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The all-rounder
Balance in motion. One uninterrupted carbon shell, laid up for one rider — from alpine climbs to criterium sprints.
Frameset from €6,990 · Complete builds from €13,390
Front · Gloss
Seven sizes, 48 to 60, sharing one mould and one geometry. Fit is set by the cockpit and the seatpost, not by the frame.
Plan · Gloss
One uninterrupted shell from head tube to dropout. There is no joint anywhere in the structure to find from above.
Head tube · Gloss
The 3K Herringbone outer, a diagonal weave of 3,000 filaments per tow, over a TPT™ inner laid at 0°, 90° and ±45° — fourteen layers to the millimetre.
Front · Matt
Press Fit 41 × 86.5 mm bottom bracket, 27.2 mm seatpost, UDH-compatible derailleur hanger. Optimised for 28 mm tyres with room up to 32 mm.
Cockpit · Matt
The integrated cockpit is a monocoque of its own — 330 g, fully internal routing, twelve width and stem combinations.
Seat cluster · Matt
Seatstays, seat tube and top tube arrive as one piece of carbon. Seatpost offset 0 mm or 20 mm.
Every Aequus leaves the mould as one uninterrupted carbon shell, with no bonded joint anywhere in the load path — so energy and road feel travel through a continuous structure rather than across glued junctions. The silhouette is fixed by the mould. What happens inside it is not: the laminate is specified across twelve zones for one rider's weight, power and the ride feel they want.
| Construction | Unishell monocoque — single mould, no bonded joints |
| Inner lamination | TPT™ plies as fine as 30 microns, laid at 0°, 90° and ±45° |
| Outer lamination | 3K Herringbone woven · TPT™ unidirectional on the Leve |
| Rider layup | Twelve zones, set from weight, power and ride feel |
| Sizes | Seven, 48 to 60 — one shared geometry |
| Frame weight | 720–790 g · Leve 640–710 g |
| Tyre clearance | Up to 32 mm, optimised for 28 mm |
| Frame warranty | 50 years |
Two Laminations
Same frame. Same mould. Same geometry. The difference is the final external layer of carbon — 3K Herringbone woven on the Aequus, unidirectional TPT™ on the Leve — and what that choice saves you in grams.
Standard
720–790g frame
TPT™ on the inner lamination, 3K Herringbone woven textile on the outer. The signature SWI weave, a diagonal pattern of 3,000 filaments per tow that is as much of the bike’s character as its shape.
From €6,990
Leve
640–710g frame
TPT™ inside and out. Removing the woven outer layer entirely takes roughly 90 grams off the frame and leaves the unidirectional surface exposed.
From €6,990
See the Leve lamination| Frameset | Aequus | Aequus Leve |
|---|---|---|
| Standard layupFactory-optimised for 55–120kg riders | €6,990 | €6,990 |
| Custom carbon layupTwelve zones tuned to your weight, power and ride feel | €8,990 | €8,990 |
Complete builds from €13,390. Both laminations are the same price, and all fourteen paint finishes are included at no extra cost.
Specifications
720–790g
Frame Weight
Aequus. The Leve is 640–710g.
390g
Fork Weight
Full carbon monocoque construction.
32mm
Tyre Clearance
Optimised for 28mm, room up to 32mm.
50yr
Frame Warranty
On all SWI-manufactured parts.
| Inner lamination | TPT™ — plies as fine as 30 microns, laid at 0°, 90°, +45° and −45° |
| Outer lamination | 3K Herringbone woven textile on the Aequus — TPT™ unidirectional on the Aequus Leve, which is where the 90g saving comes from |
| Construction | Unishell monocoque — single mould, no bonded joints. Cured at 6 bar autoclave pressure |
| Layer density | 14 layers per millimetre |
| Bottom bracket | Press Fit 41mm × 86.5mm — threaded accommodated via adapter |
| Seatpost | 27.2mm — 0mm and 20mm offset options |
| Tyre width | Up to 32mm |
| Frameset includes | Frame, forks, one-piece carbon handlebar and stem, seatpost, paint choice, headset, seat clamp, three computer mount options, UDH-compatible derailleur hangers plus spare, bolts and hardware |
| Rider range | 55–120kg · 100–500W+ FTP |
Precision Engineering
Handlebar 380mm · 400mm · 420mm
Stem 90mm · 100mm · 110mm · 120mm · 130mm
Fit is dialled in through our proprietary integrated gullwing bar and stem, which weighs 330g at 420 × 110mm. Further adjustment comes from choosing the 0mm or 20mm offset SWI seatpost.
See the cockpit in fullAll measurements in millimetres unless stated
| Size | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A — Top tube length | 485.7 | 502 | 516.7 | 537.9 | 556 | 573.2 | 592.3 |
| B — Seat tube length | 435.8 | 450.7 | 461.6 | 471.5 | 507.8 | 531.5 | 556.7 |
| C — Seat tube angle | 74.4° | 74.4° | 74.4° | 73° | 73° | 73° | 73° |
| D — Head tube length | 94 | 106 | 122.2 | 139 | 160.7 | 185.2 | 211.5 |
| E — Head tube angle | 68.5° | 69.0° | 71° | 71.8° | 73.2° | 73.2° | 74° |
| F — Wheelbase | 962.1 | 975 | 975 | 975 | 980.6 | 997.3 | 1013.5 |
| G — Front to centre | 564 | 577.6 | 576.8 | 576.8 | 582.3 | 599 | 615 |
| H — Bottom bracket drop | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| I — Fork rake | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| J — Chainstay length | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 |
| K — Frame stack | 487.9 | 502.5 | 523.4 | 542.5 | 567.4 | 591.9 | 617.5 |
| L — Frame reach | 349.5 | 361.7 | 370.7 | 371.9 | 382.5 | 392.3 | 403.5 |
Not sure which size fits you?
Consult our expertsThe Layup
Because the Aequus is formed in a single mould, the carbon inside it can change without the shape changing. We vary the number of TPT™ layers across twelve zones of the frame — bottom bracket, head tube, down tube, chainstays — according to your weight, your power output and the ride feel you ask for.
Two riders can order an Aequus in the same size and receive structurally different bicycles. That is what custom means here: not a different silhouette, a different structure.
Rider weight
55–120 kg
Power output
100–500W+ FTP
Tuned zones
12
The Finish
Three families, all included in the frameset price. Every one is applied by hand over the 3K Herringbone weave.
Clearcoat
Raw carbon, sealed. The 3K Herringbone weave under a hand-applied clearcoat — the truest expression of the frame beneath.
Solid
Deep gloss colour. Saturated single-tone finishes laid down over carbon — confident, modern, unmistakably SWI.
Ghost
Tinted weave reveal. Dual-opacity paint — 80% front, 40% rear — lets the herringbone breathe through a wash of colour that shifts in the light.
The Craft
Every Aequus is laid up by hand, cured individually in a single mould, and finished by one craftsman. Geometric tolerances are held within 0.1mm. We build a strictly limited number of frames each year — not as a marketing tactic, but because that is how long it takes to do it properly.
Frameset from €6,990 · Leve lamination at no extra cost · Custom carbon layup from €8,990 · Complete builds from €13,390
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