2018 Sonder Storybook

EVERY ONE HAS A STORY. WHAT’S YOURS?

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STORIES ARE A VITAL PART OF OUR LIVES. SOME WE HEAR, SOME ARE PASSED ON TO US BUT WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST AND MOST MEMORABLE ARE THOSE THAT WE CREATE AND LIVE FOR OURSELVES. SONDER WAS BORN TO INSPIRE YOU TOWARDS THESE LIFE DEFINING AND LIFE ENHANCING STORIES WRITTEN ON TWO WHEELS. BORN OUT OF ALPKIT. THAT MEANS ENABLING YOUR ADVENTURES WITH EXPERTLY DESIGNED, IRREFUTABLY CAPABLE EQUIPMENT IS IN OUR DNA. BEING A DYNAMIC AND PROUDLY INDEPENDENT BRAND GIVES US THE FREEDOM TO ONLY BRING YOU BIKES WE BELIEVE IN. THEY ARE THE BIKES WE LOVE AND THE BIKES YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE RIDING. IN 2014 WE LAUNCHED WITH A RANGE OF THREE BIKES, EACH CONCEIVED WITH GUIDANCE FROM HUGELY EXPERIENCED BICYCLE DESIGNERS. IN 2018 THE SONDER FAMILY IS TEN BIKES STRONG. EACH ONE CREATED BY OUR DESIGNER NEIL SUTTON AND SPECIFICALLY BUILT TO WIDEN YOUR POSSIBILITIES AND GET YOU OUT MORE, FURTHER AND FASTER. WHEN YOU CHOOSE A SONDER YOU’RE TAKING A CONSCIOUS PEDAL STROKE AWAY FROM THE MAINSTREAM, BUT WE RECKON YOU’RE PROBABLY OK WITH THAT. THAT’S OUR STORY, WHAT’S YOURS?

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You know what they say, you can choose your friends but you can’t

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CAMINO AL

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choose your family. Except we did choose this family, every one of them.

Uncle Tom is a trail centre shredder, our Granny is a wilderness bikepacker CAMINO TI

and brother Dave is a bridleway basher.

Unlimited. A drop-bar titanium adventure bike for long distance comfort on rough tracks and roads.

Fast, light and agile.

Bring on Sunday dinner time.

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A drop bar adventure bike tweaked for all day comfort.

Built for B-roads to bridleways, off the tarmac and onto the dirt.

Tarmac loving full carbon road bike. Comfortable, stable, capable climber and blisteringly fast descender.

For the endurance rider rather than day racer.

Quick, lightweight 29er mountain bike, a genuine multi-activity hardtail.

Fast and fun without any fuss.

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A custom titanium hardtail to ride into the wilderness, the perfect companion for a lifetime of adventure.

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Full carbon fat bike adventurer for snow, mud and sand. Make winter riding days and nights to remember.

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TRANSMITTER CARBON

TRANSMITTER

Perfect trail partner, rewarding good line choices, T700 carbon hardtail with pinpoint accurate steering and response.

Long, low and slack, planted plus hardtail that holds the line on the roughest of trails. UK trail shredder.

A wake up call for the mountain bike world.

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A playful, tough, responsive 650b, 140mm trail bike. In its element on extreme ground and unburdened elsewhere.

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Four feet, two minds, one line. What could go wrong?

Full custom, titanium tandem.

Ride a tandem and the world starts to wave at you.

UNLIMITED. A DROP-BAR TITANIUM ADVENTURE BIKE FOR LONG DISTANCE COMFORT ON ROUGH TRACKS AND ROADS. FAST, LIGHT AND AGILE.

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HIGH ALTITUDE GNOCCHI “The previous evening, to a soundtrack of booming thunder, our little group had splintered on the increasingly steep ex-military road up to the Rifugio Gardetta – 2335m high in the Italian Alps. It’s just off a route known as the Pass of the High Valleys. Not that we were aware of any high valleys as we arrived with our surroundings hidden by mist, satisfied to have reached the promised haven, but all dirty, vacant eyed and soaked to the skin. We’d missed

“Stodge meets pain.”

the hot showers, but safely inside the hut we all came around with the help of beers and an enormous steaming pan of achingly simple gnocchi with a few other high altitude recreationists. Sleep came swiftly and soundly. Eight hours later we rolled out from the hut towards what had been obscured the previous evening...”

Find out about the bike and kit that Adam piloted over the brutal but stunning 2nd edition of the self-supported 700km Torino Nice Rally at alpkit.com/deeds/ high-altitude-gnocchi

SONDER DISTILLED INTO JUST ONE BIKE. DIRTY ROADS, BIG TRIPS, BEAUTIFUL AND TOUGH. HALF MOUNTAIN SLOGGER, HALF ROADIE – WHO’D WANT TO BE JUST ONE THING. WHERE

Dirty roads, gravel racing, LEJOG on bridleways and tracks, lightweight attack up a mountain pass with just a water bottle or loaded up to cross Africa.

Raised eyebrows on your local single track to hard won stories in far-off lands.

BUILD

Made strong and light from titanium. A comfortable riding position from a slightly longer wheelbase, slacker geometry and higher headstack, wide flared bars for precise handling and the stopping power of disc brakes. Plenty of clearance for adaptable wheel preferences, able to accommodate 700 x 44c or 650b x 48c combinations. Designed around modern 1x drivetrains but able to take a more classic set-up.

Rear mudguard, rack and underslung cage mounts.

And a whopping ten year frame guarantee.

Frame and fork £1249. Rival 1x builds £1799.

Force 1x £2299.

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RANDO SERIES FIANA WATERPROOF SEATPACK £70

Whatever bike you ride, however far you want to travel, our bike luggage is designed to carry what you need and keep your riding fun. Our Rando series is made for the typical UK weather that

sculpts our remarkable landscapes (more commonly known as rain).

Rackless bike luggage in waterproof TPU-coated fabric, with welded seams for high water resistance.

LODO WELDED ACCESSORY BAG £20

TIVARO 13L WELDED HANDLEBAR BAG £40

LIGHTWEIGHT TOURER ANALOKO MEDIUM WELDED FRAME BAG £60

A DROP BAR ADVENTURE BIKE TWEAKED FOR ALL DAY COMFORT. BUILT FOR B-ROADS TO BRIDLEWAYS, OFF THE TARMAC AND ONTO THE DIRT.

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DIRTY REIVER Let’s get down and dirty.

“Expansive skies, extensive views, one enormous lake. Kielder Forest does majestic unlike anywhere else. Every April, the gravel tracks of this great forest come alive with hundreds of riders and the eyes of the gravel world turn to this not-so-small region on the Scottish borders, as the Dirty Reiver comes to town.”

With 130km and 200km options it’s perfect Camino territory.

The Alpkit teepee is at the first feed station, after 100km.

Dial-in your perfect Dirty Reiver set-up at alpkit.com/sonder/sonder-camino-alloy

FOR TRAFFIC FREE RIDING, AN ADVENTURE ROAD BIKE TO OPEN UP THE UK’S B-ROADS AND BRIDLEWAYS. INTERCHANGEABLE WHEEL OPTIONS THAT SWITCH A SATURDAY WINTER CLUB RIDE INTO A SUNDAY SINGLETRACK ADVENTURE. WHERE

If you’re not lucky enough to have sun baked caminos in the countryside near you, ride this on back lanes, byways, traffic free cycleways and bridleways. The Camino Al makes light work of them all, fit it with a rack, load it with soft bags or fit mudguards and ride all winter.

BUILD

The proven geometry of the Camino Ti with double butted 6061 aluminium. Dropped, flared bars.

Mudguard, rack mounts and interchangeable wheelsets. Bigger tyres ease vibration for longer days or tougher terrain. Intended for 1x groupsets but can fit a compact if necessary. 3 year frame warranty.

Frame and Fork £300. Apex 1 Flat Bar £829.

Apex 1 Mechanical £849. Apex 1 Hydraulic £1049.

Rival 1 Hydraulic £1199.

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VOLUTION ROAD PLUS 650b Road Plus tubeless wheelset £229

HULLABALOO 650B/B+ CARBON 650b mountain bike wheelset £799

Our wheels clearly outperform those specified on mass produced bikes and are the single biggest performance upgrade that you can make.

If you don’t notice a real difference we’ll give you your money back.

60 DAY TEST RIDE ON ALL OUR LOVE MUD WHEELS. Superior wheels that outperform because of the attention we’ve put into our hubs and rims. Individually hand checked, double machined hubs, sealed wheel bearings, adaptable for all quick release and bolt-through standards, tough and rugged for modern width tyres. And because they’re built to last, we cover them all with a 3 year Alpine Bond.

RUMPUS 650B+ 100/142 MTB 650b+ tubeless compatible wheelset £229

ORBIT 700C 700c tubeless compatible gravel wheelset £229

TARMAC LOVING FULL CARBON ROAD BIKE. COMFORTABLE, STABLE, CAPABLE CLIMBER AND BLISTERINGLY FAST DESCENDER. FOR THE ENDURANCE RIDER RATHER THAN DAY RACER.

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THE PASSES Legs on fire, the smell of burnt-out clutches and that corner on Hardknott.

The Lakeland passes offer some of the steepest and most challenging cycling in the UK. Their closeness means big days filled with brutal ascents. The difficulty comes in the steepness, none of that 6% alpine nonsense. These are proper 20% and even 30% walls of crumbling tarmac clinging to the mountainsides...

Up for every major pass in a single loop? One ride, 112 miles, 13,000ft ascent. It’s the Fred. It’s on May 13th. Nough said.

The Sonder Colibri might just be the ideal bike for tackling the questionable pleasures of ‘the Fred’. Amira and Jack took a pair of Colibris to the Lakes for some Fred Whitton training earlier this year. See how they got on at alpkit.com/spotlight/riding-the-lakes

COLIBRI IS A SURE FOOTED AND PRECISE ROAD BIKE FOR COVERING LONG DISTANCES AT SPEED. DISC BRAKES AND BOLT THROUGH AXLES OFFER STIFFNESS AND SUPERIOR STOPPING POWER. WHERE

Take it to the Alps for the grand tour cols, the UK’s toughest road climbs, the bike of choice for the TCR and epics. A ridiculously competent descender, get yourself to warp speed and back again, tackle the steepest climbs, ride all day, every day.

Race across a continent.

BUILD

A full carbon, disc specific road bike.

Relaxed angles mean comfort, control and confidence on descents.

Clearance for 28mm tyres.

Frame and fork £999.

Rival 22 TRP £1649.

Rival 22 £1899.

Force 22 £2199.

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1. Buy online: email, phone, live chat with Rob, Liam and Neil. Complete custom specs available and full custom available on Ti frames.

2. Ride before you buy: rent a Sonder for a few days to ride your local trails. We’ll deliver it and collect it from wherever you want.

3. Get down to Hathersage, Ambleside or Sonder HQ. Test ride one of our demo fleet. Confirm the right frame size for you and get a comfort fit with our Sonder team with the ideal stem, handlebar and saddle position.

4. Finance: monthly payments available.

5. Cycle-to-work: most C2W schemes available.

6. S onder service: Hathersage and Ambleside have fully equipped workshops.

7. Expert advice: when you’re speaking with us you’ve a direct line to the design team.

MAGNIFICENT REASONS TO FALL IN LOVE.

QUICK, LIGHTWEIGHT 29ER MOUNTAIN BIKE, A GENUINE MULTI-ACTIVITY HARDTAIL. FAST AND FUN WITHOUT ANY FUSS.

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STRATHPUFFER “No sleep ‘til Sunday”

“Tom’s plan for this year was unlike any before: ‘No sleep ‘til Sunday’. We planned to fire up our lights and just keep on rolling. ‘Just stay awake, eat food little and often…job’s a good’un’.

A bold plan for sure. Do-able?

Maybe. Tom’s sleep monster arrived at about 10pm...”

To find out if Tom and his Dad Rich completed the Strathpuffer 24hr mountain bike race aboard two Sonder Frontiers read more at alpkit.com/deeds/no-sleep-til-sunday

TAKE IT TO A TRAIL CENTRE AND GO FOR A NEW LAP RECORD, OR LOAD IT UP WITH BAGS AND RIDE RUGGED COUNTRY, BIKEPACKING TO THE BOTHY AND BEYOND. WHERE

Take it on a big cross country day out or lap the trail centre. Responsive geometry balances with big wheels for a sharp feel and ‘roll over anything’ confidence. It’s the bike you can load up for Bothy trips to Cape Wrath, panniers or soft luggage, trailers or even kids’ seats.

BUILD:

A Hardtail 29er. Its beauty is in its simplicity, but don’t confuse simple with basic.

Clean lines, internal routing and a 6061 aluminium frame.

Frame and rigid fork £299.

NX1 Rigid Hobo 29er/Rumpus 650b+ £879.

NX1 Recon Hobo 29er/Rumpus 650b+ £999.

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PURE AND SIMPLE

We only use ‘pure’ groupsets.

Unlike bicycle brands that look to cost save by mix and matching stated groupsets with cheaper pieces, a Sonder comes with a full set of exactly what it says it has.

As for ‘simple’, since our inception we’ve been believers in clean lines, performance and the weight saving of 1x drivetrains.

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EVERY SONDER WE MAKE IS A WORK OF OBSESSION. AS AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY, EXACTING ATTENTION TO THE DETAIL, AND PRIDE IN OUR WORKMANSHIP IS SOMETHING WE TAKE VERY PERSONALLY. SO MUCH SO THAT THE PERSON WHO DESIGNS YOUR BIKE, IS VERY LIKELY BE THE PERSON WHO BUILDS IT. NO MATTER WHO YOU SPEAK TO AT SONDER YOU ARE JUST ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE DESIGNER, NEIL. OUTSTANDING GEOMETRY tapered

AND PERFORMANCE IS DIALLED INTO EVERY SONDER. OUR COMPLETE BIKES COME SPECCED READY TO RIDE, WITH NO CORNERS CUT. WE’RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO OFFER ADVICE

Obsessive

ON SET-UP AND COMPONENTS TO ‘BEST SPEC‘ YOUR SONDER FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL RIDE OR PLANNED ADVENTURE. EVERY SONDER IS MADE TO ORDER, EACH ONE HAS A STORY, YOUR STORY. YOU’LL HAVE TO WAIT UP TO TEN DAYS BEFORE YOUR BIKE IS READY, BUT HEY, YOU KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE WORTH IT.

EVERY ONE HAS A STORY. WHAT’S YOURS?

A CUSTOM TITANIUM HARDTAIL TO RIDE INTO THE WILDERNESS, THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR A LIFETIME OF ADVENTURE.

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LAND OF THE LONG WHITE SINGLETRACK “ You’re never alone with a bike.

It’s like a magnet: strangers gather round the Sonder like a titanium icebreaker.”

After 36 hours of flights and airports it started with a solid 800 metre climb through dense forest, rewarded by a stunning vista over Nelson as the trees gave way to a moonscape spotted with prickly shrubs. Once at the Coppermines Saddle, the hours of hard slog yielded to the most divinely interminable singletrack.

I anticipated its end at every switchback only to discover yet more of the trail, losing altitude as it cuts through fire bush. Only as we approached Maitai Dam, the home stretch, did the heavens open.

To read the full story of Joe Beaumont cracking New Zealand on a Broken Road visit alpkit.com/deeds/life-on-the-broken-road-part-1

STRONG, LIGHT AND FAST TITANIUM HARDTAIL, 29ER, 650B, 700C, HUB GEAR, SINGLE SPEED, FIXED, 1X, IT’S YOUR CHOICE. WHERE

Whether embarking on adventures into remote places, tackling your local trails or pushing through the long nights on a 24 hour race, the Broken Road is a truly indispensable companion. Race the Great Divide, ride across New Zealand or summit high passes in Nepal.

BUILD

Simple, elegant lines, mixed with technical details and features. Broken Road mixes adaptable wheel and drivetrain standards, and yet stays bang up-to-date, with modern features and contemporary geometry.

NX1 Reba £1949. GX Eagle Reba £2299.

Frame only £999.

Full custom frame option +£249.

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DESIGNED BY US. MADE BY US. USED BY US.

BIG PAPA EXPEDITION SEAT PACK £95

With the right bike and the right kit no adventure is off limits.

Designed and made on the edge of the Peak District, Alpkit’s range of bikepacking luggage is the perfect partner for your Sonder. With rackless systems designed to use all the nooks

and crannies around your bike.

Alpkit’s bikepacking range gives you the freedom to set it up however you like to best suit your ride and whatever you have planned. With a 25 year UK made warranty its luggage built to stay the course whatever you ask of it.

FUEL POD LARGE ACCESSORY BAG £33

BEAR PAWS LIGHTWEIGHT CYCLE POGIES £80

AIRLOK DUAL 20L DUAL ENDED DRY BAG STEM CELL £19 ACCESSORY BAG JOEY £28 HANDLEBAR HARNESS £15

EXPEDITION TOURER FUEL POD MEDIUM ACCESSORY BAG STINGRAY £30 CUSTOM FRAME BAG £75

FULL CARBON FAT BIKE ADVENTURER FOR SNOW, MUD AND SAND. MAKE WINTER RIDING DAYS AND NIGHTS TO REMEMBER. FOR THOSE DAYS EACH YEAR WHEN THE HILLS ARE IN CONDITION.

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DOING THE DEMPSTER The Vir Fortis sails over the highway.

“There were moments of varying peril, including steep descents on roads cloaked in ice, compacted snow and loose stones. The Sonder Vir Fortis sailed over it all, taking the terrain comfortably in its stride as I gripped the handlebars with whitening knuckles, contemplating the mess I would make if thrown off.�

Mark Hines rode Canada from top to bottom. Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Coast.

Read his story at alpkit.com/deeds/doing-the-dempster

A BIG TYRED BIKE FOR SOFT SURFACES, SAND, SNOW, MARSHMALLOWS, SMALL FURRY CRITTERS...

THE VIR FORTIS WILL ROLL OVER THEM ALL. WHERE

Drifting snow, landscape wrapped in an icy blanket, dog sleds in the distance, this is when the fatty comes to play.

For snow ploughing, beach patrol and bog conquering. Big volume 4.8” tyres provide float and spread the weight over the ground, low pressures roll over obstacles and provide grip and comfort.

Iditarod, Yukon, Yorkshire, ice, snow, sand and mud.

BUILD:

A full carbon fat bike with slack geometry for a fun, trail friendly ride. Float over surfaces, or blast local trails on big 4.8” tyres.

GX Eagle £1899.

Frame only £1249.

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"Alpkit is renowned for producing extraordinary adventure equipment and has incorporated some really cool design features into its bike luggage."

At Alpkit we know that one size really doesn’t fit all. For the last eight years each and every Stingray has been handcrafted by our factory team to your exact specification. They love it, they really can’t get enough of it.

How do I order my custom Stingray we hear you ask?

From the link at the end of this article you can download the PDF instruction sheet or watch a video of Fran explaining how to create a custom template that will get the factory purring. It involves cutting out a cardboard triangle. Exciting!

Then you need to tackle the plethora of custom options made available thanks to our UK based production. We’re talking side

openings, divider compartments, document pockets, hydration ports, reflective piping, colour, width, stitching colour, lining colour, frame attachment, side wall padding, zip colour. The lot.

Once you’re happy, place your order and post your frame template to us. Remember we cannot start making it until we have your template.

Bike pack customisation doesn’t stop at the Stingray. With everything happening under one roof, we can custom make almost any bikepacking luggage if you think it’ll help you go nice places and do good things. Just get in touch.

Find out more at alpkit.com/ products/stingray

PERFECT TRAIL PARTNER, REWARDING GOOD LINE CHOICES, T700 CARBON HARDTAIL WITH PINPOINT ACCURATE STEERING AND RESPONSE.

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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL Transmitter gives good vibes in the valley.

“You have a choice: a steep climb up onto Derwent Edge, or an equally steep climb up to Hagg Farm. Well… there is an alternative.

Drop into the Vale of Edale before climbing the mighty Mam Tor, or venture further afield, picking up the shared Pennine Way over Jacob’s Ladder and to Hayfield and Mount Famine.

Like the Transmitter Carbon, Hope Valley rewards effort. The more you put in, the more you’ll reap, with breathtaking views and fast-flowing natural descents.”

Sonder bikes designer Neil’s backyard is the ideal playground for the Transmitter Carbon. It also happens to be right out the back of our Hathersage store.

Find out more about joining us for a ride at alpkit.com/stores/hathersage

ALL MOUNTAIN CARBON 650B+ HARDTAIL TRAIL BIKE. IT’S LIKE A SCALPEL, IT SLICES SINGLETRACK, SMOOTH, DIRECT, PRECISE, RESPONSIVE AND REWARDING. WHERE

THE bike for British trails, big hike-a-bikes in the mountains, trail centre blacks and trails in the woods. It’s an ultra capable all-rounder but still manages to deliver massive grins.

BUILD

Carbon is light, strong and responsive.

Its stiffness means more power from pedal strokes and sharper handling.

Long low and slack geometry, plus, carbon hardtail. Built for the latest 1x gearing.

Ovalised top tube for vertical compliance and lateral stiffness. Internal cable routing for clean lines. Tight chainstays.

650b+ boost standards.

NX1 Recon £1499.

GX Eagle Revelation £2299.

XX1 Eagle Pike £3299.

Frame only £949.

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DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT. INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE MAGAZINE Transmitter Carbon review:

“This is an impressively solid and well-balanced bike... Wherever you take it you will have so much fun it’s off the chart... a great bike that can do everything, from pump track and trail centre shredding to all mountain adventures.”

OUTDOORSMAGIC.COM Transmitter Carbon review:

“It all adds up to a brilliant, all-round package that’ll bludgeon its way over the trails at close to full suspension speeds and this particular build has everything that most riders will need and more.”

BIKERADAR.COM Transmitter review:

“Blisteringly fast, sweetly detailed, radically dialled and still a total bargain.”

SINGLETRACK MAGAZINE Transmitter Carbon review:

“The simplest way to describe the Transmitter Carbon is that it’s a whole lot of fun. It’s incredibly capable on technical and flow trails whilst being light and balanced enough to forego the uplifts and ride to the top and onwards to the next hills.”

MBR.CO.UK Transmitter review:

“Up or down, the Transmitter sets a blistering pace.

Handles like a dream. 9/10.”

LONG, LOW AND SLACK, PLANTED PLUS HARDTAIL THAT HOLDS THE LINE ON THE ROUGHEST OF TRAILS. UK TRAIL SHREDDER. A WAKE UP CALL FOR THE MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD.

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AN ODE TO TRAIL CENTRES Trail centres are a playground for us on two wheels, they combine fun features with the relative safety of closed, one-way trails and take away the mystery of route finding.

As a 'quick-fix' of outside fun they are perfect, that hour before or after work; traffic free skills honing or regular meet ups with riding mates.

Grizedale Forest Park is easily accessible from our store in Ambleside and can form the basis for a day’s riding with a steady roll out via roads or trails. Alternatively a short drive to the visitors centre opens up the whole forest for a day of exploration.

The Transmitter is the perfect trail partner for the mix of riding found here, from wide forest roads to ancient bridleways.

There’s man made trails, steep climbs and steeper descents, and the Transmitter can do it all.

For advice on local routes, demo bikes and the Transmitter itself, plan a trip to our Ambleside store. alpkit.com/stores/ambleside

ARTY SUPERMODEL MARRIES LOCAL NUT CASE AND THEY LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. A SIMPLE WAY TO SMASH UK TRAILS. AS GOOD UP AS DOWN. SEEMS TO TURN RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY INTO WEEKEND HOOLIGANS. SORRY. WHERE

Hardcore northern design roots make this a bike for the toughest lines. Smash down Jacob’s Ladder, slog up The Buttress to Heptonstall, and be quicker than you’ve ever been on everything in-between.

BUILD

6061 triple butted aluminium frame. Long low and slack geometry, combined with Boost spacing and 650b plus tyres gives a planted feel that holds any line. Built for the latest 1x gearing.

Striking ovalised top tube for vertical compliance and lateral stiffness. Easy external cable routing.

Tight chainstays. Stealth dropper compatible.

Frame only £300. NX1 Recon £999.

NX1 Revelation £1299 (award winning model).

GX Eagle Revelation £1899.

XX1 Eagle Pike £2799.

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WE HEAR THESE WORDS A LOT AROUND MODERN BIKES, BUT WHAT DO THEY MEAN? Mountain bikes have been getting longer, slacker and lower for a while but we think we’ve found a sweet spot with the Transmitter. A modern all-mountain hardtail

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LONGER

SLACK HEAD ANGLE

SHORT STEM

A longer wheelbase gives more

A slacker fork gives more confidence

This helps bring your torso forward

stability at speed. The longer reach

while descending. Too slack and the

and you can move around more with

gives more room to move around

bike is wandery when climbing.

the saddle dropped.

when the saddle is dropped.

Slack is good for going down,

Too long and tight technical turns

steep is good for the ascents.

become harder.

WIDE HANDLEBARS For more accurate steering, with

LOWER BOTTOM BRACKET

responsive and rewarding line choice.

that’s aggressive and responsive on the

SHORT CHAINSTAYS

A lower centre of gravity gives the feel

Size the bars correctly to match your

descents but well balanced and offering

These help tighter cornering.

that you’re on rails when cornering.

shoulder width.

traction on the climbs.

Too low and you risk pedal strike.

A PLAYFUL, TOUGH, RESPONSIVE 650B, 140MM TRAIL BIKE. IN ITS ELEMENT ON EXTREME GROUND AND UNBURDENED ELSEWHERE.

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EVOL IS IN THE AIR “Climbs like a 29er, descends like a total badass...”

This thing is on rails! I like how stiff of my doubts are blown out in the it rides, there’s no flex. It feels like you could pin point each nobble of the first corner. It bangs over on its side tyre wherever you want on the trail.” like a GP bike. Should I put my knee "When the trail tips in my favour all

down?" No! I'm not on a Fireblade

running hot slicks, but it feels like it.

Rob’s backyard trail also happens to be an ex national downhill course, capable of rattling your eyeballs from their sockets. Luckily his Evol loves that kind of punishment.

Read more at alpkit.com/develop/designer-sonder-evol

ACTIVE AND PLUSH SUSPENSION FOR A ‘BOTTOMLESS’ FEEL AND ‘POPPY’ RIDE, CLIMBS REALLY WELL AND DESCENDS FLAT OUT. SUPER FAST, SUPER STIFF, ALL THE TIME, EVERYWHERE. WHERE

Local trails, playing in the woods, bikeparks, trail centre black runs and skills parks, hike-a-bike in the UK mountains and occasional enduro duty. Evol keeps coming back for more.

BUILD

Designed and tested in the UK. Custom butted 6061 aluminium tubing. Tried and tested 140mm Horst link suspension with custom tune Rockshox Deluxe RT shock. Internal cable and stealth dropper routing. 1x specific and clearance for 650b x 2.6 tyres. Adjusted for 150mm forks.

Frame and shock £999.

NX1 Recon £1599.

NX1 Revelation £1849.

GX Eagle Revelation £2399.

GX Eagle Pike £2599.

XX1 Eagle Pike £3299.

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Never rest. The Signal is coming. It’s a hardtail titanium 29er based on everything we’ve learned so far. Due for release spring 2018.

WATCH THIS SPACE

FOUR FEET, TWO MINDS, ONE LINE. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? FULL CUSTOM, TITANIUM TANDEM. RIDE A TANDEM AND THE WORLD STARTS TO WAVE AT YOU.

CAPABLE, BESPOKE, HANDMADE, VERSATILE TANDEM. FOR TARMAC, TRAILS AND ANYTHING IN-BETWEEN. WE MAKE IT TO FIT YOUR RIDING.

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WHERE

Customisable so this could be a road bike or a mountain bike.

You choose and we work with you to create the bike you need.

BUILD

Made from aeronautical grade titanium with a ten year guarantee. Drop bars or flats, slicks or nobbly. It’s all up to you.

Arrange a Cahoot demo from one of our stores or a test ride over a weekend for £39 a day.

Custom frame £2499+.

Custom GX1 Yari £3999.

HOLIDAY VS NEW BIKE? Hannah makes the right choice and goes for a custom Cahoot, good lass!

‘So Hannah, what will it be, a holiday or a tandem?’

Easy answer for my bike mad seven year old. A trip to Alpkit HQ for a demo, e-mails to address the finer detail with the ever patient Neil and before we knew it the arrival of ‘Sophie’ the Sonder. We started with

afternoon explorations, then moved onto day rides around our local Lakeland trails, catching riders on trail centre singletrack before embarking on our first multi-day bikepacking voyage – an off road coast-to-coast. A Scottish epic is in the pipeline...

Hannah and her Dad Paul were the first to order a custom Cahoot and experience its adventure potential and for that we thank them.

For more about the custom process go to alpkit.com/deeds/holiday-vs-new-bike

OUR PERFECT BUILDS WE OFFER FULL CUSTOM BUILDS ON ALL SONDER FRAMES. Popular upgrades to stock builds include tubeless tyre set-up, Reverb dropper seat posts and forks. Frame only options available for your own grand designs.

Here’s a starting point from head designer Neil to suggest what would be the ideal build for each bike. These are our head chef’s recommendations, if you will.

Frame guarantee: • 10 years for titanium.

• 5 years for carbon.

• 3 years for aluminium.

BIKE CAMINO TI

CAMINO AL

COLIBRI

FRONTIER

Model Force 1

Rival 1

Force 22

NX1 Recon Hobo 29er

6061 aluminium

Toray T-700 carbon frame

6061 aluminium with rack mounts and multiple boss mounts

Monocoque carbon fork

Carbon/alloy steerer

Toray T-700 carbon fork

Recon 100mm

Wheels Love Mud Orbit 700c

Love Mud Orbit 700c

Love Mud Orbit 700c

Love Mud Hobo 29er

WTB Riddler 37c Comp

Vittoria Rubino Pro Control G+ Isotech 28c

WTB Trail Boss Comp 2.4”

Rival 1 11 speed

Force 22

NX1 11 speed

40

50/34

32

PG-1130 11-42

PG1170 11-32

PG1130 11-42

Rival hydraulic

Force hydraulic

Level Disc

Love Mud 27.2mm

Love Mud 27.2mm

Love Mud 31.6mm

Love Mud

Love Mud

Love Mud

10.8kg

8.3kg

12kg

£1199

£2199

£999

3AL/2.5V aeronautical Frame grade hand welded Ti Fork

Tyres WTB Nano TCS light Groupset Force 1 11 speed Chain ring 40 Cassette PG-1130 11-42 Brakes Force 1 hydraulic Seatpost Love Mud 27.2mm Finishing kit Love Mud Weight (size M) 9.8kg Price £2299 Upgrades

46

Tubeless £40 650b wheelset – free

Tubeless £80 650b wheelset – free

Tubeless £80 650b wheelset with plus sized tyres – free

BROKEN ROAD

VIR FORTIS

TRANSMITTER CARBON

TRANSMITTER

EVOL

CAHOOT

GX Eagle Reba

GX Eagle

GX Eagle Pike

NX1 Recon

GX Eagle Revelation

Custom GX1 Yari Tandem

Toray T700 carbon

Toray T700 carbon trail frame

6061 T6 aluminium

6061 T6 aluminium RS Deluxe RT Debonait 140mm shock

3AL/2.5V aeronautical grade hand welded Ti

Reba RL Solo Air 100mm Toray T700 carbon

Pike RCT3 boost 1340mm

Recon RL boost 130mm

Revelation RC boost 150mm

RS Yari RC boost 120mm

Love Mud Rumpus 650b+

Love Mud Hurlyburly Fat

Love Mud Rumpus 650b+

Love Mud Rumpus 650b+

Love Mud Hobo 27.5

Love Mud Rumpus 650b+

WTB Ranger 2.8” TCS light

Schwalbe Jumbo Jim 4.0”

WTB Ranger 2.8/3.0” TCS light

WTB Ranger 2.8/3.0”

WTB Trailboss 2.4” Tough/ Convict 2.5” TCS

WTB Trail Boss 3.0” front, WTB Trailblazer 2.8” rear

GX Eagle 12 speed

GX Eagle 12 speed

GX Eagle 12 speed

NX1 11 speed

GX Eagle 12 speed

SRAM GX1

34

30

34

32

34

30

XG1275 10-50

XG1275 10-50

XG1275 10-50

PG1130 11-42

XG1275 10-50

PG-1130 11-42

Guide R

Guide R

Guide R

Level

Guide R

Guide

Love Mud 27.2mm

Love Mud 31.6mm

Rockshox Reverb Stealth 31.6mm

Love Mud 31.6mm

RS Reverb Stealth 31.6mm

Love Mud 27.2mm

Love Mud

Love Mud

Love Mud

Love Mud

Love Mud

Love Mud

12.7kg

12.4kg

12.5kg

12.5kg

13.7kg

N/A (quite heavy)

£2299

£1899

£2499

£999

£2399

£3999

Tubeless £40

Tubeless £80

Tubeless £40

3AL/2.5V aeronautical grade hand welded Ti

Tubeless £40 29er wheelset + tyres £0 Tubeless £40 Custom frame geom. £250

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AMBLESIDE

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Main Road Hathersage S32 1BB

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12-14 Oak House, Engine Lane, Newthorpe NG16 3QU

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