4 Schindelhauer Wilhelm Gravel Gearbox or Inside Gear Hub Bikes to Expertise Anyplace
Schindelhauer supplies their long-running gearbox all-rounder Wilhelm metropolis bike a Wilhelm Gravel bike substitute, together with 4 alt drivetrain selections to go effectively with all types of all-surface journey riders.
The German bike maker has on a regular basis specialised in versatile alloy metropolis and commuter bikes, most incessantly with Gates belt drive and Pinion gearboxes or internally geared hubs for his or her low repairs efficiency. Nonetheless as further cyclists appeared to gravel bikes for the added flexibility of driving on- or off-road, Schindelhauer knew their long-running Wilhelm may probably be the fitting platform with a dropbar substitute…
Schindelhauer Wilhelm Gravel alloy belt-drive bike
Schindelhauer is conscious of that the need to expertise a versatile bike with straightforward clear traces, and that doesn’t require a bunch of messy repairs isn’t solely restricted to metropolis commuter bikes. Metropolis mobility is also their forte, nevertheless Schindelhauer nonetheless likes to get their tire dirty, too.
Enter the Wilhelm Gravel family…
It’s instantly based on their top-tier belt-drive Wilhelm metropolis bike, repurposing that conventional aero aluminum physique with built-in seatpost clamp and distinctive forged fork end dropouts with built-in crocodile belt tensioner. It even already had fat metropolis tire plus fender clearance that will work for gravel, as successfully. It appears to be like 40mm fast gravel tires, with a great deal of room to spare.
Schindelhauer says, “The Wilhelm physique has merely been prepared for its various for an journey.“
So, what’s new?
The alt-drivetrain choices truly set the model new Wilhelm Gravel apart – making it fully distinctive as compared with almost every completely different gravel bike within the market.
The Schindelhauer Wilhelm Gravel is obtainable in 4 gravel bike assemble variants:
- 12-speed Pinion C-Line gearbox with digital Good.Shift paired to TRP brakes and their Hywire shifter (12.6kg)
- 12-speed Pinion C-Line gearbox with TRP x Tout Terrain Cinq Shift:R mechanical shifters & hydraulic brakes (12.1kg)
- 14-speed Rohloff internally geared hub with Shimano GRX brakes & mechanical shifters to a Gebla Rohbox (11.9kg)
- 11-speed Shimano Alfine Di2 internally geared hub paired to GRX Di2 levers and brakes (11.6kg)
*weight claims for dimension M/56cm with stock builds
Tech particulars
The Wilhelm Gravel incorporates a lightweight smooth-weld, triple-butted AL6061-T6 aluminum physique with Schindelhauer’s belt port, dropouts & built-in seatpost clamp.
Each constructed for a Pinion gearbox or an internally geared rear hub.
On excessive of that you just get a 1.5″ tapered steerer, flat mount 160 brakes, 27.2mm seatpost, and conventional semi-internal cable routing. You then can select from each an an identical smooth-weld aluminum fork, or the excellent full-carbon Seido MGV fork that we reviewed a 12 months and a half previously.
The bike inherits hidden mounting for lightweight entrance and rear racks in the event you’re searching for to do some bikepacking. Together with their companions at Gramm, entrance and rear baggage could be discovered notably to swimsuit the bike. And their Allygn factor line can current the lightweight entrance pannier rack. You could even get built-in lighting powered by a dynamo as a further, on request.
Plus, you may match full safety fenders too for year-round rain security. And whereas all the stock bikes embody 700c x 40mm Continental Terra Path tires, Schindelhauer provide the selection for 650b x 48mm tires, and even completely different tires on request, too.
2024 Schindelhauer Wilhelm Gravel – Pricing, selections & availability
The model new Wilhelm Gravel line is obtainable direct from the Schindelhauer web page, or from their specialist sellers which will permit you to with customization. Bikes are slated for availability from the middle of subsequent week.
The bike is accessible in 5 stock sizes (50-62cm) and 4 customary colors – Alu Pure silver, Garnet crimson, Midnight blue, and Cream white. You possibly can too get it inside the Apricot of the Pinion Good.Shift assemble or Moss inexperienced of the Rohloff bike for a small upcharge. And even go for a full custom-made shade within the occasion you so want. There’s moreover selections for shiny silver or black ano ending kits.
Full bike pricing begins at 4295€ for Shimano Di2. Then, it climbs from 4595€ for Pinion with Cinq Shift:R, from 4995€ for Pinion with Good.Shift, and starting from 5695€ with the Rohloff hub alternative.
