"The UK-based brand, Pashley Cycles, is on the verge of celebrating 100 years of providing hand-built, high-quality bicycles. In fact, if you look at their website, you'll learn that they claim to be the "longest-established British bicycle manufacturer and one of only three remaining here in the UK." Well, today we are here to talk about Pashley's new Wildfinder adventure bike."
"The bike looks pretty cool, but before we go any further, let's talk about this "grountain bike." That's what Mark Lloyd, Pashley Project Design Lead, says he likes to call the new bike. Like 'groad' was a maligned portmanteau for gravel and road, this grountain is a combination of gravel and mountain for obvious reasons. We've been saying this for years (along with others), but we think that this category of bike should simply be referred to as an ATB, or All Terrain Bike. OK?"
"The new Wildfinder is hand-built with Reynolds 853 DZB steel tubes and is designed for tackling tough terrain. The "DZB" tubing adds extra thickness to high-stress joints, while offering weight savings in the middle of the tube. This is a great way to balance durability and efficiency. The Wildfinder frame also sports a tall stack height and optimized reach, so you can run a short stem and wide bars."
Pashley Wildfinder is a hand-built all-terrain adventure bike constructed from Reynolds 853 DZB steel tubing engineered to reinforce high-stress joints while saving weight elsewhere. The frame provides a tall stack and optimized reach to suit a short stem and wide bars. The bike accepts large tires—29 x 2.4 or 27.5 x 2.8 on the frame, and up to 29 x 2.6 or 27.5 x 3 on the fork—and includes numerous mounts for bags, racks, and fenders. A roomy front triangle fits a substantial frame bag, while oversized seat and down tubes increase torsional stability for efficient pedalling when loaded.
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