Wolverine
https://www.somafab.com/archives/product/wolverine-typea
Frame: $940
- Tange Prestige heat-treated double butted CrMo tube set
- Clearance for 700x45c tires w/ fenders
- Rear hub spacing/type: 142 x12mm Thru-Axle
- IRD Broski sliding dropouts allow for geared or single-speed builds (brake mount on current stock is ISO)
- Optional Matching Fork:
A) Unicrown CrMo straight blade 15mm thru-axle fork with cage bosses, 50mm rake
B) Unicrown "low trail" fork, 65mm rake)
C) IRD MCX Max Carbon Monster Gravel Fork
(No lugged crown fork offered for the Type-A)
- Braze-ons for rear rack and fenders (disc brake-compatible racks only)
- Three sets of water bottle bosses
- 44mm headtube (Use ZS44/28.6-ZS44/30 headset for 1-1/8” steerers) (Use ZS44/28.6 -EC44/40 headsets for 1-1/8”-1-1/2” steerers)
- Sizes: 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58. 60, 62 and 66cm (We recommend 650b tires on the 46cm)
- 4.79 lbs (frame)
- Path Less Pedaled: 25.5 lbs; Trail: 70
- Paint: Storm Blue
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Follow our official max tire guidelines which is 700c x 45mm with fenders and 29 x 1.95 without fenders.
Tire Fit on size 50cm and up:
Max. Tire fit: 700c x 45mm with fenders; 29 x 1.95" w/o fenders
Min. Tire fit: 650b x 47mm
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REVIEWS
Path Less Pedaled (2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DsIjiMQ2Fo
Bicycle Quarterly: Fun Versatile Bike
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They actually dont have the lugged steel fork for the Type A (the headtube would eat it whole). it only has the unicrown tapered thru axle fork which IMO looks bad and the bike would have been 28lbs. I love my V3 Wolverine with the lugged fork. it looks classy but is capable of singletrack and rough touring (it is heavy compared to similar bikes). I bought it on sale after the V4 came out bc green of the Type B looked so bad.... I wish they went with a pale green or even a pink like the Crust. But nothing can beat that orange of the V1 and V2.
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Fyxation Sparta Fork: https://www.fyxation.com/products/carbon-fiber-adventure-fork
https://theradavist.com/fyxations-sparta-fork-lineup-expands-to-a-qr-and-full-carbon-version/
FORKS
https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/category/components-forks-975
Soma Fork Wolverine Thru-Axle v.2 ($260)
https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/product/soma-fork-wolverine-thru-axle-v-2-4401?search=wolverine
A stiff unicrown fork option for the Soma Wolverine and other gravel/CX frames with a 1-1/8" headtube. The verson 2 model has slightly lighter construction and a different thru-axle.
– Tange Infinity CrMo
– Unicrown straight blade
– 405mm axle to crown
– 50mm rake
– Fits 700x45mm tires with fenders (this has slightly less clearance than the lugged crown fork
– Double bosses on fork leg to fit low rider pannier rack or cage
– 15 x 100mm thru-axle included
NOTE: Newer stock will come with thru-axle bolt instead of thru-axle with QR cam lever
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The MCX Max TA is a monster cross/gravel carbon fork with clearance to fit 29 x 2.1" tires and 27.5" x 2.25" tires - with practical mud clearance. Extra long 350mm aluminum steerer (Most carbon forks have steerers only 280-300mm long)
NOTE: Newer stock will come with thru-axle bolt instead of thru-axle with QR cam lever
(There is also two lighter MCX models that have straight 1-1/8" steerers and is available in QR or thru-axle. )
– Axle to crown: 406mm
– Rake: 50mm
– 15mm x 100 thru-axle
– Disc brake mount: Flat mount
– Internal cable routing
– Triple accessory bosses
– Single set of fender eyelets
– Steerer: Aluminum, 1-1/8"-1-1/2" tapered x 350mm
– Weight: 970g (including thru-axle and extra long uncut steerer)
– Black and limited edition Storm Blue to match the Soma Wolverine A-Type frame