The Alpine Designs Explore is a 28 pound a mountain bike with a chromoly frame. The frame comes in colors like green, Midnite  Blue and Midnight  Blue.

The Explore is a is an average weight bike at around 30 pounds. It was first released in 1997 and again in 1998. The Explore is fully rigid.

Components

The Explore comes with Mountain Mix and Shimano Tourney TY-32 components, including a chromoly Kalloy stem, a steel, threadless, Dia-Tech Dia-Compe Kontak Aheadset ST-2 headset and grip-shift, MRX-100 MRX-170 shifters.

Drivetrain

The Explore has 7 speeds and has a Shimano Tourney derailleur.

Wheels

It comes with Cheng Shin C-1040N tires (26in x 2.1in) and aluminum rims.