German-made bicycle firm Bitter Bikes has a brand new all-road bicycle mannequin. It’s been within the works for a very long time. After 4 years within the “planning hopper”, taking their time to “do it proper, and do it our means”, the brand new Bitter House Cake is lastly right here.
Bitter felt that there was a major hole of their bike choices. A road-plus bike was the factor to fill the hole. They got down to design one thing quick and environment friendly, however one thing that might “get bizarre when the highway turns tough”.
House Cake to Sort out the “Paved” Roads
After numerous prototypes and check rides, the House Cake is right here and Bitter says it’s essentially the most “highway” bike they’ve ever made. The geo is tuned for lengthy highway days and provides sturdiness. The tubing and body elements are designed to be as mild and environment friendly as potential.
Gone are the highway bikes of yesterday. No extra ultra-skinny, high-pressure tires on a “one-trick-pony”, highway bike. This all-road bike is constructed for when the paved highway fades right into a gravel highway and also you need to take the great distance house.
Bitter says the House Cake is mild, responsive, and constructed for velocity. Like all the Bitter bike fashions, the House Cake comes with its signature, customized powder coating. Select from daring, elegant, or a bit of off-beat.
Mountain biking is on the core of Bitter Bikes’ DNA, however they are saying all-road and gravel are on the coronary heart of Bitter’s off-MTB-season. As such, a motorcycle just like the House Cake may be the proper low season instrument even if you happen to desire knobby tires and full suspension.
Retail and Construct Choices
Frameset retail: 1,299 €
Full bike retail: $5,999 € (Shimano Ultegra Di2)
Ultegra Construct Equipment Particulars
- Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2 RD-R8150
- Entrance Derailleur: Shimano Di2 FD-R8150
- Crankset: Shimano Ultegra FC-R8100, 172,5mm with 50/35t chainrings
- Shifters: Shimano Ultegra Di2 ST-R8170+BR-R8170 with RT-CL800S 160mm Discs
- Cassette: Shimano ULTEGRA CS-R8101 11-30t with CN-M7100 chain
- Wheelset: Constructed by hand with Duke Baccara RX 42 SLR2 rims paired with Duke Dangerous Boy J-Bend, Centerlock hubs. 28h, Sapim bladed spokes.
Full Easton EA90 Cockpit
- Small dimension: 90mm stem; handlebar 400mm 16° flare; seat submit 27,2x350mm; Easton bartape
- Medium and Massive dimension: 100mm stem; handlebar 420mm 16° flare; seat submit 27,2x350mm; Easton bartape
- X-Massive dimension: 110mm stem; handlebar 440mm 16° flare; seat submit 27,2x350mm; Easton bartape
- Saddle: SQ Lab 611 Ergowave XS-L 140mm XL-XXL 150mm
- White Industries Headset
- White Industries Backside Bracket
- Tires, Schwalbe Professional One 700×34 tubeless
Body Options and Geometry
Body Options
- Tubing: Customized drawn, a number of butted, partly warmth handled SOUR CrMo
- Headtube: 44 mm higher and decrease
- Backside bracket: Exterior 68mm T47 threaded backside bracket
- Axle: 12mm x 142mm thru-axle
- Seat submit: 27.2mm
- Brake normal: FM160 Direct. Extra data right here.
- Wheel dimension: Dimension S-XL 700C
- Tire clearance: as much as 38mm
- Fender and rack mounts
- Advisable tire dimension 28mm – 38mm
- Two water bottle mounts contained in the entrance triangle, a 3rd bottle mount underneath the downtube
- AXS/Di2 prepared cable routing
- Inner brake hose routing
- Exterior mechanical cable routing
- SRAM Transmission suitable dropouts (“UDH”)
Geometry
Be taught extra about Bitter Bikes’ new House Cake, and take a look at their different frames and bikes as nicely by hitting the hyperlink beneath.
