Gravel GR 1.1

The Original

The embodiment of why we build bike frames from wood. We believe that gravel riding is the perfect discipline to take advantage of wood’s unique natural damping qualities. Forget the complexity of active suspension and let the material do the work.

Strong   Smooth    Fast    Beautiful

  • Up to 50mm tyre clearance (650b) or 40mm (700c)

  • 160/160mm rotors

  • 12mm x 142mm Syntace thru axle

  • Strength tested to BS EN ISO 4210-2:2015

  • Optional internal dropper routing

  • Available as frameset only or complete build

Features

  • Hand built in Wales using carefully selected British Ash

  • Sleeved internal cable routing

  • Standard bottle mounts on seat tube and down tube

  • Optional mounts on top tube and BB

  • Optional mud guard and rack mounting points

  • 700c or 650b wheels

Geometry and sizing

Specifications

  • Rear Axle: 142 x 12mm

  • Front Axle: 100 x 12mm

  • Fork Offset: 50mm

  • Fork Height: 395mm

  • Fork Material: Carbon fibre

  • Max Tyre: 650b x 50 / 700c x 40

  • Headset Top: ZS44/28.6

  • Headset Btm: EC44/40

  • BB: T47 85.5mm

  • Brake Mount: Flat Mount

  • Seat Tube: 31.6mm

  • Frame Weight: 1700g (medium)

Fully loaded bikepacking rig with large logpile

from £3,490

Frameset

  • GR 1.1 Frameset

  • Enigma C-Six GRV/ADV Fork

  • Hope Headset (colour choices)

Suggested Build kits

Off-Road Build - Electronic

This build brings you the convenience, reliability and precision of SRAM’s wireless shifting, pairing drop bar controls with MTB gearing. Add world class components from Hope and create a unique example of British craftsmanship.

  • Fork: Carbon with Cargo Mounts

  • Brake/Shift levers: SRAM Force AXS

  • Calipers: SRAM Force (optional Hope 4x upgrade)

  • Derailleur: SRAM X01 Eagle AXS

  • Cassette: SRAM XG-1295 10-50T

  • Crankset: Hope RX + 40T Chainring

  • Wheelset: Hope RD Forty/RS5 700c

  • Tyres: Schwalbe G-One Allround 700c x 40mm

  • Headset: Hope

  • BB: Hope T47i

  • Seatpost: Hope Carbon

  • Seatclamp: Hope

  • Stem: Hope Seventy Zero

  • Handlebar: Ritchey Venturemax Carbon

  • Saddle: Brooks Cambium C13

  • Bar Tape: Kinesis 4 Seasons

Custom

We understand that no two riders have exactly the same requirements or the same budget and so most of our builds are individually curated.

Builds have included:

  • Lauf Suspension fork

  • Custom steel fork

  • SON dynamo hub

  • SRAM AXS electronic shifting

  • Drivetrain from Ingrid Components

Perfect for challenging days out in the hills as well as extended back-country bikepacking adventures. No need to charge batteries; just ultra reliable 1 x 12 mechanical shifting.

Off-Road Build - Mechanical

  • Fork: Carbon with Cargo Mounts

  • Brake/Shift levers: SRAM Force HRD 1

  • 12 Speed Conversion: Ratio Technology

  • Calipers: SRAM Force (optional Hope 4x upgrade)

  • Derailleur: SRAM X01 Eagle (Ingrid upgrade)

  • Cassette: SRAM XG-1295 10-50T

  • Crankset: Hope RX + 40T Chainring

  • Wheelset: Hope Fortus/RS5 650b

  • Tyres: Teravail Rutland 650b x 47mm

  • Headset: Hope

  • BB: Hope T47i

  • Seatpost: Thomson Elite

  • Seatclamp: Hope

  • Stem: Thomson Elite X4

  • Handlebar: Thomson Dirt Drop

  • Saddle: Brooks Cambium C13

  • Bar Tape: Kinesis 4 Seasons

GR 1.1 sram red side profile
GR 1.1 front view
GR 1.1 front half and wheel
GR1.1 rear wheel
GR 1.1 transmission detail
GR 1.1 close up
GR 1.1 Hope and SRAM Rival side view
GR 1.1 Hope orange crankset detail
GR 1.1 seatpost and saddle detail
GR 1.1 head tube, stem and handlebar detail
GR 1.1 SRAM Red front wheel detail
GR 1.1 SRAM Red rear wheel detail
GR 1.1 SRAM Red rear view