It’s basic, but has adjustable rebound damping and a lockout dial.Ĭalibre’s design team put great emphasis on sourcing name-brand products – and it shows. Plugged into the front is something we rarely see at this price these days – a pukka RockShox XC 28 coil-sprung fork. Oh, and there are just two frame sizes available – 18in and 20in – so if you’re shorter of stature, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Under-the-down-tube cable routing keeps everything tidy, but you won’t want to be shouldering this bike to carry it, and our 18in test machine only had one set of bottle bosses. Increasing the diameter of the head tube at the bottom end helps stiffen the chassis and prevent it twisting, but at this level the lack of it isn’t going to lose us any sleep. There’s similar tube morphing up front, though the Two.Two doesn’t have the current must-have – a tapered head tube. The Calibre’s multi-faceted, complex-profile stays shape-shift on their journey from the sculpted, cut-away dropouts to the seat tube, giving plenty of tyre clearance for muddy rides. ![]() It is common for manufacturers to use this technique to hone tube shapes in precisely the right way to achieve the right balance of strength, weight and stiffness, but we don’t often see it used to this extent at this price. The rear end is a showcase for hydroforming technology. ![]() It may not break the bank, but the Two.Two’s frame is a good looking, well thought-out chassis that may even warrant some careful longer-term component upgrades.
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