The UK-based brand, Pashley Cycles, is on the verge of celebrating 100 years of providing hand-built, high-quality bicycles. In fact, if you look at their website, you’ll learn that they claim to be the “longest-established British bicycle manufacturer and one of only three remaining here in the UK.” Well, today we are here to talk about Pashley’s new Wildfinder adventure bike.
The bike looks pretty cool, but before we go any further, let’s talk about this “grountain bike.” That’s what Mark Lloyd, Pashley Project Design Lead, says he likes to call the new bike. Like ‘groad’ was a maligned portmanteau for gravel and road, this grountain is a combination of gravel and mountain for obvious reasons. We’ve been saying this for years (along with others), but we think that this category of bike should simply be referred to as an ATB, or All Terrain Bike.
OK? Let’s dig in…
Wildfinder Frame Highlights
The new Wildfinder is hand-built with Reynolds 853 DZB steel tubes and is designed for tackling tough terrain. The “DZB” tubing adds extra thickness to high-stress joints, while offering weight savings in the middle of the tube. This is a great way to balance durability and efficiency.
The Wildfinder frame also sports a tall stack height and optimized reach, so you can run a short stem and wide bars. The Wildfinder has massive tire clearance, too. The frame has clearance for 29 x 2.4″ or 27.5 x 2.8″ tires. The fork can fit 29 x 2.6″ or 27.5 x 3″ rubber.
There are numerous mounting points located all over the bike, so you can carry all the bags, racks, and fenders that you like. The front triangle has plenty of room for a substantial frame bag.
The frame has a beefy combination of an oversized seat tube and downtube to offer torsional stability. This means a solid and efficient pedalling platform even when fully loaded.
Helping to provide clearance, good compliance, and a long life of strength, the frame features custom chromoly stayts and bridgeless, S-bend chainstays. Plus, the seat cluster looks really clean.
The Wildefinder uses a 3D printed yoke, helping to offer that great rear tire clearance. They say that even the max 29 x 2.4″ still offers “ample clearance in even the muddiest conditions.” The 3D printed yoke also allows the frame to support up to a 42t chainring.
Because it’s built for tough terrain, upon ordering the Wildfinder, you’ll find the option to add a Pro Koryak dropper post, or a RockShox SID SL 100mm front suspension fork, or both if you wanna get nuts.
Wildfinder Geometry
Choose from Three Build Options
The Wildfinder is available as a frameset, or you can choose from three different drivetrain/build options.
SRAM Rival GX AXS Wireless: Clean, cable-free electronic shifting with a wide 12-speed range, crisp hydraulic braking, and full AXS app customisation. Fast, intuitive, and built for riders who hunger for cutting-edge precision.
Shimano GRX 820 Mechanical: (Rugged, mud-ready shifting with gravel-tuned 12-speed gearing, SHADOW RD+ chain stability, and powerful hydraulic brakes. Simple, dependable, pure mechanical grit.
Shimano SLX M7100 Flat Bar Mechanical: Upright control meets adventure-ready durability. With 12-speed Rapidfire PLUS shifting, clutch-secured chain retention, and hydraulic braking built for grime, it’s the toolkit for riders who want mountain-bike comfort on gravel’s wild side.
Wildfinder Retail & Option Pricing
Wildfinder Frameset Pricing: $2,595
RockShox Option: add $829
Dropper Option: add $376
Build Option Pricing:
SRAM Rival GX AXS Wireless: $5,995
Shimano GRX 820 Mechanical: $4,495
Shimano SLX M7100 Flat Bar Mechanical: $4,195
