Sobre Versatile 3 – green machine for adventure and beyond
Steel frame, MTB-rated carbon fork, handmade wheelset! This bike has reliably traveled well over 15 000 km and will be a joy for the kilometers to come. Commuting, gravel riding, singletracks, multi-day touring…. you name it. Realy “versatile” I guess! French maker Sobre, makes quality steel-frames with dailed geometries and unjustifiably seems still not to be on most peoples radar when it comes to selecting a base for an individual build.
It´s an ever-evolving bike that gets continously modefied and “improved”: Never change a running system – no, not for this one……
| Frame | Sobre Versatile V3 (Size L) |
| Fork | Rodeo Labs Spork 1.2 |
| Wheels / Rims | DT Swiss custom (by LRT) |
| Headset | First DS (ZS44/EC44) |
| Hubs | DT Swiss 350 DBCL (front/rear) 36T ratchet |
| Rims | DT Swiss R500 (28″) |
| Axles (front / rear) | 12 mm thru-axle |
| Tires | Vittoria Terreno Dry 40-622 |
| Crank | Rival 1 (–>now Force 1), 172.5 mm |
| Chainring | Absolute Black Oval 36T, red |
| Bottom Bracket | Acros R2 |
| Chain | KMC X11EL |
| Pedals | FUNN Mamba (clipless mech. removed) |
| Derailleur / Trigger | Sram GX 2×11, medium cage, KMC pulley wheels |
| Cassette | Sram PG1170 (XG1150 on XD-body for touring) |
| Brakes | Shimano SLX M7000 |
| Discs | Campagnolog AFS 160 mm (front/rear) |
| Seatpost | Newmen SL Advanced Carbon |
| Saddle | SQLab 611 active |
| Handlebar | SQLab 310 (660 mm) + bar inside grips (taped) |
| Grips | ESI Extra Chunky |
| Stem | Easton Haven 100 mm |
| Lights (front / rear) + Dynamo | Busch & Müller Cyo Premium / B&M Mü Velogical rim/tire bottle dynamo |
| Rack(s) | Nitto M18 front rack (+ Tubus Vega rear) |
| Bags | Road Runner Front Runner / Blackburn Outpost Elite frame bag ( + Arkel Dry Lites) |
| Bottle cage(s) | King Cage Iris Cage |
| Cables | Jagwire LEX-SL / Shimano SM-BH90 |
| Fenders | Custom mudguard |
| Pump | Lezyne Alloy Drive |
