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IB15: Up Close with the Turner RFX Plus Actual Weight

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After years of crafting fine bicycles in aluminum, Turner started a new journey with their first carbon bike in the Czar. As much as we all love the made in the USA aluminum rigs Turner has been turning out, the allure of carbon is hard to resist.

After setting the stage with the XC oriented Czar, Turner aimed their sights at something with a little more travel. Specifically, the rebirth of the legendary RFX. First introduced in 1999, a lot has changed since the RFX helped to redefine what was possible on a mountain bike. Now built with 160 mm of travel and 27.5″ wheels, Turner’s bigger carbon bike turns out to be pretty light on the scales…

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Continuing Turner’s love affair with the DW Link suspension design, the RFX utilizes some new suspension links with a burly profile. Initially, Dave Turner mentioned he wasn’t sure how the design of the links would be received but now that it’s real the response seems to be very positive. You’ll notice that with the exception of the dropper cable routing, everything on the RFX is routed externally. Dave wanted to make the bikes as easy to work on as possible and with modern cables and cable housing, full routing doesn’t become an issue.

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One key change to the cable routing is the addition of clamps on the head tube. This is to keep you from hitting your knees on the cables when you’re out of the saddle climbing. The carbon frame includes a bolt on down tube protector as well as a molded chain stay guard. Frame specifics included a non-boost 142×12 rear axle, a lower seat tube to allow for 150 mm dropper posts, a removable direct mount front derailleur tab, 49/62mm tapered head tube, and a pressfit bottom bracket.

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On the scale, even this modest build with a SRAM GX drivetrain came in at an impressive 26.68 pounds (12.1 kg). Pricing for the build with DT Swiss E1900 wheels and a KS LEV Integra post will run $4573.80, and other builds will be available as well. Frames will be available for $2,995.

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Randy
Randy
9 years ago

Why weigh the bike with no pedals? Who rides with no pedals? Ridiculous.

barfly
barfly
9 years ago

I can’t tell if you are joking or serious. Sick bike.

RickyBob
RickyBob
9 years ago

Randy – Are you new?

Bert Sawicki
Bert Sawicki
9 years ago

no pedals is wwway more Enduro

Brian
Brian
9 years ago

Gwin could win on no pedals.

In all seriousness Randy everyone uses different pedals and adds their own anyway so to keep everything level usually they’re weighted without them.

JD
JD
9 years ago

Why buy a burner?!

sd
sd
9 years ago

im always surprised how little brands live with frame prices are exorbitant as the big brands (which get a lot of marketing going behind them).

chris
chris
9 years ago

anybody know what wheels those are? Can’t see the bar and stem either. Just wondering if this is really a reasonable build coming in at 27 lbs. Or is is just a reasonable GX drivetrain with lots of other good carbon parts keeping the weight low? Can’t tell? 🙂

asdf
asdf
9 years ago

Ballpark price would be about $5500 for the bike pictured.

chris
chris
9 years ago

Thomson post, stem, bar, ergon seat, and I think the i9 trail S wheels that are under 1500. SO upper build with mid level drive train. But only the frame is carbon that I see. So that weight is pretty legit!

Wheelset is only good for 200lb rider! 🙂 But it is a small frame, so I guess that’s not unreasonable. So I’d guess that would make for a 28.5? lb XL and I’d guess over 6 grand for that build.

Not bad…

chris
chris
9 years ago

OH, thanks Zach!

@asdf, the base GX build with the i9 wheel upgrade is 5343, then you’d have to buy all those nice Thomson bits.

duder
duder
9 years ago

I love how bike reviews are so specific they don’t weigh the bike with pedals, yet they never seem to manage to clearly say which size they weigh, which can make a much bigger difference IRL than you might think, just as much or more than pedals.

benzo
benzo
9 years ago

PS and looking at the humongous link would not be surprised if it was well above 6 pounds for a small. No internal cable routing to “make work on the bike as easy as possible”? Somebody really need to do some homework on this frame instead of selling cool aid.

priority drinker
priority drinker
9 years ago

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Berny
Berny
9 years ago

speaking of doing your homework…right on the Turner website it says this frame is 6.27lbs. the medium is +0.26lbs, the large is +0.51lbs and the XL is +0.69lbs

Ron
Ron
7 years ago
Reply to  Berny

Berny people do not care for facts, they just want to make lame remarks based on their backwards perception. Facts ruin these perceptions therefore facts must be ignored.

jeff
jeff
9 years ago

This bike isn’t such a bad deal if you do the upgrade package with Pike fork and headset… especially if they let you combine it with the turner for turner program.

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