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OPEN WI.DE. is a road bike that combines fast road position and handling with big tires. It has a double-drop chainstay, a double-drop fork, and a double-drop seatpost for tire clearance and stiffness. It can accept up to 2.4” (61mm) or 46mm (700c) tires, depending on the setup.
- How Does It Ride?
- Bikepacking on The Open Wi.De.
- Switching to 700C Wheels
- Frame and Build Notes
- Perfect Or Unnecessary?
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When I first received the bike, I mentioned to a pro racer friend that I was test riding the WI.DE. and he confessed that it’s the bike he wants most of all. We joked about how unenthusiastic his sponsor would be about that. But, really, what’s special about it? Drop bars with voluminous knobby tires were always in the mix in the history of mountai...
I rode the WI.DE. on a January trip in Colombia where I was part of a small team scouting a set of routes created by Logan Watts with support and coordination from Conservation International. The unknown terrain and technical complexity of the project would normally have had me reaching for one of my familiar and proven personal rides, since dealin...
Back home I borrowed a set of 700c wheels with 38mm WTB Venture tires. These fall within the range of 700 x 35-40mm road tire sizes that OPEN recommends, but wasn’t a perfect test of the WI.DE.’s road worthiness. I would have wanted to mount, say, René Herse Barlow Passes, which are fast and have a tremendous road touch. But my 700c test gave me a ...
The understated but quality paint and the pristine fit and finish of the carbon was just as one ought to expect for a premium frameset. The hydraulic brake lines are routed internally for a clean look, as would be wires or cables for the rear derailleur. There are modular caps for the entry points into the frame to accommodate different combination...
As always, I’m aiming in this review to offer an honest subjective impression backed up with enough context and data to help you make sense of whether the WI.DE. will appeal to you. But I feel as if there is a broader issue about the general bona fides of this kind of platform. So here’s something of a philosophical coda about whether and where thi...
A review of the Open WI.DE., a carbon fiber bike with monster cross tire clearance and road bike manners. The author tested the bike with 27.5 x 2.4” tires and 700C gravel tires in Colombia and Vermont, and found it to be a capable and covetable machine.
May 13, 2022 · The OPEN WI.DE. is a versatile and powerful gravel bike with 650B wheels, 650 x 54B tires and a wireless mullet drivetrain. Read the review of this Swiss-made bike that won the previous gravel bike group test and how it performed in the 2022 edition.
OPEN WI.DE. Force eTap AXS/Eagle AXS ENVE - 29"/700c Due to popular demand, our complete WI.DE. is back and now with both 700c (29”) and 650b (27.5”) options. This bike represents our favorite components for building a “go anywhere” gravel/dirt/singletrack/asphalt machine.
The WI.DE. is a gravel bike that uses 2.4-inch mountain bike tires and road-inspired geometry to offer a new level of performance. The frame has dual-dropped chainstays, a 1x-specific bottom bracket, and a 15cm head tube. The bike is built with a mix of road and mountain bike parts, such as SRAM Force AXS and Enve carbon.
Jul 13, 2022 · Open WI.DE. Features: Optimized carbon layup for responsiveness and comfort (TRCinTRS™) Taller stack and shorter reach than the U.P. for more aggressive riding. Optimized, thin chain and seatstays. Double-dropped chainstays for maximum tire clearance (700x46c or 650bx2.4″) Uses same U-Turn GravelPlus fork as the U.P.
May 30, 2019 · Who Should Buy This Bike: All-in gravel lovers who want to ride, race, hit the trails, bikepack, and motor along on rugged terrain. What We Love: The WI.DE. blows the roof off tire size options...
