Airborne Road Bikes Airborne Road Bikes
Zeppelin Geometry   2002 model year
Zeppelin Geometry: METRIC (Expressed in CENTIMETERS)
Center
to Top
Effective
T/T

Actual
T/T

H/T
Angle
S/T
Angle
H/T
Length
Wheel
Base
B/B
Drop
C/S
Length
Fork
Rake
Stand Over
Height
Weight
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
     
50 52.5 51.0 72.5° 74.0° 11.0 96.3 7 40.8 4.3 73.9 3.11 lbs. / 1.41 kgs.
52 53.9 52.5 73.0° 74.0° 12.0 97.3 7 40.8 4.3 75.0 3.17 lbs. / 1.44 kgs.
54 55.2 54.0 73.0° 73.0° 13.5 98.0 7 40.8 4.3 76.5 3.23 lbs. / 1.46 kgs.
56 56.7 55.5 73.0° 73.0° 15.0 99.4 7 40.8 4.3 78.1 3.27 lbs. / 1.48 kgs.
58 58.0 57.0 73.0° 73.0° 16.5 100.7 7 40.8 4.3 79.2 3.45 lbs. / 1.57 kgs.
60 59.7 58.5 73.5° 72.5° 18.0 101.5 7 41.1 4.3 81.0 3.53 lbs. / 1.60 kgs.
62 61.3 60.3 73.5° 72.0° 19.5 102.7 7 41.1 4.3 83.0 3.60 lbs. / 1.63 kgs.

Airborne Zeppelin Armament
» Cold-worked 3Al / 2.5V seamless titanium tubing.
» NEW 1 1/8" oversized externally and internally CNC machined head tube.
» GAMS (Graceful Arc Maximum Stiffness) 22.2mm curved, tapered, and ovalized chainstays.
» GAMS (Graceful Arc Maximum Stiffness) 17.0mm curved and tapered, seatstays.
» Optimal size specific tubing (Larger diameter tubing used on larger size frames).
» Sleek, bladed down tube creates an exceptionally stiff and aerodynamic ride.
» Exclusive, biaxial ovalized top tube creates a laterally stiff yet vertically compliant ride.
» Extended seat tube increases stand over height while creating a smaller and stiffer front triangle.
» CNC machined and sculpted chainstay and seatstay bridges.
» CNC machined and tapered cable stops.
» CNC machined integrated shifter cable guides with 8-point detent.
» Encapsulated titanium dropouts produce a lighter design with minimal size.
» CNC machined 68mm English threaded bottom bracket.
» CNC machined sculpted 7mm thick titanium dropouts.
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