2025 Author Aura XR 4/5/6/7 Base
- Category
- All-road/Gravel
- Design
- Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
- Frame
- Aluminum
- Fork
- Carbon/Composite
- Features
- Disc brake
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 ScaleCategory Trend
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