Standert from Berlin is known for chic and high-quality bikes at not exactly favourable prices. The chainsaw, for example, currently costs 4999 euros, while the frameset is currently available for 1999 euros. For a stainless steel gravel bike, you have to dig even deeper into your pockets, at just under 5400 euros for the cheapest version. And now?
Now the Berlin boutique bike brand has a new bike in its shop. With the Standert Kieswerk, the brand has listened to its fans, who wanted nothing more than an affordable and versatile bike. Maxe Faschina, Head of Product at Standert, explains that the bike was developed with the modern cyclist in mind: for commuting to work, weekend trail rides and epic bikepacking adventures on holiday. The bike is robust, adaptable, powerful, future-proof and fun to ride. Let's find out what that means in concrete terms:
Versatile & adaptable
This gravel bike has mounting options for mudguards, pannier rack, top tube bag, bottle or bag under the down tube and attachment points on the fork. The frame and fork can accommodate tyres up to 50 millimetres wide. It is therefore ready and adaptable for everyday use, small and big adventures, for rough and uneven terrain, for short and long tours.
Future-proof & sustainable
The frame is made of aluminium, which is largely made from recycled sources. At the end of the bike's service life, the frame can also be almost completely recycled. The manufacturer has future-proofed the gravel bike so that buyers can use it for a long time. The Kieswerk has a T47 bottom bracket with internal cable routing. This ensures a clean look and protects against the weather. The UDH derailleur hanger ensures gear compatibility.
Robust, powerful & fun
The frame material alone does not make a bicycle frame robust, it also depends on the tube geometry and the workmanship. In general, aluminium is rather insensitive. Without having ridden it, we can't say much about its performance and fun either. What we like is that the bike is equipped with 38 centimetre wide handlebars in the small frame sizes. Some other bikes rely on wider wheels. Standert has already proven with the Compact project that the brand also endeavours to cater for smaller cyclists. The crank lengths on smaller bikes are set at 165 millimetres.
Models and equipment
The Standert Kieswerk is only available as a complete bike, in three colours and two equipment variants. Price? With Shimano GRX600 the Kieswerk costs 2449 euros, equipped with Sram Apex AXS 3249 euros.
In most respects, the SRAM version and the Shimano version do not differ from each other. The SRAM Apex AXS models are equipped with a fully integrated stem and carbon wheels from Scope. This version is also 900 grams lighter - and 800 euros more expensive. In the table below, the points where there are differences are formatted in bold.
| Standert gravel works | SRAM Apex AXS | Shimano GRX600 |
| Frame | Aluminium 6061 T6 | Aluminium 6061 Tx |
| Fork | Standert Full Carbon with screw-on points | Standert Full Carbon with screw-on points |
| Stem | Deda Superbox (fully integrated) | Deda Superbox (semi integrated) |
| Handlebars | Deda Superzero gravel handlebar (aluminium) | Deda Superzero gravel handlebar (aluminium) |
| Handlebar tape | Fizik Terra Bondcush | Fizik Terra Bondcush |
| Seat post | Lucky Cat carbon seatpost (8mm offset) | Lucky Cat carbon seatpost (8mm offset) |
| Saddle | Fizik Terra Argo X5 | Fizik Terra Argo X5 |
| Impellers | Scope R2.0 carbon wheelset | DT Swiss G1800 aluminium wheelset |
| Tyres | Pirelli Cinturato Adventure TLR 45-622 (with inner tube fitted) | Pirelli Cinturato Adventure TLR 45-622 (with inner tube fitted) |
| Complete weight (size 54) | 9.2 kilos | 10.1 kilos |
| Colours | Black Star, Green Thumb, Shimmy Raw | Black Star, Green Thumb, Shimmy Raw |
| Price | 3249 Euro | 2449 Euro |
Sandra Schuberth
Editor
