{"id":804147,"date":"2026-10-16T05:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/804147\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T05:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:28:28","slug":"new-moots-county-line-shows-all-road-bikes-arent-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/804147\/","title":{"rendered":"New Moots County Line shows all-road bikes aren’t dead\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

As gravel and endurance bikes have evolved, the \u2018all-road\u2019 bike has fallen by the wayside. However, Steamboat Colorado titanium specialist Moots is out to prove there\u2019s still a place for a go-anywhere road bike, unveiling the all-new County Line today.<\/p>\n

With gravel bikes<\/a> sporting 55mm+ tyre clearances now the norm, and endurance and road race bikes gaining clearances of 30-35mm, the all-road bike<\/a> is in danger of becoming a thing of the past. <\/p>\n

Moots sees things differently, though. The Vamoots<\/a> road bike line was designed to meet purist road bike needs, alongside recently revamped gravel bikes such as the Routt<\/a> and the rugged Scrambler<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Built for 38s
\n\"TheThe new Moots County Line is designed to be ridden everywhere. Moots<\/p>\n

Moots says the County Line was conceived to run 38mm road tyres<\/a> in order to create a bike that can “move naturally between pavement and fast well-maintained dirt roads”.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe County Line has internally routed hoses. Moots<\/p>\n

The key elements are more tyre clearance, better stability and more control than a traditional road bike<\/a>. However, the County Line retains the slender proportions of a road bike, along with road gearing and a bias in favour of on-road performance. Moots says this is something modern gravel bikes can’t offer.<\/p>\n

Steamboat special
\n\"TheSmooth gravel roads are the County Line’s bread and butter. Moots<\/p>\n

Moots says the County Line is inspired by the team’s local rides in Colorado. \u201cThe roads around Steamboat rarely stay one thing for long,” Moots explains. “A ride can start on pavement, then turn to miles of smooth county-road gravel. Before finishing back on asphalt, without ever feeling like a gravel ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 38mm tyre optimisation saves the weight of large-volume gravel tyres<\/a>, yet it retains the grip and comfort gains larger tyres bring.<\/p>\n

The bike is designed to run road gearing, and by keeping both the wheelbase and chainstays (42.5cm) relatively short, it makes for a sharp-handling, efficient road option.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe new County Line all-road carbon fork has ample clearance for 38mm tyres and fenders. Moots<\/p>\n

What you need to know about the Moots County Line<\/p>\n

1x or 2x drivetrains: the frame supports 1x and 2x drivetrains with clearance for a 50-tooth 1x or 52\/36 2x setup.
\nIntegrated design: a new carbon \u2018all-road\u2019 fork uses a D-shaped steerer, enabling cables and hoses to be routed internally.
\nAll-road geometry: size-specific fork offsets of 45mm and 52mm help keep the handling balanced across all sizes.
\nLoaded with extras: mudguard\/fender mounts, traditional rack mounts and a third set of bottle bosses make the County Line endurance- and touring-ready.
\nTitanium frame: straight-gauge 3\/2.5v titanium tubing shaped to Moots’ specification. A lightweight RSL version will launch in early 2027 with double-butted RSL tubing.<\/p>\n

Four builds and two frames
\n\"TheA lightweight machined UDH dropout and fender\/rack mounts. Moots<\/p>\n

The County Line will be available in four builds, with either the standard or RSL tubeset, all-SRAM in both 1x and 2x options.<\/p>\n

The frameset will also be available in standard and RSL form.<\/p>\n

Prices start at $5,499 for the frame, rising to $12,999 for the SRAM Red AXS 2x version.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe new Moots County Line is available in 1x and 2x builds. Moots<\/p>\n

County Line frameset: $5,499
\nCounty Line RSL frameset: $TBC, 2027
\nCounty Line Force 1x: $9,999
\nCounty Line Force 2x: $10,599
\nCounty Line Red 1x: $12,499
\nCounty Line Red 2x: $12,999
\nCounty Line RSL Force 1x: $TBC, 2027
\nCounty Line RSL Force 2x: $TBC, 2027
\nCounty Line RSL Red 1x: $TBC, 2027
\nCounty Line RSL Red 2x: $TBC, 2027<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As gravel and endurance bikes have evolved, the \u2018all-road\u2019 bike has fallen by the wayside. However, Steamboat Colorado…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":804148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,264046,216094,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-804147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-moots","tag-road-cycling","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/804148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}