04/09/2026
ELARA is Factor’s pure gravel race-speed platform, developed for the fastest expression of modern gravel racing.
Its geometry takes cues from our road race bikes: a longer reach, reduced trail and lower bottom bracket create a position and handling character designed to feel precise, reactive and direct at speed.
The challenge was combining that response with clearance for tyres up to 57 mm without allowing the bike to become long, slow-handling or detached from its racing purpose. ELARA retains a compact 423 mm chainstay while accommodating the tyre volume required to carry speed across increasingly broken terrain.
That tyre clearance isn’t about turning ELARA into an adventure bike. Larger race tyres provide traction, impact control and greater tolerance for imperfect lines, allowing the rider to maintain speed when the surface becomes unpredictable.
The Black Inc SIXTY FOUR Gravel Wheelset was developed as part of the same performance system. Frame, wheel and tyre are considered together: the tyre influences traction, impact management and the aerodynamic environment; the wheel influences airflow, tyre behaviour, stability and control.
Aerodynamics were developed around that same reality. Rather than treating wide gravel tyres as an exception, ELARA’s frame, fork, wheels and front-end were developed around the tyre volumes and rider positions used in modern gravel racing.
Road-race urgency. Gravel race capability.
Factor ELARA.
Speed Over Everything.
