2025 Author Aura XR 4/5/6/7 Base

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

480
500
520
540
560
580
Stack
562mm
572mm
588mm
601mm
617mm
638mm
Reach
364mm
371mm
381mm
392mm
402mm
409mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.54:1
1.54:1
1.54:1
1.53:1
1.53:1
1.56:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
480mm
500mm
520mm
540mm
560mm
580mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal HT Top
520mm
530mm
550mm
570mm
590mm
610mm
Top Tube Slope
11.4deg
10.1deg
9.5deg
8.7deg
8.2deg
8.3deg
Head Tube Angle
70deg
70.5deg
71deg
71deg
71.5deg
72deg
Seat Tube Angle
74.5deg
74.5deg
74deg
73.5deg
73deg
72.5deg
Head Tube Length
125mm
135mm
150mm
165mm
180mm
200mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
71mm
70mm
70mm
69mm
68mm
68mm
Bottom Bracket Height
278mm
279mm
279mm
280mm
281mm
281mm
Chainstay Length
435mm
435mm
435mm
435mm
435mm
435mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
429.2mm
429.3mm
429.3mm
429.5mm
429.7mm
429.7mm
Front-Center
595.1mm
600.8mm
611.7mm
626.3mm
636mm
644.9mm
Front-Center Horizontal
590.8mm
596.7mm
607.7mm
622.5mm
632.4mm
641.4mm
Wheelbase
1020mm
1026mm
1037mm
1052mm
1062mm
1071mm
Fork Offset/Rake
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
Fork Length (Axle-To-Crown)
408mm
408mm
408mm
408mm
408mm
408mm
Trail
79.1mm
high
75.9mm
high
72.6mm
high
72.6mm
high
69.3mm
high
66.1mm
high
Mechanical Trail
74.4mm
71.5mm
68.6mm
68.6mm
65.7mm
62.9mm
Wheel Flop
25.4mm
23.9mm
22.3mm
22.3mm
20.9mm
19.4mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
76.1mm
170 mm cranks
81.8mm
170 mm cranks
92.7mm
170 mm cranks
107.3mm
170 mm cranks
117mm
170 mm cranks
125.9mm
170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
108mm
170 mm cranks
109mm
170 mm cranks
109mm
170 mm cranks
110mm
170 mm cranks
111mm
170 mm cranks
111mm
170 mm cranks

Base Build

480
500
520
540
560
580
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
38mm
38mm
38mm
38mm
38mm
38mm
Tire Outer Diameter
698mm
698mm
698mm
698mm
698mm
698mm
Bike Length with Tires
1718mm
1724mm
1735mm
1750mm
1760mm
1769mm

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
All-road/Gravel
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