Standert, the boutique bike brand from Berlin, has launched its latest gravel bike, naked the Erdgeschoss. That literally translates to ‘ground floor’ in English, and Standert boasts it will give you “carefree persistence, on every terrain”, with plenty of tyre clearance and a frameset that should “last a lifetime.”
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So it’s another week, and there’s another new gravel bike… what’s different about this one? First up is the name again – Erdgeshoss, which is pronounced erd-guh-shoss according to Standert. You’re not likely to find a bike called that coming out of the Peak District.
Then there’s the frame itself – the fork is a Columbus Cross + carbon fork, which allows riders to adjust the rake. This might be applicable to those who want to fine-tune the handling when changing tyre size, or perhaps want to load more weight over the front wheel. The frame also includes sliding dropouts, so you can also run a single-speed setup if you’re a glutton for punishment.
The choice of frame material is expected from Standert, as the brand utilises steel and aluminium across its range of road and gravel bikes, often using raw finishing touches to accentuate the simplicity of the frames.
And plenty of tyre choice you will have, as the Erdgeschoss is capable of handling up to 50mm tyres on 700c wheels, or 54mm on 650b wheels. Standert has also chosen to use semi-integrated cable routing rather than going fully internal, which, if you’ve ever snapped a cable in the wilderness, you’ll know is a pain in the backside.
Standert has chosen to go for UDH compatibility and a wide T47 bottom bracket with an internal measurement of 85.5mm. There’s also a Chris King headset for good measure, just to give a pop of luxury.
And of course, there are mounting points aplenty for mudguards, racks, sausage roll holders… whatever you want to slap on your frame.
But what about build kits? There’s a choice of SRAM Rival AXS XPLR for €4,499, and SRAM Force AXS XPLR for €6,499. You can, of course, purchase a frameset on its own for €2,399 or build your own custom spec, which starts at €4,799.
Bikes are available to pre-order on the Standert website now, with bikes expected to be shipped early next year.
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