Standert’s stainless steel Erdgeschoss gravel bike was already ready for any adventure with big tire clearance, stable geo, all the mounts, dynamo routing, and sliding dropouts – all made from rust-proof material you’ll never have to worry about. But now it adds future-proof to the mix, with a new set of UDH-equipped sliding dropouts, and a wider T47 bottom bracket…

Standert Erdgeschoss stainless steel gravel bike gets UDH

(All photos by Poster CA/Standert)

The popular, flexible, and sometimes elusive Standert Erdgeschoss adventure and bikepacking gravel bike is back. And now, with a smart sliding UDH dropout update. You get all the worry-free mixed-surface capabilities of the long-running stainless steel bike, now able to fit all the latest drivetrains without giving up the future-proof, alt-drivetrain compatibility, and trailside singlespeed repair potential of those sliding dropouts.

“The Erdgeschoss has built a loyal fanbase over the years, so we decided to make the necessary upgrades to future-proof it for the latest groupsets, while keeping the traditional features that made it so great in the first place. Long-lasting, service-friendly, and highly adaptable.”

– Maxe Faschina, Head of Product at Standert

How did Standert create UDH-ready sliders for the new Erdgeschoss?

It’s a subtle change, tweaking the construction of the rear end just a bit to make it all work out.

The trick with sliding dropouts is their modularity. Pop in a new alloy dropout insert, and you can swap from traditional derailleurs to internally geared hubs to a singlespeed setup. And you can even swap axle standards and brake mounts when done right, making sliding dropout bikes quite future-proof.

But, with the new UDH standard and the larger contact area of the full mount SRAM Transmission derailleurs, you actually needed more clear space between the traditional frame & slider. To make it all fit, Standert created a new stainless dropout. It now sits a bit higher above the axle, and gets more of a straight connection to the chainstay, which now meets the dropout higher off the ground to make more room for a derailleur in the forward-most position.

Because of that, unofficially, it looks like the new UDH sliding dropout could fit in previous slider frames. But it would raise the rear end and tweak your geometry. (Resulting in a slightly higher BB, steeper head & seattube angles, even incrementally lengthening Reach & decreasing Stack. But… you could probably counteract that by pairing a 45mm rear with a 50mm front tire on a previous generation bike?)

Tech details

• double-butted stainless steel gravel bike frame, welded in Taiwan
• mix of Satin Technologies proprietary S380 front triangle, S304 headtube, and SUS304 & S301 rear triangle
• full carbon tapered Columbus Future Cross+ fork, with 47/52mm adjustable offset
• modular (conventional) internal cable routing
• 1x & 2x mechanical & electronic groupset ready, with 31.8mm band clamp front derailleur
• 4 sets of 3-pack anything cage mounts, standard 2-bolt mounts under downtube and on top of toptube
• rear rack mount, plus front & rear full-coverage fender mounts
• integrates rear taillight mount, plus full internal dynamo wiring routing in both frame & fork
• max 700x50mm / 650x54mm tire clearance
• wider T47 threaded bottom bracket (oversized 85.5mm width)
• 27.2mm round seatpost with 31.8mm external clamp
• 12mm thru-axles
• flat mount disc brakes

• UDH on alloy sliding dropouts to fit all derailleurs
• now includes Chris King InSet i7 headset standard
• 2270g claimed frame weight with UDH & seatclamp (size 54) or 2130g (frame only), plus 555g uncut fork
• 7 sizes available (48-60cm)

2026 Standert Erdgeschoss – Pricing, options & availability

The new stainless steel Standert Erdgeschoss gravel bike is offered in seven sizes (48-60cm) and in two, more logical stainless color schemes. Pick from White Rabbit or Golden Brown, both of which now show off the stainless steel for the entire rear end where the bike is likely to get dirty & abused, while the top end & fork get a light paint job.

The new Erdgeschoss sells for 2400€ as a frameset, including stainless steel frame, carbon Columbus fork, and a Chris King headset.

SRAM Rival AXS XPLR

SRAM Force AXS XPLR

If you want a complete bike, there are now stock gravel race builds, and a customizable option. Pick from the 4500€ SRAM Rival AXS Xplr 13-speed build with alloy wheels. The 6500€ Force AXS Xplr build upgrades to shallow carbon DT GRC wheels and a Quarq power meter.

Or finally, plan your own custom build starting at 4800€.

Standert’s new stainless steel Erdgeschoss adventure gravel bike is available for pre-order now, with bikes shipping in “early 2026”. But as we’ve seen in almost every previous generation, they’ll very likely sell out if you wait until spring to pick one up.

Standert.de

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