The Cascade is built up around a Reynolds 853 Chromoly steel front triangle and seat tube, and 4130 Chromoly steel wishbone seat stays and bridge-less s-bend chainstays. It’s meant to be a versatile character in their lineup, stripped down with a carbon fork, beefed up with Cotic’s very own rigid steel fork and custom bags, or dressed up with a 100mm travel suspension fork and dropper post. Here are the details:Īccording to Cotic, the Cascade drops neatly into that space between their SolarisMAX hardtail mountain bike and the Escapade road/gravel bike. ![]() And, keeping in the spirit of bikepacking, we also selected bikes with added utility and characteristics that are well-suited to long-distance riding. Who’s to say that a bike with road-esque angles and a 68mm bottom bracket can’t be a mountain bike? With that said, our principle metric for this list is tire size. However, there are variables and intricacies in this realm. A strict interpretation of the term might limit this list to only a handful of rigs with a 73mm MTB bottom bracket shell and a geometry that resembles a mountain bike. Not all will agree on what defines a drop-bar mountain bike. But first, more on the criteria we used to select them. ![]() Here’s part two of our Gear Index, featuring a full list bikes that fall into this category. In short, riders find these bikes both comfortable and efficient. Drop-bar mountain bikes are one of the more popular manifestations, favored among Tour Dividers, weekend escapists, and those hellbent on a one-bike stable-especially the drop-bar 29er. Originally published October 2020, major update January 2023Īs mentioned in part one, 650B Gravel(plus) Bikes, bikepacking bikes come in all shapes and sizes.
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