It’s been over a decade since we final wrote in regards to the Ellsworth Roots – so way back that it was an enormous deal that it was now disc brake suitable. Now, Ellsworth has gone again to their Roots and is debuting a brand new enterprise mannequin as properly.
The final time we heard from Ellsworth, it was saying that Tony Ellsworth had rejoined the model alongside new CEO Rudi Pienaar. Right now, Ellsworth is saying “a brand new chapter” of their historical past with restricted runs of 450 for every mannequin per 12 months. At the moment, these fashions will embrace the 100/120mm journey Fact, the 140mm journey Rogue, and new Roots gravel race bike. All fashions will solely run Trade 9 wheels shifting ahead, and so they’ll be provided in Premium or Staff-issue builds with the choice hand decide particular person spec like crank size, chainring, & cassette measurement, colours, and so on.
Ellsworth lists that the brand new Roots is the primary of two new gravel fashions, and this one is geared in the direction of gravel racing. The body and fork will match as much as 700c x 40mm tires or 650b x 49mm, and the fork features a Variable Geometry Change which modifications the offset from 46mm to 51mm. The carbon body consists of prime tube mounts together with the usual bottle cage mounts.
Pricing for the Roots begins at $2,899 for the body (it’s not clear if the fork is included), or $4,199 for the body and Premium I9 wheel combo. Full builds begin at $5,499 for Premium, or $8,399 for the Staff-Situation.