Fara Cycling’s latest carbon Gr4 gravel bike takes gravel racing to the next level with huge tire clearance, significant weight loss, and a wild-looking new modular 2-piece cockpit that adds adjustability, improved ergonomics, and tidy cable integration. Fara describes the new Gr4 as Goldilocks – a new bike developed so riders don’t have to pick either an adventure bike or a race bike. This new Gr4 is a fast aero-influenced but comfort-oriented gravel race bike with room for massive 2.2″ mountain bike tires if you need them, internal frame storage, and ergonomic cockpit adjustability… all in a frame that now weighs less than 1 kilo.
Fara Gr4 adventure-ready carbon gravel race bike
For their fourth generation of adventure-ready mixed-surface dropbar bikes, Norwegian bike company Fara Cycling have created the Gr4 – a versatile & capable gravel bike that’s happy to be a light & fast race bike or fully loaded down to go bikepacking off-the-beaten track deep in the backcountry. While Fara’s first bikes leaned more in the all-road/fast gravel touring direction, their dedicated F/GR gravel bike already had big-for-the-time 50mm tire clearance four years ago.
Now with this new carbon Gr4 gravel race bike, Fara takes it to the next level. With even bigger tires – now up to 57mm, lighter weight – shedding 200g on the frame plus another 300g in the frame kit, and a twin-spar modular cockpit – with 10mm of Reach adjust and 4 bar sizes with width-specific flare.
“We didn’t want to force riders to choose between a bike that’s built for racing and one that’s built for exploration, with the Gr4, we worked with our athletes and designers to create something that excels at both. A lightweight, responsive frame with huge tire clearance and refined ergonomics make it perfect for modern gravel racing, exploration and everyday riding alike.”
– Jeff Webb, Fara Cycling founder
What’s so unique about the Gr4?
Fara Modular Cockpit 2-piece ergonomics & integration concept
While the bulk of new road and gravel race bikes have adopted 1-piece carbon cockpits for sleek aero integration, Fara has opted for something different… and slightly complicated. Instead of sticking with a traditional 2-piece bar & stem (the Gr4 is still compatible with regular 1 1/8″ stems), they’ve come up with their own proprietary two-part system.
Fara says that it’s lighter than a conventional bar & stem and more comfortable than most 1-piece solutions, while also giving the rider 10mm of stem length/reach adjustability (with the flat 4-bolt top mounting) and a direct mount solution for optional aero bars if you want to go that ultra-distance route.
The Fara Modular Cockpit solution still lets users pick their ideal stem length (3 options available). And then you can mix-and-match any of their 4 bars. Each handlebar features generous backsweep and a bit of sloping drop on the tops to naturally align with your wrist angle for comfort. Then the bars get variable flare to their drops – 8* for the narrowest bar, up to 12° for the widest bars.
Tech details
- lightweight hi-mod Torayca T1000 and M40X carbon frame, with dropped & curved seatstay for comfort
- 970g claimed (size M, unpainted without hardware)
- full carbon 1.5-1.125″ tapered steerer fork
- 2-piece mix-and-match adjustable carbon cockpit (360, 385, 415, 440mm c-c widths at the hoods, plus 8-12° flare to the drops)
- 10mm adjustable stem length in 3 sizes (80-90, 100-110 &120-130mm)
- fully integrated internal cable routing (Token A-Box System)
- CeramicSpeed SLT headset
- 1x only, mechanical or electronic shifting
- Improved internal Stash Hatch frame storage inside downtube
- Fara IBS (Integrated Bikepacking System) removable magnetic direct mounts for QR frame bag
- 57mm max 700c tire clearance – up to 29x 2.2″ MTB tire
- round 27.2mm seatpost with external seatpost clamp
- T47 threaded bottom bracket, 85.5mm for inboard bearings
- UDH & 12mm thru-axles
- direct front derailleur mount for a chain-guide (not compatible with front derailleurs)
- flat mount 160mm disc brake mounts
- hidden full coverage front & rear fender mounts
- 3-bolt anything cage mounts on fork legs & downtube, plus seattube cage, toptube bag & cage mount under the downtube
- bolt-on plastic downtube protector
- 4 frame sizes available (S 49, M 53, L 56 & XL 59cm)
Fara Gr4 gravel bike – Pricing, options & availability
The new Fara Gr4 gravel bike is offered both as a frameset including their modular cockpit, or in several customizable build options. It also comes in 4 sizes (S49cm-XL59cm) and 4 colors: Translucent black, purple Shade, Strand yellow & Sunrise yellow to white fade.
Framesets sell for $5250 / 5250€ including carbon frame, fork, seatpost, and your choice of 12 adjustable cockpit sizes.
Complete bike builds start as low as $6500 / 6200€ with a SRAM Rival Xplr AXS groupset & alloy Fulcrum wheels. And they climb as high as $10,500 / 9900€ with SRAM Red Xplr and ultra-wide Zipp 303 SW Xplr carbon wheels.
All builds include a CeramicSpeed bottom bracket and SLT headsets so you shouldn’t ever have to worry about rerunning cables to replace a bearing. Fara also lets every complete bike buyer choose bar width, stem length & crank length to dial in your fit, no matter what size bike you buy.
As for availability, you’ll have to be a bit patient. It looks like the first framesets will start shipping at the end of December, while complete bikes will be available anywhere from as early as mid-November to the end of January 2026, depending on size and build spec.
