Co-Motion Klatch

The best proven performers meet the best cutting-edge tech for the best world tour ever.

We must confront a novel challenge in a cycling zeitgeist dictated by whatever boardrooms and c-suite executives consider to be “innovative” and “disruptive” and “needlessly integrated.” As we zero in on wireless electronic brakes that supposedly free up your suspension travel by removing critical frame-hose friction points, how are we to find a signal in the noise and select the pieces that truly make a difference? 

That’s where your friendly neighborhood wrench monkey comes in. How? What? Why? Isn’t this kind of an ad too? 

So let’s cut through the interference and focus on something that’s real, something that’s really cool, and something that will be really, really loved for years to come: this beautiful new craft-built Co-Motion Klatch. 

This build features some timeless standbys that we should discuss off the top. It’s painted a timeless colour (Medium Blue, to be precise), it’s steel, and it’s got a tasteful abundance of useful mounting points. These are very good things indeed. 

But you might also notice a few specification choices that North American Sales Managers and VP’s of Product Solutions would deem to be very innovative indeed. And then before you call the shop and accuse us of hypocrisy (us?? NEVER!!) consider this.

The exercise hasn’t changed: pick the best parts to help you achieve your riding goals. The challenge we tackle with you is finding those unicorns in a raging storm of product development.

So alongside standby evergreen picks like Astral Wanderlust wheels, Rene Herse tires, a Thomson seatpost, Portland Design Works fenders, and SPD pedals this Klatch also features electronic shifting and even comes apart into two halves to facilitate easy travel. The Di2 GRX groupset doesn’t just shift unbelievably quickly and assertively either: it’s a great way to make splitting a bike into travel-sized bites easy! Just disconnect one cable when you take off and reconnect when you land.

So if your riding goal is to take an handmade artisanal gravel bike off the beaten path all over the planet, it pays to check out some of the best new stuff.