2015 Author Aura 55 Base

Design
Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Frame
Aluminum
Fork
Carbon/Composite
Features
Rim brake
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category

Geometry

48
50
52
54
56
58
Stack
543.5mm
557.8mm
572.5mm
587.9mm
602.4mm
616.4mm
Reach
373.2mm
373.8mm
377.4mm
383.5mm
389.6mm
395mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.46:1
1.49:1
1.52:1
1.53:1
1.55:1
1.56:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
480mm
500mm
520mm
540mm
560mm
580mm
Seat Tube Length, C-C
440mm
460mm
480mm
500mm
520mm
540mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Unknown
525mm
532mm
542mm
556mm
570mm
583mm
Top Tube Length, Actual C-C
512mm
519mm
529mm
543mm
556mm
570mm
Head Tube Angle
71.5deg
71.8deg
72.2deg
72.5deg
72.8deg
73deg
Seat Tube Angle
74.5deg
74.2deg
74deg
73.7deg
73.3deg
73deg
Head Tube Length
125mm
140mm
155mm
170mm
185mm
200mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
72mm
71mm
70mm
70mm
69mm
68mm
Bottom Bracket Height
264mm
265mm
266mm
266mm
267mm
268mm
Chainstay Length
410mm
410mm
410mm
410mm
410mm
410mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
403.6mm
403.8mm
404mm
404mm
404.2mm
404.3mm
Front-Center
582.8mm
585.5mm
590.2mm
598.1mm
605.8mm
613.5mm
Front-Center Horizontal
578.4mm
581.2mm
586mm
594mm
601.9mm
609.7mm
Wheelbase
982mm
985mm
990mm
998mm
1006mm
1014mm
Fork Offset/Rake
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
Fork Length, Unknown
370mm
370mm
370mm
370mm
370mm
370mm
Trail
65mm
mid/​neutral
63.1mm
mid/​neutral
60.6mm
mid/​neutral
58.8mm
mid/​neutral
56.9mm
mid/​neutral
55.7mm
mid/​neutral
Mechanical Trail
61.6mm
59.9mm
57.7mm
56mm
54.4mm
53.2mm
Wheel Flop
19.6mm
18.7mm
17.6mm
16.9mm
16.1mm
15.6mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
76.8mm
170 mm cranks
79.5mm
170 mm cranks
84.2mm
170 mm cranks
92.1mm
170 mm cranks
99.8mm
170 mm cranks
107.5mm
170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
94mm
170 mm cranks
95mm
170 mm cranks
96mm
170 mm cranks
96mm
170 mm cranks
97mm
170 mm cranks
98mm
170 mm cranks

Base Build

48
50
52
54
56
58
Wheel Size
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
Tire Width
25mm
25mm
25mm
25mm
25mm
25mm
Tire Outer Diameter
672mm
672mm
672mm
672mm
672mm
672mm
Bike Length with Tires
1654mm
1657mm
1662mm
1670mm
1678mm
1686mm

Published Sizing Recommendations

Height
154 cm
to
162 cm
160 cm
to
170 cm
168 cm
to
178 cm
176 cm
to
188 cm
186 cm
to
195 cm
193 cm
to
202 cm

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Endurance Road
Source:https://en.author.eu/author-aura-55-2015-ua42838501