Sea Otter 2022 – Moots

Forager Fat Bike

Ready for All Seasons and All Terrain

We got a sneak peek of Moots’ new Forager titanium fat tire bike at the show.

If you’re not hanging up your wheels when the snow flies and you love the solitude of quiet winter adventures. This Overlanding machine is built for you.  Moots’ 20+ year history of building fat bikes all comes together in a modern take in the Forager.

The Forager is equipt to hold a 27.5 x 4.5’’ tire with plenty of room for icicles. Built with current fat bike standards such as 197mm rear spacing, 120mm bottom bracket shell, and boosted fork, this setup will stand the test of time. The big tires, which should help it roll through snow, mud, and sand, offer tractor-like traction and control. It has some wild S-bend chainstays to fit the big tires.

It has some very cool-looking camo anodization on the seat and down tubes. It has an external cable routing design, but to be a bit more modern it features a stealth internal dropper post routing!

It features a carbon ENVE fat fork, a 1.5″ tapered headset, 197mm rear & 150mm front axles, and a supposed frame weight of 3.75 lbs.

At the heart of the Forager is a proprietary double-butted top and down tube in the largest diameters, Moots has built from, providing the strongest, stiffest and best tracking fat bike the brand has ever made. The Forager is not limited to just the cold surfaces, with bike packing and bike adventuring fitting right into its oversized wheel house. Moots took everything they learned from building fat bikes for over 20 years and combined all of that knowledge into the most advanced offering in this category.

Note: Forager production will be limited to 50 complete bikes with scheduled delivery beginning in early November 2022.

XT Build Kit – $9, 653

Routt ESC

Adding to the legendary Routt lineup is the Routt ESC. This is an escape-ready drop-bar bike that can hold up to a 2.4’’ tire and take you well beyond the far-off routes you’ve been dreaming of. Leaving your front door on a bike that can link your favorite routes together as they turn from pavement to gravel to hidden gems of single-track and back again is what the ESC is all about.

The Routt ESC is equipped with three frame bottle locations as well as two triple pack mounts on the fork that allow you to get lost without wondering about the next refuel stop. Wide gear range and a 38 tooth chainring allow big roll out and gears to climb where the goats reside. An oversized tubeset and massive S-bend fastback seat stays give this bike backbone to perform across all-terrain, loaded, or unloaded. Available in two build options with Moots’ signature array of finishes, there’s a Routt ESC for every taste and every rider.

A wide gear range and a 38 tooth chainring allow big rollout and gears to climb where the goats reside. An oversized tube set and massive fastback seat stays give this bike backbone to perform across all-terrain, loaded or unloaded.

Neo Retro Kit

A throwback build, the Neo Retro Kit is devoted to lovers of vintage bikes. With a Dajia Cycleworks Far Bar, Brooks saddle, and Paul Components Klamper brakes this build combines retro aesthetics with modern performance.

AXS Kit

Sparing no detail in the name of performance, the AXS Kit features parts from ENVE Composites, Sella Italia, White Industries and SRAM’s Force AXS kit. Combined with the stiff yet compliant ride that Moots is known for, there’s no limit to your adventure. Pictured in the Trans Am finish.

The bottom line: Deep gravel, lumpy two-track, and singletrack capable. The ride is better than the destination.

Product Features

• BB: 73MM Threaded
• Seatpost: 30.9mm
• 3 bottle mounts
• Completes spec’ed with 5 Ti cages: 3 King Cages and 2 King Manything Cages
• Max. tire size: 29×24
• Read axle spacing: 148mm (Boost)
• Max chainring size: 38t
• MSRP
  • Neo Retro – From $9,769, $10,119 with Anodized Emerald Green Finish
  • AXS complete – From $12,000, $13,353 with Trans Am Finish

Womble

If you love the adventure of seeking out and speeding down pristine singletrack, this hardtail 29er is built for you.

That kind of pure mountain biking has been shaping our bikes since we started out in 1981 and this bike – designed to be a perfect cross-country steed for long, fun days in the saddle – is our tribute to that. We named the Womble after the iconic Womble Trail in Mt. Ida, Arkansas.

The Womble is a 1x specific frame with a progressive 29’’ geometry and ample clearance for 2.6’’ tires. Proprietary double-butted top and down tubes in the largest diameters we’ve ever built create the stiffest and strongest front end possible. This extra strength allows us to stretch the front triangle for added reach and the increased travel of a 140mm fork; a Rock Shox Pike Ultimate 140 with 42mm offset for the smoothest, stiffest, and best tracking suspension we could mate the Womble to.

The bottom line: Perfect for XC trails, single-track, backroad gravel, bike packing. A modern classic, genuine all-rounder, and genuinely fun.