2020 3T

Exploro TEAM Ekar 1x13 Desert Sage

A carbon frame gravel bike with ultra high-end components and hydraulic disc brakes.
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Manufacturer Price

$4,499
FrameCarbon
SuspensionRigid
ForkCarbon
Wheels700c Aluminum
Drivetrain1 × 13
GroupsetEkar
BrakesHydraulic Disc
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A bike with lower gearing will be easier to ride up steep hills, while a higher top end means it will pedal faster down hills.

Lowest gear

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36 mph

Exploro TEAM Ekar 1x13 Desert Sage

36 mph

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Reviews
CX Magazine
Review: 3T Exploro Team Force Aero Gravel Bike

Aug 2019 · Clifford Lee

The @3Tbike Exploro brings a wind-tunnel-tested aero design to gravel cycling. Will it make your grind go faster? We put it to the long-term test.

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Gran Fondo Magazine
Review: 3T Exploro Team

Jul 2017 · Benjamin Topf, Manuel Buck, Robin Schmitt

We put the 3T Exploro Team to the test to find out how it differs from its brother from a different mother (but the same dad, Gerard Vroomen).

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Cycling Tips
3T Cycling Exploro Team frameset review

May 2017

The rise of gravel bikes in recent years has helped to establish a new bona fide riding discipline but designs are still evolving. 3T Cycling’s Exploro eschews a lot of current trends in favour of a strong infusion of MTB to the point where the bike can be fitted with both road and MTB wheels. In this review, our

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Specs
Build
Frame

Exploro TEAM

Tire Clearance54c

Fork

3T Fango TEAM

Headset

Sealed cartridge 1.125" - 1.5"

Stem

3T Apto Stealth (S: 80mm - M: 90mm - L: 100mm - XL: 110mm)

Handlebar

3T Superergo LTD carbon (S: 38cm - M: 40cm - L: 42cm - XL: 44cm)

Saddle

Fizik Argo Tempo R5

Seatpost

New 3T Charlie Sqaero Team w/ Ritchey WCS Clamp

TypeRigid

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

Campagnolo EKAR 1x13

Front Derailleur

Crank

Campagnolo EKAR carbon, 38T chainring (to match 9T smallest cog) (XS: 165mm - S: 170mm - M: 172,5mm - L: 175mm - XL: 175mm)

Shifters

Campagnolo EKAR 1x13

Cassette

Campagnolo EKAR 13-speed, 9-42T

Brakes

Campagnolo EKAR hydraulic disc w/ 160mm Campagnolo rotor

TypeHydraulic Disc

Wheels
Rims

Fulcrum Rapid Red 900, 700c, 22mm internal width, tubless ready

Tires

Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H, 700c, 35mm labeled width, WAM22: 36.5mm, RAM22: 351mm

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