The Croix de Fer is an all-steel adventure bike, and it’s been around a while – 15 years now – with only minor tweaks along the way. In true hipster fashion it was into wide tires and disc brakes (albeit cable-operated) way before gravel bikes were a thing, so the alterations necessary as the years progressed were minimal. These changes came as tire sizes and gearing options ballooned, and as hydraulic shifters for drop bar bikes finally became available.
This new version represents the biggest redesign since that initial 2009 launch, but as the Croix de Fer’s only had small, incremental changes over the years anyway, it’s not like the result is an all-new machine. And that, to be clear, is a good thing.
