Santiago Apex1 Flat Bar

Santiago Apex1 Flat Bar
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Santiago Apex1 Flat Bar

Reynolds steel cycle touring road bike

€1.299,00

Flat-barred single ring setup for low maintenance riding, geared up for going far with the comfort of a flat bar

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This bike is on pre-order. It is due to arrive in stock soon and builds start from soon. We'll keep you up-to-date throughout with your order progress and your planned bike build day.

Place your order now to secure the earliest possible build slot. As soon as we have your order Neil will schedule your build and let you know a confirmed date. New orders are currently being scheduled from the 29th Mar, but we will always aim to bring them forward if there are any changes to the workshop schedule. Please contact us if your build is date critical. 

Buy Now. Deliveries from 22 April.

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Select your size and make any changes you want from the standard build. When you’re done, hit Add to Bag at the bottom of the page

  • Frame

    Size
    Please select your Size
    Colour
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    size

    • Small

    • Medium

    • Large

    • X-Large

    colour

    • Blue

    • Grey

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  • 1. components

    Handlebar
    Sonder Aspect Riser 780mm
    Saddle
    Love Mud Abode / 138

    Configure your 1. components

    Handlebar

    • Sonder Aspect Riser 780mm

      • Sonder Aspect Riser [OEM]

      In general riser bars tend to be wider than flat bars and may have slightly more flex to give a more forgiving ride. As you go into descents and your arms drop below your knees the additional height gained on your front end will help you take control of the steep descents.

      That said you can get all bar types in a range of widths and stiffnesses and front end height can be adjusted with spacers like our Sonder Rings, so sometimes you just have to ignore the mumbojumbo and make your call on style and personal preference and there is nothing wrong with that.

    • Sonder Confucius

      +€22,49

      • Sonder Confucius

      Confucius says that you don't have to sacrifice what you love about your traditional riser bars just to get the flexibility of a hooped bar.

      We have taken our Aspect risers and evolved them in to a bar designed primarily for bikepacking. You won't have to adapt to a new hand position so you are not going to lose any control off-road and you can still get out of your saddle and power up the hills like a hero.

      If you do want to move your hands a bit a reduce the fatigue of a long ride, the hoop extends out front giving a choice of further hand positions. The bars also have a slight 'back sweep' so you can sit more upright in the saddle

      The bars have a slight riser but feel free to experiment and rotate them to your suiting. Keep them horizontal, or twist them up slightly to give yourself a streamlined TT style riding position to help you battle across a windblown Tierra del Fuego.

      Strength is not compromised as the main load bearing section of the bar is a single piece. Got gadgets? Confucius loves gadgets, and with the out-front hoop you can free up the bar around the stem. Simply attach your Garmin, 3000 lumen torches or mascots to the hoop and they will still be well within reach, maybe at an even better viewing angle and sit above your handle bar luggage.

      Take your bikepacking into the mountains; Confucius is a bar that gives you more control than a tradional swept back bar on technical terrain.

    • Love Mud Aspect Flat 720mm

      +€0,00

      • Love Mud Aspect Flat

      Flat bars help you keep the front end of your bike low, allowing you to get the weight over your front wheel when climbing and giving you more control in cornering.

      Our flats have a 5˚ rise so technically we should call them flatish, but if you really need them to be totally flat just rotate in the stem clamp!

    Saddle

    • Love Mud Abode / 138

      • Love Mud Abode [OEM]

      High density foam padding over a plastic base provides comfort and longevity. A v-shaped split at the rear of the saddle allows flex as you are riding, increasing shock absorbancy and reducing pressure on the spot between your sit bones.

      Scooped up at the back with a slight rise towards the nose the longitudinal profile provides a cupped, craddled seating position, a timeless, proven design for distance on and off the road or climbing in the mountains.

      Stainless steel rails give 50 mm of forward and back adjustment to help you find your sweet spot.

      All our Sonder bikes come with Abode fitted as standard.

    • Sonder Kura 138 / Black

      +€22,49

      • Sonder Kura

      Adventure cycling is diverse; in the course of a single trip you can find km's of asphalt, traverse rutted grasslands, weave through thickly forest singletrack, climb loose gravel track or descend steep rocky trails.

      It is unlikely you are going to find a single saddle position for all of this terrain. With this in mind Kura has a flat longitudinal profile with a gentle lateral curvature to give an extended saddle area, allowing you to position yourself around the saddle as you move between road, downhill, and climbing.

      The honeycomb base reduces weight whilst still providing structure and support that adapts and flexes with your motion.

      Titanium rails giving 50 mm of forward and back adjustment to help you find your sweet spot. Titanium is more forgiving than steel so provides a little more comfort.

      Slightly wider than our Adobe saddle, it may provide additional comfort for riders with wider sit bones.

    • Brooks Cambium C17 Saddle / All Weather / Black

      +€54,99

      • Brooks Cambium C17 Saddle [OEM] / All Weather / Black

    • Brooks Cambium C17 Saddle / All Weather Carved / Black

      +€64,99

      • Brooks Cambium C17 Saddle [OEM] / All Weather Carved / Black

    • Brooks Cambium C17 Saddle / All Weather / Brown

      +€54,99

      • Brooks Cambium C17 Saddle [OEM] / All Weather / Brown

  • 2. wheels

    Tubes
    WTB Inner Tube 700 / 28-38
    Wheels
    Sonder Alpha 700c HG

    Configure your 2. wheels

    Tubes

    • WTB Inner Tube 700 / 28-38

      • WTB [OEM] Inner Tube

      Never one to be stranded roadside; Prudence states that you should always have a spare at hand even for your faithfull tubeless set up, and who are we to argue with Prudence.

    • Tubeless Tyre Upgrade and Setup

      +€49,99

      • Tubeless Tyre Upgrade and Setup

      Go tubeless

    Wheels

    • Sonder Alpha 700c HG

      • Sonder Alpha 700c [OEM]

      Sonder Alphas are our performance wheelset. It’s a light, versatile disc brake wheelset built for riding fast in all seasons. And while they’re made for speed, Alphas still easily take wide tyres and are tough enough to load up for multi-day trips on the road and trail.

      20mm wide rims are perfectly suited for 28 – 50mm tyres, which means more traction through a broader contact patch and lower rolling resistance. Alphas are machine built for precision on Sonder’s sealed 6 pawls hubs, which have 120 engagement points in the freehub to give you immediate engagement when you start pedalling (most hubs only have 60, which means you have to turn the pedals further before engaging the freehub). Oh, and the hubs sound amazing!

      Alphas have been designed to be a durable, long-term part of your bike. They’ve been designed with long rides and endurance racing in mind – these would be a perfect choice for the Transcontinental Race. Sealed bearings make them easy to look after. And an alloy freehub body will take miles and miles of abuse.

      Alphas give a beautifully fluid ride. Light rims mean they spin up to speed quickly while super-smooth bearings keeping you rolling and rolling. They’re the wheels we choose when we want to go far, fast. Road, gravel, loaded for multi-day racing, these wheels fly!

    • Sonder Alpha 650b HG 2

      +€0,00

      • Sonder Alpha 650b [OEM]

      Sonder Alphas are our performance disc brake wheelset. The 650B Alphas are built specifically for gravel adventures and road plus speed. And while they’re light, they stay super-strong and practical – they’ll easily take wide tyres and are built for riding fast over miles and miles and of trails. When we designed the Alphas we were thinking about the wheels we’d choose to race Tour Divide or a quick day out at Dirty Reiver.

      Our design team’s expertise along with the factories we use mean that we can accelerate trickle-down technology to this price point.

      The Alpha’s tubeless-ready rims are suitable for 47mm road plus up to 2.2" MTB tyres, which means they’ll take any of the vast array of gravel tyres available to suit our specific adventures. By using tubeless tyres you’ll be able to run lower pressures, giving you even better traction and control.

      Alpha hubs run on sealed bearings, which are 12mm thru-axle front and rear. We’ve used a 6 pawl freehub to give 120 points of engagement for immediate pedalling response (most hubs only have 60, which means you have to turn the pedals further before engaging the freehub). Oh, and the hubs sound amazing!

      Alphas have been designed to be a durable, long-term part of your bike. They’ve been designed with long rides and endurance racing in mind – these would be a perfect choice for gravel racing and fast multi-day trips. Sealed bearings make them easy to look after. And a steel free-hub body will take miles and miles of abuse.

      Alphas give a beautifully fluid ride. Light rims mean they spin up to speed quickly while super-smooth bearings keeping you rolling and rolling. They’re the wheels we choose when we want to go far, fast. Road, gravel, loaded for multi-day racing, these wheels fly!

  • 3. pedals

    Pedals
    No Pedals

    Configure your 3. pedals

    Pedals

    • No Pedals (none)

      • No Pedals

    • Sonder Jekyll Black

      +€49,99

      • Sonder Jekyll

      Jekyll is two faced; SPD's and flats all in one, multi-purpose mtb touring pedals.

      Jekyll gives you the freedom to ride with normal shoes or with cleats. Jekyll combines a single sided SPD mechanism with a flat pedal body with grip pins on the other. They are ideal for riders who switch frequently from the daily commute to nipping down to the local shop for a pint of milk in their loafers.

      The flat side has 8 replaceable grip pins, 4 mm long, they provide grip in all conditions. When you are ready to get your power on the cleats are just a half rotation away - no swapping your pedals out.

      Jekyll also comes provided with Sonder 'SH-51 style' cleats.

    • Sonder Torque Black

      +€29,99

      • Sonder Torque

      Pedals: the humble yet essential afterthought that make all that time spent pondering over components worth the pain. Where would we be without them?

      Seriously grippy, reliable, and stable; Torque gives you the confidence to put down the power whatever the weather.

      A light and tough thermoplastic body combined with LSL sealed bearings around a CNC machined Cr-Mo makes Torque the kind of pedal you can depend on to withstand hours of use and abuse.

      Twelve 4 mm replaceable grip pins on each side of the pedal let you customise how much grip you’ll need and boost durability.

    • Sonder Slingshot Black

      +€59,99

      • Sonder Slingshot

      The wide platform Slingshot pedal is designed to provide the support, control and confidence you need for a variety of riding, whether on trail, gravel or road.

      • Wide 87x90 platform made from 6061 aluminium 
      • Double-sided adjustable SPD clips
      • Chromoly axle with sealed bearings

      The Slingshot's wide foot platform provides plenty of support to the foot for more comfortable pedalling over long distances, reducing hot-spots. This additional foot support also gives you greater control of the rear end of the bike on tight turns or technical trail.

      If you're using the Slingshot for mountain biking, the pedal's wide surface gives you a platform to stand on unclipped, ready to bail out if needed, on heart rate-quickening sketchy sections.

      With double-sided SPD clips and a large pedal area, the Slingshot is easy to clip in and out of in a hurry. A clipless system provides greater pedalling efficiency when climbing and more control when descending.

    • Shimano M520 Pedal Black

      +€44,99

      • Shimano M520 Pedal

    • Shimano RS500SL Pedal Black

      +€44,99

      • Shimano RS500SL Pedal

  • 4. accessories

    Bottle cages
    No Bottle Cages
    Lights
    No Lights
    Mudguards
    No Mudguards
    Pannier
    No Pannier Rack

    Configure your 4. accessories

    Bottle cages

    • No Bottle Cages (none)

      • No Bottle Cages

    • Sonder Buzz Wire Single

      +€4,99

      • Sonder Buzz Wire [OEM]

      The easiest and most convenient way to carry water on your bike, a classic cage design that holds your water bottle nice and snug.

      Buzz Wire is reassuringly durable, weighs just 65 grams and will carry your 500 or 750 ml water bottle with ease.

      If you are on expedition and looking for a way to pass a rest day make a bent wire loop and challenge someone to a game of Buzz Wire!

    • Sonder Buzz Wire Pair

      +€7,99

      • Sonder Buzz Wire [OEM]

      The easiest and most convenient way to carry water on your bike, a classic cage design that holds your water bottle nice and snug.

      Buzz Wire is reassuringly durable, weighs just 65 grams and will carry your 500 or 750 ml water bottle with ease.

      If you are on expedition and looking for a way to pass a rest day make a bent wire loop and challenge someone to a game of Buzz Wire!

    Lights

    • No Lights

      • No Lights

    • Tau Rear

      +€17,49

      • Tau

      Bright enough to blind you when you turn it on so you can be sure that other road users will also see you.

      Tau+ front safety light offers 65 lumens of 270° ultra wide lighting with 10 m beam distance.

      Tau- rear safety light will shed out 20 lumens of 270° ultra wide lighting from the red COB LED strip

      Tau is visible from up to 100 m and is water resistant so they will happily brighten your way even on the gloomiest of days and is impact resistant from 1 m.

      Switch protection prevents any unwanted battery usage and battery capacity indicator will let you know when the juice is running low.

      Only 22g including the USB rechargeable battery and LED lights that never need replacing will keep you light and bright for years to come!

      Each Tau light comes with a bigger and a smaller strap to fit with most bars/seat posts and if you need it even bigger, just lace the bands together to make a larger loop.

    • Exposure Trace Pack Exposure Trace Pack

      +€94,99

      • Exposure Trace Pack

      The Trace MK2 + TraceR DayBright is a lightweight front and rear rechargeable light set for staying safe and visible when commuting and road cycling at night.

      Manufactured in the UK, they both come in an aluminium body with three different brightness settings, six lighting modes, side illumination and seat post and handlebar mounts compatible with multiple different mounts. The Trace MK2 has a 10% power increase on the old model and a traffic light Fuel Gauge so you don’t get caught out.

      The DayBright pulse pattern is specially designed to be more visible in daylight than a regular light pulse, and is visible from over a kilometre away - even in the brightest part of the day.

      The TraceR MK1 DayBright comes with Exposure's Optimised Mode Selector. This allows you to choose a light pattern and brightness that fits your ride type and length, whether it's a quick dash across town or an all-night adventure.

    Mudguards

    • No Mudguards (none)

      • No Mudguards

    • SKS Commuter Mudguard Set 28 / 45mm / Black

      +€34,99

      • SKS Commuter Mudguard Set

      High quality, full length mudguard set with high quality, stainless-steel fittings.

      Fitted by us so you don't have to go through the pain!

    Pannier

    • No Pannier Rack (none)

      • No Pannier Rack

    • Passport Tour Rack Black

      +€39,99

      • Passport Tour Rack

      You don't know the next time you are going to see home, you came here to get away from that. The few meagre luxuries you have with you are tucked away like precious little eggs in the pannier behind you. You have to look after yourself on the road.

      Tour Rack is a solid rear mounted pannier rack with an integral low-rider frame. It is made to support you on your big journeys, carrying your stuff until you decide you have had enough. Funnily enough it plays nicely with our Sonder Santiago and Camino framesets.

      Low riders - other than just sounding cool - lower the hang height of your panniers thus improving stabilty. If you need the extra clearance just pop your pannier up to the top bar.

      An added bonus is a bolt-on "light tube" which provides a secure fixing for most LED rear lights designed to fit on seat posts.

      The Tour Rack won't make your bike look any sexier than it already does, but you will be able to stay away from home longer.

Initial Price
€1.299,00
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Grand Price
€1.299,00
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Description

Santiago knows its heritage; cold-worked, air hardened steel is steeped in the history of long distance riding. But with bang up-to-date geometry, Santiago has a refreshing feel that you know will be good for years to come: 450 mm chainstays, 1.1 m wheelbase, 71 degree head angle, a fork rake of 55 and generous tyre clearance. This makes for a truly comfortable, fast, assured bike, both in its own right (audax slaying, winter riding) or when racked up for multi-month adventures.

At a Glance
Reynolds 631 steel frame for loading up and riding around the world
  • Frame: Sonder Santiago frame, Reynolds 631 steel
  • Fork: Sonder Santiago fork, Cromoly steel
  • Drivetrain: SRAM Apex1 / 1 x 11 / 11-42
  • Brakes: SRAM Level Direct hydraulic disc brakes
  • Wheelset: FSA NS
  • Tyres: WTB Horizon, All Terrain or Resolute
  • Tyre clearance: up to 650b x 47 mm or 700c x 37 mm
  • Full rack and guard mounts, 3 sets of bottle cage bosses
  • Flat bar for increased agility on-road and a more upright riding position
Apex1
Apex 1 is a single ring 40 chainset with an 11 – 42t cassette in the back, giving you low enough gearing for tackling the climbs unloaded with the simplicity of a 1x chainset.

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Features

Reynolds 631 steel tubing

Durable, smooth and assured on those multi-month trips Reynolds 631 steel is an excellent material for round-the-world touring where you’re completely dependent on your bike. We’d be surprised if you needed to get your frame repaired, but it’s comforting to know that finding a steel welder in the middle of nowhere is far easier than getting your alloy frame repaired.​

Traditional bike, contemporary geometry

Santiago’s takes classic road bike geometry as a starting point, with a longer wheelbase and higher stack height for a more comfortable riding position and assured ride, whether you’re travelling light or fully loaded up.

Generous tyre clearance

​Clearance for up to 650b x 47 mm or 700c x 37 mm tyres that make your ride more comfortable and give better grip on the bitumen as you corner.

Full traditional mounts

With full rack and guard mountains, 3 sets of bottle cage bosses and extra cage mounts on the fork, Santiago can handle being fully loaded up.​

Build Spec
Build Santiago Apex1 Flat
Frameset
Frame: Sonder Santiago Frame
Fork: Sonder Santiago Fork
Headset: FSA Orbit MX Headset / 1.125
Group Set
Left Brake: SRAM Apex 1 Shifters / Flat Bar
Right Brake: Tektro R280 / Front / 900mm / Black
Calipers: SRAM Rival Flat-Mount Hydraulic Calipers
Rotors: Tektro Rotor / 6 Bolt / 160mm
Rear Mech: Tektro R280 / Rear / 1500mm / Black
Chainset: SRAM Apex 1 Crankset GXP / 172.5mm / 40
Bottom Bracket: SRAM Bottom Bracket / Standard
Chain: SRAM PC1110 Chain / 118 Links
Cassette: SRAM PG1130 Cassette / 11 / 11-42
Finishing Kit
Stem: Love Mud Storc 31.8mm / 90mm
Seatpost: Sonder Seatpost / 27.2mm / 400mm
Saddle: Sonder Abode / Black
Tape/Grips: Love Mud Reels / Black
Handlebar: Sonder Aspect Riser
Wheelset
Wheels: Sonder Alpha 700c / HG
Tyres: WTB All Terrain / Comp / 700 / 35
Tubes: WTB Inner Tube / 700 / 28-38
Weight
Frame & Fork: S: 3.3kg; M: 3.5kg; L: 3.7kg; XL: 3.9kg
Built (approx): S: 11.7kg; M: 11.9kg; L:12.1kg; XL: 12.3kg
Pedals not included with full builds
Geometry and Sizing

Sizing

Generally we recommend:
Small
Riders between 5ft 2in and 5ft 7in
Medium
Riders between 5ft 6in and 5ft 10in
Large
Riders between 5ft 9in and 6ft 2in
X-Large
Riders 6ft 2in and over
You can also take into consideration the standover height to ensure you pick a bike that will be a good fit. If you measure your inside leg and ensure there is a minimum of an inch from the toptube to your crotch this will give you enough seatpost adjustment to find your optimum saddle height.
Size Small Medium Large X-Large
ST - Seat tube 470 500 530 570
TT - Top tube 543 563 584 605
HT - Head tube 120 140 160 180
HA - Head angle 71 71 71 71
SA - Seat angle 73 73 72.5 72.5
CS - Chainstay 450 450 450 450
BB - BB drop 73 73 73 73
FO - Fork offset 55 55 55 55
WB - Wheelbase 1042 1063 1085 1106
SO - Stand over TBC TBC TBC TBC
RE - Reach 370 385 400 415
SK - Stack 566 585 604 623
Fork A-C 395 395 395 395
Frame Spec

Durable, comfortable, Reynolds steel frame. 

Weight (Frame & Fork): S: 3.3kg; M: 3.5kg; L: 3.7kg; XL: 3.9kg
Reynolds 631 steel, cold worked, air hardened seat tube, top tube and down tube
Chromoly fork and read frame
68 mm BSA threaded BB
Straight headtube (EC34) to fit 1 1/8” fork
100 mm front, 135 mm rear QR dropouts
Standard 160 mm post mount disc brakes
Full rack/guard mounts
Tyre clearance for 700 x 37 mm, 650b x 47 mm tyres
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