Ideal size for me

Based on the info we have you would fit a 52cm. Unfortunately we’ve sold out of those for 2020. We expect to have those back in stock in early 2021.

Thanks!

Cable Routing

That’s a great question so we reached out to FSA and they got right back to us.

The ACR system will only work on the Flaanimal with the press-in cups.

Here is what you would need:

 

ACR/ICR requires a 1.5 bearing up top and bottom. The 44mm headtube will work – but requires an external upper cup too.

Headset Part number:

10100021000010 No.13/57E/ICR Headset NO.13/12B/44/ICR Matt UD Carbon 1.5″ w/H2483

Compressor

160-0077000060 TH-894 / ACR-1 Compression Device TH-894/ ACR-1 SB silver w/o logo w/o top cap

Alloy stem choices –

175-0034015030 FSA NS ACR Stem 31.8x +/- 6 x 70mm ACR Black Graphic ST-OS-160
175-0034016030 FSA NS ACR Stem 31.8x +/- 6 x 80mm ACR Black Graphic ST-OS-160
175-0034017030 FSA NS ACR Stem 31.8x +/- 6 x 90mm ACR Black Graphic ST-OS-160
175-0034018030 FSA NS ACR Stem 31.8x +/- 6 x 100mm ACR Black Graphic ST-OS-160
175-0034019030 FSA NS ACR Stem 31.8x +/- 6 x 110mm ACR Black Graphic ST-OS-160
175-0034020030 FSA NS ACR Stem 31.8x +/- 6 x 120mm ACR Black Graphic ST-OS-160
175-0034021030 FSA NS ACR Stem 31.8x +/- 6 x 130mm ACR Black Graphic ST-OS-160
175-0034022030 FSA NS ACR Stem 31.8x +/- 6 x 140mm ACR Black Graphic ST-OS-160

 

Inside rim width of Rodeo 700 wheelset?

Inside bead to inside bead is 23mm. Narrowest part of the hooks at the outer circumference is about 20mm. External width is 29mm. We run tires 26mm up to 50mm on our 700c rims.

BB and headset

Thanks for the order John!

For the headset you need an Inset 7: https://chrisking.com/products/headset-inset-7

For the bottom bracket you need a Threadfit with inset bearings. Spindle will vary per the crank you run. 24mm or 30mm spindle: https://chrisking.com/products/headset-inset-7 . So the model number needs to end with “I” to have inset bearings.

Flaanimal 5.0 Delivery

We don’t have any specific revisions to the schedule. If there are any modifications they will come into focus later in the month as production wraps up. We’ve had a close eye on production and it has been ongoing since the April 15 post. It has continued to be very labor intensive especially in regards getting details and new production methods right, but our team has been diligently solving any new challenges as they emerge. Keep an eye out in the third week of June for further updates.

12mm conversion kit how-to

Stephen,

To remove the 15mm insert look under the bottom of the drive side fork leg where the insert is. There is a small set bolt there that needs to be backed out enough to allow the insert to release and pop out. When inserting the 12mm part be sure to align the small groove in the part with the axis of the set bolt so that when you re-tighten the set bolt it properly engages the bolt and holds it in place.

-Rodeo

Flaanimal 4.1 Availability

Mario,

Our frames are rated for up to 250lb riders and allow for another 25lbs of gear on top of that.

We have no plans to produce any more 4.1 frames. 5.0 has replaced it and has functionally improved what 4.1 had to offer. We know that some customers may have an aversion to carbon but we make design decisions based on engineering and performance requirements, not strict material categories.

Thanks!

Flaanimal 5 vs Traildonkey 3.1

Traildonkey is about 2lbs lighter on average.

Flaanimal fits larger tires (but do you need larger tires?)

Flaanimal sets up single speed more natively although it is possible to do on either frame.

Flaanimal costs less than Traildonkey.

Both bikes are built around very similar goals and use cases and overlap about 95% on function.

Toe overlap

Dave,

I would be very surprised if you have toe overlap on our 54cm because it was a high priority to eliminate it when designing our frames. 650b would indeed help, but even at 700c we don’t have reports of overlap.

One thing you could do is measure the front-center of your current bike with overlap to compare with our front-center measurement. Front center is the measurement from the center of the BB to the center of the front axle. You can then use that distance to calculate your toe position from the bb center and the radius of the 650b tire you are looking at to see if the two would touch at all. We can compare the FC of your existing frame to the FC of our frame. If our distance is greater that is how much more toe clearance you will have.

-Rodeo