Cinelli’s HoBootleg Geo, the Italian bikemaker’s affordable extreme adventure bikepacking rig, gets a subtle geometry update to help take you trips further than ever. Described as a nearly indestructible off-road touring bike, the HoBootleg Geo already had classic MTB-inspired geometry. But as mountain bike geometry continued to evolve, now this rigid dropbar adventure bike does, too, with a more forward & much lower position for slightly more nimble handling without compromising off-road stability.
Cinelli HoBootleg Geo affordable steel bikepacking bike
For more than a decade and most recently overhauled in 2018, the oddly named HoBootleg Geo has been wandering around teh globe as a fat tire touring bike, hell-bent on traveling the world beyond where even dirt roads taper into singletrack. But now, after spending 3 years working to refine the Geo’s Geometry, Cinelli is back with a MY26 update that makes just a few key fit & handling changes.
Plus, it gets a UDH for compatibility with every drivetrain option out there.
“We’ve fine-tuned the HoBootleg Geo over a three-year testing period with our adventure ambassadors. We wanted to build a bike which is ready to tackle your most extreme rides straight out of the box. It’s ready to match whatever you throw at it and we can’t wait to see which remote corners of the globe riders venture to.”
– Victor Luis, Cinelli Chairman
Updated geo for the Geo
First off on the geometry update front, the new HoBootleg Geo now comes in five stock sizes, adding an XS to fit more riders.
Then, Cinelli significantly lowered Stack heights across the board, cutting about a centimeter and a half off with shorter headtubes. While frame Reach is essentially unchanged for the same short stem + wide bar fits, lowering stack also shortens the front end length, too. That makes the new bikes slightly shorter overall, making them a little quicker handling. That’s helpful when you start weighing down the bike with weeks’ worth of gear. And it pairs nicely with the flip-chip dropout carbon Columbus Futura Adventure fork that already lets you tweak offset between 45 & 50mm, adjusting fork Trail for your preferred style of riding.
Tech details
- double-butted chromoly steel frame with reinforced downtube gusset, TIG-welded in Asia (presumably China)
- straight 44mm headtube for straight or tapered steerers
- electrophoretic coating for lifetime rust resistance
- full carbon monocoque Columbus Futura Adventure fork
- 1.5″ tapered steerer, suspension-corrected fork with adjustable rake, anything cage mounts & internal dynamo routing
- 27.2mm round seatpost with classic external 29.8mm alloy clamp
- 68mm BSA threaded bottom bracket
- full-length external cable routing, plus stealth internal dropper routing
- 3-pack anything cage mount on downtube, plus standard cage mount under the downtube & on seattube
- rear rack and rear fender mounts (no fender mounts on fork)
- 1x or 2x compatible with a 28.6mm band clamp front derailleur
- new UDH dropout with 12x142mm rear axle
- 15x110mm Boost front axle
- flat mount disc brakes: PM140 rear (max 160mm rotor) & PM160 front (max 180mm rotor)
- max 3.0″ 29″/700c tire clearance (measured)
- 2500g frame weight (size M) and 550g fork weight (uncut), painted claim +/-5%
- 5 sizes available (XS 38cm – XL 55cm)
2026 Cinelli HoBootleg Geo – Pricing, options & availability
Cinelli’s new 29+ HoBootleg Geo comes in just one Desert Mud paint job, pairing a tan frame to a light khaki brown fork. It is available now as a 1300€ frameset in 5 stock sizes (XS-XL) or in a single complete bike build. Cinelli sells the complete bike for 2500€ with a Shimano Cues 1x 11-speed drivetrain with its extra-durable 11-50T LinkGlide cassette, 36T chainring, a wide flared alloy handlebar, and 29×2.25″ WTB Ranger tires on alloy WTB i20 rims laced to Shimano hubs
