | 633 | 648 |
| Seat tube (mm) | 430 | 460 | 500 |
| Head tube (mm) | 110 | 120 | 125 |
| Head angle (°) | 67 | 67 | 67.5 |
| Seat angle (°) | 74 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstays (mm) | 440 | 440 | 440 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1,150 | 1,170 | 1,180 |
| Front centre (mm) | 721 | 741 | 750 |
| Standover (mm) | 783 | 802 | 825 |
| BB drop (mm) | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| BB height (mm) | 319 | 319 | 319 |
| Fork offset (mm) | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Trail (mm) | 114 | 114 | 110 |
The range
Bombtrack
Cale GX Eagle
- 130 mm
- SRAM GX Eagle
- Steel
Its comparisons
Comparable mountain bikes
- 130 mm
- SRAM GX Eagle
- Carbon
Specialized
Epic 8 Comp S-1000 Eagle
- 120 mm
- SRAM S-1000 Eagle Transmission
- Carbon
Who is it for?
The sports the brand announces, and the features that go with them.
Cycling
- Discipline: Trail
- Suspension: Hardtail
- Fork travel: 130 mm
- Wheel size: 700c / 29"
Frequently asked questions
Is the Bombtrack Cale GX Eagle a hardtail or a full suspension?
Hardtail, according to the brand.
How much travel does the Bombtrack Cale GX Eagle fork have?
130 mm, according to the brand.
Does the Bombtrack Cale GX Eagle come with a dropper post?
Seatpost: Dropper, according to the brand.