We have not specifically mounted an Ortlieb quick rack to the Flaanimal, but it is almost certain that it will fit, as many different brands of rear racks fit with no issues.

Hi Chris. The procedure is fairly simple. Thread off the non drive side endcap, then pull the drive side end of the axle out of the hub. The freehub body will then remove easily. Be aware: You need to keep the small spacer between the freehub body and the drive side hub bearing when reinstalling. If you don’t, the assembly will bind. Also note the dust seal on the outer bearing of the freehub body.

When re-torquing, just torque hand tight, do not crush the bearings by over torqing.

ALSO: a few drops of blue loctite on the threads of the non drive side endcap will keep it in place. If the endcap works its way loose the pawls can be damaged, so check that it remains snug from time to time.

Hi Tigran,

You are correct that for the front you would order that axle conversion kit, including new axle. We sell

The matching front and axle for the rear is also sold here and are provided in the correct length for your fork. Some front axles we’ve supplied are 127mm, some 130mm, but they both work equally well on all of our forks.

If this isn’t clear you can also give us a ring at the number of the bottom of our website here, or email bikes@rodeo-labs.com and we will be back to you quickly.

Hi James. We no longer make the 48cm Flaanimal. The smallest frame that we make is now the 49cm Flaanimal Ti. It could be that it would fit your needs as well as a 48. One great tool for comparing fit is bikeinsights.com. You can pull up two bikes (including all of our models) and see how they overlap visually or via geometry charts.

Thanks,

Stephen

Hi Chris,

The 2.0 carbon rims are easily strong enough to handle what you describe, but heavy weight of bikepacking setups puts more stress on the 2.0 hubs and freehub body, so we have since moved to a 3.0 hub with stronger components to make sure it has failsafe reliability out on big loaded adventures. So, although countless bikepacking adventures have been ridden on 2.0 hubs, we feel that it is best to advise upgrading the rear hub on 2.0 wheels if you’re going to do expedition type riding on them. We can rebuild a 2.0 wheelset with a 3.0 hub for $175 (+ shipping costs).

Stephen

Hi Wade,

We don’t have exactly this bike built here and ready for weighing, but having handled a lot of our bikes over the years, I would estimate this build to come in around 22lbs, +/- a half pound depending on the frame size. This is only an estimate, but it is a good faith estimate.

If you have any other questions we can help, you can also get a quick response from us via bikes@rodeo-labs.com.

Thanks,

Stephen

Hi Pete,

Short answer: The fork will work in your frame but you may or may not need a new lower bearing depending on if your lower steer tube taper is a 1.5 or a 1.25. Our fork is a 1.5 lower bearing.

-Rodeo

Hi Nate. That is correct. The 45 offset that we currently sell is technically a 3.1 and is already the lighter weight, it just doesn’t have the integrated routing option. There was a Spork 3.0 45mm offset in 2019-2021 that had the current shape but weighed 600+ gr. The 3.2 45 offset will not weigh less than the 3.1.

Hello,

We are happy to ship internationally. Framsets are shipped at a flat rate $150 fee.

We can also install a bottom bracket before shipping. We can quote that based on the BB you would like to have installed. Just email bikes@rodeo-labs.com with any specifics.

Thanks!