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Andi takes a look at the new Pace RC529.
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pase have just thought Sackett let's
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just make it as big as possible hey
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everyone Andy from singletrack magazine
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here and today we're looking at the pace
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RC 5 to 9 this is the 2019 version of
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the bike and it has been completely
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redesigned so if you compare this to
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last year's if this was a 2018 model
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this large-size frame would have a reach
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of just 436 millimeters which isn't that
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long
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this large for 2019 is 483 millimeters
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long that's a huge increase so while
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some brands are increasing their frames
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a bit by a bit over the years
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pace have just thought Sackett let's
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just make it as big as possible so while
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they've increased the length
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they've also steepened up the seat tube
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angle we've got a 76 degree seat tube
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angle and they slackened out the front
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so we've got a 60 seed 66 degree head
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angle on this while they were doing all
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that they've also shortened the chain
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stays so the chain stays on the 2019
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frame are now 430 millimeters and that's
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across the range so it doesn't matter if
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you go for small medium or large you
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will get 430 chainstays and you know
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extra extra length so yeah it's a
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hardcore aggressive hardtail but
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peaceful so I thought well hang on a
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second
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some people are gonna want along by can
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actually go touring with it bike packing
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so you're still good looks here so you
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can put a bike rack on there as well you
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can put like your tent or whatever on
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there so you go backpacking on there and
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there's also a bottle cage mount there
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so you can carry a bottle as well so
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it's a pretty versatile and well thought
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out bike this model is pretty
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interesting because pace have built this
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up with a 29 inch wheel at the front and
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a 27.5 Plus wheel on the rear there's so
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much tire clearance on the back of this
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slender steel frame that a 2.8 inch wide
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tire fits in there no problem you could
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also run a 29 inch wheel that's fine but
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and I had that option I could run either
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I've got another wheel up there but this
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plus size tire should add a bit of extra
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traction for climbing and give me a bit
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of squidge on the back end but that said
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this is a slender steel frame it should
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absorb a lot of the shocks as well some
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really nice features on here including a
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proper threaded bottom bracket there's
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no press fit
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on here we've also got chain guide
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mounts there in case I want to run a
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chain guide for extra security for my
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chain and we've got this really lovely
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head badge it's a proper metal head
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badge on this it's a bit of a piece of
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jewelry really in addition to the pace
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frame we've also got this really lovely
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paste stem and other than that we've got
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a really nice build kit on it we've got
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SRAM GX Eagle it's a 1 by 12 Drive chain
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we've got hope profile hubs built onto
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DT Swiss rims we've also got a hope
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headset hope seat post collar as well
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and a hope staff angled not expand a
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wintry Bob to keep you at forks in place
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in a rock shock spike which is a great
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trail fork the bars on this a rental
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flat bar in matte black which looked
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lovely and we've got guide for pot
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breaks for stopping so really a very
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well thought out trail bike but it is
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very very long I'm even thinking that
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perhaps a medium would have been way
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better for me so if you are thinking of
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getting a pace RC 5 to 9 double check
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those sizing figures because they are
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SuperDuper long pace are offering this
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frame for 575 pound for the frame alone
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and it comes in either this matte
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icelandic color which is blue with the
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orange decals kind of looks like the
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gulf colors but there's also a stealth
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black version too yeah overall a really
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lovely looking trail bike for UK
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conditions tons of mud clearance and
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decent steel tubing with an 85 3 here
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still strop a post routing has
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everything you really want really so if
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you're looking for an aggressive hard
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tail that will do commuting and bike
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packing perhaps look at the pace keep an
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eye out for the full review coming to
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singletrack world very very soon and
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don't forget to subscribe there and
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leave your comments below if you've got
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any questions and thanks Pete I'm see
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you all soon I'll bite
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