Providing a forgiving experience and glorious sturdiness, chromoly metal is a perfect materials for a motorcycle you’re planning to experience for years to come back, or tackle adventures removed from civilization. Panorama Cycles has simply up to date their chromoly-framed Anticosti gravel bike with some fashionable options for 2025.
A gravel bike that’s additionally appropriate for mild touring or bikepacking excursions, the Anticosti is Panorama’s best-selling bike. The up to date body provides UDH compatibility, elevated tire clearance, and routing for a dropper publish cable. Panorama’s customizable construct choices embody your alternative of a carbon or chromoly fork, completely different dropper publish choices, single or double-ring drivetrains, and a high-end Rival AXS construct.
Panorama Anticosti – Body and Fork Options:
Anticosti frames are constructed from custom-butted Reynolds 725 chromoly tubing, and all 5 obtainable body sizes get distinctive tube units. The frames are handled with an electrodeposition floor therapy to guard them in opposition to corrosion.
As for updates, the latest technology Anticosti now provides UDH-compatible dropouts. In addition they get elevated tire clearance, so the body can now match as much as 29×2.1” treads.
If you wish to roll on correct 29er MTB tires it’s possible you’ll wish to swap to a wider wheelset, all three obtainable fashions come inventory with 700c wheels. However these Hunt 4 Season Gravel wheels and the inventory Easton AR25s all are already 25mm inner, so loads for a 2.1″ tire.
The brand new frames additionally get up to date with inner cable routing for dropper posts. The body accepts 27.2mm posts.
Different options of the Anticosti embody three water bottle mounts (on the highest and backside of the down tube and the seat tube), plus mounts for a high tube bag, rear rack, and fenders.
The Anticosti body makes use of a 142x12mm Increase rear thru-axle, BSA 68mm threaded BB shell, and has a flat mount disc brake mount. The bike can run 1x or 2x drivetrains and has ample clearance for a 46t chainring.
Panorama provides consumers the selection of a carbon or chromoly fork on any construct spec. The 4130 chromoly fork contains loads of mounts for equipment/racks, whereas the carbon fork nonetheless provides cargo mounts but additionally vibration-absorbing experience qualities.
The chromoly fork has a straight 1 1/8” steerer tube, and a flat mount for the disc brake. This fork additionally will get triple cargo cage mounts, mounts for low-rider and Nitto/Rivendale type racks, and fender mounts.
Panorama’s non-obligatory carbon fork has a tapered steerer tube. It will get the triple cargo cage mounts and fender mounts, however no low-rider rack mounts. This fork additionally encompasses a flat mount for the disc brake.
Each fork choices use 12x100mm axles and supply ample clearance for 29×2.1” tires. Both fork can also be appropriate with Dynamo hubs, with inner routing for the wiring and a mount for a headlight. Each forks are available in Muted Blue to match the Anticosti body.
Geometry:
The Anticosti’s geometry was designed to supply a cushty experience on gravel, and flexibility for longer bikepacking or mild touring rides. See the chart under for all of the figures and measurements for every body measurement.
Construct Specs and Choices:
The Anticosti will probably be obtainable as a frameset or an entire bike. The body/fork retails for $1399. The Anticosti body is simply obtainable in Muted Blue.
Full bikes begin at $3249, with {custom} construct choices obtainable. Panorama builds their bikes to order, in-house at their workshop in Quebec, Canada. Given the obtainable part choices, actual costs weren’t supplied for all of the ‘inventory’ builds.
Panorama is providing the Anticosti in three full builds – The T1, T2 and T3. All three builds roll on the identical wheelsets; Easton AR25 wheels with Maxxis Rambler 700x45c tires. The three builds additionally include Ritchey Enterprise Max II handlebars, Cane Creek headsets, 160mm brake rotors entrance and rear, and WTB Volt saddles.
All builds supply an choice for both a Promax or Redshift Shockstop stem, and three completely different dropper publish manufacturers. Consumers can select between a Kalloy SP-3D2, a OneUp Parts dropper, or a Redshift Shockstop Endurance publish.
To sum up the construct specs, the T1 and T2 bikes are mainly 1x or 2x Shimano GRX bikes. The T1 is 1×12, and the T2 is 2×12. The T3 mannequin encompasses a SRAM Rival eTap AXS 1×12 drivetrain. For all different specs go to Panorama’s web site.
The Anticosti is now obtainable for pre-order via Panorama Cycles’ web site or sellers. Supply is predicted for Might 2025.