Providing a forgiving trip and wonderful sturdiness, chromoly metal is a perfect materials for a motorcycle you’re planning to trip 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 trendy 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 embrace your selection 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 out there body sizes get distinctive tube units. The frames are handled with an electrodeposition floor remedy to guard them towards corrosion.
As for updates, the latest technology Anticosti now presents 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 out there fashions come inventory with 700c wheels. However these Hunt 4 Season Gravel wheels and the inventory Easton AR25s all are already 25mm inside, so lots for a 2.1″ tire.
The brand new frames additionally get up to date with inside cable routing for dropper posts. The body accepts 27.2mm posts.
Different options of the Anticosti embrace 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 presents patrons 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 presents cargo mounts but in addition vibration-absorbing trip 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 model racks, and fender mounts.
Panorama’s optionally available 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 incorporates 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 be suitable with Dynamo hubs, with inside routing for the wiring and a mount for a headlight. Each forks are available Muted Blue to match the Anticosti body.
Geometry:
The Anticosti’s geometry was designed to supply a snug trip 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 dimension.
Construct Specs and Choices:
The Anticosti might be out there as a frameset or an entire bike. The body/fork retails for $1399. The Anticosti body is simply out there in Muted Blue.
Full bikes begin at $3249, with {custom} construct choices out there. Panorama builds their bikes to order, in-house at their workshop in Quebec, Canada. Given the out there part choices, precise costs weren’t offered 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 possibility 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 Elements dropper, or a Redshift Shockstop Endurance publish.
To sum up the construct specs, the T1 and T2 bikes are principally 1x or 2x Shimano GRX bikes. The T1 is 1×12, and the T2 is 2×12. The T3 mannequin incorporates a SRAM Rival eTap AXS 1×12 drivetrain. For all different specs go to Panorama’s web site.
The Anticosti is now out there for pre-order via Panorama Cycles’ web site or sellers. Supply is predicted for Could 2025.
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