2023 RSD
MiddleChild V2 Aluminum GX/D3 Build
A 29″ aluminum frame hardtail trail bike with high-end components.
Manufacturer Price
$2,899| Weight | 31.1 lbs |
|---|---|
| Frame | Aluminum |
| Suspension | Hardtail, 140mm |
| Fork | DVO Diamond |
| Wheels | 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 |
| Groupset | GX Eagle |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
For This Bike
5'2" – 5'8"
5'6" – 5'11"
5'10" – 6'3"
6'1" – 6'7"
🐐 Estimated
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Mar 2023
Steel may be real, but aluminum is actual, and so are the savings in suspension and drivetrain maintenance on Arden's #1FG RSD Bikes Middlechild.
Jul 2023 · Josh
If you're looking for a trail bike that feels like a BMX or dirt jumper than the Middlechild is the bike for you!
Super playful and poppy with the high BB and short 415mm chainstays. Balanced 64.5 degree HTA is good for enduro riding without feeling overly cumbersome in slow speed tech. Also surprisingly supple for an aluminum frame.
Non-tapered headtube (44mm) limits headset choice (can't run an angle adjust headset). Not the lightest.
| Frame | 27.5+/29 Aluminum 6061 BB Standard: BSA, 73mm, Threaded |
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| Fork | DVO Diamond D3 27.5+/29 140mm 44mm Travel: 140mm |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB 73mm BSA |
| Headset | FSA Orbit ITA ZS44/28.6 Top & EC44/40 Bottom |
| Stem | Race Face Aeffect 35 50mm |
| Handlebar | Race Face 35mm Chester 780mm |
| Saddle | Cionlli 142mm |
| Grips | Ergon GE10 Black |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM GX Eagle Long Cage 12spd |
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| Crank | SRAM GX Eagle 175mm DM |
| Shifters | SRAM GX Eagle Trigger 12spd |
| Cassette | SRAM Eagle PG-1210 11-50T 12spd |
| Chain | SRAM Eagle 12spd |
| Brakes | SRAM Level T Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Sun Ringle Duroc 27.5x40mm 15x110mm & 12x148mm Boost |
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| Tires | MAXXIS Minion DHF 29×2.5WT 3C/Max Terra/EXO Front and Aggressor 29×2.5WT 3C?Max Terra/EXO Rear, (Minimum Sliding Drop-Out Position – 425mm) |
| Disc Rotors | SRAM Centerline 180mm Rounded |
Last updated October 28