Gothic Cycles

Q: Can I race the Gothic Aix?

A: You think the Aix is just for looks? This is a race-ready frame, my friend. It's got exceptional power transfer and acceleration. It's not twitchy like it's trying to escape into the forest. It's stiffer than Dracula's collar.

Oh, you can race it. You can race it, all right. And you can win, and you can crush your enemies' bones into powder, and you can make that powder into a broth and drink it and dance around the...
... er... let's just say 'yes' is the answer.

Gothic against a gloomy sky — what could be more perfect?

Violent Violet! Blood Red! ... er Ominous Orange! What's your colour of choice?

When you get a Gothic, you can have whatever you like. Even black.

Well, especially black. 🖤

Going to be a busy few weeks in the Gothic workshop.

Now: what hubs to choose? 🤔

"Why does everyone want tan sidewall gravel tyres?" 'Cause then you get to take photos like this. 😍

It'd almost be a shame to get them dirty.

Almost.

There's nothing like the wind in your hair, and gravel dust on your Gothic. 😍

Thanks for the photo from Beechworth, Steve!

Is this the best carbon seatpost of all time? Yes! Are we engaging in some mild hyperbole? Probably!

But seriously, you'd be amazed how much difference a good-quality carbon post like the NEWMEN-Components Advanced makes. It's light, sure, but the main advantage is shock absorption, a huge bonus for those corrugated gravel roads. 🤯

Now: admire it on David's beautiful, rain-speckled Gothic. 😍

What's on your gravel bike: a stock post or something special?

📸 James Raison/Greyhound Media

🎶 Gold (Gold!)
Always believe in your sooooooul
Your drivetrain's ready to go
You've got a Gothic now, always be grav-el-ling
'Cause you picked gold... (Gold!) 🎶

p.s. Apologies to everyone who grew up in the 80s and will now have this in their head for several hours, if not days.

📸 James Raison/Greyhound Media

EXCESS GRAMS MUST DIE 💀

Every Gothic is considered down to the nuts and bolts. And we mean that literally.

For every build above base spec, we replace every single steel bolt with either titanium or aluminium (depending on that bolt's job). All steel mounting screws are replaced with either plastic blanking screws or micro grub screws, to keep all mounting threads clean and corrosion-free.

Sure, it doesn’t drop kilos off the bike, but why drag around dozens of steel bolts if you don’t need to? 🤷