{"id":949977,"date":"2026-11-02T15:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949977\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:10:12","slug":"the-fern-empathy-ways-650b-all-road-is-a-masterpiece-bikepacking-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949977\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fern Empathy Ways 650B All-Road is a Masterpiece \u2013 BIKEPACKING.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florian Haussler of Fern Bicycles and Allygn Components in Berlin is known for his carefully considered, beautifully built bikes, and his latest creation is something special. The new Fern Empathy Ways 650B All-Road is a two-wheeled work of art that\u2019s worth pausing to take in. Take a peek at it here\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always a good day when there\u2019s a new gallery up on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fern-fahrraeder.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fern Bicycles<\/a> site, and today\u2019s is a real stunner. Builder Florian Haussler in Berlin worked with customer Marco on this one-of-a-kind \u201cEmpathy Ways\u201d 650B All-Road for an upcoming trip around southeastern Europe and Asia, and the result is a colorful and capable rig that looks ready for loaded riding just about anywhere. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bikepacking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fern-Empathy-Ways-650B-All-Road_2.jpg\" class=\"media-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fern-Empathy-Ways-650B-All-Road_2-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"Fern 650B All-Road\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-285932\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is Fern\u2019s first UDH-compatible frame, featuring UDH dropouts designed by Karamba Frameworks and CNC-machined in Poland by Jacek Orlowski. The build features a SRAM AXS Force XPLR derailleur, a SON Ladelux headlight and an Allygn EdelM\u00fc taillight, a carbon cockpit and seatpost from Deda, custom wheels from Schneckenberg Cycling, Rene Herse tires, a full suite of matching Gramm Tourpacking bags, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bikepacking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fern-Empathy-Ways-650B-All-Road_8.jpg\" class=\"media-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fern-Empathy-Ways-650B-All-Road_8-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"Fern 650B All-Road\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-285938\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bikepacking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fern-Empathy-Ways-650B-All-Road_7.jpg\" class=\"media-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Fern-Empathy-Ways-650B-All-Road_7-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"Fern 650B All-Road\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-285937\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most striking aspect of the Empathy Ways is the custom graffiti-inspired paint from Mario at Wide Ways in Leipzig. The frame and fork are covered in purple and pink logos, tags, faces, and hidden messages that reveal something new with each look. Overall, it\u2019s a uniquely cohesive concept, rich in color-matched details, and it looks like a ton of fun for light-and-fast touring. Kudos to Florian for another spectacular build, and have a great ride, Marco!<\/p>\n<p>You can see more of Florian\u2019s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fern_bicycles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further Reading<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">Make sure to dig into these related articles for more info&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"comments\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"conversation-policy\">Please keep the conversation civil, constructive, and inclusive, or your comment will be removed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florian Haussler of Fern Bicycles and Allygn Components in Berlin is known for his carefully considered, beautifully built&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":949978,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[274829,64,63,222120,274827,274830,77549,60303,77548,784,85,274832,274828,3792,274831],"class_list":["post-949977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-adventure-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bicycle-touring","tag-bike-touring","tag-bike-tours","tag-bike-packing","tag-bikepacking","tag-cycle-touring","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-stealth-camping","tag-touring-bikes","tag-travel","tag-world-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=949977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=949977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}