Last year Bombtrack’s 27.5+ Beyond+ had already crossed North & South America with Tales on Tyres, and tackled the unsupported Tuscany Trail race with Clem Shovel. As a loaded expedition off-road touring mountain bike it was an affordable & capable ride. But Bombtrack knew they could do it better, so now the Beyond+ gets Advanced for 2018…
Bombtrack Beyond+ ADV expedition bikepacking bike
What’s new in 2018?
Building on the success of the first generation Beyond+, Bombtrack tweaked the bike into a bigger wheeled 29+ bike. Keeping the same general concept of the bike, the 4130 double butted chromoly Beyond+ ADV gets larger and fatter wheels to roll over even more challenging terrain in 2018.
The other big change on the Beyond+ ADV is a new full carbon, tapered steerer monocoque fork. With the bigger wheels & giant 3″ tires, Bombtrack wanted to trim weight back, managing to still drop 700g off last year’s smaller bike.
And not just any fork can suit a 29+ adventure bikepacking machine, so the ADV includes anything cage mounts down both legs of the carbon fork, and even internal routing for a dynamo wire if you want to add a dynamo hub.
Tech details
The new ADV also features a stealth dropper post routing port in the downtube. So now you can get down, even with a loaded bike. (Although droppers and bikepacking saddle bags don’t really mix well.) The bike keeps routing external for simplicity and durability, and also adds Rohloff compatible stops.
The bike already had tons of braze-ons to mount several cages and whatnot. But now it gets even more inside & out of the main triangle plus the rack mounting points at the rear.
Complete bike build
The ADV features 29+ wheels with massive 45mm internal, tubeless-ready WTB i45 rims, and wrapped now with 3.0″ TCS tubeless ready WTB Ranger tires. Of course the big 29+ bike includes front & rear thru-axles and Boost spacing.
A new SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed drivetrain keeps you moving with its super wide 10-50 cassette paired to a 32T chainring. The frame features a standard threaded bottom bracket, IS brake mount out back & post mount on the fork, and an oversized seatpost so you can get a proper dropper.
The bike build also includes the Jones Loop handlebar, specially developed for control & comfort through multi hand positions, paired with short 80mm stem.
The complete steel Beyond+ ADV will sell for $3100/£2500/2600€, with a claimed weight of just 12.8kg for a medium. It is available in a four size range (S-XL).
Geometry
The new Beyond+ ADV expedition mountain bikepacking killer will be available from the January 2018 through your regular Bombtrack dealer. Two versions of the 27.5+ Beyond+ also carry over in 2018, one that shares the same carbon fork as the ADV.
