The AURUM ESSENTIA Road Frameset captures everything that defines an AURUM bicycle—balanced handling, responsive acceleration and exceptional ride quality—within a beautifully refined carbon platform.

Designed by multiple Grand Tour champions Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso, the ESSENTIA shares the same race-proven geometry and uncompromising design philosophy as the flagship MAGMA, delivering a road bike that feels fast, intuitive and rewarding on every ride.

Whether you're chasing personal bests, climbing legendary mountain passes or spending long days in the saddle, the ESSENTIA has been engineered to disappear beneath the rider, allowing every pedal stroke to feel effortless and efficient.

Performance Engineered

The ESSENTIA has been developed using AURUM's Experience Carbon Technology (ECT-9), creating an exceptional balance of stiffness, responsiveness and long-distance comfort.

Rather than simply pursuing the lowest possible weight or the most aggressive aerodynamic profile, AURUM focused on building a bicycle that delivers confidence across every aspect of road riding. The result is a frameset that accelerates eagerly, corners with precision and remains composed over rough Australian roads.

Sharing the same geometry and rider-first philosophy as the MAGMA, the ESSENTIA delivers the unmistakable AURUM ride experience in a package designed for riders who appreciate performance, craftsmanship and timeless design.

Modern Road Performance

The ESSENTIA has been engineered around the needs of today's performance road cyclist.

Key features include:

Together these features create a modern road platform that is fast, efficient and ready for today's leading drivetrain technologies while remaining practical to service and maintain.

Complete Frameset Package

Every AURUM ESSENTIA Road Frameset includes the premium components required to create a world-class custom build.

Included with every frameset is the AURUM ESSENTIA ECT-9 carbon frame, featuring a T47 threaded bottom bracket, fully integrated cable routing, integrated seatpost clamp, flat-mount disc brake mounts, 12mm thru-axles and a SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH).

Also included are the matching AURUM ECT-9 full carbon fork, a premium conical headset with stainless steel angular contact bearings, ultralight CNC-machined AURUM stealth 12mm thru-axles, a genuine AURUM 27.2mm carbon seatpost (available in 0mm inline or 25mm layback) and AURUM Experience 3mm handlebar tape.

Together these components provide the ideal foundation for a premium custom build while allowing riders to personalise the bike with their preferred groupset, cockpit, wheels and finishing components.

Designed by Champions

The ESSENTIA reflects decades of experience at the highest level of professional cycling.

Rather than following industry trends, Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso focused on creating a bicycle that delivers confidence, efficiency and enjoyment every time you ride. The result is a road bike that climbs effortlessly, descends predictably and feels equally at home during fast bunch rides, gran fondos and all-day endurance adventures.

This is the essence of AURUM—performance engineered for riders who value how a bicycle feels just as much as how it performs.

Available Through South Side Distribution

As the Australian distributor for AURUM, South Side Distribution supplies the ESSENTIA through an authorised dealer network across Australia.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

The AURUM ESSENTIA is a premium carbon road frameset designed by Grand Tour champions Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso. It combines race-inspired handling, responsive acceleration and exceptional ride quality using AURUM's ECT-9 carbon construction.

Every frameset includes the ECT-9 carbon frame and fork, premium headset with stainless steel angular contact bearings, CNC-machined 12mm stealth thru-axles, AURUM 27.2mm carbon seatpost (available in 0mm or 25mm layback), integrated seatpost clamp and AURUM Experience 3mm handlebar tape.

The ESSENTIA is designed for riders seeking a premium performance road bike that excels across climbing, fast bunch rides, gran fondos and long-distance road riding. It offers the balanced handling and ride quality that define every AURUM bicycle.

Yes. The ESSENTIA features fully integrated cable routing, electronic groupset compatibility, a SRAM Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH), T47 threaded bottom bracket and clearance for tyres up to 30mm.