Touring

Sometimes the call of the open road leads you to where the pavement stops. Co-Motion's 650B Siskiyou frameset keeps you rolling when the path gets rugged and steep. A resilient, smooth-riding Reynolds 725 steel frame soaks up less-than-perfect terrain. The frame is decked out with the options that long-distance tourists need, like full front and rear rack eyelets, fender mounts, and three sets of bottle bosses.

Sometimes the call of the open road leads you to where the pavement stops. Co-Motion's Siskiyou is the bike to keep you rolling when the tarmac fades away. A resilient, smooth-riding Reynolds 725 steel frame soaks up less-than-perfect terrain, and a pair of Velocity/DT Swiss 27.5-inch wheels with meaty Schwalbe tires provide traction and cushion when the path gets steep and rugged. When you've got to stop on a dime there's a pair of TRP Spyre dual-piston disc brakes. The frame is decked out with the options that long-distance tourists need, like full front and rear rack eyelets, fender mounts, and three sets of bottle bosses. Rohloff's SpeedHub provides 14 globe-trotting gears that are sealed, low maintenance, and ready to go as long and far as you desire. And, high-mileage adventure is the order of the day with a supportive Selle Italia Nekkar Flow saddle and an FSA cockpit.

Sometimes the call of the open road leads you to where the pavement stops. Co-Motion's Siskiyou Rohloff frameset will keep rolling when the path gets steep and rugged. A resilient, smooth-riding Reynolds 725 steel frame soaks up less-than-perfect terrain, and a pair 27.5-inch wheels are the right choice when your map leads you down the road less traveled. The frame is decked out with the options that long-distance tourists need, like full front and rear rack eyelets, fender mounts, and three sets of bottle bosses. An eccentric bottom bracket and specially designed rear dropouts are the perfect fit for a Rohloff Speedhub, and the drive-side chainstay is split so you can use either a chain or a Gates Carbon belt drive.

A modern twist on an age-old discipline, the Audax AL is an accomplished bicycle. Wide, generous tires confidently roll over any surface, guided by a carbon fork to reduce weight with plenty of clearance to accommodate wider treads plus mudguards. Take your pick on how to distribute your cargo with multiple mounting fixings across the frame and fork, as well as options for panniers and bike packing bags. Short chainstays and an engaged front end make for a responsive bike geometry, which feels alert and responsive even when fully loaded. To complete the bike, 650B wheels, a Microshift XLE 11-speed groupset, and a clutch derailleur ensure comfort and reliability wherever you point your nose. Employing short chainstays, it's a bike that's happy to change lanes quickly, but yet remains solidly planted thanks to a larger-than-average contact patch.

With a full range of mounts and braze-ons across its fork and frame, it's happy to accept either panniers or bike packing bags. The Beyond AL is our aluminum equivalent from the range. The heavily hydro-formed tube profile and fork come with internal light cable routing, complete with fender, rack, and triple cage mounts for overnight trips. The Beyond AL is front derailleur compatible for those preferring a more comprehensive range of gearing options up the front. All sizes come with 12mm through-axles on the front and rear, besides size-matched 27.5" wheels on the size S option to ensure efficient geometry across the range.

Lively when ridden unloaded, the Beyond+ remains stable once laden with bikepacking bags. Taking off-road riding to its limits, the Beyond+ won’t take no for an answer. 2.8’’ tubeless ready tyres, as well as 27.5’’ diameter wheels, which will cruise over anything – a joy to ride unloaded but just as capable with a full rack of bike packing equipment. Powered by a Sram 12-speed SX Eagle groupset, only gradients close to vertical will be unmanageable, thanks to the impressive 11 – 50T cassette. And when you do crest the summit at a remarkable speed, twin-piston Level hydraulic brakes will stop the bike in an instant. With dropper post routing and suspension-corrected geometry, you can add both later if desired.

Which to choose: speed or storage space? You can have both with a Hook. With an able steel frame and carbon fork, this bike is fast and versatile. Size-matched 650B or 700C wheels across the sizes provide control and comfort, while the Shimano GRX groupset and double crankset give you a close ratio with a broad range of gears. Take your pick from a range of fixing points, including a direct mount for a top tube bag, triple cage mounts, rear rack and fender. Or, leave it stripped back and fly. The Hook might have been designed as a gravel racer, but that doesn’t stop it from also being a perfect tourer, commuter, or even summer-season crossbike.