The Vista frame is an American-made mountain bike frame designed with aggressive trail geometry to handle your riding mayhem. The Vista frame is 100% made in the USA and manufactured in Bangor, WI. Vista is also available as a complete bike.
Includes sliders, rear axle, hardware & cable guides.
Vista is our take on what a hardtail mountain bike should be…aggressive, fast, and fun! Vista is an American-made mountain bike with modern trail geometry. Designed as a mesh between a trail bike and dirt jump bike, the Vista doesn’t feel out of place stopping at the pump track on the way home from a trail ride. The Vista’s roomy cockpit is made for short stems and wide bars for better control on switchbacks and rock gardens. The slack head tube angle, low bottom bracket, and optimized chain stay lengths make for a balanced ride to keep you feeling confident on the steep downhill sections or climbing that daunting hill.
Key Features
- American-made 6061-T6 aluminum frame
- Chain stay and seat stay yokes
- Sliding dropouts
- Thru axles
- Threaded bottom bracket
- External cable routing
- Dropper post compatible
- Water bottle mounts
- Rear rack mounts
- Low standover height
Tire Size Compatibility
- 27.5+ (Max 3.0)
- 29er (Max 2.6)
A new design
We’ve taken a different approach to frame design by using oversized American-made 6061 tubing up front and rectangular tubing in the rear, matted to CNC’d chain stay and seat stay yokes. This burly design reduces frame flex, improves torsional compliance, and enhances power transfer from each pedal stroke, while giving our bikes the unique aggressive look that we are becoming known for. The incorporation of CNC’d yokes also allows our frames to have greater tire and chain ring clearance, while creating stronger weld joints due to a more precise manufacturing process.
Build Kit
| Frameset | |
| Frame | American-made 6061-T6 Aluminum |
| Fork | Your choice |
| Dropouts | 6061-T6 Sliders, 20mm adjustable, 148x12mm (Made in USA) |
| Wheelset | Your choice |
| Tires | WTB Vigilante 27.5x2.8 |
| Tubes | Tubeless |
| Drivetrain | Your choice |
| Crank | RaceFace Ride: 170mm (S-M), 175mm (L-XL) |
| Chainring | Race Face DM Narrow Wide Steel 30t |
| Bottom Bracket | Race Face Team XC 73mm Threaded |
| Saddle | WTB Speed Comp |
| Seatpost | 30.9mm (Your choice) |
| Handlebar | PNW Range Handlebar Gen 3, 31.8mm, Gray |
| Grips | PNW Loam (Black) |
| Stem | Origin8 Throwdown 35mm length 31.8mm clamp |
| Headset | FSA Orbit ITA - tapered |
| Brakeset | YourcChoice |
| Rotors | 180mm front / 160mm rear |
| Pedals | Your choice |
| Weight | Medium - 30 lbs |
| Weight limit | 350lbs |
Frame Specs
Frame Material: American sourced 6061-T6 aluminum (100% of the aluminum is Made in the USA)
Bottom Bracket: 73mm Threaded
Chainline: 56mm
Max Chainring: 34t
Front Spacing: 15x110mm
Rear Spacing: 12 x 148mm
Dropouts: Left Side, Sliding, Post Mount, 160 Rotor, 12 mm | Right Side, Sliding, Hanger, M12 x 1.5 | T45 bolts (40nm)
Rear Axle: 148 x M12 x 1.5, Rear
Headtube: 50.8mm OD / 44mm ID
Seat Post: 30.9mm / (31.6mm if purchased before October 2022)
Seat Post Clamp Diameter: 34.9mm
Recommended Tire Size: 27.5 x 2.8″ / 29 x 2.25″
Max Tire Size: 27.5 x 3.0″ / 29 x 2.6″
Water Bottle Mounts: 2 locations (above and below down tube)
Rack Mounts: Located on rear dropouts (Special seat clamp required for seat tube mount)
Weight: 5.5 lbs (with sliders)
Geometry
| Bike Size | Small | Medium | Large | X-Large | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended Rider Height | 5'3"-5'7" | 5'8"-5'11" | 6'0"-6'3" | 6'4"-6'7" | |
| A | Effective Top Tube Length | 618mm | 648mm | 680mm | 710mm |
| B | Reach | 418mm | 446mm | 475mm | 505mm |
| C | Stack | 645mm | 654mm | 664mm | 674mm |
| D | Seat Tube Length | 400mm | 440mm | 490mm | 540mm |
| E | Seat Tube Angle | 73° | 73° | 73° | 73° |
| F | Head Tube Length | 115mm | 125mm | 135mm | 135mm |
| G | Head Tube Angle | 66° | 66° | 66° | 66° |
| H | Chainstay Length | 440-460mm | 440-460mm | 440-460mm | 440-460mm |
| J | Stand Over Height | 28" | 29" | 30" | 32" |
| K | Bottom Bracket Drop | 48mm | 48mm | 48mm | 48mm |
| L | Bottom Bracket Height | 317mm | 317mm | 317mm | 317mm |
| M | Wheelbase | 1166-1186mm/1161-1181mm | 1198-1218mm/1192-1212mm | 1231-1251mm/1225-1245mm | 1266-1286mm/1260-1270mm |
| N | Front Center | 741mm/735mm | 772mm/766mm | 805mm/798mm | 834mm/827mm |
| O | Fork Length | 551mm | 551mm | 551mm | 551mm |
| P | Fork Offset | 51mm/45mm | 51mm/45mm | 51mm/45mm | 51mm/45mm |
-Geometry without suspension sag
-Standover is measured 70mm from the front of bottom bracket center
Finish Options
Factory Raw
A current trend in the hand crafted bike industry is choosing a bike that is delivered with a factory raw finish. The factory raw look best reveals the manufacturing quality and technical details of the frame. Factory raw frames are not coated after production, but move directly to assembly. Over time, an oxide layer/patina forms on the frame, causing the shine of the raw aluminium to fade slightly. With the help of a polishing compound or cleaner, the old shine can be restored in a few easy steps.
Powder Coat
If you decide to customize the color of your bike, you can choose from a selection of several different powder coat colors. If there isn’t a color shown on our bike build page, please contact us for custom options. Powder coating is an advanced finishing process that is a extremely durable and more resistant to chipping, scratching, fading, and wearing when exposed to snow, rain, and the hot sun.
