Echo Lite SL Mk4

Product code: 13046

4-Bolt Only (With 4-Bolt Clamps, Without BB)	£349.99 £382.50
Disc Only (With Titanium BB)	£382.50

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- The latest iteration of Echo's Lite SL frame!
- New taper headtube design (99mm long) now makes use of an integrated headset. The top integrated bearing is a conventional 1 1/8" size, whereas the lower integrated bearing is a 1.5" size. The bearing sits directly inside the frame, saving weight whilst having no effect on performance whatsoever.
- Super strong 'Spanish' bottom bracket uses extra tough, press-fit bearings and a titanium axle (Please note: 4-Bolt only variation is not supplied with a BB. The Trialtech Sport Spanish BB is a suitable alternative).
- Totally re-designed CNC-machined plates join the BB shell to the chainstays, giving a stiffer join whilst saving weight thanks to the large machined pockets in the plates.
- Instead of a traditional seat tube arrangement, the Mk4 frame uses a pair of CNC-machined plates.
- International Standard disc brake mount is integrated into the dropout and supported further by a brace, giving a super strong brake mount!
- Dedicated M6-drilled 4-bolt rim brake mounts are CNC machined from one piece of alloy, and feature an integrated brake booster plate. Brake clamps are supplied with the frame!
- CNC machined dropouts spaced at 116mm feature the integrated chain tensioners as seen on previous Echo models.
- Supplied fitted with a black Echo Mini bashplate.
- Top bashplate mount is now gusseted to the downtube, spreading the strain in this high-stress area.
- Available in either Disc Only (With BB) or 4-Bolt Only (With Echo M6 Brake Mounts, without BB) options.
- Weight (Disc only): 1.395kg (frame only), 1.695kg (including bottom bracket, bashplate and fixings).

Geometry (when measured with 360mm x 40mm fork):
- Wheelbase: 1005mm
- Chainstay length: 350mm
- BB Rise: 80mm
- Head angle: 72°
- Reach (from centre of BB shell to top centre of head tube): 600mm

Compatibility
- Headset type: Integrated, tapered
- Bottom bracket type: Spanish press-fit, 68mm shell width
- Dropout spacing: 116mm
- Brake mount type: IS Disc Mount Only OR 4-Bolt Only - M6 bolts required
- Bashguard type: Echo Mini 3-Bolt fitment only

What is the differnce between the echo mk1 frame and the SL mk4? I only see color difference ;-)

Posted by Luc Bosch on 10/06/2016

Reply from TartyBikes on 13/06/2016

Hi Luc - If you mean the regular Echo Lite Mk1 frame, then the only aspect they share are the Spanish BB and the integrated tensioners. The Mk4 frame has a tapered head tube, butted tubing, CNC seat tube, new style dropouts, a different bashplate design, a titanium BB, new BB yoke and different gussets from the head tube to the top/down tubes. Thanks, Mark