Factor Sarana - Sram Red XPLR W/PM
The SARANA represents Factor's deliberate expansion of the gravel spectrum. It’s been created for ultra distance racing, events measured in days rather than hours, where riders are entirely self-supported and performance depends as much on efficiency and resilience as on outright speed. Races that stretch across countries, through days and nights, where riders are their own mechanics, navigators, and occasionally, their own worst enemies.
As our interpretation of what a true ultra race bike should be, the SARANA reflects the same instincts that drive every Factor: curiosity, precision, and the belief that speed is something to be felt as much as measured.
PLATFORM CLASSIFICATION:
Ultra-distance gravel race / endurance performance system.
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE:
Create a gravel race bike with road-level efficiency and off-road resilience, a self-sufficient speed system for the world's toughest events
Every Factor begins with a question of performance. For the SARANA we asked: How can a race bike stay fast when the rider is too exhausted to think about speed?
The speeds, durations, and demands of ultra racing were unlike anything Factor had optimised for before, yet the principles were the same: efficiency, responsiveness, control. Working directly with Canadian ultra racer and 2025 Unbound XL champion, Rob Britton, the engineering team began translating his racing mindset into design parameters. British Columbia became the SARANA’s testing ground: vast, rough, and relentlessly varied. Each prototype was ridden, refined, and redefined by feedback from the field.
Over months of riding in British Columbia, through heat, rain, altitude, and isolation, Rob pushed each iteration of the SARANA through the kind of punishment only real ultra events deliver. Every ride produced a set of numbers, but more importantly, a set of sensations that shaped the next version.
18% REDUCTION IN VIBRATION AMPLITUDE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS ENDURANCE BASELINES.
ZERO STRUCTURAL DRIFT IN STIFFNESS AFTER 40 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS SIMULATION.
STABLE STEERING AND AERODYNAMIC BALANCE AT 30–40 KPH EVEN WITH ENDURANCE LOAD SETUPS.
LEAF-SPRING SEAT-STAY SYSTEM
CLEARANCE FOR 57 MM (29 × 2.2-INCH) TYRES
COMPATIBLE WITH RIGID AND 30MM TRAVEL FORKS
LARGE DOWNTUBE INTERNAL STORAGE
30.9 MM DROPPER POST READY
T47 WIDE BOTTOM BRACKET
71.5° HEAD TUBE ANGLE
425 MM CHAINSTAYS
80 MM BOTTOM-BRACKET DROP
| Size | 49 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Stack | 544 | 558 | 573 | 593 | 613 |
| B Reach | 378 | 388 | 398 | 408 | 418 |
| C Head Tube Angle | 71.5° | 71.5° | 71.5° | 71.5° | 71.5° |
| D BB Drop | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| E Trail | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| F Fork Rake/Offset | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| G Chainstay Length | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 |
| H Wheelbase | 1003 | 1018 | 1032 | 1051 | 1067 |
| I Seat Tube Angle | 75.3° | 74.5° | 74.5° | 74° | 74° |
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