When the Stigmata was resurrected in 2015, we fused a number of MTB standards and design features to create our spin on the modern CX bike. Nowadays, the internally routed disc brakes, generous tire clearance and thru-axles approach that made the Stigmata famous have become more of a norm for the gravel curious and free-roading crowd, so we took a fresh look at which standards the riders of tomorrow wanted access to today.
Threaded bottom brackets remain a perennial favourite across our entire line. Its got your ass covered with neat, hidden fender mounts, and three water bottle mounts highlight the Stigmata’s ever-widening scope of purpose.
Deeper adventures, bigger tires perhaps? The frame now clears up to a 45mm 700c or a 2.1” 650b tire. Marry the latter to our Force/X01 AXS mashup kit and you’ve got yourself the kind of drop-bar singletrack rallycat we can all get onboard with.
And when it comes to good old-fashioned off-road etiquette, the Stigmata’s had some coaching at the Highball school of stiffness, handling, and offroad feel. The carbon layup and frame design produces a ride so law-abiding you’d think HR had sent it on a compliance training course.
Geometry plays a big part here too, so we’ve made tweaks to improve handling for smaller riders and reduce toe overlap. The reworking of the 52/54cm frames means the Stigmata now comfortably suits riders from 5’3” and up. Meanwhile different fork offsets—50mm for the 52-54cm sizes, and 45mm for the 56-61cm sizes—help ensure your little piggies don’t go to market on the front wheel.
Topped off with tidy details like 12mm front axle, flat mount brakes and build-specific Reserve wheel packages, the Stigmata is designed to let you decide whatever the heck you want this category to be.
SPECS:
| Frame | Carbon CC Cyclocross |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano GRX, 11spd |
| Front Derailleur | Shimano GRX Braze-On, 11spd |
| Shifters | Shimano GRX 810 Shifters |
| Cassette | Shimano Ultegra 6800, 11-34t |
| Chain | Shimano SLX M7000, 11spd |
| Bottom Bracket | Shimano Ultegra BB |
| Headset | Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset |
| Rear Tire | Maxxis Rambler, 700x40c |
| Front Tire | Maxxis Rambler, 700x40c |
| Sealant | Stans Sealant |
| Front Hub | DT Swiss 350, 12x100, Centerlock, 28h |
| Rims | DT Swiss XR 361 Asym 29" Rims |
| Spokes | Sapim Race |
| Rear Hub | DT Swiss 350, 12x142, 11spd, Centerlock, 28h |
| Rotors | Shimano RT80 Ice Tech Centerlock, 160mm |
| Brakes | Shimano GRX 810 |
| Crankset | Shimano GRX 11spd, 48/31 |
| Handlebar | Easton EA70 AX Road Bar |
| Stem | Easton EA50 |
| Saddle | WTB Silverado Team Saddle or WTB Volt |
| Seatpost | Easton EC70, 27.2, Zero Offset, 350mm |
| Grips | Velo Bar Tape |
*In the bicycle industry, suppliers and factories sometimes change specs without notice and state that they are "subject to change without notice". This is because bicycles are made from hundreds of parts which come from dozens of vendors. Parts are sometimes updated to the most current production generation/iteration one gets better or more current parts or a comparable part. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.