Stiffness OPEN UP

[joss]

Hi,
can somebody compare the stiffness of the OPEN UP frame to other road and gravelbikes?

[DrimeOser]

Quite comfortable. Not the frame that screams stiffness at you and leaves you beaten up after a long ride.

[yinzerniner]

Open up is a very comfortable frame, but if lateral stiffness is of importance some of the newer frames are probably better

Remember that the frame design and layup is essentially 9 years old at this point since it originally came out in 2015. The u turn fork is very light and comfortable but has a little more lateral flex than competing models. And the chain stays are notoriously flexy.

Still a very good bike, and revolutionary at the time, but others have caught up since.

[DrimeOser]

9 years?!? That must be the longest production run of any bike out there. It must have been so far ahead of its time back then. Even now, it is not a bad choice for a road-live gravel bike.

[Aeo]

Will get updated soon / in the summer

[jayjay]

Will get updated soon / in the summer

Yes, with cables through the headset

[Packs]

Yikes, hehe will Gerard do that?! I suppose all modern bikes are going that way and it's gets the cables out the way for bar bags.

The UP had a refresh at some point from post mount to flat and sure I've read they changed the lay up again since. (Similarly the UPPER got a refresh with the carbon)

Great frame, got mine (UPPER) as an "endurance" roadie now. Very compliant whilst giving great power transfer.