Moots Kills Three Bikes, Replaces Them With One $5,499 Titanium Routt
Moots consolidates its gravel line into one titanium platform: the new Routt, built around 50mm tires with 57mm clearance. Framesets start at $5,499.
Moots just consolidated three bikes into one. The new Routt replaces the Routt 45, Routt CRD, and Routt RSL, giving you a single titanium platform designed around 50mm tires with clearance up to 57mm. For a brand that's been building gravel bikes since 2013—back when they were basically cyclocross bikes with slightly more tire room—this is a statement about where the category has landed.
The geometry tells the story. A 70.5-degree head tube angle and 437mm chainstays push this firmly into the stable, high-speed-over-rough-stuff camp. Pair that with the larger tire format and you can run lower pressures without worrying about rim strikes, which means more grip and less fatigue when your Saturday morning route turns into something uglier than expected. The bike also supports mullet builds—44T chainring up front with a 10-52T cassette out back—which gives you legitimate climbing range without sacrificing the chainring size you'd want for faster sections.
A few details worth flagging: the frame is electronic-shifting only. No mechanical option for internal routing. If you're committed to cables, this isn't your bike. The 3D-printed chainstay yoke accommodates up to a 48T 1x chainring while maintaining that 57mm tire clearance—a neat engineering trick that solves a real packaging problem. UDH dropouts mean future drivetrain compatibility shouldn't be a concern.
The RSL upgrade—double-butted titanium for lower weight and a sharper feel—won't ship until early 2027. So if you want the lighter, racier option, you're waiting. Standard Routt framesets start at $5,499. Complete builds run $9,999 to $12,499, all with SRAM electronic groups, NOBL FAR 50 wheels, and Chris King bits throughout. This is not a budget-friendly entry point into titanium gravel. It's a premium bike priced accordingly, aimed at riders who want one frame that handles everything from fast road-adjacent gravel to rougher backcountry routes.
The consolidation makes sense. Instead of choosing between three different Routts optimized for slightly different use cases, you pick one platform and decide how to build it. Simpler for Moots, probably simpler for you. Whether a $5,500 frameset fits your budget math is a separate question—but if titanium gravel with modern capability is the goal, the new Routt covers a lot of ground.
