Welcome to the LAB

How do you make the best XC race hardtail even better?

Send it to the LAB. It's where our lightest Hi-MOD carbon frame gets equipped with a dreamy selection of top-end components, then finished with incredible attention to detail. Limited quantities. Unlimited performance.

The best of the best. The Nth degree. LAB71 is a division with one simple mandate: to make the machines of dreams. The lightest. The fastest. The most stunning, on and off the bike. Every detail considered. Every component analyzed. Every material optimized. These are creations to covet, but more importantly, creations to ride. Bikes that beckon and inspire. Bikes that transcend the expected. Bikes that let you reimagine what’s possible. Welcome to the LAB.

Lead with Lefty

The best hardtail deserves the best fork. With its unique, single-sided design, the ultralight Lefty Ocho Carbon offers 110mm of the smoothest, most precise-handling front suspension out there – because better control equals more speed.

Confidence on Edge

No hesitant, fistful-of-brakes descending here. The slack, 66.5° front end gives you the stability and control you need to really open it up on the downhills. Brake later. Corner harder. Pass on the descents.

Drop the Chatter

Sculpted flex zones in the chainstays partner with dropped seatstays to eat up the chatter from rowdy terrain, boosting control, smoothing the ride, minimizing fatigue. Go harder. Go faster. Go farther.

Performance first. Performance foremost.

Since 1971, performance has been a key consideration. With LAB71, it’s the only thing that matters. Frames and bicycles that emerge with the LAB71 moniker are made to dominate.

The Art of Refinement

We start with our fastest, most innovative, most exciting bikes, then refine them to the next level, and beyond. The pinnacle in materials, finishes, componentry, and special touches. LAB71 is our best, done better. 

All for the ride. And the rider.

The bikes that come from LAB71 are not made to hang on a wall. They’re dreamt, designed, engineered, and built to give you advantage, to thrill, and to help you better your best.

Occasionally, without notice, manufacturers change product design and/or specifications.

Frame	Lab71 Edition Hi-MOD Carbon, Proportional Response Design, PF30-83, tapered head tube, Speed Release 12mm thru axle w/UDH hanger
Fork	Lefty Ocho 120 Carbon, 110mm, Chamber Damper with remote lockout, OppO Spring System, tapered steerer, 50mm offset
Headset	Integrated Sealed Bearing, Tapered
Stem	Cannondale 1, 7075 Alloy, 1-1/8", 31.8, 7°
Bars	Cannondale 1 Flat, Carbon, 31.8mm, 9° back, 760mm
Front Brake	SRAM Level Ultimate hydraulic disc, 160/160mm CenterLine rotors
Rear Brake	SRAM Level Ultimate hydraulic disc, 160/160mm CenterLine rotors
Brake Lever	SRAM Level Ultimate, carbon levers
Rear Mech	New SRAM Eagle, 12-speed
Shifters	New SRAM Eagle, 12-speed
Speed	12
Rims	HollowGram 25, Superlight Hi-Impact Carbon, 28h, 25mm IW, tubeless ready
Front Hub	(F) HollowGram Lefty 60 / (R) HollowGram w/DT Swiss Star Ratchet internals, 12x148mm thru-axle
Rear Hub	(F) HollowGram Lefty 60 / (R) HollowGram w/DT Swiss Star Ratchet internals, 12x148mm thru-axle
Spokes	DT Swiss Competition Race, straight-pull
Front Tyre	(F) Maxxis Aspen WT 29 x 2.4", EXO Protection, tubeless ready / (R) Maxxis Recon Race WT 29 x 2.4", EXO Protection, tubeless ready
Rear Tyre	(F) Maxxis Aspen WT 29 x 2.4", EXO Protection, tubeless ready / (R) Maxxis Recon Race WT 29 x 2.4", EXO Protection, tubeless ready
Seat Post	C1 Carbon, 27.2x400mm
Saddle	Prologo Dimension NDR, Tirox rails
Chainset	New SRAM Eagle
Bottom Bracket	SRAM PF30 MTB83
Chain	New SRAM Eagle, 12-speed
Cassette	New SRAM Eagle, 12-speed
Pedals	Not Included

Size	Height (cm)	Height (Feet)
S	157 – 167	5’ 2” – 5’ 6”
M	167 – 175	5’ 6” – 5’ 9”
L	172 – 185	5’ 8” – 6’ 1”
XL	185 – 195	6’ 1” – 6’ 5”

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