OPEN Cycles MIN.D. Frameset

The joy of riding starts even before the first pedal stroke, as its lightness, sleek appearance and midnight blue sheen with subtle color accents put a smile on your face. On the bike, you experience a rare mix of performance and comfort. Every gram has a function. Beyond it is nothing, except endless roads unknown. We love cutting edge engineering but we also love the classic bike aesthetic. The MIN.D. combines both.

The MIN.D. (MINimal Design) exists because it’s the road bike we want to ride:

- A high performance frame with our ultra-efficient tube shaping for power transfer, low weight & high strength
- Continuous seattube design for extreme comfort without gimmicks. The continuous seattube means you do not have an area where a seatpost is inserted into the seattube and clamped. Such an area of overlapping tubes would effectively double the material and kill the compliance.
- Tire clearance for modern road tires up to 33mm (tire labelling is unreliable. Always verify actual clearance)
- Available in dedicated 2x and 1x versions for a super-clean look and 100% functionality
- Proper fit is paramount for comfort. Our geometry is sportive (we still want to go fast) but with a realistic saddle-to-handlebar drop and reach.

So many marketing claims about carbon. Yet the truth is quite simple:

- Every bike company has access to the same carbon. Compared to industries like aviation, carbon volume for bikes is too small for custom or exclusive. So all those different names for proprietary carbon are just that, names.
- What matters: high-modulus carbon is stiff but brittle, low modulus carbon is more flexible but tougher. You need stiff and tough, so the best layup is a blend and the ratio depends on what is most important in each area of the frame.
- In some areas (main tubes for example), the blend has more high modulus (and even ultra-high modulus) carbon. Other areas (headtube for example) use more of the tough carbon. That’s how our frames are both light and durable.

OPEN was the first to truly optimize a fork for flatmount brakes with its Smartmount connection:

- Standard, the bike industry uses four bolts plus an adaptor to attach the brake caliper to the fork. This allows for flipping between 140mm and 160mm rotors.
- However, SRAM and Shimano both always recommend 160mm for the front, so we remove the adaptor and two bolts to attach the caliper directly onto the fork for that rotor size.
- This makes the setup lighter, stiffer, safer. (Check our Specifications for the correct bolt lengths for each setup.)
- This design also cleans up the R-Turn fork legs and allows us to make a very light structure with very tunable stiffness and strength.

Design is in the details:

- Wire-Stays. Vertically thin chainstays and seatstays provide compliance, while their lateral width and layup ensure rock-solid propulsion. Truly the best of both worlds.
- Ritchey Rail Clamp. Clean, simple, hassle-free, that’s why the Ritchey system is so popular. The MIN.D. comes standard with the side plates for round 7mm and 7x9.6mm oval rails.
- Internal Routing. The MIN.D., internal routing is designed for all electronic groupsets, Shimano mechanical groups with FD cable stop and all 1x groups. Cockpit cables are left exposed for easy maintenance.
- Thru-thread Dropouts. The lock bolt secures the hanger in the frame using the same threads that secure the thru axle on the other side. Simpler, lighter & optimized for the stiffest thru-axle: Syntace X-12.
- Smartmount 160. The brake caliper attaches directly onto the frame, positioned for 160mm discs. Just like they do on the R-Turn fork. No adaptors or spacers and extra hardware required. Lighter, stiffer, safer.

Included with frameset:

- Headset
- Seattube Top Clamp
- Rail Clamp, Thru-Axles
- 2 RD Hangers
- 2 MultiStops (Di2, eTap)
- Cable Exit Stop
- Noise-Reduction Foam Sleeves
- Bottle Cage Bolts
- Manual

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The OPEN MIN.D frame and fork can be sold as is, or we can work with you to create your dream bike...give us a call at 612-722-1538 to discuss options.
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