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True love never rusts – New 2021 Standert Erdgeschoss gravel & bikepacking rig for stainless steel lovers

Originating from Berlin’s fixie and race-bike scene, Standert’s designers took their new Erdgeschoss gravel and bikepacking rig on an excursion beyond Berlin’s city gates. Read on to find out what you can expect from Standert’s latest stainless-steel creation.

The new Standert Erdgeschoss builds on the success of its predecessor and reflects the philosophy of the Berlin-based brand. If you’re not yet familiar with Standert, you can read everything about the small German manufacturer in our Behind the scenes at Standert article. Like its predecessor, the new version of the Erdgeschoss features a stainless-steel frame. The bike will be available as a frameset, which retails at € 1,799 and as a complete bike, with prices starting at € 3,749. Brand-new is the Standert carbon fork, which features six mounting points for bottle cages and fork panniers.

The main frame offers even more mounting options, with the usual bottle cage mounts in the main frame triangle and countless attachment points on the top tube, saddle rails and the underside of the down tube. All bottle-cage mounts have a third tab which makes it easier to adjust the position of the bottles. The new Erdgeschoss is compatible with up to 47 mm 650B or 40 mm 700C tires, when combined with DT Swiss GRC 1400 SPLINE wheels.

LOVE NEVER RUSTS For the new edition of the Erdgeschoss, the lovely people at Standert stuck to stainless steel.

The Components of the Standert Erdgeschoss

Apart from the spec option for complete bikes, you can choose between two finish variants: the moss-green Moss Def version and raw stainless-steel Rawkim model.

Standert Erdgeschoss AXS eTap

Standert Erdgeschoss AXS eTap in Moss Def | Manufacturer’s Website

Frame Standert Erdgeschoss Stainless
Fork Standert Full Carbon Adventure fork
Drivetrain SRAM Force AXS eTap,
Cassette SRAM XG-1270, 10–36T
Brakes SRAM Force eTap HRD
Wheelset DT Swiss GRC 1400 SPLINE
Tires Teravail Rutland, 650 x 47B
Seatpost Zipp Service Course SL carbon
Saddle Fizik Tempo Argo R3
Handlebars Zipp Service Course SL70 XPLR Beyond Black
Stem Zipp Service Course SL
Weight 9.8 kg (Manufacturer information)
Available sizes 48PC, 50PC, 52PC, 54, 56, 58, 60

Standert Erdgeschoss SRAM Force 1X in Rawkim | from 3,749 € | Manufacturer’s Website

Frame Standert Erdgeschoss Stainless
Fork Standert Full Carbon Adventure fork
Drivetrain SRAM Force 1, 40T
Cassette SRAM PG-1130, 11–42T
Brakes SRAM Force 1 HRD
Wheelset DT Swiss GRC 1600 SPLINE
Tires Teravail Rutland, 650 x 47B
Seatpost Zipp Service Course SL carbon
Saddle Fizik Tempo Argo R3
Handlebars Zipp Service Course SL70 XPLR Beyond Black
Stem Zipp Service Course SL
Weight 9.8 kg (Manufacturer information)
Price starting from € 3,749
Available sizes 48PC, 50PC, 52PC, 54, 56, 58, 60

The Geometry

Size 48PC 50PC 52 54 56 58 60
Seat tube 460 mm 480 mm 500 mm 520 mm 540 mm 560 mm 580 mm
Top tube 500 mm 520 mm 530 mm 545 mm 560 mm 575 mm 585 mm
Head tube 89 mm 100 mm 110 mm 122 mm 138 mm 160 mm 180 mm
Head angle 71,25° 71,25° 71,5° 71,5° 72° 72° 72,5°
Seat tube angle 76,5° 75,5° 75° 74° 73,5° 73° 73°
Chain stay length 425 mm 425 mm 425 mm 425 mm 425 mm 425 mm 425 mm
Wheelbase 996 mm 1008 mm 1,012 mm 1,018 mm 1,024 mm 1,034 mm 1,039 mm
Reach 373 mm 381 mm 384 mm 386 mm 391 mm 394 mm 398 mm
Stack 519 mm 529 mm 539 mm 551 mm 568 mm 589 mm 610 mm

Quite clearly, the Erdgeschoss was molded around the successful Standert concept. With a reasonable entry price of € 1,799 for the frameset and € 3,749 for a complete bike, we’re sure that the new Erdgeschoss will sell like hotcakes. As soon as we’ll get our hands on one, we’ll let you know how it performs both as a gravel and bikepacking bike. Until then, we’ll wait patiently to the sound of Rakim and Mos Def.

More information at: standert.de


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Words: Rudolf Fischer Photos: Savannah van der Niet