C12 Lite

Weight	14.3 kg
Frame	Aluminium 7005 TB
Color(s)	Stealth Black
Sizes	52, 55, 58, 61 cm

Pricing

recomm. retail price: 3 149.00 €

The "Little Black One".

Under its elegant matt black appearance numerous qualities are hidden that will convince the rider from the very first pedal stroke. The ensemble of a lightweight aluminium frame, STEVENS' proprietary S-Lite Aluminium fork and the innovative 12-speed gear box with Magnesium housing results in a low overall weight despite the full street kit – and thus in high agility. The belt drive will do its duty over many thousand kilometers with very little maintenance. And the well-balanced seating position is just right no matter if for relaxed cruising through the city or a fast-paced weekend outing.

Modern trekking bike with high-value full specs
Finely tuned 12-speed Pinion gearbox with 600% gear range
Innovative, low-maintenance Gates belt drive
Reliable Shimano hydraulic disc brakes
Fast and foldable Schwalbe Marathon tyres

Gallery

Chassis

Frame

Aluminium 7005 TB

O.L.D.: 135 mm
Brake: postmount disc 6"
BB: Pinion
Cable routing: external
Fender + rack mounts
Adjustable dropouts
Bolted seatstay (drive side)

Front fork

STEVENS S-Lite Aluminium

Tapered Steerer 1 1/8" - 1 1/2"
O.L.D.: 100 mm
Brake: postmount disc 7"
Fender + rack mounts

Headset

STEVENS AH Taper 1 1/8"-1 1/2"

Upper bearing cup: ZS44/28.6
Lower bearing cup: ZS55/40

Brakes

Shimano Deore Trekking

BR-M6000
Hydraulic disc brake
Rotor: SM-RT54 / SM-RT56
Rotor size: 180/160 mm
Center-Lock/6-bolt

Drivetrain

Crankset

Pinion Forged, Gates CDX chainring

32 T (Gates CDX)
BB type: Pinion

Derailleur f

Pinion C1.12 gearbox

Gear range: 600%

Belt

Gates CDX Center Track Carbon Drive Belt

Length: 113 T

Cassette

Gates CDX Center Track sprocket

28 T

Gear ratio: 1.39 - 8.33 m, 1*12

Wheelset

Hubs

Shutter Precision PL-8X | Pinion H2. R

Hub dynamo (front)
Axle: QR15x100/10x135 mm

Rims

Oxygen PRO-D A19

ETRTO: 19 x 622

Tires

Schwalbe Marathon Racer

Tire size: 40-622
Foldable
Speedgrip compound
RaceGuard
Reflective stripes

Cockpit

Handlebar

Oxygen Scorpo

Width: 640 mm
Backsweep: 9°
Rise: 15 mm
Clamp: 31.8 mm

Stem

Oxygen Scorpo

Handlebar clamp: 31.8 mm
Angle: 17°

Saddle: Selle Royal Freccia Gent

Seatpost

Oxygen Scorpo

Length: 320 mm
Diameter: 27.2 mm
Insertion depth: min. 100 mm

Shiftlever: Pinion 12-spd twist shifter

Brakelever

Shimano Deore Trekking

BL-T6000
3 finger

Lighting

B+M Eyc T Senso+ 50 Lux | Shine Evo

Illuminance (front): 50 lux
Close range light
Daylight function (front)
Stationary taillight
Automatic on/off

Accessories

Racktime Shine Evo IMM rear rack | SKS mudguards | Pletscher kickstand | Knog Oi bell

Kickstand mount: KSA 18

Data

Weight: 14.3 kg

Laden weight

130 kg

Bike incl. rider, clothing and luggage

Color(s): Stealth Black

Sizes: 52, 55, 58, 61 cm

Technology

Pinion C1.12 Gear Box

Weight saving gear box with 12 gears that make sense.

QR15 Front Thru-Axle

The most useful method to fix the front wheel to the (suspension) fork.

Integrated Pannier Rack Strut

Invisibly provides more stability and lateral stiffness.

Belt Drive

Silent-running, low maintenance and low weight.

Tire clearance up to 47 mm

More comfort and flat protection with up to 47 mm wide tires.

STEVENS S-Lite Aluminium Fork

The straight fork legs and fork crown are made in one piece.

Pitlock Thru-Axle Lock Available

For STEVENS bikes with a K1 rigid fork there is a thru-axle lock from Pitlock available as an option

Tapered Seat Tube

Increases riding comfort and provides stiffness and drive-train efficiency.

Hydroforming

Optimum load-specific shape by water pressure.

Tapered Steerer / Tapered Headtube

Tapered headtube for optimum force transfer and steering precision.

Triple Butted, Double Butted

For light and stable frame: Frame tubes with thinner walls in the middle and thicker walls at the ends.

Smooth Welded

Smooth welds reduce notching and make aluminium frames more durable.

Hydraulic Disc Brakes (Trekking)

Braking power can be perfectly modulated anytime.

Pinion C1.12 Gear Box

Like its bigger sibling he legendary P1.18, the 12-speed gear box from Pinion takes the place nowadays usually occupied by electric motors. And it gives you several reasons to keep using your muscle power to 100 %: Among them is a gear spread of 600 %. 12 gears that make sense and thanks to a housing made from magnesium, the box is 600 grams lighter than the top-of-the-line model.

QR15 Front Thru-Axle

"15" stands for the diameter in millimeters, "QR" for quick release. Combined they are the most useful method to fix the front wheel to the (suspension) fork. With convincing advantages: high stiffness, precise positioning of the brake disc and super-easy handling. So STEVENS specs almost all its mountain bikes and even high-quality trekking bikes, cross bikes and pedelecs with a thru-axle. Additionally, especially with 29" MTBs axle spacing is increased from 100 to 110 mm which makes the design even stiffer.

Even when you can't see the strut that connects the pannier rack to the fender - it is there. The strut runs below the fender and provides - in connection with the rack mounted to the fender - more stability and lateral stiffness.

Belt Drive

A belt drive, as the name suggests, uses a drive belt instead of a chain to transfer power from the cranks to the rear wheel. Since the belt cannot be split like a chain the special STEVENS frame utilizes a splittable seat stay, but the advantages are convincing: lower weight, silent operation, significantly lower maintenance effort.

Tire clearance up to 47 mm

Those who are riding on rougher surfaces now can mount up to 47 mm wide tires to benefit from more comfort and flat protection that derive from their larger volume, and that can be ridden with lower pressure. Frame and fork are already prepared accordingly.

STEVENS S-Lite Aluminium Fork

This is what modern rigid forks look like: The straight fork legs and fork crown are made in one piece - this reduced the number of welds and guarantees highest stiffness and steering precision. Full-size mudguards and a low-rider pannier rack can be attached just as easily as an elegant head light bracket. The QR-15 thru axle version can additionally be made more safe against theft with the optional Pitlock system. And still the STEVENS S-Lite aluminium forks lives up to its name when put on a scale.

Pitlock Thru-Axle Lock Available

optional Pitlock Thru-Axle Lock 15 for STEVENS

For STEVENS bikes with a S-Lite rigid fork there is a thru-axle lock from Pitlock available as an option, including a 15-mm thru-axle made from aluminium, adaptor, PIT-key and code card. for more info see www.pitlock.de – Product "Set 19 thru axle 15mm for Stevens".

Tapered Seat Tube

The seat tube tapers from top to bottom. At the top it fits a slim seatpost that offers some flex and therefore increases comfort especially when riding over rough ground. At the bottom the large diameter nicley flows into the bottom bracket shell and downtube to provide great stiffness and drivetrain efficiency.

Hydroforming

Using water pressure aluminium tubes are transformed from their original round shape into their ideal shape determined by STEVENS engineers and designers.

Tapered Steerer / Tapered Headtube

Fork shaft (or steerer tube) and head tube are tapered, meaning their diameter increases from top to bottom resulting in a conical shape. The diameter needs to be bigger at the bottom since this is where higher stress is applied - especially when the bike has a higher total weight due to luggage or an e-drive and battery. Also tapered steerers feature a smoother force transfer (like forces caused by hard braking) to the downtube than forks with a continuous 1 1/8" diameter.

Triple Butted, Double Butted

Meaning a frame tube has three or two different wall thicknesses along its length. Triple butted (TB) is the usual technology with STEVENS high-quality frames.
Tubes with different wall thicknesses are optimally adjusted to certain ways of manufacturing or to withstand specific loads. Where the highest loads occur or where tubes are welded, walls are the thickest. Butted tubes allow frame weight to be lower by several hundred grams.

Smooth Welded

Additional step in welding. The first, rippled weld, typical for aluminium, is covered with a second smoother weld. This not only improves looks but also lowers the risk of notches in this spot, which makes the frames more durable.

Hydraulic Disc Brakes (Trekking)

There is no brake system more reliable than hydraulic disc brakes - that is why we strongly advice everyone, who is riding their bike (nearly) 12 months a year to choose one of our models with a disc brake. Brake power is easy to modulate and does not fade a bit in the wet. Also the brakes are almost maintenance-free. And your local STEVENS dealer will gladly explain to you what you need to take care of when removing and re-installing a wheel.

Test Reports

Sehr stimmiges Konzept

02/2021

Sehr stimmiges Trekkingbike mit tollen Fahreigenschaften – ein echtes Pinion-Schnäppchen.

Sportlich leicht

04/2020

Das straffe und spritzige C12 Lite ist sehr stimmig aufgebaut und macht auch auf längeren Touren viel Freude.

Geometry

schematische Skizze eines Fahrrades mit eingezeichneten Geometrie-Messpunkten

Frame height (cm)		52	55	58	61	Measuring mode
Seattube length	A1	614	636	658	680	nominal
Seattube length	A2	520	550	580	610	bottom bracket to top of seattube
Seattube length	A3	456	486	515	545	bottom bracket to top of top tube
Top tube length	B	551	567	582	595
Top tube horizontal	C	575	590	605	617	center headtube to center seatpost/seattube
Headtube angle (°)	D	69	69,5	70	70,5
Seattube angle (°)	E	72,5	72,5	72,5	72,5
Wheelbase	F	1077	1088	1098	1106
Chainstay length	G	446	446	446	446
Headtube length	H	160	180	200	220
Bottom bracket drop	I	70	70	70	70	distance of bottom bracket to hub level
Bottom bracket height	K	280	280	280	280	distance to ground
Fork rake	L	45	45	45	45
Slope	M	147	139	133	125	top tube level distance front to rear
Wheel radius	N	350	350	350	350	incl. tires
Standover height	O	762	788	814	840	top of top tube to ground*
Fork build height	P	410	410	410	410	incl. lower headset cups
Front wheel - bottom bracket	Q	640	652	662	669
Reach	R	391	399	407	413	center bottom bracket to center headtube, horizontal
Stack	S	586	607	628	649	center bottom bracket to center headtube, vertical
Stack/Reach (1:x)		1,50	1,52	1,54	1,57	ratio stack to reach
Seatpost diameter		27,2	27,2	27,2	27,2
Stem length		100	100	110	120	center-center
Stem angle (°)		17	17	17	17
Handlebar diameter		31,8	31,8	31,8	31,8
Assembled spacers		23,2 + 5 + 5 + 10 + 10
Handlebar width		640	640	640	640
Cranklength		170	175	175	175
		52	55	58	61

* measured 1/3 from seattube and 2/3 from headtube

Bike-Category 1

City and trekking bicycles

This category describes STEVENS city and trekking bicycles. STEVENS ALLROUND Urban, City Cross, Trekking Premium, Trekking and City as well STEVENS Junior 26 inches.

Instructions on intended use

The permissible overall weight (rider incl. baggage and bicycle) should not exceed 130 kg. Under certain circumstances this permissible overall weight can be further limited by the component manufacturers’ recommendations for use.
STEVENS city and trekking bicycles are designed for a trailer load of 40 kg without and 80 kg with trailer brake.

STEVENS city and trekking bicycles are intended for hard-surface terrain, i.e. for tarred roads and bicycle lanes or gravel field tracks, where the wheels do not lose ground contact. These bicycles are not suitable for off-road and competitive use of any kind whatsoever.

Due to their design and fittings, STEVENS city and trekking bicycles are not always suitable for being used on public roads. If you want to use them on public roads, these bikes must be fitted with the prescribed equipment. Observe the traffic rules when riding on public roads. For more information see chapter “Legal Requirements for Riding on Public Roads” in your comprehensive STEVENS user manual on the enclosed CD-ROM.

Danger:

STEVENS bicycles of the category 1 are not suitable for off-road use, jumps, slides, stair riding, stoppies, wheelies, tricks etc.!

	Stealth Black
52 cm	321125306
55 cm	321125309
58 cm	321125312
61 cm	321125315

C12 Lite

Pricing

The "Little Black One".

Gallery

Equipment

Chassis

Drivetrain

Wheelset

Cockpit

Data

Technology

Pinion C1.12 Gear Box

QR15 Front Thru-Axle

Integrated Pannier Rack Strut

Belt Drive

Tire clearance up to 47 mm

STEVENS S-Lite Aluminium Fork

Pitlock Thru-Axle Lock Available

Tapered Seat Tube

Hydroforming

Tapered Steerer / Tapered Headtube

Triple Butted, Double Butted

Smooth Welded

Hydraulic Disc Brakes (Trekking)

Pinion C1.12 Gear Box

QR15 Front Thru-Axle

Belt Drive

Tire clearance up to 47 mm

STEVENS S-Lite Aluminium Fork

Pitlock Thru-Axle Lock Available

Tapered Seat Tube

Hydroforming

Tapered Steerer / Tapered Headtube

Triple Butted, Double Butted

Smooth Welded

Hydraulic Disc Brakes (Trekking)

Test Reports

Sehr stimmiges Konzept

Sportlich leicht

Geometry