Gothic Cycles

Maybe its just my frozen digits talking, but I would kill for a good heatwave right now.

Come on, summer, where are yoooooou

Anyone else sick of winter?

This is what a night sky looks like if you bottle it and pour it on a headtube. ✨

Why proprietary parts are a curse 👿

As mechanics and riders, proprietary gimmicks are a nightmare. Model-specific headset spacers, custom-shaped seatposts, built-in suspension — these things lock you into a brand's ecosystem, or can be expensive or impossible to replace. Worst case scenario: if that part breaks or is no longer supported by the manufacturer, well, you can put that bike in the bin.

The Aix doesn't do proprietary parts. You won't be chasing obscure spares on a dodgy website or trawling forums at 2am to find a solution. 🤬🤬🤬

Our bikes are built to be ridden, not held hostage by their own cleverness. No proprietary bits, and no nonsense. 🦇 🖤

BEHOLD THE BEAST OF PETE 🦇

Pete needed a new gravel bike. As the co-founder of Gothic, well, what other frame would he start with?

With decades of bike mechanic work under his belt and a taste for a particular aesthetic, he knew exactly what he wanted.

🦇 Shimano Di2 groupset
🦇 Garbaruk drivetrain
🦇 Extralite headstem
🦇 Gothic Cycles carbon rims laced up with Hope Pro 5 hubs
🦇 Silver headset spacers cap machined up by Pete

With a Bio-Mechanics Cycles & Repairs (BMCR)-coded green and black finish, and enough silver to fend off a werewolf, Pete's Gothic Aix is a thing to behold. 🖤

Now he just needs time to actually ride it.

(Want your own beast? You know we've got a sale on, right? 🤔)

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Q: Why does the Gothic Aix run a threaded BB Shell?

A: For greater reliability – no clicks or creaks. You know how in every riding pack there's one person with the ‘tick! tick! tick!’ bike? Congratulations, that'll never be you.

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Didn't plan for rain, but definitely not complaining about the result. 🧡💙

Bad weather is pretty on-brand for us, tbh.

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Colourway, drivetrain, rubber, cockpit — the Aix, piece by piece. What would yours look like?

Tag your gravel-curious mate. 👇

If a gravel bike falls in the forest and no-one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Gothic Cycles, here with the big questions.🦇 🖤

Let's talk tyre clearance. The Aix can take up to 50c front & 45c rear (700C) + 2.1″ on 27.5.

You get versatility and grip without it morphing into a monster-truck gravel bike.

Are you a 700c or a 27.5 person?