Otso Hoot Steel – BIKEPACKING.com

Just like its titanium counterpart, the Otso Hoot Steel is a 140mm journey hardtail that the model says “brings the party to every line on the trail.” The metal body is made from 4130 chromoly with customized tubing based mostly on body measurement. The Hoot Steel has largely the identical numbers because the titanium model, although there have been some changes to its stack, attain, wheelbase, and different angles within the massive and XL sizes. The bike makes use of a BSA 73mm backside bracket, ZS44/EC44 headset, 31.6mm seatpost, 180mm native IS mount brake customary, 12 x 148mm increase rear hub spacing, and totally exterior cable routing.

The Hoot was designed with a 140mm journey suspension fork in thoughts, however it will possibly additionally run a 150mm fork with out considerably altering the geometry. Tire clearance maxes out at 29” x 2.6”, and the bike encompasses a UDH-compatible dropout moderately than the Tuning Chip discovered on different bikes within the Otso household.

Through its low standover peak, the Hoot metal is designed to accommodate the longest dropper put up potential. But a problem that arises with a decrease standover peak is including a bottle mount to the seat tube. So, Otso created the “evolved mount” on the Hoot Steel. It permits for max dropper put up journey whereas having an possibility on the seat tube for a second bottle cage or gear mount.

Otso Hoot Steel Geometry

The body weight of the Hoot metal is 3,201 grams (7 kilos), and just one coloration is out there at launch: Sparkly Bronze. It’s a glittery, deep-orange/brown paint with metallic-silver decals and a black drop shadow. The Hoot Steel is out there as a frame-only beginning at $1,200 or as an entire bike beginning at $3,300. Build kits by means of Otso’s Configurator system characteristic Shimano SLX 1×12 mechanical, Shimano XT 1×12 mechanical, SRAM GX Eagle Transmission 1×12, and SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission 1×12 drivetrains.

For extra on the Otso Hoot Steel, go to OtsoCycles.com.

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