If you love technical singletrack, be it up or down, check out the all-
mountain/cross-country RC305.
Pace have a long history of producing high performance cross-country mountain
bike frames reaching way back to 1997. Cool, innovative designs that won many
hearts. Our customers loved the sweet laser accurate handling, quality and
attention to detail, but many wanted all this and more- more travel that is.
Enter the RC303- a fresh take on the long-travel hardtail.
Not a jump frame but sturdy enough to tackle big terrain. Roomy with relaxed
geometry so the confidence can build when the trail points straight down the
fall line. But lightweight. Don’t let the RC303s big strong tubes and
gusseting mislead you into thinking this is another heavy weight boat anchor-
at 1.95kg (medium frame) this svelte hardtail will scamper up the longest
climb.
Using custom butted 6066T6 aluminium increases the RC305s metallurgical spec’
too- 25% above the more commonplace 6000 series alloys. Which means we can
carve away the excess and still have a tough-do-it all hardtail. However at
the heart of the RC303 design lies its ability to accept a 130mm travel fork
yet have bb, stem and standover heights that don’t reach for the sky. It’s
semi-integrated headset ensures a low front end whilst one of the lowest stand-
over heights in the business gives that huckable- ‘I can ride over and across
anything’ confidence when the terrain goes technical. In fact you’ll have to
keep glancing down at the fork to remind yourself it’s a big incher.
SPECIFICATION
Weight 1.95kg (medium size)
Sizes Small, medium and large (approximately equivalent to 16.5, 17.5 and
19.5in)
Material Pace 6066 series aluminium
Tubeset -Triple butted all tubes main triangle
Single butted chain and seat stays (max tyre width 2.5in)
Oversize semi-integrated reinforced headtube (fitted with cast metal
headtube badge)
Contoured headtube/downtube gusset and seattube/top tube gusset
Bi-axial ovalised downtube both ends
Bi-axial ovalised top tube both ends
Geometry Headtube angle; 69.5 degrees (rider on-board)
Seat tube angle; 72 degrees (rider on-board)
Seat tube length; 450mm (small & medium), 476mm (large)
(BB centre to top of clamp)
BB height; 315mm (rider on-board)
Chainstay length; 420mm
Top tube length measured horizontally from headtube to projected seat
tube; -
563mm (small), -588mm (medium), -613mm (large)
Standover height; 720mm (medium- ground to top tube gusset)
Dropouts CNC machined frame dropout mounts. Dropouts stress relieved and
fully detachable. Mounted with oversized stainless screwset
Disc-Brake IS mount (V-brake not available)
Seat tube dia 34.9mm (clamp diameter- for top pull front mechanism-NS)
Seatpost clamp
Aluminium QR
Seatpost diameter 31.6mm (410mm length recommended- NS)
BB Shell Reinforced diameter. 68mm width
Headset 44mm semi-integrated (NS)
Cables All top tube routed
Hose/cable guides -8x cable/hose clips supplied
Bottle mounts -2x
Bottle mounts -Threaded mounts on downtube (mudguard NS)
Decals All sealed beneath clearcoat lacquer
Colours Satin Black/Satin Silver
Note: 'NS' = not supplied with frame
Note: This frame is pictured as a built bike. The sale price is for the
frame only. Happy Trails!
Pace have a long history of producing high performance cross-country mountain
bike frames reaching way back to 1997. Cool, innovative designs that won many
hearts. Our customers loved the sweet laser accurate handling, quality and
attention to detail, but many wanted all this and more- more travel that is.
Enter the RC303- a fresh take on the long-travel hardtail.
Not a jump frame but sturdy enough to tackle big terrain. Roomy with relaxed
geometry so the confidence can build when the trail points straight down the
fall line. But lightweight. Don’t let the RC303s big strong tubes and
gusseting mislead you into thinking this is another heavy weight boat anchor-
at 1.95kg (medium frame) this svelte hardtail will scamper up the longest
climb.
Using custom butted 6066T6 aluminium increases the RC305s metallurgical spec’
too- 25% above the more commonplace 6000 series alloys. Which means we can
carve away the excess and still have a tough-do-it all hardtail. However at
the heart of the RC303 design lies its ability to accept a 130mm travel fork
yet have bb, stem and standover heights that don’t reach for the sky. It’s
semi-integrated headset ensures a low front end whilst one of the lowest stand-
over heights in the business gives that huckable- ‘I can ride over and across
anything’ confidence when the terrain goes technical. In fact you’ll have to
keep glancing down at the fork to remind yourself it’s a big incher.
SPECIFICATION
Weight 1.95kg (medium size)
Sizes Small, medium and large (approximately equivalent to 16.5, 17.5 and
19.5in)
Material Pace 6066 series aluminium
Tubeset -Triple butted all tubes main triangle
Single butted chain and seat stays (max tyre width 2.5in)
Oversize semi-integrated reinforced headtube (fitted with cast metal
headtube badge)
Contoured headtube/downtube gusset and seattube/top tube gusset
Bi-axial ovalised downtube both ends
Bi-axial ovalised top tube both ends
Geometry Headtube angle; 69.5 degrees (rider on-board)
Seat tube angle; 72 degrees (rider on-board)
Seat tube length; 450mm (small & medium), 476mm (large)
(BB centre to top of clamp)
BB height; 315mm (rider on-board)
Chainstay length; 420mm
Top tube length measured horizontally from headtube to projected seat
tube; -
563mm (small), -588mm (medium), -613mm (large)
Standover height; 720mm (medium- ground to top tube gusset)
Dropouts CNC machined frame dropout mounts. Dropouts stress relieved and
fully detachable. Mounted with oversized stainless screwset
Disc-Brake IS mount (V-brake not available)
Seat tube dia 34.9mm (clamp diameter- for top pull front mechanism-NS)
Seatpost clamp
Aluminium QR
Seatpost diameter 31.6mm (410mm length recommended- NS)
BB Shell Reinforced diameter. 68mm width
Headset 44mm semi-integrated (NS)
Cables All top tube routed
Hose/cable guides -8x cable/hose clips supplied
Bottle mounts -2x
Bottle mounts -Threaded mounts on downtube (mudguard NS)
Decals All sealed beneath clearcoat lacquer
Colours Satin Black/Satin Silver
Note: 'NS' = not supplied with frame
Note: This frame is pictured as a built bike. The sale price is for the
frame only. Happy Trails!
